The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-24

opinion bearing on labor questions OF the
day. I may help readers in general TO
iamillarize themselves yith the work OF
organized labor. not only at conventions
but all the year round. These ohscrra- =
tons are not TO relate TO any Of the
purely organization questions al present
in controversy. but rather 10 the larger
social problems which the trade unions
arc having their share In trying TO solve
and on which the majority OF active
union men are in accord. These articles
are not 10 be attempts at formal ESSAYS
or troatises. are not In the least TO be In
the form Of systcmatized statistical ana
doctrinal statement. They are merely TO
be talks. from one citizen of our big re :
public, on subject which he has at
heart, To such Of It's citizens as may
care 10 hear what he has 10 say thereon
men, meeting people OF those
branches Of society not organized as are
wage earners are frequently SURPRISED
at the latter's want OF knowIedee OF the
methods, forms and mechanism OF trade
unions. with regard TO labor organi2a-
tlon they are in the mental state OF
the boy who Is accustomed 10 seeing
his mother freuuantlv sewing on his but
tons. or the girl who let's her mother
do the Kitchen work. without further
inquiry. Children sympathize with moth
their own important affairs and let her
sweat, Today perhaps the majority or
our pcoplc NAV understand how trade
union is nut together, held intact ny
system OF dues and assessments and
engineered h.. officers who have been
instructed by the members which way
To head. But there Is minority by no
means small who have mastered tha5
elementary chapter In trade unionism
and who because Of Ignorance on tins
point cannot see the why or wherefore
OF much that occurs IN labor agitation
and trade union procedure.
| To summarize the major points need
| ed in the instruction of anyone IN this
, minority | Invite him to look ahead with
l1p eGt
ceedings NJ Atlanta, The meeting Is 10
| be the annual convention ~ the Amer
alton Is an organization of ORGANIZATIONS
| Federated II is 10 b" noted, cot ainai
gamated. That Is 80 say. each OF lis
affiliated organizations is autonomous
| with respect 10 the affairs OF its own
| jurisdiction This lies either within n
| single occupation or within the several
closely related Occupations 9i an IN, mo ,rs
try. or. in case OF the subsidiary central
union within state or q city
Last year. In ST; Louis. the convention
was made up OF 3SI delegates. OF Whon
226 were sent by 20 nationa! m un'ons ,Ss ,Sa
Information. which signifies they lne'ITdaS
Canada) % state federatlons. 5. city
central unions. So trade and fedeill'
unions, department and fralefna' or
ganizalions The number Of votes al
iotted these various classificatlons; nov"
ever tells story not SUGGESTED ps ,. ~.
mere enumeration OF the delegates. lue
22e national tand internationap rHp,s
sentatlves took l5.252 votes ana All INC
others only lT6. This signifies tnaj WINE
the federation acCords enuahtN III uo
bate to ali organizations, 1t rarely gives
the nonlnternational bodies an etiectiSe
voice on critical questions "neh tns
votes arc counted This point Is worm
: while explaining here, because certain
active political party has cried out 70
those nationa OF the Garth In which the
worlers as a class are in political re-
volt that the American Federation OF
Labor is undemocratlc and therefore WI,
anncal and unjust in IT'S apporuoi,'iiIr,sn =
~ fhc votino mower at lis conventions
By these representatives the clti's o
New York aud Chicago. both WIN nun nun
dreds OF thousands Of union mcinDtts
have each only q single vote while io'
example, the Shipgle Weaycrs lhter