The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-27
mr., GRANT HAMILTON, ORGANIZER OF the AMERt
CAN FEDERATION OF LABOR EXPOSES The
WORKINGS or the SHAM LABOR ORDER


the American Federation Of Labor
exposes the workings of the sham
labor order:
NJ. Grant Hamilton, organizer OF
the American Federation OF Labor, /
in a comprehensive statement to The
Goldfield Tribune makes clear the po- :
sition of his organization i'll the pres
ent labor situation and reviews the
history of the federation in its rela-
ton to other labor bodies. Mr.. Ham
lton scatchingly denounces the III
dustrial Worers f the World as
not a labor organization, but a po-
litical machine, without human SYM
pathy, conceived in intese hatred OIL
all material things, whose leaders
have not hesitated at the commission
of crime to attain a full and complete
axposltion of it's fundamentals.
The Appeal republishes portion OF
his statement at the request OF union
labor representatives in this city.
after the contest, just closed, un'
paralleled in the history OF American
labor movement, it is deemed oppor-
time that an official statement be
made defining the position of the
American Federation of Labor. The
latter organization is fully authorized
to speak for the organized workers
of this country, it having within its
ranks the great majority OF the
Unionists.
The American Federation OF Labor
is outspoken in it's opposition to all
forms of wrong-it stands for the
enforcement of the law and loyalty
to the flag of our country, and upon
this platform it has been the con-
slant aim to ameliOrate the conditions
OF the working men by strict ad-
herence to humane and lawful poilc'
les. How we'll it has succeeded 1t Is
only necessary to peruse the history
of it's accomplishments.
The Industrial Workers Denounced.
NV trade-union education has been
cleaned in the printing establish
ments of the country, and upon the
traditions ana history of the Typo
graphical Union l rely for guidance
in 4-e performance OF my duty. The
acts comitted here under the gulse
Of a labor organization is travest
industrial Warkers is not labor or
zanization- it is a political machine
without human. sympathy, conceived
in intense hatred of all. materia
things. and its controlling splriu
reached out to fulfill its primal mis-
sion by putting into active operation
the policies and ideas OF its founders
Its exemplification effected paralysl
of it's own competent parts and drae
zed honest and conscientious unl"I
lists into the vortex by implication
while it's leaders have not hesitate
at the commission of crime to attan
q full and complete exposition OF 1t
fundamentals.
Unionism, as taught by the amer
can Federation of Labor, STANDS 1c
the highest ideals OF life. for an VI
right manhood, intregity and ever.
thing that makes for the betterme1
of society in general. While l al
permitted to act in Official capaclt
in our movement l propose to 90 m
duty, and with that determination
have had no other course to folio
than to use my best efforts to enae
from the union world this hybrid o
ganization that assumes that the be-
manhood Of our country, members
our organizations, are to be brande
AS unworthy unionists.
(Signed):
M. GRANT HAMILTON.
General Organizer, American Fe
GRAFTON Of Labor.