Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-23
Demand Gompers Leave
National CHIC Federation
Principal Fight of the Atlanta conven-
ton Will Be on This
Point.

Atlanta, Ca, NOV. Ut SpeclaL)--
The principal fight of the convention
of the American Federation of Labor
now on in this city will be on the ques-
ten of compelling President Gompers
and other Labor heads to leave the
National Civic Federation. This or
ganization, claiming to be organized
for the purpose of bringing about
harmony between capital and Labor,
is in bad with the progressive element
of the Labor unions, and the United
Mine Workers recently compelled
John Mitchell to choose between the
Federation's salaried position and re-
tanning his membership in their union.
He chose the latter. Since then, sew
eral heads of international unions,
who also belonged to the Federation,
have been defeated for reelection in
their unions, but Gompers and other
'reactionaries have refused to read the
handwriting on the wall, and have
steadily defended the Civic Fedora
ton. e.ss7
The fight has now been brought on
the floor of the convention by reso-
luton introduced by the United Mine
Workers, which was reported adverse
.ly by the committee. under Gompers
influence. The Mine Workers are
supported by the Western Federation
of Miners, and other radical organiza-
tions, and a gliyely fight is ANTICIPATED,
The Civic Isderason.
The Civic Federation has the fol-
lowing officers. s
The personal of the Civic Fedora
ton is it's own condemnation in the
eyes of the organized workers. Its
list of active members comprises men
who have been long noted as oppon-
ents of Labor, and scarcely one who
has ever been noted as friendly 70
Labor. or conducting a union estab-
lishment. It's list of officers INCLUDES
the noted August Belmont Following
is the complete list: Seth Low, presl-
dent: Samuel Gompers, vice presl-
dent; Nahum j. Bachelor, vice presi-
dent; Ellison A. Smyth, vice president;
BENJAMIN Tde Wheeler, vice presa-
dent; Isaac N. SeligHan, treasurer;
Ralph M. Easley, chairman executive
council: John Hays Hammond, chair
man committee on organization; Will
liam R. Wilcox, chairman employers
welfare department; Alton B. Parker,
chairman department on uniform legis-
iation; Nicholas Murray Butler, chair
man industrial economics department;
August Belmont, chairman dept. COM
pensation industrial accidents; George
w. Perkins, chairman wage earners
insurance department; Emerson Nc
Millin, chairman dept. interstate and
municipal utilities; Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, chairman woman's welfare
department; E. R. A. Seligman, cnalr-
man taxation department; D. L. Cease
secretary.
Executive comimttee.
The Executive Committee includes
"on the Part of.tKe Public:
William Howard Taft president Oh
the United states), Washington, D. q.
Franklin MacVeagh tSecretary OF
the Treasury, Washington, D. G.
Elihu Root, kunited States SENATOR
New York City.
Andrew Carnegie (Philanthropist)'
New York City.
John ireland (Archbishop OF the
roman Catholic church,, st. Paul.
James speyer (speyer & Coz New
York City.
Walter George Smith, president
Conference of Commissioners on unl'
form state Laws), philadelphia, "a.
Albert Shaw editor, Review OF Re
yiews,,), New York City.
q. Eyerit Macy (Philanthropist)
New York City.
theodore Marburg political Econo
mist, Ithaca, New York.
frederick N. Judson, attorney, st
Louis, Mo.
Talcott Williams IEcOnOmic Writer)
philadelphia, Pa. :.
Charles Sickle, Secretary Commls
sion on Church and Social seryice)
New York City.
John NJ. Stahl, Farmers Nationa
Congress), Chicago. III.
aon the part Of Employers tners
are the following:
william B. Baldwin. president otii
Elevator COZ, New York City.