Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-19
MANY RESOLUTIONS
ARE INTRODUCED
Session of American FedeLa-
tion of Labor.
PRES. eoMPERs MAKES ADDRESS.
UphoIds His Position In Regard to His
Criticisms of President Eliot, of Har-
ward CoIIese-Strike Breaker an

ward coIIese-strike Breaker an
Economic Outcast.
New Orleans, Nov. 1S.-The commit
tee on resolutions in the American
Federation of Labor this morning re-
| ported fayorably on a resolution intro
duced by the Coopers' union asking
that the convention protest against a
bill now bending in the United States
senate requiring the government to
cease issuing revenue stamps on all
packages of malt or brewed liquors
of the denomination of one-eighth. The
report was adopted.
A resolution pledging the Fedora
tion to use every effort to defeat leg
islation against railroad ticket brok-
ers and anti scalping bills. This was
favorably reported and adopted.
A resolution pledging the aid of the
Federation in securing increased pay
for letter carriers was also recommend
ed for passage.
Delegate Mahon declared that as the
letter carriers had declined to affiliate
with the American Federation he
thought the matter should have con-
sideration before passage. Delegates
Max Hayes, who introduced the resolu-
ton, declared the policy outlined by
Mr. Mahon to be too narrow, and that
the proper method was to encourage
other labor organizations. The reso-
luton was adopted unanimously.
A resolution requesting the Fedora
tion to seek the good offices of the
national administration in securing re-
lief and protection for labor organizers
in the island of Porto Rico was fa-
vorably reported and carried unani-
mously
Resolutions introduced by Victor
| Berger, of Milwaukee, instructing tie
Federation of Labor to use its best
| efforts to induce the national congress
| to pass a bill securing to every wage
worker who shall have reached the
! age of 60 years without having had an
average annual income of 81 1,000 PEN
sion of SIP per month provided that
| the wage worker is a citizen of the
| United States and has resided in this
country for 21 years when application
for pension Is made. The report was
unfavorably reported. Mr. Berger
made an urgent appeal for the passage
of the resolution. Delegate Charles
Sherman, of the United Metal Workers,
also asked the passage of the resolu'
ton, saying that the wage workers
of the country had as much right to
a pension when they were out of har-
ness as we'll as any man who was dl-
rectly employed in its service. when
we ask the government for anything" j"
he said I'VE must remember that we
are asking ourselves, for we are the
government"
Great applause greeted Mr.. Sher-
mans address at frequent intervals.
James B. Lennon, opposed the reso-
| luton because of the increased taxa
| ton it would bring, and declared that
the working men wanted no charity.
If they must have ola age pensions, 1t
should come from the trades unions
and not from the government. Dele
gate Jones, of the Hatters' union, IA
vored the passage of the resolution as
did several others.
Delegate Brewer denounced the re,
port of the committee as infamous
This brought Secretary Agard of the
committee on resolutions to his feet in
defense of the report. The debate
was temporarily closed by a point of
order from Delegate Dennis Hayes,
who reminded the convention that the
presentation Of the English fraternal
delegates from England, Scotland and
Canada had been made an especial or
der of business for 10 o'clock. Enoch
Edwards, the English delegate, made
happy address of thanks for himself
and the other fraternal delegates af-
ter he had been introduced by Presi-
dent Gompers.
In replying to the address Of Mr..
Edwards and other fraternal delegates
President Gompers spoke at consider
able length. During the course Of his
IhS ne uCClctl GU CAAtAG llC AAeeU e
ceived copies of newspapers from all
parts of the country, some commenting
favorably, others adversely, upon the
criticisms made in his annual address
upon President Eliot, Of Harvard col
lege, "for calling strike breaker a
hero" He upheld the position he had
taken, declaring that President Eliot
belonged to the school which believed
that matters would come right if left
alone. The strike breaker, he declar-
ed, was an economic outcast, as much
traitor to the cause Of labor as any
man who betrayed his country in time
of war.
Consul Generals Narrow Escape.
New York, No. 18-Consul General
John K Gowdy has had a narrow es-