The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-08
FOREIGNERS HEARD
CHANDLER AND TILLET, OF ENG
LAND, ADDRESS AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR
LATTER ADVOCATES SOCIALISM
DiaicuIty in Carpenters Organiza-
tons Is Disturbing British
Observation-Disclosures on Chi
nese Exclusion.


SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Federation of Labor completed its
organization today and the real work OF
the convention will begin on Monday.
The last of the. contested seat cases were
settled, and the official roll of the fedora
ton shows the presence Of 312 delegates,
the largest number in the history of the
organization : During the past two days
1877 resolutions were presented for consid-
Grafton by the convention and all Of them
We're referred to committees. The COM
mittees viii hold sessions tomorrow be.
cause of the enormous amount of bust
ness to be disposed of and it Is not I'M
likely that some of the resolutions will
be reported to the convention on Mob
day
The morning session was given Up to
the completion of organization and in
the afternoon the British fraternal dele
gates addressed the convention on the
trade union condition in Great Britain.
w. D. Mahon, of Detroit, president of
the Amalgamated Association OF Street
Railway Employees, introduced a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, indorsing the
strike of the local street car union
against the Scranton Street Railway COM
pany. The resolution also recommended
that the executive council of the fedora
ton give the strikers every possible aid.
1t is likely that the council will make a
substantial appropriation. The men have
been on strike for ten weeks. The COM
pany is running cars regularly with nom
union men, but the public is not patron
fzing them to any extent.
Resolutions Still Coming.
Among the large number of resolutions
presented today were several relating to
the vital question of trade jurisdiction.
Other important resolutions introduced
were these:
Increasing the salaries of the national
organizer Is per cent, and also increasing
the salary of the president from SITS to
$3.50 per month, and that Of the secretary
from $3.50 to $500 per month.
demanding municipal, state and gov
ernmental ownership of railroads, tele-
graph lines, etc.
Asking worl1men to aid in the acquire
ment of the power of government for the
purpose of Matchmaking industrial COM
binations.
Demanding the organization of an inde-
pendent political party.
Protesting against ship subsidy legis-
lation.
Expressing sympathy for the Beers.
For the establishment of Socialism.
Increasing the number of vice presi-
dents Of the federation from six to eight
Providing for the organization of
school teachers
Requesting workmen to hold aIoof from
the militia and indorsing the Swiss mill
tary system.
English Delegates Heard.
Frank Chandler, of the Amalgamated
Association of Carpenters and Joiners.
who is here as one of the fraternal dele
gates from Great Britain, reviewed labor
&c how tn,
British islands. He said his association
organized unions in this country thirty
three years ago, and efforts had been
made in certain localities to have its
members join the Brotherhood of Car
penters. He pleaded with the delegates
not to force the Ansalgamated mem
bers to do this OF they would sacrifice
much If they took such action. Mr.
Chandler feelingly referred to the assas-
sination Of President Mckinley, and said
that the bond between the English and