Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-21
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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President Samuel Gompers. First Vice
President James Duncan and Third Vice
President James OConneli of the Amerl
can Federation of Labor returned to the
city last evening from Chicago, Ill,
where they attended the meeting of the
National Civic Federation. The three
officials took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to confer with various employ
ers during their stay In Chicago. Vice
President OConnell departed from Chi
Cago ahead of President Gompers and
Vice President Duncan, to visit Cincin-
Eati for a conference with number OF
employers identified with the metal
trades and local officers of the 1nterna-
tional Association of Machinists, of which
he is president. He joined Messrs. Com
pers and Duncan in Cincinnati and &C
companied them to Washington.
Upon arriving at the headquarters OF
the federation in the city President Com
pers found his desk covered with docu-
ments on various labor matters which
had accumulated during his absence. AS
soon as final disposition is made OF these
papers President GomperS will begin the
task of preparing his annual ADDRESS 10
the convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, to be held in Boston, Mass,
next month. 49,
President Gompers will prepare his ad-
budget simultaneously. and in this way
save time, as the latter will constitute an
important feature of the report me
eight-hour BILL designed to confine an
hands OF a private contractor or in gov
eminent shops, to eight hours per day.
will again be presented to Congress, as
will the antiinjunctioa bill.
AS the open shop aud the Miller con
troversies are foremost in the minds OF
the organized labor. people OF the United
States. President Gbmpers will, 1t Is
understood, devote large amount or
space in his address tothosertop1cs
1t is more than likely that the Miller con-
troversy will be laid before the convention
by the delegates Of the International
brotherhood OF Bookbinaers The ma matter
is in the hands of the officials OF that Or
ganization. and it Is understood that their
representatives at the convention Will re-
ceive explicit instructions as to the course
they shall pursue. AS far as can be learn
port its local affiliated organization. Local
Union, No. 4. In its oppositiOn to the rein
statement in the government printing once
of Foreman w. A. Miller. 1t Is said the
officials of the international body and the
local union have been in constant corre-
spondence recently as to the developments
in the case. The International Brother
hood of Bookbinders will have a represen-
tation of three delegates in the annual con-
vention of the federation
The local Central Labor Union. which
has been more closely identified than any
other labor organization TN the opposition
to the "open shop policy of the admins
tration, will be represented at the conven-
ton by bookbinder In the person of Mr..
E. J. Roche, who was chosen Monday even
ing. The members Of Local Union, No. 4.
of the boOkbinders. took an active interest
in the campaign for the election of dele
gate of the Central Labor Union to the
convention. They 'stumped'' for Mr..
Roche, and their entire delegation, with
other supporters of Mr.. Roche were in at
tendance at the meeting OF the Central
Labor Union Monday evening.
Although he In a bookbinder, Mr.. Roche