Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-19
LABOR PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN
Federation Of Labor Issues an Address
Outlining Political Policy.
APPEAL TO LOCAL UNIONS FOR FUNDS
No Contributions VIII He Accepted
from Candidstes-GOmper 60
visit New York and
chicago.

WASHINGTON. Sept. ls-The executive
council OF the American Federation OF Lac
Dor today adopted the report of the labor
representation committee regarding its par
ticipation in the political campaign and in
that connection adopted the following reso-
luton:
The committee is authorized and directed
to continue the campaign to IT'S conclusion
for the attainment OF the largest degree of
success for the protection and promotion
of the rights and liberty of working people
and the people. generally. And to the at
tainment OF these laudable purposes the eX
ecutive council OF the American Federation
OF Labor calls upon all reform forces and
public spirited citizens who sympathiZe
with the EFFORT to re-establish Justice and
right in the affairs of our country. to CO.
operate with our movement. our cause and
campaign
Fight on LittIeaeid.
The report OF the committee refers 10 the
participation of the committee in the cam
paign against the reelection OF Representa-
tive Littlefeld OF Maine and says:
IT is true that Mr. Littlefeld has been re-
elected, but by so small a margin as COM
pared to his previous election that II has
indeed been a great moral victory and one
which Will have salutary influence. not
only upon the coming election. but also
upon labor's standing before congress in
the future. In former election Mr. Lit
tleheld ran immensely ahead of the other
| representatives OF congress In the state and
aiSo iar IN advance OF the head OF the
state ticket. Our fellow-workers in Maine
| faithfully carried on the conpaign as out
| lined by the executive council
Campaign Textbook Issued.
The Federation has issued a textbook for
the general campaign and the report COM
mended authority for another appeal for
funds for carrying on the campaign The
| report continues:
We recommend that representatives. of
| anliated organizations give their active
cooperation in the coming campaign and
| accept assignments TO deliver addresses
\ ana participate in contests to carry out
| labors plan of campaign We recommend
| that at the conclusion OF the Campaign a
| 1ull and fnal report, so far as possible be
made by the labor representation committee
| 70 the executive council and that the same
| be Incorporated as part OF the report Of
| the executive council to the Mime polls
| convention. We further recommend that
| at the close of the campaign, a hual re-
port or receipts and expenditures be printed
| ana mailed to all affiliated interna tional
| central bodies, state fedora lions directly
| afiliated locals, the labor press and or
| ganisers and that there be printed thereon
| that any person interested and DESTROYS of
obtaining copy. may receive the same
upon writing for IL, enclosing postage. We
also decided to request President Gompers
to visit New York and Chicago as soon
as possible to bring about unity of action
| In those cities upon labors plan of cam
paign.
We have every reason to report that the
campaign, so far has been encoura ging
In the greatest possible degree and that
IT. conducted as clean cut and upon as
high a plane In the future, we shall have
| a good accounting to give OF the work done
and yet to be done in the interests of the
great cause we have the honor to represent
| Nm Caufvthut fou. f-orn c.u5ka.so.