Arizona republican., 1913-11-13
Most Notable of Speeches is That of Secretary of Labor Wilson Declaring Policy of Department and Warning Corporations
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 SOME DELEGATES
They Claim England is Civ ing Too Much Attention to Enlargement of Navy and Too Little to Men and Women of Country
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 SEATTLE, Nov. 12.-The Amer1can Federation of Labor devoted the whole day listening to addresses, the most notable of which was that of Secretary of Labor Wilson declaring the policy of the department of labor and warning corporations of the new conception of property rights.
 British fraternaI delegates. Tom Greenal l. H. Gwynne. told of the progress of the trades union movement in Great Britain and the social Iegis- Iatfon obtained by the co-operfation of the unions and the labor party. GWynne said that England is paying too much attention to her navy and too little heed to the welfare of men and women. Gus Frank of Montreal, conveyed the greetings of the Canadian Trades and Labor congress. Mrs. Raymond Robin son of Chicago. explaining the purpose of the National Women's Trade Union league of which she is president, brought a wave of applause by men tioning Mrs Pankhurst.
 Miss Annie Fitzgerald told of the purposes Of the Wpmen'S International Trades Union Label league. She said the members of the Federation of La Dor earned $L24S.O00,0 900 per year and that the women spent 70 per cent of this sum.
 Rev sidney Strong of Seattle. dele gate of the federal council of the churches of Christ, who said he rep resented 15.0000 0OO members of the Protestant churches. apologized for the baCllWardness of the church in recCg- nizing the justice of the demands of trades unionism. The church has been putting over emphasis on the next life and ignoring the present one. he said. Bishop Carroll, of the Catholic diocese of Helena a delegate from the Ameri- can Federation of Catholic societies, declared the church has always been an ally of labor and welcomed it's new ally. unionism, in it's work of social reform.
 Secretary Wilson and President Gompers said the immigration problem was a menace on the Pacific coast and there ought to be barriers to the unre- stricted admission of penniless people who might become the prey of eX- ploiters.
 invisible government by organized dollars" was scored in the report of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor. The recent con- gressional lobby investigation and the 1 charges of M. M. Mulhal against the National Association of Manufacturers formed the basis of the attack The report was signed by all off cers of the federation who compose the | executive council. It dealt eXhaustively with all phases of labor conditions in ] the United States and the fnsular pos | sessions but made only an incidental reference to the new federal industrial 1 relations commission and board of me- l diation and cOnciliatiOn. The report was not read but a copy was furnished l to each delegate
 l The reference to the National Asso- ] ciation of Manufacturers was the long | est in the report. A review of testi-
 mony before the senate and house lob l by investigations was given, going into detail regarding the activity of what is l termed the invisible government. as | embodied in the National Association l of Manufacturers