The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-11
HOT sun MADE
DELEGATES TO
C. F. OF |. SWEAT
Otherwise It Was Not
Torrid Session

OF Labor perspired freely, but not
owing to their exertions on the floor,
at last Sundays meeting Of that body.
The session was unusually quiet.
In fact, the only vocal contribution
made during the session that made
the delegates sit up and look In the
direction Of the platform was speech
delivered by organizer Bell, Of the
Illinois Mine Workers who is lobbying
for the antiinjunction bill sponsored
by the Illinois and Chicago Fedora
tons Of Labor.
Negro Held His Audience
Bell, was sent to Springfield to
bring pressure to bear on the Negro
representatives in the house to sup
port the bill. He not only told his
story but he acted 1t. Compared to
Bells homely, interesting and lucid
narrative, the dronings of the other
speakers were as monotonous and as
empty as the sound OF lead nickels
falling on a salvation army drum.
Wise Asked a Question
A representative of the peoples
legislative service was given the floor
to boost LaFollette's information and
publicity department The delegates
endorsed the service without discus
sion, tho Joe Wise the self-constituted
watch dog Of the interests of the A.
F. of L. wanted to know If the peoples
legislative service had the endorse
ment of the American Federation of
Labor The speaker said it did not
but that William Green, heard him
speak before the convention of the
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Union
and applauded when he got thru.
Green admitted that the P. L. S. rend-
cred valuable contribution to some
thing or other.
Wise didn't look so wise after that.
He took his seat with a grunt of dis
abstraction.
1t was expected that the fight which
the Building Trades Council is plan
ming to wage on the Lands award
would be aired there, but 1t wasn't.
One delegate said privately that II
any representative from locals afi-
lated with the Building Trades Coun-
ell Spilled his CUTS about anything
connected with the affairs of the
council, before the federation, he
would be called on the carpet. The
motto of the officials OF the Building
Trades Council is give them (the
federation) no information and ask
nothing OF them"
----sldost of the delegates to the fedora
ton are old and those who are not
so old in years are old in spirit. Those
who used to advocate a farmer-labor
party few years ago, now, either
keep silent or do chores around the
hall David McVeigh, shows up but
hardly ever takes the floor. Charley
Wills, is growing stouter of girth, in
fact the buckle on his belt is the
most prominent part OF his haberdash-
cry. Charley has a political con-
science that beats India rubber for
elasticity. He sits at a little table
by the door and sells copies Of the
Federation News, shakes hands with
sundry people and makes himself gen
orally useful to those who command
his meal ticket.
It was rumored around the fedora
ton building yesterday that Anton
Johannsen is going to work at his
trade this week. This notice should
be placed In a society column, as
Anton Is after coming from Florida,
where he was competing with William
Jennings Bryan in selling real estate.
But the competition was too one
sided. Bryan made a million dollars
and Johannsen did not make within
ten dollars Of that sum. The reason
may be that Johannsen believes in
evolution and Bryan does not How
ever Johannsen will be operating at
the end OF hammer this week.
1t is only a rumor OF course, but It
is reported that Edward Nockels does
not find the federation meetings so
exciting as they used to be in the days
not so long ago when Foster was
there to put some pep in the discus
sion. II Is also limited that Fitz would
rather look on somebody else than on
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