The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-29
Kansas State Federation of La
Dor to Establish Headquarters.
VIII Put an Active Organizer in
the Field at Once.
FEDERATION'S POLICY.
VII. m. Walker Gives Some Ideas
OF the Organizations Work.
To Instruct the Women How to
Favor "UniOnism."

Wichita Kan, May 29.-When Cen
era1 Organizer Henry NJ. Walker of the
American Federation of Labor. who is
organizing the Kansas State Federation
of Labor, was shown several inter
views from Topeka papers regarding the
objects, aims and policy of the State
Federation of Labor and its attitude
towards other organizations today, he
replied as follows:
Il am organizing the Kansas State
Federation of Labor and am carrying
out the instructions of the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor in the matter. have been work
ing under the instructions of President
Samuel Gompers for Is years and sup
posed I ought to understand my bust
ness by this time as well as the policy
of the A. F. of L. and its officers.
There is no individual in Kansas to-
day. care not how high an office ne
may hold, who has any right to ex-
press through the newspapers what the
policy of the Kansas State Federation
of Labor is going to be, that is ques-
ton which will be determined by the
delegates at the Topeka convention and
the officers whom they elect and no IN
dividual has a right to take to himself
that privilege which belongs to the
mem bership of the trade union move
nent of Kansas.
1T is not for me to say. but I can
suggest. that if the aims and OBJECTS
of the Kansas State Federation of La
Federations of Labor they will be some
thing on the following order:
Il. To bring the members and unions
of organized labor of a state more
annual conventions and a system of
monthly ceports from all sections OF the
state, which will not interfere with the
trade regula tions of the national craft
organizations.
p. To look after and provide for
legislation affecting the interest of all
wage-workers of the state.
% To see that the state officials in
Office, whose duty it is to enforce the
labor laws. do SO without equivocation
or evasion.
"A. To carry on the work of organic
ing the unorganiZed in conjunction with
the national craft organizations.
80. To organize city central labor
bodies and bring about the closer az
fliation and cooperation OF the local
unions in that vicinity.
&c. To educate the unionists and their
families to buy union labelled goods and
cooperate with the union farmer.
s'7. To educate the unionists ana
their families as to what the condition |
is and under what terms the union
label store and shop cards are used.
IS. To place the workers when organ
lied into their respective national craIt |
organizations and thereby prevent dual
and Independent movements from
80 To organize the women folks of
the woman's International Union Label
league so that they may know how TO
spend their money in the interest OF
unionism.
10 To gather statistics constantly
as to the conditions of the wage
workers in state and furnish such IN
formation as will adj the general trade
formation as will aid the general trade
so that their craft may be
more thoroughly organized
He claims that he is meeting with
great encouragement. that already Gre
dentials are being received from or
that have elected their del
egates the past week. And when ask
ed his opinion about the labor laws of
kansas he said: Il am sorry to have
to complain. But I find that Kansas
has more laws and less enforcement
than any of our western states.
And continuing he said: 1T is my
opinion that the Kansas State Fedora
ton of Labor will establish permanent
Headquarters and likely put an organ
izer permanently in the field in Kan
sas And 1 know that the A. F. of
/. is going to place additional organic
ers in the Kansas field within the next
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