The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-07
Labor and It's Relations to Capital
discussed by President Of State
federation Of Labor-CommitteesI
Appointed and Presidents Report
Received and Referred Convention
Actively Engaged IN Considering
IN Matters of Importance.

of the State Federation of Labor
Convention here was called to order
by President Nugent at 8 O'Clock
ThursdaY morning.
State Labor Commissioner l. v.
Barton was introduced and made an
instructive, enthusiastic speech. Mr..
Barton represented both his office
md lis Organization, the stationary
Iiremen Owing to the marriage OF
his son. which takes place in Wheel
ing tonight at 8 o'clock, Mr.. Barton
Neould not remain long with the con-
vention, but returned home in time
to attend the wedding.
The convention went into execu-
tive session at 10 o'clock to consider
and act on the report of the COM
Infttee on resolutions. and at press
time had acted fayorably on num-
Der of resolutions. the purport of
which has not yet been made public.
Tie following committees were
appointed at the afternoon session
Wednesday:
On Islw-H. NJ. Rowsey, Charles
ton w It. Miller and Michael Ma
honey, Wheeling James Devise
Plymouth John Cash, Cardiff; =B.
N. FIahertv. Grafton, and John u.
rimm, Harrisburg.
Organizations. G. Wells and
W. F. NeIch, Whccl;a"; 7. $.
Spauld1ng, Raymon5 Citv; Owen
jenkins. Grafton; Il. II. Thomas.
Morris Greek; NJ. V. White, Muck
low; Nm. Stanley, Hugheston.
Resolutions-A. L. Bauer, ]. G.
McGray and L. NJ. Brown, Wheel
ing: Charles Roach, Black Betsy;
and ]. ID. Springer, Remington.
The presidents report was receiv-
ed and referred to the committee on
resolutions
August Pollack, of Wheeling, pre-
sented the convention two boxes al
stogies. and upon motion of Charles
Cash. seconded by B. NJ. Flaherty.
I Mr.. PoHack was extended vote of
thanks.
President John Nugent addressed
the convention as follows:
"Gentlemen of the Convention, AMI
Fellow Delegates:
GAS President of this State Or
ganization of the American Fedora
fion of Iiabor,-it becomes my duty.
and I assure that it is no less a pleas
uric. to extern dto you the hand OF
cordial welcome to this special con
vention, which has been called for
the purpose of arriving mt some CON
clusion regarding the future vel
fare of the organized labor of the
state.
cas- our custom has always been
in the past, / also hope that now we
may be able to reach this conclusion
by honest, careful and conservative
discussion. keeping in mind the fact
that the Interests of each class de-
ponds largely upon the success OF al
cIqsses. and TINT that success IS de-
4ermined by the social and business
relations existing between them
That in the divers relationships that
do exist between employer and em-
nIoyee. their interests are so identI-
cal that they must be considered
from a mutual standpoint.
with this thought firmly I'M
pressed upon us, we can not fail to
endorse any plan whereby our IN
feFcsts may be promoted, and them
+e(ests of our employers protected,
ut ihst to the extend of ESTABLISHING
a more generous feeling for the
acknowledgement of each Others
rights: and if we each have rights
then it is only just that the rights
of each be considered when deter
mining a question that affects both
sTf we are disposed to take tins
liberal view of the question, then
there is no good reason why we can
not talraSthe initial step by amalga,
matif .SaH of the Trades Unions Of
Wesi Szinia into the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, thereby agreeing
that although of different crafts, o.,
interests as laborers in the industi'if
world are in common. nnd demon "7,
stratinp henceforth in the never end
ING struggle against our common
antagonist, capital, that we Will D'
actuated by those common Interests
"a promoting and protecting thu
future welfare Of each and every or
.