Bisbee daily review., 1903-08-07
UNIONS OF ARIZONA
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF ARIZONA LABOR FEDERATION
Thirty.eight Delegates Were in At tendance Representing Every Sec ton of the Territory.

The second annual convention of the Arizona Labor Federation was held in Phoenix yesterday There were twenty-eight delegates to this convention, representing every sec tion of the territory. In Arizona there are fourteen unions. and in the convention yesterday twelve of these unions were represented. Among the industrial branches represented were machinists, tailors and one retail clerks union.
 The reports of the officers for the past year indicated a very pleasing state of affails. The unions are gain ing strength. and the report of the ecretary-treasurer Albert Ryan. showed that after paying all expenses of the past year there was still in the treasury a balance of s1S00.
 The officers for the ensuing year were elected, the following gentlemen being chosen: President, H. H. Keayss of Groom Creek miners un- ion; first vice president. John Grau of of the Jerome miners union; sec ond vice president, L. R. Barrows of the Prescott Typographical union No. 375; third vice president, Kennth Clayton of the Globe miners union secretary-treasurer. Albert Ryan of the Jerome miners union. This com plement of officers forms the execu- tive body of the federation, in whose hands the carrying out of the plans of the union lies.
 The union yester lay decided that territorial labor paper would be of great benefit to the organization, and took steps to have some publication 10 represent the federation. The plans were not completed, and the name and place of publication have not yet been settled upon. It will probably be issued monthly.
 The matter of the injunction issued against some of the miners unions in Yavapai county came up for consid- eration. By a unanimous vote the convention voted the unions involved in the trouble $500. and empowered the executive board to carry on the vigorous campaign against the Los Angeles Times with renewed energy, and definite plans looking toward shutting this paper out of the terri tory altogether will be formulated.
 The views of the convention on the matter of politics and unions is ex- pressed in the following resolution which was unanimously adopted:
 Be it resolved by the delegates u the second annual convention of the Arizona Labor Federation: That Article 2S of the constitution which prohibits the discussion of party poll tics in the convention be eliminated, as it is the sense of this convention that all working men should discuss economics in their union that they may learn how best to further their class interests as producers of wealth.
 And be it further resolved: That we are fully convinced that the indus trial and social emancipation of the working class can best be served by independent class-conscious political action"
 The newly elected executive board held another meeting last night, but as the matter they discussed was recommendations passed to them by the meeting of the day, nothing was given out The board will meet again today, when action on some of the recommendations will be taken.
 The convention having completed it's work last evening it adjourned to the next annual meeting, the first Monday in August, Prescott being by vote selected as the place for holding it. All of the members not on the executive board will leave for their homes today, and it is expected that the work of the board will be con- pleted by +jnight, in which case they will leave tonight, or tomorrow morn ing. depending on the part of the territory in which they live.-Phoenix Gazette.