Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-19

forth the demands of labor on the sub ject. It was also decided to ask the leaders In congress to fix upon time when a committee from the labor con. ference can confer with them.
 It is understood that the memorial will call attention to the recent injunc ton decisions of the supreme court against labor organizations and asking that the Sherman antitrust law be so amended as to afford relief The com. mittee on labor was authorized to draft q memorial to be sent to the members of the various labor organizations and the people generally, setting forth the prevailing conditions among working men and calling attention to what or. ganized labor demands at the hands of the federal government.
 The conference. which is composed Of representatives from the IF national and International trades unions, or 27. 900 local unions, is regarded as one of the most representative gatherings in the history of organized labor. Formar organization was effected by the cleo ton of President Gompers as perma nent chairman and Frank Morrison as secretary.
 Injunction and Boycott Discussed.
 President Gompers made an address in which he outlined the object of the gathering, saying that. while it was called primarily to consider the recent injunction and boycott decisions of the supreme court, other questionable failure of congress to pass legislation favorable to organized labor and the demands of labor at the hands of that body and the inequalities of the Sher man antitrust act-also will be con. sidered.
 A feature of the gathering was tn. presence for the first time in the his tory of labor gatherings of delegates representing the Farmers National un ion and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. which two bodies have nev. CT affiliated with the American Fedora ton of Labor except in a fraterna, way.
 Details of the conference held he. tween Seth Low of New York. presi. dent of the Civic Federation. and Pres ident Gompers of the American Feeder ation of Labor. which are slowly com ing to light. indicate that labor Is moi yet committed to legislation about to be urged by President Roosevelt along the lines of recommendation by the Civic federation.
 The officials of the American Fedora. ton of Labor are said to be withhold. ing their support from the programme because the president feels that he cannot indorse legislation which would Iegalize trade boycotts by labor unions. The provision of the proposed bill eX empting labor organizations from the operations Of the sherman antitrust law was the medium through which ii was intended to secure full indorse ment by the American Federa ..l of Labor. At the conference at the sEhite House. which Mfr. Gompers attended, 1t appeared that organized labor wss in complete accord with the pro gramme of the Civir federation. Later. however. rr. Gompers conferred with some of his associates in the American federation. and the consensus ef Opin. ion was that the president In hts mes sage to congress should recognize the right of orgsnIsed labor to withhold ifs trade from . concern whose manner oi conducting It's business wss iulmicaI to erganized labor.
 IL is said that the president would not agree to this and. In fac-. that hs vss disposed to urge that boycotts should be suppressed by Iegssiatiot whirh otherwise was fair sc the lsboi sr..Ir-a