Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-12
FEDERATION Of
LABOR GROWING
Reports Made by President
Gompers and Other
Officials

/ annual reports OF the president, sec
rotary and treasurer OF the Ameri-
/ ian Federation OF Labor were pre-
sented 20 the Thiriy-second annual
convention OF the organization 10 ses.
sion here today.
The report OF President samuel
Gompers gas a thorough and volum-
/ nous review OF the work Of the
Organization for the past year par
| ticularly with regard ~ legislation
endorse and supported By the FEEDER
alton Discussing the growth OF the
Federation. Nr Gompers' report set
forth that during The year ending
September go. 1919. 200 charters
ae-o issued 20 labor organizations
affiliating with the Federation.
The average membership report
sd and upon whom per capita tax
gas paid by the affiliated orTaniza
iions 20 the American Federation OF
Labor during the past year said tho
report was l.770.li5. an Increase
over the number reported Tor 1917
which was .761.S35 on September
90. l9l2. the membership OF the az
filiated organizations was ,2GA
President Gompers reported prog
rcss 10 the organization Of the In
toruaiional labor movement in Can
ada aud IN Porto Rico lG Canada
BE- reported q total membership OF
from 60 600 10 1000 In the Trades
ana Labor Congress. and Ia Porto
Rico he declared 100 unions hal
been organized with 5000 members
Improved working conditions were
reported in both Canada and Porto
Rico
President Gompcrs report includ
cd statement 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 In the
report vas included statements by
Albert j Bcrres. secretary-treasurer
Of the metal trades department in
which he said
The Los Angeles strike continued
FOR a period covering more than 81
months At the beginning OF the
tight organization among the work
crs Of that city was In deplorable
condition II is generally conceded
hy those Who were on the ground
that our fight for the shorter work
day would have been won. had II
not been for the dcplOrable calamity
'u connection with the destrution OF
The Los Angeles Times building
Even with this handicap. after the
public declaration OF Iabor's position
and attitude toward the alleged
crime. there was still chance OF
winning. up 20 the time when the
ruIlt of she NcNamaras was estab-
llshod by their confession. Then al
was recognized that there was no
chance OF winning the strike. or
.orsaading the employers TO make
.onccssions
After discussing the visit OF Carl
Legion secretary of the Information
% Secretariat. to the United States
last spring. Mr. Gompors report rec
commended that the American FEEDER
alton send representative TO the
meeting % the ~ccrctariat II one Is
held In 1913 and that. II no meeting
= held BOO tina, year the Federation
invite the secrctariat 10 meet az San
Francisco In 1915. during the Pana-
Pacific exposition. either imme-
diately before or Immediately follow
ng the convention OF the American
Federation.
The report highly recommended
the Labor Forward Movement organ
ized in Minnesota for spreading the
union labor doctrines
MIR Gompers discussed at length
the efforts Of the American Fedora
ton 20 organize workers in the steel
Industry le outlined an extensive
campaign OF education among for
oirnors working in the steel mills.
Reviewing the legislative work Of
The year Mr. Gompers set forth that
fifteen members OF trade unions az
filiatod with the American Fedora
ton Of Labor had been elected 20