Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
CHIEFS OF FEDERATION OF
LABOR IN SESSION.
Business Of Importance to the World
Of Workers Under Consideration
Reports Received.

The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor at its meeting yester-
day appointed subcommittee to draft an
address to the public on the coal strike sit
uation. A report from the federation's or
ganizer at Denver showed steady advance
of the trade union movement in that sec
ton.
A report was read from John A. Fleet,
president of the trades and labor congress
Of the dominion of Canada. setting forth
the success attending the labor movement
of the dominion of Canada during the past
six months. The executive officers Of the
American Federation of Labor were direct
ed to give every assistance to accomplish
continental fraternity among the wage
earners.
be empowered to use his good Offices in
bringing about the amalgamation of the
Team Drivers International Union and the
Transfers National Union of Chicago.
An application had been pending for con-
siderable time for the revocation of the
charters held by the National Union Of
United Brewery Workers and the Interna-
tiona1 Union Of Steam Engineers. 1t was
decided finally that the application in both
cases be denied and the charters of both
organizations upheld and that they be sus-
tained in their respective rights.
Application Granted.
The Northern Mineral Mine Workers ap-
plication for jurisdiction to include the
state Of Illinois in the organization was
granted.
Two applications were received for char
ters for glove workers unions as interna-
tional organizations. President Gompers
was directed to make investigation Of the
matter and take such action as will bring
about the unifcation Of the glove workers
| in International nniOn
The charter Of Ship Carpenters Union,
No. 9162 Of San Francisco, Cal, upon COM
plant was revoked.
Secretary Gilthrope of the Brotherhood Of
Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders pro-
tested against the issuance of charters to
unions of drfllers and tappers, and appealed
to the executive council to annul charters
1t was decided that Mr. Gilthrope be nott-
fled that if an appeal be taken at all it
must be to the New Orleans convention of
the American Federation Of Labor in No
vember.
Conditions Imposed.
The application for charter by ship
wrights. joiners and caulkers was granted
on condition that If any ship carpenters be-
longing to the organization work on build
ings at any time it would be obligatory on
them to become members Of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
1t was resolved that the agitation be re-
newed for the passage of laws in the south
ern states and such other states as have
no provision on their statute books prohib-
iting or restricting the labor of children and
minors, and President Gompers was en-
powered and directed to conduct an ener-
getic campaign to secure the enactment of
such measures.
An application for charter was received
from the Brotherhood of Railway Freight
and Baggage Handlers of America" and
was referred to special committee, to be
appointed at the New Orleans convention Of
the American Federation of Labor