Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1???-1902, 1901-12-16
THE Big LABOR
MEETING ENDS
Important Action Taken at Closing
Session Saturday Afternoon.
All The Old Officers Of the Federation
We're Re-tlec,es without
Opposition.
wttIs At NEW ORLEANS MEX

Scranton. Pa. Dec. iG.--rhe Amer
lean Federation of Labor In the last
minutes Of Saturday. session PIT
itself on record on two questions
which have been agiisting the dele
gates since the convention convened
ten days ago. namely. trade autonomy
and socialism. The greater OF the two
in the minds OF most Of the delegates
vas that Of autonomy. In brief. the
special committee on autonomy recon-
.andei for large Industrial concerns
vh>re there are oh.y few craftsmen,
that tke bsst interests Of all would b.
ssnssrved By the few joining the para
meant organization possible in such
establishment, and the PRONUNCIATION
81 sub. divided crafts into district aud
SEASONAL trade councils. where all
ssspuses should be settled The
recommendations Of tho committee, 70
the surpise Of many, were unanimous
" adopted without single remark b..
ing maize by anyone. Tho recon
s.snds,ions are viewed differently by
the deiegHtea The miners. who
ksve favored industrial autonomy. aud
who have put that principle into effect
: In she mines. looked upon IL a. a
victory, while the pressmen and long
shoresmen saw some concessions In
the report There Arv not few who
were displessed, and declared tina; the
whole report was no more than a
"strsddle, and that the question will
come up again. The recommendations
Of the committees report are as fol.
lowe
First-As the magnificent growth
Of the American FcderAtion Of labor
IS eonceded by all students Of economic
thought 10 b. the result Of organiEa-
tion In trade lines. aud believing IL
neither necessary nor 'expedient 10
make any radical departure from this
fundamental principle. we declare
that As a general proposition the in
terssts Of the workers will be bcs,
conserved BY adhsrins As closely 60
that doctrine a. the recent changes
in methods Of poduotion and employ.
faent make practicable. However,
owing to the ISOLATION Of some few
Industries from thickly populated
centers. where the overwhelming nun
her follow one branch thereof. owing
to the fact that in some industries
comparatively few workers are en-.
gagged, overwhelming separate creaniz.
auons claim Jurisdiction, we believe
that jurisdiction in such industries BY
tho paramount orgAnisations would
yield che best possible results TO the
WORKERS therein. Nothing contained
in this deolArAtion is intended or shall
be construed to moan reversal OF
any decisions rendered by former cx-
eoutive oouncils or previous conven.
tions Oh questions OF Jurisdiction.
second-wc hold that the Interests
Of the trade union movement will b.
promoted by closely ailying the sub
divided craft, giving consideration TO
amslgamation and TO the organization
Of district and national trade councils
TO which shoald be referred questions
in DISPUTE and which shouln be al
judsoi within allied craft lines.
Th.ri-The American Federation
OF Labor being voluntary assooia-
tion. It cannot dice, aal should no,
adopt methods an;agonistio 20 or in
conf lct with established trade union
laws, and in order to carry the above
recommendations INTO effect, and in
full recognition of iis logical position
the American Federation OF Labor
pledges its Offices to aid and assist in
the adjustment Of such craft encronch.
ments as disputants may be willing to
submit to is arbitration.
The old officers were reelected. The
following delegates were chosen;
To England. Patrick Donald. district |
president Of the Mine Workers, and |
Henry Blaokmorc. Of the st. Louis
Of Carpenters; to
Csuada, Dennis Drisooil. Boston State
Declaration.
New orleans was selected - the
asSt meeting plsea. -.
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