The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-26
Declared Paramount to
All Questions
NOT By SUDDEN STEP
american Federation OF Labor Calls
For Campaign OF Education and
Organization Toward the De
sired End-Grcat Demon
SfratioD Next Thursday
siratioD Next Thursday
CBy the Associated Press.


Norfolk, Va. Nov. 22-The Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor today. decIar-
ing a universal eight hour day para
mount to all questions, even TO an in
crease in wages-except in such
trades and callings where the earnings
are 50 meagre as to make it difficult 10
maintain d fair Of living
called for a campaign of education and
organization among all affiliated or
CARNATIONS that will aid in bringing
about the desired end. The Federa-
ton determining that it would be i'm
possible to secure a universal eight
hour day by any sudden or radical
concerted step. issued a call for the
accumulation by all tradesmen Of a
sufficient fund to make them fully pre-
pared for the fight when opportunity
viii favor the most immediate sue
cess, with the least degree of suffering
n privation."
AVerring tina the time is not ripe
for d universal union label the V
ton declared the present system of
craft abels as best calculated to serve
the purposes for which the union Ia
bel is designed" h Federation call
ed upon all persons affiliated in the
trades union movement to demand the
union label on all products purchased
and especially called upon all men to
demand the blue LABEL upon their
tobacco.
After a lone and exciting debate the
convention referred to the executive
council a proposition to compel all in
ternatiOnal unions having locals aftili-
ated with the United Hebrew Trades
Council of New York to call upon To-
Gals to withdraw therefrorn. The dis
cuSsiOn brought out many trades union
ntarnotjnna tro1hlas in New York
Denying that any religious question
was involved, several speakers alleged
that the united Hebrew Trades Coun-
cil' protesting to be an aid to the
organizations affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, had no more
to separate organization than did
Irish or Germans, and in promoting
the boycott of recognized unions in
New York with continuous work
against the interests of trades unions
in that city when on strike.
The convention accepted an invita-
ton to join the trades unionists of
Washington, District of Columbia, e
Thursday in a great demonstration
for the preservation of trade union
ism in the District of Columbia"
The Federation disposed of a large
amount of business. A number of
boycott resolutions were passed and
other important action taken, calling
for all international unions to have
their locals affiliate with central bod
les, calling for a minimum wage of
50 per week for all female retail
clerks; calling upon the mat packers
to define their future policy towards
the cutters and butchers in the big
meat packing houses of the country;
referring to the council the
matter OF having all International
unions call upon their locals to with
draw from the Brooklyn Federation of
Labor and join the Brooklyn Central
Labor Union; calling for the univer-
sal organization of union label
leaugues'' such as those in Denver,
Salt Lake City. st. Louis and Kansas
City: calling upon the women of the
cOuntr to demand the union label on
all products purchased and referring
10 the executive council with hearty
approval the question of having
women C~rganiZerS.