Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-17
|STRlKE IS
A SUCCESS
FAILURE TO REOPEN WooLEN
MILLS AT. FALL RIVER
cHEERs uNloNlsTs.
HEAR ANNUAL REPORTS
First Vice President James Duncan
Reads Report Of Executive Council
+ Of A. r. Of l. Treating With Trade
Autonomy.

AUTONOMY.
San Francisco. Nov. 16. = At the
opening of today's session of the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention, telegram alleging the COM
plete failure of the attempt of the
operators to open up the Fall River
mills was read to the delegates and
the announcement was received with
cheers.
Credentials Committees Report.
The supplementary report of the
committee on credentials was then
submitted and long and bitter fight
was made over the seating Of Dele
gate Mangan of Chicago, who came as
a representative Of the Gardners and
Florists union.
Executive Councils Report.
First Vice President James Duncan
read the report Of the executive coun-
ell. It was lengthy document, but
was listened to intently by the dele
gates. The portion of this report which
created the greatest interest was that
relating to trade autonomy. A long
list Of disputes relative to trade jur-
isdiction were cited and the merits Of
the contentious gone into. The COM
mittee decreed that unless the Chi
cago Federation of Labor and the CEN
trail bodies of indianapolis and Wash
ington. D. c., complied with the de-
mands and constitution of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor before the
expiration Of the present session that
the charters Of these organizations
would be promptly revoked.
Individual Unions Troubles.
Some Of the principal contentious re-
ferred to by the committee We're those
existing between the Longshoremen
and Seam ems union, which, the execu-
tive council recommended to be dis
cussed in special conference to be
held in this city during the present ses-
sion, and the dispute between the
brewery workers and the International
Association of Firemen and Engineers,
which the council recommended
be submitted to special committee to
be composed of two members from
each union involved and like number
of representative from the American
Federation of Labor. 1t was pointed
out that most of the trouble between
these organizations arose from the fear
entertained by the brewery workers
that by complying with the demands of
the engineers and firemen the life of
the Brewery Workmen's union was
Threatened
# The uItImatum.
The ultimatum of the council was
unless the latter organization recog
ndzed the provisions of the constitution
of the American Federation of Labor
and allowed engineers and fremen EN-
ployed in breweries to come under the
jurisdiction of their respective organ
|izations before the end of the present
session no attention would be paid tt
the brewers petitions to place firms
on the unfair list; that the firms S:
listed by the brewers would not b.
recognized as such by the American
Federation Of Labor and that tn,
} brewers label would not be considered
by the federation
: Violation Of Free Press.
:. Another central labor body, whicl
: came in for censure of the executiv
council was that at New Orleans. TIL
latter organization boycotted a uniol
expression of opinion on the part @
the editor. This was styled by tn
council as violation of a free pres
and a fundamental principle of unior
ism, and the New Orleans body wa
given thirty days in which to remov
the boycott or the alternative of ha,
ing its charter revoked.
Unions everywhere were cautione
to be more conservative in their az
: tions relative to placing firms on tn
: unfair list. 1t was recommended tha
!. such cases be referred to the feder;
tion which would then thoroughly il
vestigate the boycott.
Colorado Situation.
The situation in Colorado was re
ferred to as Shocking" and deter
mination was expressed to aid tt
Western Federation of Miners, bot
morally and financially, in the effor
: to have the mater brought before IL
5 highest court in the land for final az
judication. The report concluded /
urging all union men to work persis
emily to the END tnat an anti-injun,
tion BILL an eight-hour law and mea
ures to regulate convict labor and ei
, force Chinese exclusion might
, passed by congress.
The matter of seating Villa
Schardt, member of the Chicago Fee
: GRAFTON Of Labor, came up when Il
committee on credentials recommend
that he have no voice in Il
t proceedings. An amendment
the report was carried oy
the head Of the committe
however, which postponed consider
o ton of the case until tomorrow NOR
. ing. A fight between the represent
+ tiyes of the boilermakers and stru
ti1ral 1unrlrars wa llcauiSa rartx.cx.