Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-14

York, North Carolina. Ohio. Pennsylvania,
Texas. Utah and Vermont.
Revocation Of Charters.
Charters were revoked. suspended and
organizations disbanded as follows:
Revoked--International Building EN-
ployes OF America and Federal Labor
Union No. S921, San Pedro, Cal Disbanded
-Internationais. 8: centrals. ss; locals. 1855.
Suspended -Internationals, l. centrals, 3;
locals, 226 Ordered to affiliate with inter-
national unions. 40. Affiliated with inter-
nationals, 10. The Allied Metal Mechanics
merged with the International Association
of Machfnists.
A showing is made as to benefits paid to
members by International organizations
during the past year. There are now 56
labels and 10 cards issued by affiliated Or
CARNATIONS.
while there were many threatened
strikes Of the membership of our local
unions there has been expended but
fiscal year. The fact that we had substan-
tial fund and were In a position to take care
of the members enabled our organizers TO
work to better advantage in bringing about
conferences and adjustments. Many
threatened strikes were averted that would
have been costly and drawn largely upon
the funds.
THE subdividing of federal labor unions
their respective internationals of their
crafts, and the transfer Of local unions to
newly formed internationals during the
past two years, has caused a noticeable de-
crease In the membership and number OF
local unions directly affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
THE outlook for the coming year is good
The trade unionists are forcing improved
conditions upon the organized and morgan
lied workers. and are better qualified and
equipped today than ever before to secure
favorable consideration for their demands
and the adoption of more equitable laws
II desire. in conclusion. to extend my ap-
probation, through the delegates present,
to the secretaries and officers OF animated
unions and organizers for their uniform
courtesy and promptness in responding to
communications. and the splendid assist
ance they have rendered, thus enabling me
to more easily fulfill the duties of secre-
tary. I am exceptionally grateful to my
colleagues of the executive council for their
counsel and advice"
Treasurer's Report.
The report Of Treasurer John B. Lennon
of the American Federation of Labor fol-
lows in part:
I'm submitting this. my fifteenth annual
report as treasurer of the federation, I de-
sire to take advantage OF this opportunity
to express my congratulations to the vari-
GUS trade unions of the country upon the
of the fact that many of the newspapers
of the country, and, unfortunately, good
many of our own members, assert that the
trade union movement has been in a great
measure a failure during the recent past.
To me 1t appears as though only the sur
face of the trade union movement Is OBJ
served by the people who make statements
of this character. They have no concep-
ton of the increased discipline that has
taken place among at least all of the older
trade unions; they cannot and do not real
lie the ever-increasing solidarity OF the
whole movement. A few years ago 1t
would have been impossible for the print
to have made the successful campaign
for the enforcement of the eight-hour day
that they have made this year, and these
points of vantage gained by the trade union
are more than an offset to any defeats they
may have encountered
Loss of Members.
The fact that We have lost some men,
bers is nothing unusual, nor is 1T anything
to give one alarm. The real soldiers of
the trade union movement are still fighting
under it's banners, just as undismayed and
as fearless as they have ever been Mr..
Parry. with HIS mob of would-b destroy
ers of the trade union movement has been
almost forgotten He Is lost to view en-
tirely and has been succeeded, as far as his
organization was concerned, by one Mr..
Post. who will in the near future be only
a mileApost- indicating the progress of the
trade union movement. There Is no occa-
sion to be dismayed. There are great ques-
tons to solve, and they will be solved just
as soon as the general intelligence of the
workers and their efforts in their organized
capacity have developed the right solution.
With steadfastness and continued loyalty
to the trade Union, the workers can expect
to achieve in the future greater successes
than they have ever achieved in the past;
and with the printers having won their
eight-hour day 1t will not be long before
other trades will be able to fall in line, and
the eight-hour day will become universal
among the working people of the North
American continent"
This report is largely statistical. 1t
shows:
Total income. .................... S3OS 435. IS
Total expenses .................... 1856 10. 10
Balance In hands of treasurer. :. SIP, 265. As
Balance in hands of secretary. 100000
Total funds, October 1, 1906. $114, 265. 46
Treasurer Lennon concludes his report
with the statement that during the fifteen
years he mas been treasurer the amount