Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-11
CONPERS MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT !.
TO FEDERATION
Reviews Work Of Labor Or
ganixations During Past
Year and Outlines Policy
for Future.

nual reports Of the president. secre-
tary and treasurer Of the American
Federation Of Labor were presented to
the thirty second annual convention of
the organization in session here today.
The report Of President Samuel
Gompers was a thorough and volumin-
Gus review Of the work Of the organi-
zation for the past year, particularly
with regard to legislation endorsed and
supported by the federation. Discus
sing the growth Of the federation, Mr.
Gompers' report set forth that during
the year ending Sept. 30. 1912, $50
charters were issued to labor organi-
zations affiliating with the federation.
1.-THE average membership reported,
and upon whom per capita tax was
paid by the affiliated organizations to
the American Federation of Labor dur
ing the past year." said the report.
was 1.770.145, an increase over the
number reported for 1911 which was
1,761.s35. On Sept. 80. 1912, the MEM
bership of the affiliated organizations
was 1,S41,26S."
President Gompers reported progress
in the Organization Of the interna-
tional labor movement in Canada, and
In Porto Rico. In Canada he reported
q total membership Of from 10000 to
70, 900 in the Trades and Labor con-
gress, and In Porto Rico he declared
100 unions had been organized with
5000 members. Improved working con-
ditions were reported in both Canada
and Porto Rico.
Los Angeles Strike.
statements from the building trades.
metal trades, mining, railroad employees
and union label trades departments.
showing the progress made by each
department Of the federation during
the year. In the report was included
statement by Albert J. Berres, Sec
retary- treasurer of the metal trades
department, In which he said:
"The. Los Angeles strike continued
| for a period covering more than q
months At the beginning of the fight
| organization among the workers of that
city was in deplorable condition. II
| is generally conceded by those who
were on the ground that our fight for
| the shorter workday would have been
won had 1t not been for the deplOr-
able calamity in connection with the
| destruction Of the Los Angeles Times
| building. Even with this handicap,
after the public declaration of labors
position and attitude toward the al
legged crime, there was still chance OF
20 49, MaN,.ros n,os astah,ished nv
| their confession. Then 1t was recog-
| nized that there was no chance OF
| winning the strike, or persuading the
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