Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-04
Arkansas Federation of La Dor Will Take Up Import
 ant Issues Today.
OFFICER INELIGIBLE
Vice President Dunn TaCatpS Office Federation Paper will Pre-.
 cipitatr Lively Fight.

The debarment of q member of the Farmers Union from holding an office in the State Federation of i.ahor anG the recommendation of the com,nrtt,u. on secretary's report to reduce the per capita tax to five cents per mci;.. Der, which is expected to prccibitate a fight on the floor of the convention when the report comes up for action today, were the principal features C. the second days session of the State Federation of Labor now in convcn- ion here.
 The fact that First Vice President Dunn of Greenwood of the Federa- tion, had vacated his office because the Sebastian county organization, of which he is a member, had not paid the per capita tax, was revealed by the report of the executive committee yesterday morning. A member of the Farmers Union, according to a deie- gate to the convention is allowed ev- cry privilege as a delegate, bur can not occupy an official position in q body of trades uniOnists. While the:r ultimate object is identical in some respects the conditions under which their labor is valued is vastly differ ent.
 The executive committee also laid before the convention their inVestig1- tions into the plan of launching a state federation paper by reporting that for tho sum of $1,0O0 an interest could be purchased in the plant op- erated by the Farmers Union. No recommendation was made anG whei this report comes up for discussion to- day it is expected that the delegates will be divided as to it's dispG .tion.
 The committee on secretary's rc. port concurred in the secretary's recommendation to reduce the per capita to five cents and levy no as- sessment for legislative or other pur- poses. "This,'' says the report, "win give the advocates of low dues a chance to test their theory that low dues will increase the membership of the State Federation to the exccnG that it will pay all expenses" The report continues that the plan can be tried with perfect safety the com ing twelve months as there Is suffi- ciept funds in the state treasury to make up any deficit
 
 reduction of the per capita tax and an effort on the part of those who would decrease the assessment was temporarily defeated in an attempt to get committee appointed to inves- tigate this proposition on the first day of the convention. One faction desires to keep hands off the assessment and at the same time levy another perhaps, the most important question
 that will be discussed today and long debate is expected by both sides.
 Little business was transacted dur ing the afternoon session. the time being given over to visiting labor unionsts from other states. hmonf those who addressed the convention were John R. Brown, of Lehigh, Okla, of the Oklahoma State Federa- .tion of Lahor; Delegate Mohler, of the Order of Railway Telegraphers; D. l. Clark, fraternal delegate from the State Warmers Union.
 President H. s. Mobley, of the Far mers' Union, in@ an address to the convention asked for the cooperation of the trades unionists in project of the farmers to establish market places in every city of importance in the state. The plan for such an li- stitution has already been launched in Little Rock He went into detali and outlined his plan. A committee was appointed to look into the mat ter and report today.
 All resolutions upon which the con- vention is expected to take action must be in the hands of the secre- tary by today noon.
 Last night the visiting delegates were entertained at the moving pic ture shows as guests of the local Central Trades Council.