Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-24
|GOMPERS IS NAMED
HEAD Of FEDERATION
Buffalo Convention Adopts
Resolutions Against Second
Class Postage Change.
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES


BUFFALO. November ci.-Samuel
Gompers was reelected president OF
the American Federation of Labor at
the closing session of its thirty-seventh
annual convention here today.
There was a contest for only one
office, Daniel ]. Tobin. president of the
international teamsters. being elected
to succeed John B. Lennon. for twenty
Lennon was renominated on the slate
with Mr.. Gompers. but opposition to
him came from the International unions
with headquarters at Indianapolis. On
the roll call the m!le workers. ma
chinists, carpenters. Hebrew garment
workers. bridge and iron workers and
the brewery trades threw their strength
to Tobin and he was elected. 13.476 to
9,102.
The officers elected by reclamation in
addition to President Gompers We're:
tlrst vice president. James Duncan,
granite cutters; second vice president.
James O'Connell, machinists; third vice
president, William Mahon. street rail-
way employees: fourth vice president.
Joseph F. Valentine, molders; fifth vice
president. John r. Alpine. plumbers:
sixth vice president. H. E. Perham.
president. Frank Duffy, carpenters;
eighth vice president, William Green,
miners: secretary. Frank Morrison,
printers.
The convention adopted a resolution
submitted by the photo engravers.
typographical unions protesting against
the change in rates on oecond-class
postage included in the war revenue
law. The resolution calls upon Con-
to eliminate the section and requests
that 1t be dealt with as question of
service rather than for war revenue.
Reporting on the section of the exec
utive councils report dealing with
child labor. the education committee
reported progress in federal legislation
and urged that 1t be supplemented with
state legislation along similar lines.
resolution placing sixteen years as
the limit for children engaged in gain
full operations was adopted.
The Gary plan came in for discus
sion, and the executive council was
asked to make a thorough investiga-
ton of its workings. Another resolu-
for representation of the American
Federation of Labor on the proposed
survey for the establishment of a fed
eral bureau for vocational training.
The convention approved two resolu-
tons relating to increased pay for let
ter carriers and post Office clerks and
asking. for the right to appeal from
the judgment of officials in disciplinary
cases involving reduction in position
or DISMISSAL.
Position on Industrial Problems.
The federation last night by
unanimous vote adopted a state
ment Of the conditions and principles
that must be applied to industrial prob
lens arising from the war so far as
union labor is concerned
The declaration is regarded as in
line with the general Understanding
that has existed between President
Wilson and President Gompers, but
there are some points that have been
in doubt which the statement clarifies
The declaration does not say there
shall be no strikas.
ut is advisable" the final paragraph
says. that production should not
cease because Of an apparent injustice
or oversight contained In an award
for it is necessary to the nations pro-
duction as well as the welfare of the
trade union movement that there