The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-13
During the Year as Shown by
the Annual Report of the
Executive Committee.
-W0RLD LABOR CoMGREss.
Efforts to Preserve Peace and.
to Bring about Labor LegiS-
Iation Are Discussed.
tnv A0aoelArHp PREoalI

y, tnV AsaoeaArEp RREast
BALTIMORE. Nov. 13. Organ
ICED 1nbor's activities In the field or
legislation, international politics and
domestic affairs during the last year
were set forth at length in the an
nual report or the executive coilncil4
Of the American Federation OF La
for, presented here today to the fed
eratton's thtrty-sixth annual conven-
ton -
The membership OF the federation
ls given at 2.071,836 on September
40. the close OF the fiscal year. an fTi-
crease of about 125 1000 over the pre-
vious year and OF more than 1900 900
IN the nineteen years OF It's existence
@Ihere are 21,711 local unions IN tfe
federation and forty-fve state fed
eratlons. ,s Receipts for the year are
shown at $404.40T with d cash balg
ance at It's close Of $8q,360. e
Plea CO Workers.
The report closes with i Dlaa a.
workers to continue their Efforts FOR
better conditions through OF
ton md cooperation.
There are opening up before tlle
labor movement" It says. 4n1an
dous opportunities tomoId and iIlfit
ence the foundations of economic 3ts
cinl and political organization. It#fs
1tttnE to call attention to our well
known slogan which represents the
way py which present progress was
achieved Agitate! Educate! organ
tze much has already been
achieved through organization al1d
#the to1lers are just beginning t0
realize the great opportunities tIia
lie before them: only through bettar
and stronger organization can ali en
ter that heritage.
1T is but fitting that wa. shn,lffl
express our deep appreciation of tfle
respect and confidence mantfested Ca
ward US by the great rank and iii
soI tne organized labor movement OF
America and By the 4 liberty: humam-
lty loving people OF the cont tinent
Never In history as now has tai are fsx
tsted5 such feeling and 50 III t# #ofS unity.
solidarity and fraternity. All
augurs well no only for ie well be
ing ot tbs workers Of our own time
but all the people for al lI time u
World Labor Congress.
In discussing International atot
tons the report speaks OF the ef4
u or to have a World Labor Congress
l held at the time and place of the
% shollltdtng# OF q World Peace Congress
at ~ th end Of the Euro ean war and
the rejection OF the suggest ion aby4ors
6ganized labor In Great Britain ana
Germany whi CHI ecessarily REQUIRES
that our proposit ton be abandonadsss
This attitude led to th q adoption of
this suggestf ion by the council
since the first proposal aIssubmiffad
by the American Fe ederaf ion 8of#Isa bnE
to the labor organizatio ions of IIuropa
has been q defntte1 rejected eby them.
we uBgest that the organized Labor
movement mo OF those countries that
shal sparticipa ate IN the general peace
conference to determtne terms ana
dtttons Of peace at the sc1ose5o fhe
war, shall urge upon their respective
governments that the wage earners
would be seated with OF her represans
stattyess Of #theRnations in general e6n-
sferences connected wi I'll the formula.
ton of9peace8 terms. In this way the
ideals and needs or aarnera
would be presented and consfdsr nv
the general official sbody. r.
In. dtscussin IL n=Anerican IaboE
srelat lions the rep port details confef-
sences In Washngto last summer bes-
tween President Gompers aud other
n GERS of the American fedeIation
/ and repres sentattYes of organized Ia
Dor In Mexico when the relations be-
tween the two countrie les were most
critical The report suggests that i
Pan=Amerfcansfede ederatf on sissnot only
#posslbleS butEn necessary.ss
Against War.
When conditions had arisen that
seemed to make war between tile
United States and Mexico Inevitable
continued the report he under
standing between the labor move
3ments Of the United States and Mex
leo took on more definite form and
was again instrumental In throwing
light upon the Influences and the
agents that were trying to create war