The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-19
COMBAT CAPITAL
BY CLOSER UNION
Leaders Ask Federation of Labor
to Adopt Industrial
Unionism.
DELEGATES ARE DIVIDED
Proposal Will Be Threshed Out
on Floor Of Conven-
ton To-Day.
DELEGATES ARE DIVIDED

Rochester. n r, November 3-Ths Quss-
ton whether the American Federation Of
Labor 10 to adopt industrial unionism h
place Of its present policy Of recognising.
except In certain instances. the autonomy Of
trade or craft Organisations. will b dis
cursed tomorrow before the o0nvsntion OF
that organisation. Near the close OF this
afternoons meeting the committee On edu-
cation reported on . resolution for the adop-
ton Of Industrial unionism. majority Of
the committee voted for its rejection. and
minority report favored industrial unionism
where practicable. and where not pracriesbie
. close federation Of trade unions for unined
action
The resolution was introduced BY John
Mitchell. Duncan Mcdonald. John p. White.
Frank J. Hayes. William Green and ]. H.
Walker. Of the United Nine Workers of
America. and 10 a. folIows: .--r
Whereas. the lines are being moro closely
drawn between capital and labor: and
Whereas. the capitalists Of the country
have organised the National Manufacturers
Association and other large employers Or
YanisAtions. compact. cohesive bodies. hav-
ing for their purpose the destruction Of the
trades union movement. and resiising that
in unity there IL strength: therefore be It.
Resolved. That In order TO combat these
compact and powerful organizations OF en-
pioysys OF labor. this convention adopts and
intorses the plan Of organization BY indus
tries instead OF by crafts, which often d.
vides the forces o. labor. and that the OIL
GERS Of the American Federation OF Labor
be instructed to use every effort 10 bring this
about and that they visit the different labor
convention and their influence to mold
sentiment along these lines.
The majority Of the committee deatred 70
substitute for the resolution the autonomy
declaration Of the Scranton convention In
1901. which favored the retention Of the pol
icy OF recognising and maintaining craft or
trade autonomy In so far a. II was CO upati-
Lie with modern organization o: induss BY
special order discussion OF the resolution
wa set for Tomorrow. directly following
man antitrust law the labor movement
An hour OF the afternoon session was given
over to an address by Lewis 7. Bryant. COM
missioner Of labor Of New jersey. on the
protection Of factory employees from accide n,
and IRE.
sion condemned the private detectives
sale to be used break strikes In West vir-
gitia: favored the Development OF State uni
versittes along the Wisconsin extension plan
ocD.mended the movement for wider use o:
schoo! buildings. and urged their for
Ia bot meetings: commended the work OF The
Nstional Conservation Congress. and APP
proved the participation by American Fed
Grafton Of Labor officers in its proceeding,
jus, before the close OF the afternoon Sea-
sion President Gompers read . clipping from
newspaper. In which he was quoted ~ ex-
pressing satisfaction At the recent defea. for
reelection OF Victor Berger the Milwaukee
Socialist Congressman. and said:
The report is absolutely untrue. have
| not directly or Indirectly said OF intimsted
that found satisfsction IN the defea, q
M. Berger"