The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-27

,ernoon Rev presided and MITCHELL Len
non and delivered addresses plainly stated that they
pohbonit but their opposition to the licensed saoo
emphatic be to those who may have
imagined that the inclined to
Five thousand people crowded the
magnificent hall. that it an audience
of earners Every time one OF the speakers LOOK rap
audience cheered to the echo As
there and listened to the speeches OF John Mitchell 1ohn
Lennon thought to myself: The American work
beginning study this great question from the stand
liberty bore what of in the
labor asserted that the trades unions of the
country
h, ~ 4h reat temneranee mass meeting of labor at Massey
in of the Federation convention
thing that impressed the necessity OF trim
sending few international officials back the they
cultivated SYMPATHY for the rank and file 1t is pos
be keep in Office Tat salary for such long time
he he is supposed represent
Far be from censor of another man habits but
distinct regard for the truth mpels me to make the statement
that almighty tired of seeing some big officers
all the booze there in sight 1t Is not my place to mention
the ought to be sitting and taking
At another time think it to call the at
enton of another union
this that boozng prevalent the convention Far from
conceived duty dispose of the
visible supply But there far less drinking at the Toronto
convention than usually similar number OF dele
gates republican democratic convention in
Omaha. n Lincoln before the saloons closed
One other thing borne in mnd-the necessity
of 'bg they entire labor
There is James Duncan for instance James big
right, believe the American Federation
of Labor would survive his sudden taking Off Pompou
positive the point of bnlheadednes and quite
mantle of Gompers falls his shoulders
the labor will the demntion bowwows
gets upon
only duty to pay the per capita perform
the barracks When Duncan took it himself
try they organize,
should be admitted membership he bit off considerably
than his will be able mascae However Duncan is
afraid of and that man James NJ Lynch Duncan
realizes that if he for the presidency of the Fedora
tion jim Lynch the will have to beat and it great
him jockeying for advantage When the struggle
III Lynch I've had differences with
the president of International but I'll cheerfuly admit
that for brains organizing ability and readiness
nothing of his skill as pariamenaran- is not man in
the labor who has anything Jim lynch
Duncan knows this and Duncan is scared.
John b. Lennon is of the strong the
He has been treasurer of the Federation for two decadend is
president Of the Talors International Union He chairman
oversy and after it all the proesants would have
been willing to him the third arbter Lennon
courtesy itself Two three national organizers the commit
disposed giving
of some national organizers of the American Federation of La
Dor the less wonder the lack of results from all the
expend organization I'll take off o John
day in the week.
The soaed faction every
to feel grateful the Ohio and Iowa state deraions of
labor and to the sipned central bodies that refused bull
dozed into throwing out the Reid locals delegates If Secretary
Morrison had taken the bit in his
charters the Reid faction would have
of hearing Toronto taowegged chasing
through Hade The machine had all up utterly
ignore the Reiduphy faction and the McNulty Collins
crowd everything in the of recognition This would
carried finish if the
feeaons and of the abolished central bodies had piled
with such fecenes that
to be done heal the breach 1t didn't Chairman
the laws committee long that only any pro
whatever from the beginnng-whch
taking up the electricians squabb And that the Reid
Murphy faction opportunity argumen
and the proof the Reid Murphy faction all the
This statement is borne by the fact
wasn't the Reid Murphy faction pleasant
unanimously adopted that compromise dating
the Denver giving oppor
t to get together And Reid and Murphy milngly dear
that the convention plan suits them from the ground
Secretary Morrison has peculiar ideas the
ings of the constitution He holds that the constitution work