Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-10
AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR REPORT
The Executive Council Reports to the
Thirty-thlrd Annual Convention
at Seattle.

Seattle, Nov. 10.-"Invisible govern
ment by organized dollars" was scored
in the report of the Executive Council
of the American Federation of Labor
to the 33rd annual convention which
began here today. The recent Con
gressional lobby investigation and
the charges of M. NJ. Mulhall against
the National Association of Manufac'
turers formed the basis of the attack
| The report was signed by all Off
GERS of the Federation who compose
the executive council. 1t dealt ex.
haustively with all phases of labor
conditions in the United States and
the insular possessions, but made only
an incidental reference to the new
Federal Industrial Relations Commits
mission and Board of Mediation and
Cancellation. The report was not read
but copy was furnished to each dele
gate.
The reference to the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers was the
longest in the report. A review of
testimony before the Senate and House
lobby investigations was given, going
into detail regarding the activity OF
what is termed the invisible govern
ment," as embodied in the National
Association of Manufacturers, the re-
port said:
st has been shown to be the worst
group of selfish, mercenary interests
now fastening upon civilization. The
officials of that organization have not
denied their official SIGNATURES to any
offered in evidence.
They have not denied that they paid
their lobbyists large salaries and hon.
ored immense expense accounts. They
have not denied that they attempted
to break strikes and that their agents
went to and fro in the halls of Con-
gress and frequented the rooms of it's
members to prevent legislation in be-
half of labor. The National Associa-
ton through its overreaching greed
for power and pelf, now stands abso-
lutely discredited before Congress and
the nation. It's influence for evil has
been materially reduced
The report charged that only lin
tied number of copies of the lobby
hearings have been printed and ex-
pressed the hope that the convention
would call upon Congress to supply
more that they might be distributed
and the knowledge of the alleged "con-
spiracy of the manufacturers" be
widely disseminated.
Reference to the lobby investigation
concludes: Now that the existence
90 he fnufcih1n 0nNnrnnnnDt thn
stronghold of organized dollars, has
been established beyond doubt or
question, now that its methods, pur
poses and agents have been revealed
to the public those who have at heart
the interests of humanity and the
maintenance of a Democratic form of
government are able to attack the
problem with the wisdom of expert
ence and knowledge"
The early opening of the Panama
Canal was made the occasion to de-
clare for greater immigration restric-
ton through national legislation. Eas
Ter access to the Pacific Coast, the
report says, forces a duty upon the
workers in Western States to serious
ly consider the new problem OF for
eign immigrant labor. The failure of
remedial legislation in recent Con-
crosses was deplored.
In connection with the work OF the
Department of Labor the report de-
clares in favor of the establishment of
Bureau of Labor Safety to look after
the safety of workingmen and the en-
couragement of safety devices.
museum of safety, it was declared,
would be Of great assistance in pro-
noting these various purposes"
Only brief comment was made in the
report on the contempt of court sent
ences pending against President
Gompers, Vice President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison. A review of the
case was given, but aside from declar-
ing that the opinion of the District
Court of Appeals did not give decis-
ion to the fundamental issues upon
which organized labor had been ask
ing judicial ruling the report re-
trains from comment on the courts
Urgent need for the solution of the
of the unemployed was
brought to the attention Of the con-
yention. Sympathy with their condi-