Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-30
GOMPERS REELECTED
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF Fedora.
TON OF LABOR FOR THE
1WENTY-FIF1H TIME.
Present Policy Fully Approved, the
Entire Executive and Administrative
Staff Being Retained in Office by
Unanimous Vote-Resoiutions Com.
mittee Reports a Declaration Of
Principles.

nutee neP0TtS Oeclaratlon OF
Principles.
Minneapolis, Nov. 24.-Samuel Com
pers has been elected president Of the
American Federation of Labor for the
twenty-fifth time in the twenty.si1
years the federation has been in OK.
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 star
was reelected by reclamation. The
following are the officers Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor for the COM
ing year:
Samuel Gompers. Washington, prss-
ident; James Duncan, Quincy, Mass.
first vice president: John Mitchell, In
d1anapolis. second vice president:
James O'Connell, Washington. D. c..
third vice president; Max Morris, Den
yer. fourth vice president: D. A. Hayes,
Philadelphia, fifth vice president: Dan
Tel J. Keefe. Detroit. Mich, sixth vice
president; William D. Huber, Indian
apolis, 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 Furuseth, relative
to Involuntary servitude and the initia-
tive and referendum, had been incor-
porated. This is the declaration:
I'm furtherance Of our claim, name
~, 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 hu.
man needs and desires, we recommend
the following as 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 not over
eight hours per day on all federal,
state or municipal work and at not
less than the prevailing per diem wage
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.
"The abolition of the contract sys-
TEN on public work.
"The municipal ownership of public
utilities.
"The abolition of the sweatshop syn.
tenn.
SANITARY. inspection of factory,
workshop, mine and home.
Liability Of employers for injury
to hO(lV Or 10sa nf lifa
1.-THE naturalization Of TELEGRAPH
and telephone.
1.-THE passage Of >anti-child labor
laws In states where they do not now
oxist 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 plantiful 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.
I'VE favor a system Of finance
whereby money shall be issued ex.
clustvely by the government with such
regulations and restrictions as will
protect 1t from manipulation BY the
banking interests for their own private