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Federation Of Labor

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Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
December
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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New Yoke, Dec. 13.- So slowly hasth work of the American Federation of Labor progressod th.it instoad of adjournmi'iit benig roachod on Friday or by Sabrday uoon at rhe latost, whloh was the riginal programino, that It Is not likely liat the clection of officers wiU bo roached bof ore Moñday and possibly Tuesday of extwoek. Ihe main obscruotlon is th& ontested seats íq tho convención, a matter which is asually dispoaed of on th ilrat dnysi of the annuiU convontions. The omlentials committeo reported at the onvcntion ooncurring that W. K. Ward,. JBlalmlng to represent a punters' union, a lual orgitnizaiion, bodonicd a seat. Subsequeatly, the aubjeot of quality ot' Urganlzitlon vrithln tin: ranka of the ortaaie ition was brouglit uu by Vioe Piuüident T. J. Elderkm, wlio predicted ilwt unloss the conditiou v:is cm-rected, thu federation would fall undor the control of aatagonistitc elemonta. Instancing ,he case of the 119 lodgea of the Browory SfitMüloyes' Natioaal union, a small maQtity of wiiich aro attached to tho Kaights of Labor, Mr. Eidekin aaid: "TIivm; K. of L. assenibliea have a nationfil trade asaembly and moot in' national ponvontion and secretly legfolate for tho National Brewery Employés' union. Aa a result a groat national union attached. o tho federación la oontroUed absolutely by au inner cirole of the K. of L." As a remcdy for this comlition a resolutiBii was ólïcrcd to the efl 'rx that hereaftra seat shall be rcfiis.'d to any representiitivo whose organlzation has wlthin it3 aokn any other organizatlon composing lesa than tho total membcrshiü.

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