The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-13
LABOR DERATlON
ACTIVITIES Buster.
During the Year as Shown Nv.
the Annual Report of the
Executive Committee.
LABOR CONGRESS-
Efforts to Preserve Peace and.
to Bring about Labor Legis-
Iation Are Discussed.

Nv AnBoat arEp8 prrua,
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-OrRan-
lied labor's activities In the field OF.
Legislation. International politics and
domestic affairs during the last year
were set forth at length In the an
nnal report OF the executive council
OF the American Fed ernrion OF In
Tor presented here today to the fed
eration's thlrty-sixth annual conYen-
ton.
he membership OF the federation
IS given ut 2.0T1,83 on September
~, the close OF the fiscal year. an In
crease Of about 125. 90 over the pre-
v1ous year and Of more than d 500 600
IN ~. me nineteen years OF It's existence
i 7 mere are 21,T11 local unions IN the
Ieo grafton and forty-fve state fed
eFat1ons. Receipts for the year are
shown at $404,407 with cash bais
ancc 5at its close OF $50 1850.
Plca to Workers.
The report closes with plea to-
workers to continue their etforts Tor
better conditions through organf
ton and corporation.
mere are opening up before the
Ia Dor nQvemen 1t says .trernef
dous opportunities to mold and fflflifs
ence the foundations OF economic s3
ctal and political organization. 1T 81
mum TO call attention to our NJ ell
known slogan which represents the
way BY which present progress Wa
a as1l leved-Ag itatei Educate Organ
lze much has already been
achieved through organizati on Amt
the toilers are just beginning rs
II eallzo the great opportunities tina
lie before them; only through batt ef
and stronger or ganiZation can all en-
ter. that heritage. a
F 1t is but fitting that we sTfou1FI
sA p " our deep apprectati lon Of the
spect and confidence manif Tested fto
ward us by the great rank and ale
/ Ct the organized L Dor moYetna ht az
A q and BIZ the liberty hmm
Ivy loving people OF the continent
listed such feelin and spiri nv Iffiffy
solidarity and fratarnity All
langlrs well no. onI VI for the vel lbe
IN Of the workers OF our own time
but all the people for all time
World Labor Cong
discussing international ator
rel ions the repor t peaks Of The az
Tor TO have @ rid Labor Congress
held 2 the time and place of the
5no ~ III gS or g q World Peace Congress
~ ~ Stne. endHo OF the European war and
Eganized labor In Great Britain afId
i Germany which me cessarIIy reuufres
that our prop sition be abandoned
y his attitude led to- the d option t3f
Ethts8sug gestions by the co1incfl
since the first propo @submiffad
ipy the AmerSsan Fed eratf ION 81 IsalSor
To- the labor organfzati ions OF Efrone
mas peen8d efinttel rel ected by them,
We slggest tha q the orga1lfzed labor
movement ~ ct hose countries that
Bnal!s anticipate In the general peaco
conference to determire teffffs and
ieo p tons OF peace the close of tae
WA shall lr ge III on Til Respective
Governments that the WAGE earners
would be seated WI th other represat-
statiyess of The natl ons in General con
ferencess connected with blie forTflifa-
3t g. OF peace terms. IN SIS way the
Ideals and needs of waRe=earners
YOU'D v. &bespresent edf and conatd ered By
the general Official BODY,
discussing Pan American Iabor
elltattons the report details Confer
encess In HTashtng tons last summer be-
tween Prestd lent Gompers and other
$ottcers OF the American faderatfon
and frepresentatfYesR of organized Ia
Dor In Mexico when the relations be-
tween the two countries were most
critical g EFhe9r report suggests that .
Is ssasnI-4AGnet1cansfed efatto on NOT only
possible butsnecessarY'
Against War
hen condi lions had arisen that
seemed to make war Between the
United Stat and Mexico fuevitable
continued the report the under
between the labor move
.ments3 OF the United States and bIe1
leo took on more definite form aud
was gain insrrumenta1 IN Throwing
lightsup ons the Influences and the
agents that were ing TO create war
fy1%S +Fr3 ~ ri ~ 9sT,aS rSss On