The Washington herald., 1913-09-24
"A. FL. FORCES
SHOW INCREASE
Secretary Morrison Reports
Federation Has 2,078,-
597 Members.
3O4 CHARTERS ISSUED
Financial Statement Shows Organiza-
ton Has Balance of
$86,344.20.

There was an increase for the clever
months of the fiscal year ended August
81 of 2l9.O47 members. according to re-
port submitted yesterday by Secretary
| Frank Morrison TO the executive council
| OF the American Federation OF LaboS
now in quarterly convention at the head
quarters in the Ouray Building.
The membership in August was shown
| 10 be 2.O7S5g7. The report also showed ar
average membership for the eleven
months of 1885, ,9G6. an increase Of 22,S3l
average memberships over the CORE
! spondng period of the preceding year
Charters were issued as follows: Inter
national unions, ,; city central bodles
IS; local trade unions OF which there is
no national or international, 1856, and
Federal labor unions, IS. making a total
OF 3O4 as compared with a total of 245
charters issued for the same period OF
the preceding fiscal year.
statement of Finances.
The income of the Federation for the
eleven months ended August 81, 1913, in
Guiding the balance on hand September
%. 1872. was S323, ,664.1l, the expenses $251.-
1881, leaving a balance on hand August
81 Of SS6. .344-2O.
Some protest having been made against
certain provisions of the constitution OF
the international HOd Carriers, Building
and Common Laborers' Union, President
D'Alessandro, of that organization, ap-
peared before the executive council and
stated that not one of the locals Of that
International had made any objection TO
the constitution.
There were a number of matters before
the executive council at the July meet
ing which were referred to this meeting
either after partial discussion thereon or
without any discussion.
Among these matters was the jurisdic-
tional controversy between the interna-
tional organizations Of blaCksmiths, OF
upholsters, and carriage and wagon
workers. The executive council decided
that the recommendations should be
made to the next convention Of the - q.
Of l., which will be held in Seattle In
November, that the agreement on April
l9 1911. between these organizations
should be complied with.
The appeal of the International AssOci-
alton OF Machinists in the case OF its
controversy with the American Flint
Glass Workers was referred TO the
Seattle convention.
The case OF the charter APPLICATION OF
the moving picture machine operators
was considered. B a. Spellbrng. repre-
senting the theatrical stage employees the
organization IN controversy with the
moving picture machine operators. ap-
peared in behalf Of the union he repre-
sents. Further consideration to this mat
ter will be given at a later session.
Decision Is ReaHirned.
The decision of the executive council
at its last meeting in the case of the
jurisdiCtional controversy between the
International Union of Brewery Workers
over brewery drivers and mineral water,
soda water. and distillery drivers was
reaffirmed: that is, that the three latter
named class of workers properly come
under the jurisdiction OF the team drivers
and the former under the brewery work.
ers.
In the case Of the lOng-contInued con-
troversy between the international Union
of Steam Engineers, the National ALI
ance OF Brick. Tile and Terra Gotta
Workers, and the International Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers. II was de-
eide tat the three rgani-ations should
be requested to meet in conference
through their respective representatives
during the Seattle convention of the A
+. of L. convention for the purpose of
endeavOring TO reach a mutually Salts
factory basis of agreement
Legislative Committeeman Arthur z.
Holder appeared before the executive
council and discussed at length the sub
ject matter OF industrial education in
connection with the Lever bill. H p
ISl. whereupon considerable discussion
ensued upon a number of legislative mat
tors In which the federation is particu
larly and vitality interested.
After the disposal of a number OF roll
tine matters. the council adjourned, to
meet again this morning.