Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
10 REPORT YET
The MILLER CONTROVERSY NOT
TAKEN UP BY LABOR BODY.
Committee of Federation Executive
Council Considering It-Ad-
journment Today.

The prediction that the body Will take fnal
adjournment this afternoon without dis
posing of the Miller controversy. Although
;he members of the council were non-com-
initial, their demeanor and the manner In
which they replied to inquiries bearing on
,he controversy tended to convey such an
inference.
The Miller controversy Is now In the
lands of a subcommittee. 1t appointed
1t the session of the council yesterday af-
ternoon. This action was announced at the
conclusion of the session last evening The
number of committeeman and their names
were not d.vulged. 1t is understood how
ever, that the committee has three men,
ners and that they are officials of the
American Federation of Labor. The Miller
ease was again thoroughly reviewed by the
council prior to the appointment of the SUBJ
committee.
The fact that the controversy has deli
cate relationship to politics, 1t is said, Is
clear to the council, and for this reason 1t is
he desire of all that matters not be hur-
lied lest organized labor might be placed in
IN embarrassing position before the public.
All these details it is understood. have been
thoroughly considered and recons:dered by
he members of the federation and in order
hat the controversy might be given deeper
thought the council placed the entire sub
-ect in the hand of the subcommittee.
No Report Yet.
When the council took a recess at noon
v.
newspaper correspondents. Before any
one had an opportunity to PROFOUND ques-
zion. President Gompers announced that
there was nothing to be given out. He
refused to make public the personnel of
the subcommittee. He stated, however,
that the committee had not submitted its
report to the council and that the Miller
controversy had constituted no part of the
deliberations during the morning session.
Mr.. Gompers was questioned as to the
likelihood of the committee making It's re-
port at the session this afternoon but he
merely replied that he could not say as to
that
In view of the fact that the matter was
placed in the hands of the subcommittee
. only last evening, it is the prevailing idea
in local labor circles that 1t would be i'm
possible for the committeeman to make
report at this afternoons session.
If the past policies of the federation are
TO be adhered to in this instance, 1t is
pointed out that the controversy will be
thoroughly probed, and lengthy report,
with recommends lions, will be submitted to
the next annual convention of the fedora
don, TO be held in Boston In November. At
that time the case could be submitted to
the vote of the membership of the fedora
lion. and would relieve the officials of the
great responsibility which devolves upon
them in the matter of rendering decision
on a subject of such moment.
Burns Faction.
The action taken by the Burns faction or
the knights or LABOR IN connection Will li0
Miller controversy and the recommendation
that the matter be submitted to arbitration
were brought TO the attention of President
Gompers and the other officials today. After
some hesitation Mr.. Gompers replied that
he did not care to cross words with Mr..
Burns and his followers
Commissioner General of Immigration
Sargent appeared before the council this
morning He conferred with the labor lead
ers with regard to the immigration of Chi
nese and Japanese into the mainland of the
United States, Honolulu and the Philip
pines Mr.. Sargent impaired some very
valuable information as to such immigra-
ton 1t was the purpose of the officials OF
the federation to get Mr.. Sargents advice
on several legislative matters.
Committee Authorized to Act.
In the controversy regarding Jurisdiction
between the United Metal Workers Inter
national Union and the International Asso-
citation of Allied Metal Mechanics the exec
utive council decided to direct the first
named organization to send committee OF
five, with power to act, to attend the con-
stitutional convention Of the Allied Metal
. Mechanics, TO meet with similar commit
tee for the purpose of arranging the lines
Of jurisdiction and trade demarkation be-
tween their respective organizations or 10
arrange a plan for the amalgamation OF
both organizations into one International
body, and appointed Vice President James
OCOnnell TO PRESIDE over the QeNDerdtlOnS
Of the conference.
Mr. j. F. Fitzgerald appeared before the
executive council on behalf of the Pulp,
Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Inter
national Union for the purpose Of having
the federal labor unions and laborers'
unions whose members are employed in
and around the paper mills turned over
to the frst-named organization. These
locals were directly affiliated to the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor by reason Of the
international union refusing TO accept them
into membership. President Gompers
authorized to correspond with the locals in
question and arrange for their transfer to
the International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers.
The Iocked-out members of Federal Labor
Union No. 9S43 of New London, Conn,
made application for financial assistance,
which approved.
Mr. John Moffitt, president of the United
Hatters of North America. and Mr.. P. A.
Connolly, secretary of the local hatters'
union of Danbury, Conn. made state
ment relative to the suits instituted by d.
r. Loewe < Co. against that organization
and the officers of the American Federation
of Labor for $4,000. 1t was decided to
protect the interests of the matters union
and others involved in these suits to the
full extent of the resources of the fedora
ton. and this both in the courts and else
where, President Gompers and Vice Pres-
dent Duncan being selected to take such
action as occasion may warrant Mr.. Moi
fit also reported in writing and made an
oral statement in regard 10 his action as
umpire and presiding officer of the conven-
ton by which the Team Drivers Interna-
tionai Union and the Transfers National
Union We're amalgamated into one body
knowS THE International Brotherhood
of Transfers"
The Lace Operatives.
A committee of the Amalgamated Lace
Operatives of America reported that their
members have been attacked by a lace
manufacturer of Pawtucket, r. l., and that
their last resort strike to maintain
their rights and interests. 1t was stated
that the employers in question had been for
some time engaged in importing foreign la
borers, in viola ton of the alien contract
: labor and the immigration laws of the
United States. President Gompers and
Secretary Morrison were authorized to rem
der the organization every assistance and
also to bring to the attention of the De-
partment of Labor and Commerce this vio-
lation OF law.
Mr.. George j. Bohnen. Mr.. p. H Daucher