The Washington herald., 1919-10-06


Grange asa leading farm organiza-
tion- He served on the wheat Price
Fixing Committee as an advocate Of
$3.50 for wheat.
president of the National American
Society of Equity. holds views OF
the opposite of Barret's on govern
ment ownership. He Is chairman OF
Farmers National Committee on
Transportation to assist in carrying
into effect the farmers reconstruct
ton program for the government
ownership Of railroads and Mer-
chant Marine.
THOMAS G. ATKEssON, master of
the West Virginia Grange, wash
ington representative OF the Nation
al Grange, is an advocate of colIec-
tive bargaining for farmers as an
aid in working out their problems
and in reducing the cost of living.
SAMUEL GOMPERs, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
has been the dominating force in
American labor for thirty-eirht
years, the period OF his presidency
OF the federation. He is past 70
years old He Is opposed to profit
sharing as ahtagonistic to the aims
OF unionism- He has never been q
government ownership man In the
past.
JOHN l. LEWIS, acting president
Of the United Mine workers Of
America, in the place of Frank
Hayes. who has been Ill for several
months. was formerly q general or
ganizer Of the American Federation
OF Labor; his asgressiveness has
brought him to the front at less
than middle age. He stands for the
naturalization Of the coal mines.
DANIEL ,. ToBIN Is treasurer Of
the American Federation of Labor,
member Of its executive council, and
president Of the International
Brotherhood Of Transfers, Chauf-
feurs and Stablemen; an old timer
and trade unionist Of the Gompers
type.
JOSEPH r. VALENTINE, second
vice president Of the American Fed
International Molders Union of
America. first came into prominence
in the labor world in the contests
between labor and capital on the
Pacific coast. He. was known As
the champion Of collective bargain
ing"
MATTHEW wOLL Is one Of the
youngest vice presidents and mcm-
bers of the executive council of the
federation, about 30 years old. He
is head Of the Photoengravers'
Union In the United States
r. A RICKERT, sixth vice presi-
dent OF the federation. is another
Of the younger men among its lead
ers. He is president of the United
Garment Workers, with headquar-
tiers in New York, and has been the
leader in the numerous strikes there
in that trade
FRANK DUFFY, third vice presi-
dent and long on the executive council
of the federation. is,> like the older
group Of federation officials, q strict
unionist. aiming at better pay, better
Q
W. ID. MAHoN is known as q Ia
Dor authority on living costs Years
ago he was a conductor on a street
car in Columbus. Ohio; since then he
has taken part in most Of the big
strikes that have marked the organi-
zation of the street car workers.
JACOB FISCHER, seventh vice
president, is another one of the older
federation group. He made his mark
by organizing the BARRIERS into an ef-
fective body.
SARAH A. CONBOY, general sec
rotary of the Textile Workers OF
America. known in labor circles as
having never run away from a fight"
has been the leader in some Of the
successful strikes Of these workers.
She is the only woman In America
holding a position Of this importance
in the trade unions
FRANK MORRISON has been
secretary Of the federation for twenty
three years. He is printer by trade.
PAUL sCHORREyBURG Is the
editor of a San Francisco labor paper.
and is considered a leader in that
section. He has opposed all socialistic
tendencies in the federation .
JOHN DONLIN Is known as q
tactician- A plasterer by trade, at
work in Chicago, he obtained his
training as a labor leader in the many
conflicts there between employers and
employees. He is president of the
building trades department of the
American Federation OF Labor.
WILLIAM ii. JOHNSTON, presi-
dent of the International Association
OF Machinists, is more emotional
than most of the A F. of l. repre-
sentatives. In his earlier days. it Is
said. he was somewhat attracted by
socialistic theories, but for all his
emotional strain he is none the less
practical, and. to a large extent as
the result Of his efforts, the machin-
lists are erecting a seven-story build