El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-20

ditions were resumed when a resolu-
ecutive council to continue its efforts
in the West Virginia coal strike.
Score Scientific Management
The convention made rapid progress
the report Of the executive council, in
strUctinE the council to continue its
efforts to obtain limitations of injunc-
tiOns. Seamen S legislation. WOrkmen' S
compensation, increased compensation
for pOStCffice clerks, more facilities
for the federal department Of labor, a
federal bureau Of health. additional
safety appliances on railroads, lnclud-
ing automatic stops, abolition Of con-
Wet labor and commencing the cOun-
CHS opposition to the Taylor system
Of scientific management IN govern
ment shops.
Referring to scientific management,
the committees report said:
a more diabolical scheme for re-
duction Of the human body to a mere
machine never was contrived."
Restrict Strike Benefits.
The progressive element Of the fed
GRAFTON was voted down twice when
the convention defeated TWO constitu-
Henal amendments OF a similar nature
having to do with the payment of
strike benefits. The first measure
would have given the executive coun-
ell discretionary" power to authorize
payment TO newly organized unions,
Inc members of which were locked
out or discarded for having organized.
The second substituted the for dis
cretionary." The vote on the first
was So to 113. On the second a to
I42-
GOmpers Assans I. w. w.
Advocates Of the amendments de-
clared the Industrial Workers Of the
World had accomplished mucn mat
the federation had been unable to DO
because of its provision IN the conSti-
tuition mixing strike benefits avail
able only to those who had been mem
bers Of a union at least year.
Il have heard enough about In
dustrial Workers of the World charg-
ing the American Federation Of Labor
with not doing its duty" declared
president Gompers. TT would be
sorry day for labor when We stoop to
meet the frivolous purpOseless
charges made bv that sort of people.
Every time they have made row we
have been called upon to pay the
fiddler and the piper don't think
We have been disturbed by what they
Gompers declared the adoption of
the amendments would bankrupt even
the treasury Of the United States
VIII Not Form Labor Party.
That the time is no= ripe for the
formation Of labor party but that
trade uniOnists should look forward to |
increasing political activity, was az |
firmed as the position Of the fedora |
to IS a declaration of principles recon- :
mended by the resolutions committee. !
Two resolutions that brought up the /
religious question, as influencing the i
formation Of Christian trale unions in ]
Europe, were speedily defeated, the I
resolution committee declaring:
Nothing could be more injurious TO 4
the labor movement than the injection l
Of sectarian questions.
After a long and bitter debate. par J
in by president Geo. L. Berry, l
Of the International Printing Press |
mems union, the delegates Of the In !
ternationaI Typographical union |
adopted a committee report recommend
ng nOnconcurrence in the resolution /
giving Jurisdiction over newsboys and |
newspaper carriers to the Pressmen's /
union. and authorizing the pressmen to 4
them The vote against the /
Berry resolution and referring the or
yanization Of the neWsboys and carriers /
10 the executive council of the fedora
ton was 121 to IA