The Detroit times., 1913-11-08
Attack on Conservative Policies
of Labor Leader to be Resum-
ed at Seattle Convention
A. OF F. L. GATHERING
FOR GREAT CONVENTION
Twenty One Thousand Local
Unions VIII be Represented
at Thirty-Third Meeting

O0A 1l<6s W8bu.s NOV. S.-1u0 0Oe
vance guard Of what is expected to be
the largest and most important gath
ering Of labor leaders the country
ever has known II assembling In Seat
tie today. The occasion ID the thirty
third annual convention OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, which will
be opened here Monday morning, with
President Samuel Gompers presiding.
Nearly one thousand delegates, rep
resenting more than two and half
million skilled workers OF the United
States and Canada are expected to be
In their seats when President Com
pers calls the great meeting to or
der. More than one hundred and
twenty-five great national and inter-
national labor organizations, consist
ing Of about $1,000 local unions. win
be represented.
The coming meeting 10 fraught with
deep significance toward both labor
ing men OF the country and the great
political parties. One undercurrent
which may break shove the surface
II q proposition to form . labor parry
| tn this country. Many are clamorlul
f10ts1eDs4o. be done immediately. 9th
ers. and they appear 70 hS ID
the majority, expressed themnolvol
today Informally. as being more
inclined to hold back this zeal
to give the Wilson administration
. chance to show what IL II goins
to do. However, the matter has ad.
vanced 90 far that there has been
much talk Of appointing COMMITTEES
TO confer with the Socialists on the
subject Of labor party. The Social.
lists, II was understood today would
unanimously favor slich proposition
provided, OF course that It would mol
meon elimination OF the individuality
Of the Socialist party.
That the old fight against the so.
called ultra conservative policies" OF
Gompers will again materialixe. and
that Gompers will again be opposed
for re-election by some member Of
the group which believes In more d.
rect and mora radical political action
for unionism,. was openly asserted to-
day In the radical camp. Max Hays,
who polled 5000 votes a. Q candidate
for president last year against the II,
900 given to Gompers. declared today
that he will not run again this year
But, he intimated that when the right
man 10 chosen to oppose Gompers, he
will work tooth and nail for him. The
turning nj one big union against
Gompers, IN the opinion OF Hayes, will
defeat the present incumbent for re
election. While the Socialists who
are leading the opposition to Gofnpers,
are far from being sanguine Of sue
cess 40 to electing their choice fol
president, they do believe that IN the
matter Of minor -ofIlces and repsesen.
tation on the executive council, thei1
chances are good.
A hot night. It was declared today
is looked for over the proposition to
combine q number Of the big inter
national unions. The radical wing
supported by many who oppose, them
In other matters, will urge the anal
gamation Of internationals Of Journey
men tailors, ladies' garment workers
mems garment workers, hatters and
neckwear workers into one big inter
national. There 10 sharp division
Of opinion on this matter, and there
| 10 much evidence that some bitter
ness will develop when It 10 brought
formally before the convention.
One matter, which no doubt will
have the solid backing Of all factions
will be the proposition to back ur
the big strikes of the coal miners In
Colorado and Of the Western Fedora
tion Of Miners who are on strike In
Calumet, Mich. Money undoubtedly
will be appropriated for the immedi'
ate aid Of the Calumet copper miners,
A big idea that Max Hayes will
spring, according to information here
today, IL a proposition that the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor give imam
cial aid TO the 10000 or 10000 strik.
ers in Dublin. The strike started
with the car men some two months
ago. II has -spreadL TO other trades
and the fght IL to the death because
the employers have repeatedly refus'
ed to arbitrate. The strikers, accord
Ing to Hayes, are In dire straits. a.
| they have never received enough
wages to pile up much money f0E
such emergencies as the present. In
dividuaI unions afYiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor have
contributed generously to the Dublin
atrikers. but Hayes will urge . gen
eral labor fund to be raised from
workers oil over the United States