Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-24

Secretary Frank Morrison
Submits His Annual Report.
YEAR AN EXPENSIVE ONE
Money Had to Be Spent Fighting
Suits Under Sherman Anti
Trust Law.

Secretary Frank Morrison of the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor today submitted
to the executive council of that organiza.
ton. now in session in the Ouray bui =
Ing, his report for the first five mon rs
OF the federation fiscal year. from Octo-
Der / to March 1. 1t showed receipts
$50. 114.61. which, together with the bal.
ance on hand, brought the total up tc
$3.50; 41S17. The expenses in that period
were $7T,s15
The balance on hand March i; 1910. was
$154. 60S.O7. The per capita tax for the
five months was al. $50 o5, showing ar
increase Of $l,463.5 over last year. indi.
eating an increase in membership of near.
ly 8,OOO
Mr.. Morrison explained that the in.
creased expenditure was due to the It'll.
cation before the courts under the Sher.
man antitrust law, injunction and con.
tempt proceedings.
newly formed local unions directly AMI.
lated with It, against fifty-two for the
corresponding months of last year AT.
hliated international unions reported the
issuance of 40 charters within the past
five months.
The National Association of Retail Gro.
GERS of the United States requested
through James p. Sullivan of Chicago ant
John A. Green Of Cleveland, that the ex
ecutive council take action for an amend
ment of the oleomargarine law. Another
session of the council is being held this
afternoon.
Considered Gompers' Report.
The executive council OF the federation
at Its sessions late yesterday gave con-
| sideration to the report Of President Com.
pers upon the condition OF the laho,
movement OF the country and the cause
calling for a special meeting Of the coun.
Gil relating to the decisions of the courts
| as they affect the voluntary organization.
Of labor: such as the decision of the Su.
preme Court of the United States in de.
| claring that the voluntary organizations
of labor come under the provisions Of the
Sherman antitrust law. and under which
decision the hatters of Danbury, Conn.
were mulcted In damages in the sum OF
So. 600. the suit against the United
Brotherhood of Papermakers for 500. 600
the injunction issued by Justice Dayton
Of West Virginia and the sustaining o.
that injunction by the federal court OF
appeals, the Injunction forbidding tn.
officers Of the union to attempt to or
ganize the miners employed by the min
ing company petitioning for the injunc
tions.
The report contained the status of tn
labor measures pending before Congress
and the necessity for action among tn
workers Of the country to protect an,
promote the rights and interests and free
dom OF the workers. He reported furthe
upon the charges presented to the Presi
dent against the United States Steel Cor
poration and the document presented t
the Attorney General in support Of tn
charges.
Mr.. Gompers reported upon other mat
tiers of interest to labor. A number O
matters affecting the af1iliated organize
tions were considered, among those pre-
senting them to the council for considera
ton being: Joseph Evans of the Ston
Cutters International Union, George E
Howley, president Of the Minnesota Stat
Federation of Labor: W. e. Carey, presi
), dent of the International Brotherhood @
Papermakers; D. D'Allasandro, presiden
of the Hold Carriers and Building Labor
, ers' International Union: William ]. Spen
: Ger, secretafy-treasurer of the buildin
trades department of the A. F. Of L.; A
Prebstle and G. Kugler, secretaries Of tn
International Union of Brewery Worker,