Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

Justice and the protccton and promotion
OF those lights 20 which labor e 90 Justly
entitled. They accuse US Of threatening
congressman with our political il WILL as
though people ,of other intereEts do not
advocate and support the election Of those
who favor ulose interests, and threaten
with political defeat those who are OPP,
posed 70 thenl Evidently Il r. not under
stood that the ballot IN itself is the weapon
with which the constitution has Invested
the cit8,ns, not only to threaten, but TO
carry that threat into execution.
The campaign has, fulfilled one OF its
most important MISSIONS; II has instituted
a great and much needed educational work
"a work manifold in character.
First, as to the congress itself; II we
have not elected single trade Nnion MEM
Der, we stu have thc encouraging pros
pect OF new congress with many menu
bers who certainly must nave been pre-
viously classed as Indifferent now pledged
TO labor's interests. Accepting the state
hostile to labor's interests, when they say
that this campaign has led them to look
more carefully into the legislation which
labor asks, when such congressmen volun.
tarily assure us that hereafter they will
give friendly and sympathetic consideration
and vote for labor measures, may we not
take their ASSURANCES I'm good faith. for
the time at least and at an early day hope
: to see the fruits OF tins change OF heart
have secured the partial use Of school
rooms for the evening meetings of unions;
but much progress on, this line has not
been made. There Is a constantly growing
D desire among our membership to hold their
meetings in halls on the premises OF
which there Is no sale of intoNcants. There
is, however, in nearly all centers
dearth Of sufficient halls suitable for meet
Ing rooms other than those with saloon
In the Interest OF sohriety and morality,
! again urge that this convention strongly
recommend to our affiliated organizations
throughout the country that they inaugu-
rate movement which shall permit the
use OF our public school rooms for the
evening meetings of our labor orgauiza-
lions. .r.-
Following an address by President Comp
ers the credentials committee presented its
report This led to a renpcning of the old
, controversy between the plumbers and
stcamhtters. The plumbers entered a pro-
test against the seating of the steamhtters
delegates, and viii take the matter before
: the execuuv committee.
Report or Secretary.
! Financially as well as otherwise, the
American Federation Of Labor has had
( prosperous year" says Secretary Frank
! Morrison in his report Of the year ended
September 80 The year was closed with
/ Sl13,5tO in the treasury.
The total receipts from all sources are
! $2l5,sl5ls divided as follows Per capita
tax, s1Os,Ois.SS: supplies, S12SS7.sI; American
Federationist, S259l2S7; International Typo
graphical union assessment, 1926 70; Tex
] Ile asseSsuhenI eZ'uOo'lU' ueIenst luhu, Mo'-
$500; premium on bonds. S736.S5.
The expenses are $21s54O.Oi. as follows:
| From general fund.- S124S1s2l: American
Federauorist S26,s6s.12; defense fund, s13, .
6i3.4o: premium on bonds, S59l.16 Inter
national Typographical union assessment,
$52.6012
John B. Lennon, treasurer of the fedora
ton, In his annual report says:
| During the sixteen years marked changes
have taken place in our organization. Then
we were struggling to maintain our ex-
iStencC. Now the federation is as strong
as the everlasting hills. Then the advice
and help of the federation was sought for
by but very few of our unions; now none
of our international unions make any great
trade movement without the approval and
corporation Of the American Fedora tion
Of Labor.