The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-11-26
TO SETTLE
TROUBLES
Electrical Workers to
Adjust Differences
McNulty Hot.

The report of the committee on Laws,
at the Toronto convention, was in part
as follows:
Your committee finds that the dis
putes and differences between the two
factions of the Brotherhood of Flee
trical Workers are in some particulars
of long standing, and time, instead of
healing the differences has not i'm
proved them.
I'VE recommend a reaffirmation of
the Denver agreement, and that efforts
be at once renewed to effect a settle
ment, under the terms of that agree
ment.
This Denver agreement had called for
tiOns, both of those now represented in
the Federation and those without the
fold. But the committee on laws sug-
gested more than this. advising a sup
Elementary committee meeting with the
electrical workers.
Regarding this the report reads:
THAT President Gompers be empower
ed to name one representative, Mr.. Nc
Nulty-head of the Electrical Workers
preventative, and Mr.. Reid-leader OF
the Electrical Workers excluded from
the Federation-one representative. The
appointees must be trade unionists
none of whom shall be electrical work
sr.
"The committee of three provided for
in these recommendations shall meet
with the executive council of the A. f.
of L. at their first meeting held at
headquarters after the close of this con-
vention and shall report to the council
what, if any, progress has been made
in carrying into effect the provisions
of the Denver agreement; and if either
or both factions of the Electrical Work
ers have failed to promote the adjust
ment of all differences which divide the
brotherhood. the committee shall re-
port the facts to the executive coun-
Gil. and the council shall then take such
definite action as the case warrants.
Mr.. McNulty secured the floor at this
time. making a short but heated ad-
dress, which threatened to bring about
storm. They broke the agreement
last time" he declared, chow do we
know they won't this time? We stayed
by the decision before. Wen do so
again, but will they"
Delegate Driscol of Boston, felt Mr..
McNulty had taken advantage of the
electrical workers net represented, He
therefore moved that Mr. Reid be al
lowed to state his case
IF they are going to fly at one an
others Threats they'll be further apart
than ever" stated Delegate Lynch
Delegate Walker, of the Executive
Committee, agreed with this Hearing
speakers would only stir up bitterness"
he affirmed.
President GOmperS at TINS time arose
declaring his strong feeling on the sub
iect "In this labor movement I play
no favorites' he declared, "yet unless
there is a strong declaration from both
sides l shall, as a delegate, vote against
the motion to have the question dis
cussed. 7 regret very much that Mr..
McNulty has taken the advantage that
he has"
But continued the president, eve
must know if the two parties will
pledge themselves to agree to the de
cision of the proposed convention. I,
therefore, move that Mr. Reid, repre-
senting the Electrical Workers, unre-
presented in the convention be requested
to state whether he and the men with
whom he is associated win agree TO the
proposed"
81 have stated to the Executive Com
mittee." declared Mr. Reid upon rising.
that we win abide by the recommends
ions of that committee. We state this
IL men. Further than that we will
Ibide by the decision of the commit
ee."