Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
ITS BUSINESS ENDED
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, A. F. OF L.,
ADJoURNS.
Routine Business Transacted at Its
Closing Session Yesterday
Disputes Considered.

| Final adjournment was taken by the ex-
ecutive council of the American Federation
| of Labor yesterday afternoon after having
| been in continuous session since last Mon
| day morning. During the early part of the
| week a large part of the time of the coun-
| Gil was taken up with hearings on various
| questions. The sessions Friday and yester-
| day were devoted to considering the evil
| dence submitted at these hearings, render
| Ing decisions thereon and the disposal of
| routine business which had necessarily been
| held up until the closing hours of the coun-
| Gil meeting.
| number of applications were received
| for the appointment of special organizers
| or requesting special organization work in
various sections of the country. These APP
| plications will all be granted, il is stated,
| just as rapidly the funds of the fedora
ton will permit. 1t is the intention of the
executive council, it was explained, to pros
| ecute special organization work to the very
| fullest limits of the financial ability of the
| federation.
A number Of cases were taken up involv-
| ing disputes between the various affiliated
| trade organizations and the concerns and
companies by which their members are en-
ployed
In the case of the International Union of
otcdHl TIHSiueeiS against the bOuDle
Holsters Runners of New York city it was
decided that the charter of the latter organ
ization should be revoked.
Will Protect Horseshoe1s.
In the of the Horseshoers against
the International Union of Hold Carriers
and Building Laborers to the question
OF jurisdiction between the two organiza-
tons, the executive council assured the
former union, which is directly affiliated
with the A. F. of L., that the council will
exercise it's best efforts to protect the men,
bers of the Horseshoers' Union in the line
of work they now perform.
The local union of German engineers of
New York city requested the cooperation
of the executive council in it's application
for charter to the international union. The |
matter was referred to President Gompers |
For some years there has been local |
union of iron clippers in New York city |
directly affiliated with the A. F. of l., |
jurisdiction over which is claimed by the |
international Union of Foundry Employees,
the latter organization having waived the |
question of insisting upon the members of
this local becoming a part of the interna- |
tional union. Local conditions having read |
justed themselves within the recent past by |
reason of which it vas deemed to the best |
interests of all parties that the local union |
of iron clippers should become part of the |
international union. The council directed |
that it be recommended to the international |
union that a charter be granted to this !
local as chlpperS union instead OF SIMPLY |
a local union of foundry employees.
The case of the Wood, Wire and Metal |
Lathers International Union against the
International Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers was taken up and
the contention of the former organization
as to its claim of jurisdiction sustanel.
The Stone Cutters association made APP
plication for chart,-, but the same was
held in allegiance pending a conference be-
tween the representatives of that organiza-
ton and the representatives. of the In
ternational Association of Marble Workers.
so that clear and distinct understanding
as to the jurisdiction of each may be
reached.
Leftover Business.
There were number of resolutions re-
ferred by the Minneapolis convention to the
executive council. which were not acted
upon at the meeting of the council held In
Minneapolis last November after the ad-
journment of the convention. These mat
tiers We're taken up y the regular routine
of work two of them being of special inter-
est. One called for the appointment of
committee to make an investigation of Ia
Dor conditions in the Panama canal zone
This was referred to President Gompers
The other was the formulation OF some
plan for securing better cooperation be-
tween the city central labor unions and the
farmers organizations throughout the coun-
try This was also referred to President
GomperS.
| The American Flint Glass Workers
Mon made application for charter, pro-
| test against its issuance being offered by
! the glass bottle blowers. 1t was directed
| that President Gompers should call a con-
! ference to define lines of jurisdiction.
| The Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water
| Tenders Benevolent Association of New
! York made application for charter, but,
! inasmuch there is some question of jur-
| isdction between that body and the Inter-
! national Association of LonSshoremen and
| the Seamens International Union. the mat
| ter IF application was deferred for con-
| ference to be held between the several or
| CARNATIONS interested. that the question
| of jurisdiction could be definitely agreed
| upon.
| The Pocket Knife Blade Grinders and
! Finishers' National onion made applica-
ton for the Endorsement of its label, which
was granted.
| Several directly affiliated local unions APP
| piled for Endorsement of -vage-scales calling
| for increase in pay, several of which were
| granted Others were deferred for further
| investigation as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the
| course decided upon by the unions involved.
The question of the Importation of alien
labor to South Carolina and the violation OF
the Chinese exclusion act, both of which
matters were by resolution referred by the
Minneapolis convention to the executive
council were discussed at considerable
| length, and President Gompers was di-
rected to take these matters up with resi-
dent Roosevelt.
The council adjourned, s~1ject to the call
of the president.
MASQUERADING AS WOMEN.