The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
LABOR REFLECTS
SAMUEL CONPERS
All Other Officers Retained by the
American Federation of Labor
1872 Convention Will BE
Held in Rochester.

Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 25.-After Sc
lecting Rochester, N. Y. as the place
for holding the annual convention
in 1912, re-electing for next year
all the officers of the federation and
adopting without amendment the
reports OF committees the thirty
first annual convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor,
which met here in opening session
two weeks ago, adjourned tonight.
Rochester was chosen as the place
for the next convention over Sc
attic, Wash, and Richmond, Va.
after a good-natured but spirited
contest, Rochester receiving 8,028
votes, Seattle 5,55i and Richmond
2,2i0.
The expected fight on the re-
election of President Samuel Com
pers failed TO materialize.
Disputes Acted On.
When the convention adjourned
tonight il had been in session al
most continuously since. s O'clock
this morning, practically the whole
of the day being devoted to the
reading of committee reports and
the discussion of fractional Difficult
ties which for years have rent sew
eral of the crafts embraced in the
federation.
By far the most serious contro-
yersy, and one which, ii is be-
lieved, has been amicably adjusted.
was that between the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters, with
100000 members, and the Sheet
Metal Workers, as a result of which
the carpenters had withdrawn from
the federation. The carpenters
having agreed to re-enter the build
ing trades department and to abide
by its decisions in the matter OF
its controversy with the sheet met
al workers, the adjustment commit
tee recommended that the carpen-
tiers be reinstated, and the recon-
mendati0n was unanimously adj
opted by the convention.
The iurisdictional contest be-
tween the affiliated and the unaillli-
ated brotherhood Of electrical
workers which has been in progress
for several years, was brought be-
fore the convention in the report
of the building trades department,
and its recommendation that plan
for the analgation of the two or
CARNATIONS, previously recommend
ed by the federation's executive
council, be submitted to referen-
dunn vote of the unafllliated body
was adopted after heated discussion.
The adjustment committee also
recommended the amalgamation of
the International Association of
Steam Filters and the Association
of Journeymen Plumbers with con-
siderable bitterness in Chicago. The
report was adopted unanimously.
Resolutions Adopted.
After the election of officers the
committees on Boycott. 0rganiza-
ton. Resolutions end Education
made their reports, which were
adopted in full.
Among the resolutions adopted
were those condemning working
conditions found TO have existed in
the plant of the Triangle Shirt
Waist Company in New York, which
was destroyed by fire several
months ago, entailing the loss of
$50 lives; urging an investigation
of the Boy Scout movement TO de-
termine its influence and effect up
on labor; recommending the abro-
cation Of the treaty between the
United States and Russia governing
the issuance of passports, and pro-
viding for the setting aside of day
in January when benefit perform
ances will be given in theaters
throughout the country by menu
bers of the White Rat Actors Of
America, the proceeds OF which
will go to the Mcnamara defense
fund