Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
LEADERS IN COUNCIL
EEETING OF LABOR FEDERATION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Message Sent to President Mitchell Of
United Mine Workers+Set-
Element Of Disputes.

The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor opened a weeks ses-
sion at its headquarters, 423-425 G street
| northwest. in this city yesterday, with the
following members in attendance: President
Samuel Gompers, the Cigar Makers Inter
national Union, New York city; Vice Pres
| ident James Duncan Of the Granite Work
ers National Union, Washington, D. c.;
Vice President James O'Connell of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
Washington, D. c.; Vice President Thomas
1. Kidd of the Wood Workers International
Union, Chicago; Vice President D. A.
Hayes of the Glass Bottle Blowers Inter-
national Union. Philadelphia; Treasurer
John B. Lennon of the Journeymen Tailors'
National Union, Bloomington, H., and Sec
rotary Frank Morrison of the International
Typographical Union, Chicago.
Vice President John Mitchell was absent
owing to the fact that the United Mine
Workers of America. of which he is pres
Ind. Vice President Max Morris was also
absent, owing to the contest now being
! made for his seat in the Colorado legisla-
ture.
The following telegram was ordered sent
to John Mitchell. president United Mine
Workers of America, at convention, Tom
linson Hall, Indianapolis, Ind:
1.-THE executive council of the American
T eutTdtlOU u LdDOT, III SESSION., regrets
your enforced absence, and sends fraternal
greetings to you, your convention, and en-
tire organization. Accept and convey our
sincere congratulations on the splendid
struggle made for the right, and on the
moral victory already won, and also in
anticipation of the material victory which
is due and inevitable. May every success
attend you"
The message was signed by Samuel Com
pers, president of the federation.
Adjustment of Differences.
Vice President Hayes of Philadelphia re-
ported that having been appointed by
President Gompers to bring about an ad-
justment between the building trades, the
Central Labor Union and the F. A Poth &
Sons Brewing Company Of that city, he had
finally secured an agreement satisfactory
to all parties concerned.
conference in regard to the Uphol-
sterers International Union and local
unions of New York city was held stimuli
taneously with the meeting of the executive
council, attended by President Gompers,
and an agreement reached looking to the
unification Of the locals with the inter
national union of the craft.
Vice President OConneI and Secretary
Morrison. who were appointed the repre-
sentatives of the American Federation Of
Labor to meet with the representatives of
the engineers, flremen and brewery workers
to adjust differences heretofore existing
vention, reported that a written agreement
had been brought about satisfactory to all
interests, but that the same was subject to
the decision of the forthcoming convention
of the United Brewery Workers.
Mr.. Thomas F. Tracy was selected as one
of the legislative committee to look after
federal legislation in the interests Of labor.
Another member will be chosen later in the
week.
A resolution referred by the New Orleans
convention Of the American Federation of
Labor, to send representative to the Phil
ippine and Hawaiian Islands to investigate
and report upon labor conditions in those
islands. was taken up and approved, the rep
resentative to be chosen later, and to in
clude in the mission a visit to China and
Japan with the same object In view. The
selection Of the representative will be made
during the session of the executive commit
tee
1t was decided that all moneys in the
hands of the treasurer over and above $15,-
600 shall be invested in United States gov
eminent bonds, and regulations drafted for
their registration and negotiation in the
event of sale.
A number of representatives of various
organizations having matters coming before
the executive council arriving in the
city, and their cases, together with legis-
lative and administrative matters will be
taken up tomorrow.