The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-10
DELEGATES PRESENT, 3l2
largest Number in the History CT
the Federation.
COMMITTEES TO HOLD SESSIONS TO-DAY
The Real Work Of the Convention, However,
Will Begin Monday. A Large Number
of Resolutions Presented to the
Body Yesterday.
(By the Associated Press

Scranton, Pa, Dec. THE American
Federation of Labor which has been in
session here for three days completed its
organization today and the real work of
the convention will begin on Monday. The
last OF the contested seat cases were set
tied at the morning session. The official
roll or the Federation shows the presence
or 312 delegates, the largest number in
the history of the organization. Dur
ing the past two days, 1871 resolutions
were presented for consideration by the
convention End all of them were referred
10 committees. The committees will hold
sessions tomorrow because o. the enor-
nous AMOUNT of business to be disposed
OF, and it is not unlikely that some OF
the resolutions will be reported to the
conv ention on Monday.
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.
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
organizers Is per cent, and also increas-
ing the salary of the president from $115
to 5000 per month and that OF the secre
tary from $3.50 to 5000 per m ,ntn.
Demanding municipal, State AMI gov
ernmental ownership of railroads, tele-
graph lines, etc.
Demanding the organization OF an in
dependent political party.
Protesting against ship subsidy legisla-
ton.
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 State
labor declarations in Tennessee and Penn
sylvania
Providing for the organization of school
teachers
Requesting workmen to hold aloof from
the militia and endorsing the Swiss mill
tary system.
Frank Chandler, of the Amalgamated
Association of Carpenters and Joiners,
who was one of the fraternal delegates
from Great Britain, was introduced at the
opening of the afternoon session. He re-
viewed the labor conditions as they now
prevail in the British Islands Mr..
Chandler feelingly referred to the assasi-
nation of President Mckinley and said
that the bond between the American and
English people Is so strong that poll.
ticians and intriguers could not break
it,"
Benjamin Tllett, Of the British Trades
Union Congress, made an address advo-
eating socialism, Mr.. Tillett held the at
tention of the delegates for an hour and
a half. He said that the force that is
doing more for labor than any other is
the intellectual force of socialism"
President Gompers replied to the for
eign delegates on behalf Of the dele
gates.
Addresses We're also made by Miss Har-
riet Keyser. of the Church League for the
advancement of the interest of labor. and
Mrs. Julia Llewellyn, organizer Of tie
Women's International Labor League.