The age-herald., 1901-12-08
LABOR MEN ARE
 READY FOR WORK American Federation Comp
 leteS Organization INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS Among Others Is One for the Estab- lishment of SociaIism-opposes
 Leaving Disputes to "PreI-
 udices of Courts"
INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS

Scranton, Pa, December 1.-The Amer ican Federation of Labor, which has been in session here for three days, completed it's organization today. and the real worK of the convention will begin on Monday.
 The official record of the federation shows the presence of 312 delegates, the largest number in the history of the or ganization. During the past two days lsl resolutions were presented for consider ation by the convention. and all of them were referred to committees. These com mittees will hold sessions tomorrow and some of the resolutions may be reached by the convention Monday.
 The mornings session was given up the completion of organization, and in the afternoon the British fraternal delegates addressed the convention on the trades unions condition in Great Britain
 A resolution was adopted endorsing the strike of the local Street Car Union against the Scranton Street Railway Company. A substantial appropriation probably will be made to aid the strik- CTS.
 Among the large number of resolutions presented today were several relating to the vital question of trade jurisdictions. Other important resolutions introduced were as follows:
 Many Resolutions.
 Increasing the salaries of the national organizers 15 per cent and also increasing the salary of the president from $175 to $200 per month, and that of the secretary from $150 to $200 Ter month.
 Demanding municipal. state and gov ernmental ownership of railroad, tele- graph lines, etc.
 Demanding the organization of an in- dependent political party.
 Protesting against ship subsidy legis- lation.
 Expressing sympathy for the Boers,
 For the establishment of Socialism.
 Providing for the organization of state labor federations in Tennessee and Penn- sylvania-
 To financially aid the woolen mill work CTS of Knoxville, Tenn, and carriage and wagon workers of Cincinnati.
 Providing for the organization of school teachers.
 Requesting workmen to hold aloof from the militia.
 Frank Chandler of the Amalgamated Association of carpenters and joiners who is here as one of the fraternal delgates
 
 conditions as they now prevail in the British islands and pleaded with the dele gates not to force the Amalgamated members to join the brotherhood of car penters as they would sacrifice much if they took such action. He referred to the assassination of President Mckinley and said that the bond between the American and English people is so strong that politicians and intriguers cannot break it.''
 Advocates Socialism. Benjamin Tilett of the British trades union congress made an address advocat- ing socialism, which he said is doing more for labor than any other force. He differed with President Gompers on the latter's stand against compulsory ar bitration and was opposed to leaving labor disputes to "the prejudices of the courts.
 P. M. Draper of the canadian trades union congress pleaded for more aid from the federation. He touched on the Chin csc exclusion act and said that Canada should also restrict Mongolian immigra- tion. In British Columbia, he said, in number of factories employing 5000 per sons, four kindred were skilled white workmen and the other 7,600 Chinese and Japanese. -
 President Gompers replied to the foreign delegates on behalf of the delegates.
 Addresses were also made by Miss liar ret Keyser of the Church League for the advancement of the interest of organized labor and Mrs. Julia Llewellyn organizer of the Womens International Labor League.