The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-09
AT. OF |. MEETS,
IN PHILADELPHIA
Representatives Of 100000
Union Men in Session
PARADE ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Host of 10000 VIII March Through
Court of Honor Three Blocks In
Length.

Host of 10000 viii March Through
Court of Honor Three Blocks In
Length.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9. - Organic
the unorganized," is the slogan of the
delegates to the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor,
which opened today in Horticultural
hall.
President Samuel Gompers In his
opening address pointed out to the
delegates that their mission during
the coming year should be to double
the number of organized workingmen
: in the United States.
He declared that the experience or
many years teaches that the essen
tial requisite for all success is eco
nomic organization. This, he said, Is
the source of all power and the foun-
dation of all activities. He drew at
tention to the numerical expansion
of the American Federation. of Lal u,
now composed of over 1000, 900
ganized toilers Of all crafts "a
trades. The labor chIeffhin remarked
that the American Federatlo6 q q.
Dor is now facing an opportunity sof
organization upon a more extensive
scale and of more thorough chafac-
ter than was ever possible before.
"There are the things" he said,
that should be foremost in the minds
of the delegates to the Philadelphia
convention. They have the power In
their hands to make or mar human
lives by the nature and by the spirit
of their deliberations. All the mem.
bers of the organized labor movement
and those who as yet have no agency
through which to express their mar
ticulate warnings confidently look to
that convention to deal wisely AMI
nobly with the matters that shall
come before it,
Prominent Philadelphia labor lead.
ers have announced that during tho
convention a plan for increasing the
membership of all labor unions will
be worked out and men placed In
charge who will devote their entire
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labor forward movement which will
be carried into every state in the
Union.
A movement of a similar nature
was carried on in Philadelphia during
the last few months, with the result
that 100000 names have been aided
to the rolls of organized workin gmen.
The Philadelphia committee will re.
main In charge of the work in the
city, and before twelve months have
elapsed, it is asserted, another $4,000
toilers will be enrolled as members
of the various unions. The committee
Is pledged to unionize every craft and
trade in the city and Is confident Of
success.
During the daily sessions subjects
Of interest to every one of the 1000
delegates will be discussed. Leaders
of the various unions subsidiary to
the American Federation of Labor
will discuss important topics and
every delegate will be invited to ex.
press his views when the principal
address is completed. These symposia
are expected to prove one of the in
teresting features Of the convention.
With the exception of the court OF
honor, extending from the south, side
of the city hall to Locust street, ev.
erything is in readiness for the big
parade on next Friday evening, which
will be the stellar feature of the con-
vention. Nearly 10000 will march in
the mammoth procession, and 1T Is
confidently expected that the event
will set the standard for labor de-
monstrations.