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

national Union, with perhgns a few thou
sand members, has is votes. and the
bers. has 500 votes Truly, ON FIRST
glance glarinc annmay-fallinC into
the class Of facts which are important If
true. This Is tho explanation: All the
members of the various unions of New
York. Chicago and the other cities send
ing delegates from their central labor
unions. as well as all the members of
the state federations, are already duly
represented in the convention through tho
delegates OF their respective national Cor
internationaD unions, Proof here. there
fore. Of how a half Truth may be 4 whole
error
As thus seen. tho convention becomes
really a delegate meeting OF the national
(or interna tiona) unions. which. how
ever. through both generosity and policy.
invite the state and city central organi-
cations which are made up Of members
OF tho all-encompassinc international Cct
Ms call them) bodies. to participate" in
that forum. school of instruction in
upnionism and common ground for
prompting acqualntanceship which is
termed a convention In the debates
and in the viva yoce voting. the state
and city delegates play an equal part
with the others. bu, on y formal count
they fall away quito TO Ciphcrs. The fed
Grafton thus permits the territorial or
eauizations 10 contribute The force Of
their IDEAS but lodges In the ocCuDa-
tional organizations the power OF decisive
yea and nay,
A feature Of the international unions
Is that each covers America. In the
British Trade Union congress there may
he represented six national unions or
Iahor"rs. or two or three of haticrs. or
tailors. every one having its own set of
OFFICIALS but under the American fed
GRAFTON there can be no dual organization
lin city. state or nation. or or any trade
or calling whatsoever.
Attempts have been made in America
TO promote organization by entire In
duatrics - Industrial organiZatlon"-in
l,,s1,I oh
be merged The theory advanced here Is
that in case of Il strike AN injury 10 on"
query IS therefore put 90 uniontsts, Why
should only n single trade go on strike
against corporation. perhaps TO sure
defeat whereas II all It's employees We're
onsolidat"d into one union they would
be irresistible?
The practice which comes from eX-
periencs, however hos In the nota ole
case OF the Typographical union shown
the value of separating crafts In the
printing industry, even after they had
once been amaIcamated. In n few other
unions in which the unity OF all could
| he endangered by tho independent action
| OF small percentage. as. for tllustra !.
! tion. In the United Mine Workers Of
| America The cook Is counted q member
of the family. and all men employed In
the mining industry are organized as
members OF the same union. The Amer
! lean federation within few yenrs set
l. I'M ''denartmcnts'-of tine building
trades. Of the metal trades. OF several
railway mems organizations-inten 10
| Give recognition 10 whatever Is valuable
| I'm Industrial Unlonism."
| An International union IL made no OF
local unions OF It's calling. each local
union covering "A town city. or In
| casss district Some OF the intcrna "
tional unions have four. hvo or even SIX
hundred local unions in as many places.
! HEADQUARTERS OF the international bodies
arc located 10 suit the convenience Of the
| trade. This brings many OF them 10 the
oitlas OF tho middle west. The federation
Ihcodnuartsrs are in Washington.
| several of the larger old railway
! brothorhoods havs not come INTO me
| American federation moro than is the
| rasc in other labor organizations.
The visitor who sits in the gallery o!