The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-24
ATTACK ON
 THE SENATE Labor Delegates Have a
 Debate. MORGAN ONE OF NAMED Platt, Hanna and Lodge Also
 Singled Ont. ssamsn's Organizer Says These Men With others will Bear Close Watching by the Ardent
 Unionists.
 

Boston. Nov. x.--The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor end- cd tonight at s:so o'clock after day de- voted to tho disposing of a number or resolutions and minor matters. This af- ternoon a resolution that the Internas tional Building Union be instructed to refrain from encroaching and 10 cause all it's focal unions to cease 6eepassing upon the recognized trade Jurisdiction Of the American Brotherhood of Cement workers was referred to the Executive Council
 Reporting on several resolutions reiat- ing to trade disputes between metal work. CTS. sheet workers, bridge and structural iron workers and similar trades, includ- ing one calling for the revocation of the charter of the United Metal Workers In. ternationai Union the grievance commit- tee requested that the entire matter be referred to the executive council with power to settle the disputes.
 Buchanan Speaks.
 Several delegates objected to the com mittees report. Frank Buchanan. Pres. ident of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. at tackled the metal workers organization which, he maintained. was a stumbling block to the trades union movement and a pirate on the sea of unionism." He de- clared that some of its members had tak- en the places of bridge and structural iron workers when the latter were out on strike. This was denied by Delegate Sher- man, of the metal workers. The commit tees report was concurred in.
 Tn the old controversy between the Ma. tionai. Association of Steam and Hot Wa ter Filters and Helpers of America and the United Plumbers. Gas Filters. Steans Filters. etc, the executive committee rec commended that the charter of the steam filters, which was revoked Q year ago be returned to the organization and that each of the two organizations maintain separate jurisdiction. A furious debate followed and the repcft was not ccnc.,f. s ss !. arbitrator in the controversy was upheld and the plumbers given Jurisdiction over the steam filters.
 Things Get Warm.
 Without warning. the convention then entered into one of its sensational hours. The report advocating the reappointment by the Executive Council of the LegislA- tive Committee to follow the labor leg islation at Washington occasioned one of the most earnest debates of the session.
 Delegate Barnes of Philadelphia. de- clared that the committee was unneces- sary and he was supported by other del- SBatcS. 1Ats 6h4iSohp VI NAAC @NANS0ANS Committee, defended it.
 Delegate Furuseth of San Francisco, the organizer of the Seamen's Union, in justifying the existence of the committee, delivered an arralgnment of the United States Senate.
 T tell you." he said. land want to leave these words with you, that there Is in the Senate party without a name that deliberately and with malice afore- thought, step by step. is taking from the working people every right the men have and that is creating conditions which will make our legislation in other directions of no use.'
 MT. Furuseth closed by telling the con- vention that Senators Piatt of Connecti- cut. Lodge of Massachusetts,, Hanna of Ohio and Morgan of Alabama, should be watched with greatest care |.
 "A few more I could name. but if I do not mention them will get along better" were his words.
 The report of the committee was con- cured in. A resolution was adopted ask ing all workingmen to purchase goods bearing the union label. The Committee on Boycott recommended the greatest caution in establishing boycotts. The convention then adjourned