The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-12
Effort viii Be Made to Force a
Union of Those Who Teach
School for a Living by Ameri-
can Federation of Labor
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
AT YESTERDAYS MEETING
Was in Relation to Organization
of Labor in Those Fields Where
There is Labor and Strength
ening the Hands Of Those Who
Have Embraced UnioniSm

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 11.-Business
closely relating to the organization of
labor in those fields where there is
union and Strengthening the hands of
those who have embraced unionism,
took up most of the time of today's
session of the American Federation of
Labor.
Thirty odd resolutions We're consid-
cred, upon eight of which final action
was taken. All the other propositions
were either sent back to committees or
referred to the incoming executive
council which has power to dispose of
questions referred to it. The great
question of trade autonomy is now in
the hands of the special committee ap-
pointed to consider the subject. The
personnel of the committee was named
at the morning session and all resolu-
tons and other documents relating to
trade or industrial autonomy were re-
ferred to it. The committee will make
a report probably Friday or Saturday.
The members of this little body on
which rests the responsibility of solv-
ing the intricate subject are President
Gompers, First Vice President James
Duncan, Second Vice President John
Mitchell, John Mullholl and President
of the International Association of AL
lied Metal Mechanics, and o. II.
Hughes of the San Antonio, Tex,
Trade Council.
Among the resolutions adopted were
these:
Requesting the Terra Gotta Pressers
and Finishers' Union to affiliate with
the International Brick, Tile and Terra
Gotta Workers Alliance or have their
charters revoked by the Federation.
Recommending that the Federation
make an effort during the coming year
to organize the school teachers of this
country.
Authorizing the Federation to send
deputies to national and international
organizations, particularly those of
railway employees.
Endorsing the label of the Interna-
tional Wood Carvers' Association, and
instructing the executive counsel to
use every effort to secure the passage
of national law, protecting and legal
izing union labels.
There was strong opposition to the
sending of some resolutions to the eX-
ecutive council for disposal This was
particularly true of the one introduced
by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmen of North America
and to compel local unions of the
Benchmen's Association of Retail
Butchers of New York to affiliate with
them.
The amalgamated butchers claim
the rival organization does not recog-
nize its union methods. Some of the
delegates interested wanted to settle
the difficulties between the organiza-
lions outside the executive council but
the majority of the delegates voted
otherwise The reading of the report
of the executive council took up more
than an hour of the conventions time
during the morning session. When the
first vice president finished reading it,
the report was sent to committees for
consideration.
The Brotherhood Of Painters, Deco
rators and Paper Hangers of America
presented several resolutions, through
delegate William H. Bell of Omaha,
which We're adopted at the brother
hoods national convention at Detroit
on Monday One of the resolutions
calls on the American Federation of
Labor to compel unions in New York
city affiliated with the Federation to
recognize the brotherhood's cards. 1t
is the old question of dual organiza-
lions.
The brotherhOod's resolutions goes on
to say that if the Federation does not
comply with the request the brother
hood members will take a referendum
vote as to whether the brotherhood
should or should not secede from the
Federation.
A proposition to organize female core
makers employed in foundries was de-
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