Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-13
FEDERATION TO FIGHT
THE MANUFACTURERS.
Labor Organizations Come oul
Strongly in Favor Of q War
10 The Knife.
WILL RAISE FUND FOR PURPOSE
unIons Claim That Manufacturers
Association is Bringing too Much
Pressure to Bear Upon Them, While
Latter Claim MS Fight to Have
Unions Live Up to Contracts.
(Hy Associated Press.l


NORFOLK. VA. Nov l2.-That
there viii be war to the knife between
tho American Federation of Labor
and the National Association of Man
ufactlircts was evidenced today Mt the
morning session OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor here. The Fedora
tioa has already taken the aggres-
s!vc by looking to the establishment
nj fund to fight the manufacturers
through it's executive voimcil Tho
whole cry is that undue pressure is
being brought to bear by the manu-
iacturers of the country against orSa-
ni2ed labor. much to the Diet. iment OF
the latter, it is claimed
On the other hand the manufac-
tnrers combat this in statement is
sued today from James NJ. Van
Clcavc, president of the National AS
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers, in which
he holds the object of the association
IS to put laEor unions on basis
whereby they may be held RESPONSE
hle for their contracts. AS an in.
stance the pending court proceeding
in New York OF the Typothetae
against the pressmen for the recovery
of damages on account OF the alleged
breaking OF contracts by the press
men Is CIbtHi.
On the Issue made by Mr.. Gompers
today by seeking funds to fight the
suit brought by Mr.. Van Cleavc, as
president of the Buck Stove and
Range Company OF ST. Louis, against.
President Gompe:s and the Fedora
lions executive council, the associa-
ton comes out latfooted with the
statement that 1t will fight the boy
.,..t. ~ -f.1t.
The report which had been circu-
on the Pacific slope that there is
shortage of skilled labor in the
Northwest and at tho navy yards ut
GUS and n resolution from tho iron
trades adopted at the meeting OF tho
Central Labor Council OF Seattle last
month which was presented denounc.
cd this report as untrue and asked
the press to correct the impression
as far as possible.
The Afternoon Session.
The members of the Federation
got down to business again Mt 2:30
p. M, taking up the thread which
they worked on during the forenoon
session. a call was made TO the
chairman of the various committees
which had been appointed asking II
reports were ready. but no meetings
OF committees had been arranged up
10 that time, Committee rooms were
then designated and hours set for the
meetings for the dozen or more com
mittees preparatory TO an early report
tomorrow.
Six delegates were refused seats in
the convention because of the affairs
OF the organization they represent
had not been settled with the parent
tody. Pending the refusal OF the
delegates to seat in the convention
arrangements were made to have ali
Indebtedness settled and the delegates
reinstatcd.
Various invitations were extended
to the convention to hold their next
meeting. the most conspicuous Of
these being ON Governor Fred
Warner. of Michigan. who offered De
troll as M ideal place for the Fedora
tons 1909 convention. Numerous res
ontionF. petitions and amendments
were filed for the action of the com.
mittco on resolutions.
For an Eight Hour Day.
During the day the Federation took
aggressive steps towards the estab
nanmsnt CT universal eight nOur
lay in America and began action look
Ing to ways and means for the raising
of sufficient fund to fight the war
which the executive conncl has be-
gun through the Manufacturers as
soci7tion with an available fund of
$1500,000 en- hand. but later against
organized labor with particular aim
by the Manufacturers Association
against the efforts or the American
Federation of Labor for the anchor
alton Of the conditions of the work.
ing classes and wealth producers" of
the country.
Tho Federation authorized Presi-
dent Gompers to appoint special com
mittecs for the consideration of both
OF these questions. the committees to
report during the present sessions.
Two hours OF the morning session were
devoted TO the hearing of the annual
reports OF the executive council which
was read bv First Vice President
James O'Connell The most promin-
ent feature was the revocation Of tho