The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
LABOR TO MAKE War
Federation Will Keep Close
Watch on Congress.
PLAN TO KILL BAD BILLS
Demonstration of Strength and
Unity to Be Made During Closing
Days of Session, When UnfavOrable
Measures Are Rushed Through.
Bills TO be Killed or Passed.

All national and international unions
affiliated with the American Federation
Of Labor. as well as all the brotherhoods
Of railway trainmen, are planning to
make a concerted attack upon Congress
in the shape of a big demonstration be-
fore the end Of the coming session.
Legislation OF every character will be
watched closely, and If the plans being
at present formulated mature ten repre-
sentatives of every one Of these interna-
tional bodies will be in attendance on
every days session during the closing
month Of the Congress. These men will
be carefully selected and will be the
ablest and most competent men in the
ranks Of organized labor.
Steps viii be taken at the convention
10 be held at Jamestown, beginning No
vember II, to obtain the direct support
and cooperation OF that body 1t is said
the plan win meet with favor from Presi-
dent Gompers, Secretary Morrison, and
the various members OF the executive
board. and that they viii lend every as
sistance, and make every effort toward
the success Of the movement.
VIII Lend Ready Ear,
Special attention will be paid TO meas
ures in which organized labor has been
interested and 70 those measures which
it has been fostering. Several members
OF the SiXtieth Congress are representa-
tives Of organized labor. elected as a re-
suit of the campaign Of the American
Federation of Labor last year. and these
viii lend ready ear and do everything in
their power 10 foster the movement
With the advice and coaching Of the
executive board and officers of the Fed
Grafton, they viii fight hard for labor
legislation. Careful plans have been laid.
and every end will be used to defeat all
measures which have met with the oppo-
sition of the organized labor movement
IN this country. Every tactic known to
legislators TO defeat and crush measures
that do not meet with their approval viii
be utilized. The fight will be made as
much as possible along party lines, and
those who oppose labor legislation viii
be marked out, and d bitter fight made
against them for reelection.
Such a demonstration as is planned
would flood the Capitol with labor leaders,
the most competent men to be found in
the movement. There are more than
hundred international and national labor
organizations. and ten men from each
would make force superior to the Cen
tral American Army
It IS planned to have the demonstration
in the last month of the session. to watch
in committee and on the floor of the
House and Senate the legislation always
pushed through as the end of the ses-
Sion approaches. 1t is hoped TO push
favored measures through in the rush.
and 10 have men on hand 10 kill all
unfayOrable bills.
Decide on the Fight.
The fight VIII undoubtedly be centered
on the ship subsidy bill, injunction leg
islation, the convict labor law. and for
those two most favored by organized
labor, the eight-hour law and the COM
pulsory labor law. which will, in effect.
resemble and support the child labor law
Columbia Lodge of Nlachinists. No. ia.
the local lodge, composed of machinists
working at the Naval Gun Factory in
this city, is preparing to make a hard
fight for a new foundry at the local yard.
that was lost on a division vote at the
last moment in the last session OF Con
gress. Columbia Lodge is already as
sured that should the necessary appro-
priation for this work not be included in
the naval appropriation bill, it will be
introduced as a separate item on the
floor Of the House.