The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-29
WAGE SCALES RATIFIED
LITTLE CHANGE II AMALGAMATED
ASSOCIATION SCHEDULES.
POlicy-Organizer FIynn's Action
Causes III Feeling.

WHEELING. w. Va. April 2s.-To-day
was busy day for the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION. Two interesting events occurred.
One was the partial ratification of the wage
scale committees report, and the other was
the return of Thomas II. Flynn. the Fed
Grafton Of Labor organizer, to renew his
request TO be allowed the privilege of reply
ing TO President Skaters attack upon the
organization of which Samuel Gompers is
the head.
The convention assembled at . o'clock
this morning, and at once took up the re-
port Of the wage Committee. Good progress
was made throughout the morning. and be-
fore the hour came for the noon recess over
half the wage scale had been disposed of
After dinner its consideration was resumed
and by o'clock the entire report was dis
posed OF. The report o. the committee on
the presidents and other officers reports
was then taken up. and the convention was
still working on it when it adjourned for
the day.
The official report given out by the press
committee was that the entire scale. as re-
ported by the Wage committee. had been
ratified, with few slight alterations. :"
What the slight alterations were the
press committee refused 10 divulge They
did say. however. that on the whole the
consideration of the report was harmonious,
and that II was the first time i'm the history
OF the convention that il was disposed of
In one day. This, they said showed that
II was entirely acceptable to the great ma
jority of the delegates. The ratification of
scales Is another victory for President
Shaffer and his policy. 1t was he who orig
mated the idea Of signing the scales I'm adj
vance. and had the policy sanctioned by the
executive board; When objections were
raised AGAINST the plans followed he bore
the brunt OF the blame. Consequently the
sanction given the wage committees report
means that PRESIDENT Shaffer continues to
hold the confidence of the association IL
cannot be aScertained whether there were
any serious objections raised, or whether
me debate on the various propositions
reached the acrimonious stage The nress
committee denies that "A minority report
was nled 1t is true. however that one
Was contemplated, and II it was not pre-
sented II Is because the anti-Shaf fer people
ment.
The new scales. as ratified. are prac-
tically the same as those effective last
year. They Will be in force until July l.
1903. No conference with manufacturers
VIII De necessary after the convention The
scales with the independent mills will be
signed by the district vice presidents
The conventions progress TODAY fndi-
Gates that II Will clean up its business by
Will be received Tuesday. After then comes
the election or officers, and finally the selec-
ton OF the next convention city. The most
important matters 10 be considered now
are the proposition 10 strike out from the
constitution the prohibitory clause regard
ing discussions Of political and economic
questions. the increasing of assessments
and the change of headquarters.
Organizer Flynn'S return to-day has
stirred up much feeling among the domi-
nant Shaffer element. and il seems assured
he Will not be given the privilege of the
floor 10 defend his chief GOmpers. who
was wired for. has not yet responded. and
Flynn deprecates his coming. though he
Is the man who on Saturday sent the mes
sage advising the Federation president to
come. Flynn's friends threaten to hire a
theater and give their alleged Inside his
tory OF the GOmpers-Shaffer controversy
II the convention declines TO grant a hear
ing.
There Is some uncertainty as to whether
or not GOmpers will come 10 Wheeling a
Washington special TO the InteIIigencer
says: Mr.. GOmpers stated to-day that he
knows nothing Of the revival OF Charges
against him by President Shaffer He saws
he disposed or certain allega tions against
him at the recent meeting of the federation
at Scranton and he cannot understand how
such charges can be again brought forward
But II he should be assaiIed by anvhodv