The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-11
IY0N7PE2S (7Ez'I= VS. VY'9I
or Al MEXICAN FEDERAI IOl>
TAs Well as An Amount Of
Legislation in Behalf Of
Labor Unions
TWO MILLIONS SPENT
Among the Workers as the
Result of Strikes during
the Year.

ROCHESTER. n. r, Nov. II
The annual reports Of the presided
secretary and treasurer Of tie
American Federation OF L.aDor Wsr1
presented to the thirty=seeond ~
nual convention OF the Organization
in session here today.
The report OF president samuel
Gompers was thorough and volum-
nous review OF the work OF the or
ganization for the last year. partlc7
ularIy with regard to legislation en-
dorsed by the federation. D9scns-
ing the growth OF the 6ederatfols
Mr.. Gompers's report set forth thaS
during the year ending September
80, 1912. ESQ charters were Issued
to labor organizations amIiating
with the federation
The average membership re-
ported, and upon whom per capita
tax was paid by the amliated organ
{ izations to the American Federation
! of Labor during the last year. said
the report, was 1,77O,145 an In
crease over the number reported for
1911 which was ], 761. 8S5. On Sen
TENDER 80. 1912. the Membership @
the amliated Organizations was H
s41,26s."
President GompeFs reported pros
ress in the Organization q the m
ternationa3 labor movement IN Cana
da and in Porto Rico. In eanada.
he reported total membership Of
from $4,000 to 10000 in the Trades
and Labor Congress. and In Porto
Rico he declared $50 unions ha&
been organized with 5000 member
Improved working conditions WeEo
reported in both Canada and Porto,
President Gompers's report M
cluded statements from the building
trades, metal trades, mining rail-
road employees and union label
trades departments, showing the
progress made by each department
of the federation during the year. 4l "a
the report was included 8 statement
by Albert ]. Berries. secretary -treas-
urer of the metal trades department.
in which said:
The Los Angeles strike contin-
ued for a period covering more than
twenty-one months. At the begin
ming of the fight organization amoQE
the workers OF that city W. - : g
deplorable condition. It 80 eoadeEs..I
conceded by those who were on the
ground that our Aght for the shorter
work day would have been won, had
it not been for the deplorable g.
Iamity in connection with the dq.
struction of the Los Angeles Tines
building. Even with this handicap
after the public declaration OF -
boris position and attitude toward
the alleged crime, there was stnl a
chance of winning, up to the time
the guilt Of the McNamaras was e.
tabIished by their confession. Then
it was recognized that there was no
chance of winning the strike, OF per-
suad ng the employers to make con-
cessions.''
After discussing the visit OF Carl
Legien. secretary OF the 1nteFnga-
tionaI Secretriat. to the United state1
last spring. Mr.. Gompersg report
recommended that the American
Federation send a representative TO
the meeting Of the secreEar1at if-une
is held in 1918. and that, Il no meet
ing is held IN that year the federa-
ton invite the secretariat to meet at
San FRANCISCO in 1915. during me
Panama exposition, either immedl-
ately before or Immediately follow
ing the convention OF the American
federation.
, The report highly recommended
the labor forward movement organ
lied in Minnesota for spreading the
!, union labor doctrines.
/ Mr.. Gompers discussed st length
the efforts OF the American Fedora
ton to organize workers "a the steel
industry. He outlined an extensive
campaign OF education among for-
eigners working In the steel mills.
Reviewing the legislative work Of
the year Mr.. ompers set forth that
fifteen members Of trade union8 AZ
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