The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-25
Constitutional Changes Adopted AZ
fecting the Omces and the Method
OF Conducting Business.
STRIKE OF BEDFORD CUTTERS
PART OF GENERAL CAMPAIGN OF
THE NATIONAL STONE MEN.
other Points Affected by the Order
Minneapolis FIGURING Mills Closed
-Mi1ler's Case Referred.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 2i.-After TAX
ing vigorous rap at d. NJ. Parry, of In
dianapolis, and selecting Terre Haute for
the 1904 convention the Indiana Federation
of Labor brought it's annual convention
10 a close. Five sessions were held, and
greater volume of business was transacted
than at any previous convention.
The two sessions of to-day were devoted
to revising the constitution. One of the
principal changes made was the consolida-
ton of the Offices of president and corre-
spending secretary under the title of presi-
dent and general organizer and providing
for a salary of s25 week for the office. He
is to tour the State and devote his entire
time to the interests of the Federation. His
duties are to begin Jan. /, 1904, if the ex-
ecutive committee sees fit to establish the
position at that time The former Office of
Office of financial secretary-treasurer. the
incumbent to be custodian of the finances
of the Federation. His salary is fixed at
500.
Terre Haute, Fort Wayne and Logans-
port put in bids for the 1904 meeting. Terre
Haute was chosen unanimously. The COM
recommending that legislative committee
of FIVE members be appointed out of each
trades assembly affiliated with the Fedora
ton or trades council by the chairman of
such body, and not more than three to be
of any one political party, the committee
to work in harmony with a like committee
to be selected by the State Federation.
The important address of the convention
a general organizer. Among other things,
he said: Outside of a few people of pc
culiar political leanings, organized work
ingmen of Indiana heartily indorse the
organization and objects of the Indiana
Federation of Labor. The greatest obstacle
to the growth of the federation is the in
difference of the rank and file 10 the inn
portance of the organization. Union men
and union women or Indiana must be made
TO realize that the hope OF the future lies
in organization. and that the Indiana
Federation OF Labor is the hope of unions
of the State, and that all mere local mat
ters and questions must be subOrdinated to
the task of perfecting the organization of
the Indiana Federation of Labor and plac-
ing the affiliated unions in a position of in
fiuence and magnitude that will enable
organized labor in the State of Indiana TO
Withstand all opposition and secure for
organized labor the recognition TO which it
is entitled. The Indiana Federation of
Labor is second in importance to the Amer
lean Federation of Labor 10 the working
men and women of Indiana. and / deem it
absolutely necessary that the Indiana fed
Grafton affiliate with the American Fedora
ton of Labor at the earliest possible date. -
State Factory Inspector ID. II. McAbee, Of
Nuncie. made an address dealing for the
most part with legislation accomplished
under the influence of the federation and it's
relation TO factory conditions. The leading.
social feature of the convention was the
banquet given last night at Elks Palace
by the Central Labor Union. X. t. Darna-
by OF Indianapolis. Was toaStmaster.