Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-11-29
GOMPERS REELECTED
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF FEDORA.
TON OF LABOR FOR THE
TWENTY-FIFTH TIME.

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TWENTY-FIFTH TIME.
present Policy Fully Approved, the
Entire Executive and Administrative
Staff Being Retained in Office by
Unanimous Vote-Resolutions Com.
mittee Reports a Declaration O.
Principles.
Minneapolis, Nov. 24.-Samuel Com
pers has been elected president of the
American Federation of Labor for the
twenty-fitth time in the twenty-siN
years the federation has been in eN-
istence. There was no opposing can
didate.
Endorsement for Gompers meant en-
dorsement for his policy and the men
who had worked with him framing
and executing it. With the usual com
plimentary speeches and motions the
entire executive administrative staff
was reelected by reclamation. The
following are the officers of the Amer
acan Federation of Labor for the COM
ang year:
Samuel Gompers, Washington, pres
1dent; James Duncan, Quincy, Mass,
first vice president; John Mitchell, In
~dianapolis, second vice president;
james O'Connell, Washington, D. c.,
third vice president; Man Morris, Den
yer. fourth vice president; D. A. Hayes,
Philadelphia, fifth vice president; Dan
lei ]. Keefe. Detroit, Mich, sixth vice
president; William D. Huber, Indian
abolis, seventh vice president; Joseph
F. Valentine, Cincinnati; eighth vice
president; John B. Lennon. Blooming
ton, ILL.,, treasurer; Frank Morrison,
Washington, secretary.
Declaration of Principles.
Second in Importance only to the
election was the action taken on the
proposed declaration of principles
drawn up for the federation by the
resolutions committee. These were in
dorsed after two amendments offered
by Delegate Andrew F%uruseth, relative
to involuntary servitude and the initia-
tive and referendum, had been incor-
porated. This Is the declaration:
I'm fu~rtherance of our claim, name
ly, that our principles comprise the
fullest and highest scope of human
activity, and from time to time will
be enhanced and advanced in accord
ance with the demands to satisfy hui
man needs and desires, we recommend
the following as a partial statement
at this time of the economic demands
OF the American Federation Of Labor:
Free schools, free text books and
compulsory education.
abolition of all forms OF %involun-
tary servitude, except for punishment
of crime.
"Unrelenting protest against the is
suance and abuse of injunction process
in labor disputes.
"A workday of not more than eight
hours in the twenty-four hour day.
"A strict recognition of no over
eight hours per day on all federal,
state or municipal work and at not
less than the prevailing per diem vase
rate of the class of employment in
the vicinity where the work is per
formed.
One Days Rest in Seven.
Release from employment one day
In seven.
sThn abolition ~E
tenn on public work.
THE municipal ownership of public
utilities.
The abolition of the sweatshop sys-
Eem.
Sanitary inspection of factory,
workshop, mine and home.
Liability of employers for injury
to body or loss of life.
THE naturalization of telegraph
and telephone.
THE passage of anti-child labor
laws in states where they do not now
exist and rigid defense of them when
they have been enacted into law.
Woman suffrage co-equal with man
suffrage.
Initiative, referendum, imperative
mandate and right of recall.
Suitable and plentiful play grounds
for children in all cities.
Qualifications in permits to build in
all cities and towns that there shall
be bathroom and bathroom attach,
ments in all houses or compartments
used for habitation.
W. favor a system of finance
whereby money shall be issued ex,
cluslvely by the government with such
regulations and restrictions as will
protect it from manipulation by the
banking interests for their own private
gain"
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