The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-27
RE ELECTED EY AMERICAN FED,
.ERATioN OF LABOR AT DIN.
vGR cONvENTioN.
SUCCESSFUL MEETINC
SETTLES LABOR CONTROVERSIES,
FAvORS POLITICAL ACTION
AND URGES PUBLIC I'M.
PRovEMENTs.

suited as follows:
Presidcnt-Samucl Gompers of New
York
vica PresiIent-James Duncan of
Massachusetts,.
Second Vice Presiient-John Mitch.
ell Of Illinois
Third Vice President-James O'Con.
nell of Washington.
Fourth Vice President-Max Morris
OF Colorado.
Fifth Vice Presdent-Dennis A.
Hayes OF Pennsylvania
Sixth Vice President-W. A. Huber
of Indiana.
Seventh Vice President-James F.
Valentine of Ohio
Eighth Vice President-John Alpine
OF Chicago
Trelsurer-Johu d. Lennon of ILL
nois
Secretary-Fraul; Morrison of Iii.
uois
Next convention at Toronto, Canada.
John Fry and b. A. Larger were
elected fraternal delegates to the Brit
ish Trades congress and Jerome Jones
delegates TO the Canadian Trades con.
gress
For the first time In many years the
American Federation of Labor is freed
from serious internal strife and organ
lied labor is in position to devote all
of its energies - taking care of its
Interests
This situation was achieved as re.
suit of the Denver convention of the
organization that came to an end Sat
nrday night at 7:30. "Auld Lang
Syne" was still echoing against the
vaulted ceiling of the auditorium when
the glvel OF President Gompers fell,
announcing that the convention was
adjourned to meet In Toronto, Canada
next year.
Nearly all the many trade disputes
brought before the convention were
settled or placed in the way of settle |
meIt in a manner that works for har.
mony
The federation, in addition to getting
lid of the internal disputes. went on
record 10 being in politics to stay. It |
pledged fea!ty to no party or no or
shnizaton. but declared that it would
as body support the measures 1t
wanted through whichever party might
grant its demands. To make its posi-
ton on this point emphatic it deposei
AS a member of the executive council
Daniel ] keefe. president of the Long.
shoremans union. and told the newly |
elected officers oishe council that they |
al, ~, Il Al.
joriiy Of the recognized officials of the
labor unions of the country or get out
of office.
tp approving the final report Of the ,
resolutions committee the convention !
INSTRUCTED the various international un.
IONS state AMI city central bodies to use
their influence with the state, national ,
and municipal governments to under
tal1e as much public improvement work
IA possible to give relief to the mil.
lions OF unemployed men. In that con-
nection John II. Walker of the Miners
unions urged the construction OF a
deep waterway between the great lakes !
and the Gulf OF Mexico as a means Of
employing thousands Of workers and of ,
6enefiting the business and CONNER.
cial interests of the country.
The strike Of the shopmen against
the D G r. G. R. r. was in.
dorsed and the executive council In.
structed to issue an appeal for funds
To aid the strikers
Another resolution attacked the EN-.
ploymcut Of illiterates and non English
speaking sailors as dangerous to life
and property
The tiue cross button adopted by the
Denver Union Label League was in.
dorsed and referred to the label con.
ference for adoption for general use.
The convention went on record az
determined 70 fight TO finish the legal
proceedings instituted as a result of
the strikes and boycotts against the
Buck Stove and Range Company of st. |
Louis and the LOWE Hat Company of /
Danbury. Conn. that threatens to
send Gompers. Mitchell and Morrison
to tail for contempt of court
The last act of the convention was |
"A demonstration In favor OF John |
Mitchell. who was attacked bv A. B.
'Grout, 4 Socialist delegate from st. !
Louis. in an alteration growing out of |
the boycott against the Buck Stove and !
Range Company
The vote to adjourn was a rousing
'hurrah" inste\6 of the usual aye.