Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-18
LABOR COUNCIL
AMERICAN FEDERATION MEETS
Delegates From All Parts Of the covn.
try In Convention at San Fran
eiseo.-Report Of President
GompegS.

Fan Francisco. Nov. l5.-The Amefi-
can Federation OF Labor met yesterday
~ It's snty'iourth annual convention.
delegates IRON every part OF the
United States and representatives
rom Porto itico. England and Canada
.ere pIeseat. The hall Was beauti-
.nlly decorated in the national coloTs.
delegates being seated in sections ae-
soEaing TO the states they represented.
The eatire tim. oI the morning ses-
slon Was taken up with the delivery
and reply 10 speeches OF welcome.
The afternoon session Was opened
slth the reading by President Samuel
iompeFs OF has annual address. bur
.ng The delivery the speaker Was ire
Au.ntiy Interrupted by bufsts Of ap'
plause. lie said:
Prom October l. 1909. To September
30. 1904. We issued from the American
Federation oi Labor the following char
tefs:
international unions ............ II
oth'e i-dsEatIchs ..................
Genital labor unions .....-..,...,. ~
Local trade unions and federal la
Dor unions. ................,...
Total .....................
t%ihHk VI tIsSc iNkrEHuliONhI uHibtn
were organized by us tIom formerly al
hliated chartered local unions during
the past year. a number OF inieTna-
tionai unions have become anna. Gam
a,ei with other international unions
kindred to their trade. Al the end ot
tho fiscal year. September 30. 1904.
there wcr. aniiated To the American
Federation OF Labor:
International unions .......... l.o
state fedcsations ................ ]:
Central labor unions. 3SY
Local trade unions and federal la
Dor unions ....................l ..l..si
Total. ..................... 80.
The average membership Of our at
nlintcd unions upon which per capita
lax has been paid to tho American
In September 20. 1904. Is l.G1G.OOo.
THE labor movement Of Canada has
advanced and In progressing. keeping
full pace with the movement Of the
remainder of the American eontincat-
A. the recent Congress held In Mon
Ical the officers were enabled To report
an incrcafc In tho membership Of tho
unions OF 5.sos over the pfeccdin. year:
that there wnH then In excess In Can
ada 1857 local uEionS,"
President Gompcrs thus enumerated
the accomplishments Of tho federation
during the past year:
"First-wasc reductions have been
checked.
"Sccond-Thc industrial situation
has not become acute. as was the uni
form coursc formerly.
''Third-Much idlcncss. poverty. sur
fcring and misery have been prevented.
'Fourth-Thc crn OF Industrial stag
nation. ms compared with former like
conditions. has been shortened.
"Fiith-Thc prospect for revival OF
Industry and commerce In the future Is
brighter. as compared with any similar
previous period.
"sixth-Thcrc In less acute feeling OF
unrest among workmon and employers
generally. business men anl all our pco-
pie.
'Scvcnth-Thcrc are more workmcn
and employers In agreement and under
standing.
"Eighth-Therc IL n more general cf-
fort to bring about more rightful rcla-
tons between woikmen and employers.
"Ninth-There is better conception
Of the rights and duties Of man TO man.
more general satisfaction among our
people with the present. and more
gratifying and hopeful outlook for the
future"
When President Conpers finished he
was greeted with prolonged cheering.