The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-19
WILL GET MORE PAY
FEDERATION OF LABOR RAISES
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.
CHARGES AGAINST GoMPERS
HAVE Net YET RECEIVED COM
MITTEE's INVESTIGATION.

| Federation Declares for Ticket
Brokers Against the Railroads.
Voted Against Berger's Resolution
for N Government Pension for
Wage Garner After He Is 60 Years
OId-GOmpcrs Talks About the
Strike Breaker.
New Orleans, Nov. 1s.-The salary of
the president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor this afternoon was in
creased from $500 per annum to 3d.
600, and the salary of the secretary
from 81 800 to $500.
The increases were voted only after
a long debate. The original resolution,
presented by Delegate Berger of Mil
waukee, provided that they should be
$4,000 and $2,400, respectively. The
committee to which the matter was
referred reported in favor of increasing
the salary of the president to 81, 400 and
that of the secretary to $500.
| Delegate Berger represents the
Socialistic element of the fed
| erat ton. In explaining his res
olution, Mr.. Berger said labor organ
| izations should not stint their officers
and employees.
"On the contrary" he said. labor
| organizations ought to pay the best of
wages. Our treasury permits it and
our organization comprising nearly
100000 workers ought to pay fair
salary"
The special committee, having before
it the dispute between President Com
pers and President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association. finally or
ganized this afternoon by selecting T..
A. Tanguery of the telegraphers as the
fifth member.
1t spent the entire afternoon in taking
testimony but does not expect to be
able to present report before Thurs
day morning. 1t is considered almost
a foregone conclusion that the report
will be in favor of President Gompers.
Voted Against Pensions.
The Committee on Resolutions
of the American Federation of
labor reported favorably on
resolution introduced by the Coop
er's Union, asking that the con-
vention protest against a bill now
pending in the United States Senate.
requiring the government to cease
issuing revenue stamps on all pack
ages of malt or brewed liquors of the
denomination Of ope-eighth. The re-
port was adopted.
A resolution pledging the federation
, 10 use every effort TO ueIedL leSlSlaIlOT
against railroad ticket brokers and
anti-scalping bills was favorabiy re-
ported and adopted.
A resolution pledging the aid of the
federation in securing increased pay
for letter carriers was adopted.
The resolutions introduced by Victor
i. Berger of Milwaukee, instructing
the 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 go years, without having had an
average annual income of $1,000, a PEN
sion of $12 per month, provided that
the wage worker is a citizen of the
United States. and has resided in this
country for twenty-one years, when
the application for the pension is made.
were unfavorably reported. After a
lively debate the adverse reported was
adopted, 80 to So.
The fraternal delegates from England
and Scotland and Canada were pre-
scented. Enoch Edwards, the English
delegate, made an address.
Gompers Criticixes Eliot.
In reply President Gompers referred
to the criticisms made in his annual
address upon President Eliot of Har-
ward College for calling strike
breaker hero"
H.
declaring that President Eliot belonged
to the school which believed that mat
ters would come right If left alone. The
strike breaker, he declared, was an
| economic outcast, as much a traitor
| to the cause of labor as any man who
| betrayed his country in time of war.
Mr.. Agard of the committee investi-
| eating the Gompers- Shaffer matter. re-
| ported at the morning meeting
that the four members had been
unable to agree on the fifth man. Pres
ident Gompers was visibly agitated
upon hearing the announcement. He
| called Treasurer Lennon to the chair
and said:
up to now have said nothing re-
garding this matter. but now / insist
| upon prompt action. IL twenty-four
hours more elapse and nothing is done
row mornings session that the com
mittee be discharged and that the con-
vention settle the entire affair."
Mr.. Shaffer said he would be glad
to have the matter come before the
convention as a whole.
There is as yet no avowed candidate
| for the presidency against Gompers,
but there is quite an element among
the delegates who are opposed to him.
and they are casting about for a can
didate. At present their choice for the
position is Vice President James Dun
can, who has not, however, said that
he will run. The anti-Gompers' fac
ton will make a strong effort to in
duce him to make the race. II is adj
| mitted even by those who are opposed
to Mr. Gomoers that there is little
chance for beating him.