The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
G0MPERS SARCASTIC
REFERS TO EXCLUSION FROM
 ROOsEvELTss GUESTS.
American Federation of Labor fn ses- sion at Denver Receives Many ResolutfOns--EeIitfes win
 Cnune neHnta.

Denver, Colo. Nov I0.-The Amsri- can Federation of Labor opened the second days session of its twenty eighth Annual convention by listening to the report of the executive council.
 The appointment of the committee on rules and order of business and the other usual committees followed the adoption of the report of the executive committee.
 The president then announeed that the convention was open for business and the reception of resolutlons. Not q few resolutions have already been sent to the secretary and these were refeTred to the Committee on resolli- tions. According ko the constitution resolutions can be introduced from the floor up to the close on Thursday aft erncon. All these resolutions win be sent to the committee on resolutions and this committee will report them to the convention from time to time during the session.
 One resolution which will come up for discussion is expected to signify entrance of the federation into poli- tics. This resolution will doubtless be the cause of a prolonged discussion.
 Considerable comment was caused by that portion of the annual report Of
 
 convention. in which Mir. Gompers said that President Roosevelt had Issued in- vitations to q number of labor leaders to meet with prominent lawyers and jurists at q dinner at the White House week from today for the purpose of discussing labor Legislation.
 President Roosevelt. said the report of Mir. Gompers, had excluded from the list of invited guests the officers of tho American Federation of Labor, includ- ing it's president.
 Mir. Gompcrs, In an interview on the subject refused to discuss the question from a political standpoint. but said in effect that he deemed himself hon. ored by the exclusion and considered the Presidents act a tribute to his honesty.
 T am honored by the President when he excluded me from his guest list" he said Tt Is 8 high tribute to the manner In which I have represent ed the interests of millions of the worklngmen and women.
 ''This is the first affair of the kind that I know of at the White House to which I have not been invited, but de- spite the fact that l have frequently been asked to meet the President and his friends socially. I have never availed myself of such an invitation.
 When such needs present, I shall meet President Roosevelt or any other President as the representative of the workers. if they re-elect and care to have me represent them.
 The first real struggle fin the con- vention occurred this afternoon on the report of the credentials committed and resulted in the unseating of the delegates of the Flint Glass Workers by an almost unanimous vote.
 The credentials committee report seated all the delegates except those of the electrical workers, whose case was referred to a special committee the operative plasterers association and the flint glass workers. The operative plasterers case was referred to A special committee this afternoon. The reason for refusing them seats was the late arrival of their applica- tion for a charter The other cases heinz disposed of, the contest over the seating of the flint glass workers was begun. For many years the flint glass workers were members of the tedera- tion but withdrew on account Of con troyersy growing out of question or turisdiction with the glass bottle blow CTS association.
 Having seeded from the fedora tion. the flint glass workers as- soclation cannot be restored to mem hership. according to the constitution while ii is in controversy over juris- dIction with an organization belonging to the federation.