The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
Convention Pledges It's Efforts to Min
imize the Influence of a NOnunion
Paper at Terre Haute.
THE COUNCIL TAKES NO STEP
MILLER CASE NOT FORMALLY BE.
FORE AMERICAN FEDERATION.
Adjustment of Question Between AZ
fliated Body Fills the Days Ses-
siOn-Othcr Proceedings.
pecial to the Ind annapolis Journal.

Special to the Ind annapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 22.-The In
diana State Federation of Labor, in con-
vention to-day, denounced Terre Haute
afternoon paper and adopted resolutions
opposing and decrying the attitude of that
paper towards organized labor. All of the
200 delegates pledged themselves to weaken
the influence of the paper as a factor in
politics and to lessen its prestige as an
advertising medium.
The convention opened this morning with
President Edgar A. Perkins, of Indianapo-
lis, presiding. The address of welcome was
delivered by Mayor Edward ]. Fogarty,
himself a union man. who last year was a
delegate to the Evansville convention
Joseph F. Suchanek, a former president of
the Federation, responded on behalf of or
ganized labor. making an address in which
he urged the unions to do all in their power
that would result in the greatest good for
labor. President Perkins responded briefly
in behalf of the convention and appointed
the following credential committee: r. E.
Darnaby, Indianapolis; Edward Church.
Linton; Edward Heron, Muncie; George p
Goetz, South Bend: Edward Truax, Lo-
gansport.
Inc convention instructed the CUIHiillltcC
on law to make a complete revision of the
present constitution and amend said docu-
ment in every way expedient and to re-
port their action to the committee OF the
whole for adoption. The Federation holds
that the encroachments of antagonistic
elements and the changed conditions of the
industrial situation in Indiana have made
it necessary for labor to present a united
front in the coming struggle, and II Is I'M
perative that the laws of the Federation De
so revised that the organization be placed
on a substantial basis in order that the Of
ficers of the Indiana Federation may sue
cessfully advance the principles Of the or
ganization at all times.
Much excitement was caused during the
afternoon session by the introduction of
resolution demanding that delegates refrain
from riding on the cars of the Indiana Rail-
way Company lines, which operates the
line i'm South Bend, Elkhart and Goshen
and from South Bend to Niles, Mich. The
resolution was presented because the Cen
trail Labor Union of South Bend last win
ter placed the Indiana Railway Company
on the unfair list. The South Bend Typo
graphical Union, represented by George N.
Goetz. vigorously fought the resolution on
the ground that it's adoption would mean
the disruption of unions in South Bend.
THE strike has been lost and there is not
a delegate from South Bend who had not
ridden on the street cars" said Mr.. Goetz.
THE resolution is a farce and a back num-
ber.''
The strike has caused an uphill fight be-
tween employers and the labor unions in
ganization of a citizens alliance If the
resolution is passed it will mean the dis
ruption of the local unions in this city. No
action was taken to-day.