The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-15
FEDERATION OF
LABOR MEETING
Annual Report Of the Executive
Council Read.
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
PROGRESS so FAR MADE is NOT
SATISFACTORY.
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Pittsburg, Nov. 1.-THE second days
session of the American Federation of
Labor convention was raped to order
promptly at 3 o'clock by President
GOmpers He called John Mitchell
second vice president, to the chair. and
James Duncan, first vice president,
read the annual report of the executive
council. II gave in detail many of the
points covered in the reports of the
president. secretary and treasurer
The cOppersmiths made application
for charter but il was denied. aud
the organization was urged 10 affiliate
with the Amalgamated Sheet Metal
Workers in the alliance Arrangements
have been made for the consolidation
Of the two organizations There are a
large number Of organizations not now
affiliated with the federation and the
executive council urges that additional
efforts be made to bring them into the
federation. 1t IS recommended that
unions establish funds and insist on
higher dues.
Protection of Children.
In the matter of the protection of
children, the executive council had bills
introduced i'm the legislatures of many
states prohibiting the employment of
children in mills. factories, mines and
industrial establishments. The prog
ress made during the year was not en-
tirely satisfactory and President Com
pers was authorized to enlist the as
Sisiance of other organizations i'm Sc
curing the passage of legislation in all
states prohibiting the employment of
child labor.
it was decided that i'm the future the
executive council shall not interfere in
disputes between labor organizations
unless the unions involved have eX-
hdusted all means To bring about an
ADJUST ment OF the differences.
Assessment Lowered.
An assessment of cent member a
week for a period of four weeks was
levied on the entire membership of
the federation for the benefit of the
international Typographical union in
ITS efforts to establish an eight-hour
Workday in the job and commercial
printing establishments i'm the United
States and Canada. The Typograph-
zeal union has levied a substantial as
SeSsment for that purpose, and all or
carnations are urged to render all the
assistance possible 10 the printers in
their efforts 10 establish the eight-hOur
day by Jan. 1, 1906.
The question of immigration was Civ
en- consideration by the executive COM
mittee. 1t was shown that over LOCO. -
600 foreigners reached these shores Ia 81
year. and that there would be no de-
creased number this year II was
urged that efforts be made to organize
this foreign element as the low wages
for which they now work are not ONLY
insufficient, but have a bad effect on all
American tOilers,
Finances in Good Shape.
The auditing committees report
showed that the federation is in a good
condition, and that the report of Treas
urer Lennon was correct. The commit
tee on credentials reported in favor Of
seating G. T. Shea, president Of the
TeamsteTs' union. The recommends
tion was adopted. The committee also
recommended that all the delegates Of
the unions delinquent on the assess
ment levied by the Federation of Labor
for the benefit of the striking New
England textile workers be seatede. as
they had made satisfactory arrange
mentS with the secretary.
The American, Federation of Nh
siciaus offered "A resolution which was
adopted. thanking the labor unions OF
san Francisco for supporting Mayor
Schmitz against the enemies Of organ
lied labor. A telegram was ordered
sent 10 Mayor SchmitZ, informing him
of the action taken
At the afternoon session discussion Of
tuberculosis, its prevention and cure
was taken up,