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WHEREAS, Recent court decisions have practically negatived the prosecuting of boycotts on unfair corporations and industries, thereby depriving the workers of a means of redress for oppressions imposed; and

WHEREAS, A means of redress for wrongs and oppressions imposed is necessary for the protection of the workers and those dependent upon them; and

WHEREAS, The accomplishment of this purpose and end will require the more systematic, vigorous and constant agitation among the trade unionists and among those who are not members of any trade union, but who are open to conviction as to the true merits and meaning of the "Trade Marks" of the trade unions, education being necessary to the success of our noble movement; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That an arrangement be effected by and between the National and International Unions (that have a trade mark that the public generally should be in closer touch with and have a greater knowledge of), whereby a space of one or two pages in each monthly journal shall be devoted to the advertising of a given number of Union Labels each month. That a system of electrotypes of a standard size be gotten up of

a given number by National and International Unions containing a cut of the respective labels with suitable reading matter around it, giving instructions as to where each particular label will be found on the products of that particular craft. That these electrotypes be shipped to the American Federation of Labor headquarters, and there grouped and numbered so that each label will be presented to the members of each National and International Union during the succeeding 12 months. That each group of labels for assignment shall be numbered, and the respective journals be also numbered. That one group be shipped to each journal from the American Federation of Labor headquarters, and after that. Journal No. 1 shall ship. after publication. Group No. 1 to Journal No. 100, or whatever the highest number be after the numbering has been completed, each group number being moved up each month until each group has appeared in each one of the journals entering this plan of label advertising.

Referred to Committee on Labels.

At 5:30 p. m. the Convention adjourned, to reconvene at 9 a. m. Thursday, November 12.

THIRD DAY-Thursday Morning Session

The Convention was called to order at 9 a. m., Thursday, November 12th, President Gompers in the chair.

ABSENTEES: Klapetzky, Noschang, Huber, Sanders, Richardson, Barnes, Loebenberg, Thomas, Cable, McManus, Feeney, Williams (J. J.), Pfeiffer, Price, Grout, Valentine, Wilson (Jas.), Tracy (Wm. J.), Paravicini, Byrnes, Powell, Smith (Wm. J.), Welch, Hood, Moore, Peterson, Chavey, Witt, Piggott, Chrisman, Hart (C. E.), Whalen, Leonard, Nutt, Snyder.

On motion of Treasurer Lennon reading of the minutes of the preceding session was dispensed with.

Secretary Morrison read the following telegram:

New Orleans, Nov. 11, 1908. Hon. Samuel Gompers, Denver, Colo.

The members of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America, in national conference, sends the American Federation of Labor fraternal greetings.

C. S. BARRETT, President.

Secretary Morrison also read a communication from the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, in which an invitation was extended to the delegates to visit the sanitorium of the society during their stay in Denver. The communication also spoke of the growth of the work of the society. Delegate Coombe, Chairman of the Committee on Credentials, presented the following report:

Your Credential Committee begs to submit the following supplemental report: The indebtedness of the following organizations having been paid, we recommend that their delegates be seated: Foundry Employes'

International Brotherhood-George Bechtold, 7 votes. United Textile Workers-John Golden, Samuel Ross, 129 votes.

Lake County, Indiana Central Labor Union-Emmet Flood, 1 vote.

Washington,

gate from the Lithographers' International Protective Association, notification of the change having been received from the International Secretary.

We further recommend that Phil. Wurster be seated as the delegate from Central Labor Union of Evansville, Indiana, with 1 vote, and I. B. Kuhn as delegate from the McSherrystown, Pennsylvania Central Labor Union, with 1 vote.

Mr. L. W. Quick will be unable to be present, and R. P. Rubin has been appointed to serve in his place as delegate from the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. We recommend that Mr. Rubin be seated in Mr. Quick's place.

Respectfully submitted,

ISAAC COOMBE, Chairman,
PATRICK F. DUFFY, Secretary,
ALVIN C. HOWES,

Credential Committee.

On motion of Treasurer Lennon the report of the committee was concurred in. Delegate Coombe, for the Auditing Committee, presented the following report: To the Delegates of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor:

Greeting-The committee appointed, as required by the Constitution, to examine and report upon the receipts, expenditures and financial condition of the American Federation of Labor, have attended to that duty, and submit for your consideration the following report:

The total income of the Federation from all sources from October 1, 1907, until September 30, 1908, inclusive, was $207,655.23, as follows:

Per capita tax..... Supplies

Labor

The American Federationist.

D. C., Central Union-Chas. T. Smith, 1 vote. Tobacco Strippers' Union 10,422-Melvia Richter, 1 vote.

We recommend that E. F. Hart be seated in the place of J. L. Hon, as dele

Assessment, I. T. U...

.$116,110.93

10,590.10

20,722.41

1,783.10

30.00

15,342.02

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Assessment, Textile Workers..

Assessment, Los Angeles..

Assessment, Buck's

Range Company..

Legal Defense Fund..

11,822.26

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Balance on hand October 1, 1908.$138,627.89

We find certificates of deposit and bank deposits (certified by the cashiers of each bank) to correspond with the above account, as follows:

In the hands of Treasurer John B. Lennon, $136,627.89, deposited in banks at Bloomington, Ill., and in possession of Secretary Frank Morrison, $2,000.00, deposited in Riggs' National Bank, Washington, D. C.

President Gompers has in his possession and properly executed, twenty-two (22) certificates of deposits; twenty (20) for $5,000 each, one (1) for $10,000 and one (1) for $5,737.24, which the committee examined, finding them correct.

The twenty-two (22) certificates are deposited in various banks at Bloomington, Ill., as follows:

McLean County Bank, six certificates, $5,000 each, August 28, 1908, at 2%..

.$ 30,000.00

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We desire to express our appreciation of the business methods employed in conducting the financial affairs of the American Federation of Labor, and also for the courteous consideration accorded us in the discharge of our duties. Fraternally submitted,

ISAAC COOMBE, Chairman,
PATRICK F. DUFFY, Secretary,
ALVIN C. HOWES,

Auditing Committee. On motion of Delegate Sinclair the report of the committee was concurred in. Delegate Smith, secretary of the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, presented the following report: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS. To the

Officers and Delegates of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor. Greeting: We, your Committee on Rules and Order of Business, beg leave to submit the following report:

RULES.

We recommend the adoption of the following rules for the government of the Convention:

Rule 1-The Convention shall be called to order at 9 a. m., remain in session until 12 o'clock noon; re-assemble at 2 p. m., and continue in session until 5:30 p. m., except on Saturday, which shall be a half-holiday.

Rule 2-If a delegate while speaking be called to order, he shall, at the request of the chair, take his seat until the question of order is decided.

Rule 3-Should two or more delegates rise to speak at the same time, the chair shall decide who is entitled to the floor.

Rule 4-No delegate shall interrupt another in his remarks except it be to call him to a point of order.

Rule 5-A delegate shall not speak more than once on the same question until all who wish to speak shall have had an opportunity to do so.

Rule 6-A delegate shall not speak more than twice upon a question without permission from the Convention.

Rule 7-Speeches shall be limited to ten minutes, but the time of speaking may be extended by vote of the Convention.

Rule 8-A motion shall not be open for discussion until it has been seconded and stated from the chair.

Rule 9-At the request of five members the mover of a motion shall be required to reduce it to writing.

Rule 10-When a question is pending before the Convention no motion shall be in order except to adjourn, to refer, for the previous question, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone for a certain time, to divide or amend, which motions shall have precedence in the order named.

Rule 11-Motions to lay on the table shall not be debatable.

Rule 12-A motion to reconsider shall not be entertained unless made by a delegate who voted in the majority, and shall receive a majority vote.

Rule 13-Any delegate failing to present his card within 30 minutes after the Convention is called to order shall be marked absent, but in the event of unavoidable absence he may so report to the Secretary and be marked present.

Rule 14-It shall require at least 12 members to move the previous question.

Rule 15-All resolutions shall bear the signature of the introducer and the title of the organization he represents.

Rule 16-No motion or resolution shall be voted upon until the mover or introducer has had a chance to speak if he or she so desires.

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9- Good of the Federation. 10-Adjournment.

Respectfully submitted,

ALVIN C. HOWES, Chairman,
GEO. K. SMITH, Secretary,
A. B. LOEBENBERG,

E. J. BRAIS,

J. J. MOCKLER,
FRANK KORALEK,
JAMES MCKENZIE,
HARRY F. McCORMACK,
HENRY H. BOETTGER,
FRANK DETLEF,

JOS. W. MORTON.

Delegate Mahon-Has the committee made any report on the question of the casting of the entire vote of an organization when part of the delegation is absent?

President Gompers-That could not be settled by a rule; that is provided for in the Constitution. The organization is entitled to the vote. The delegates represent the organization.

The question raised by Delegate Mahon was discussed by Delegates Mahon, Wheeler and President Gompers.

Treasurer Lennon-I desire to offer an amendment to the report of the committee in regard to the question of introducing substitutes and negative motions while the report of a committee is pending. I offer the following as a rule to be added to what has been submitted: "When a report of a committee is pending, no negative motion or substitute shall be in order."

Delegate Lewis-I move that the report of the Committee on Rules be taken up seriatim and acted on. (Seconded and carried.)

Vice-President Mitchell in the chair. Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were read by the secretary of the committee, and each one adopted as read.

Rule 11. Motions to lay on the table shall not be debatable.

President Gompers-It seems to me some addition or qualification is necessary to Rule 11. If a motion is made that the subject before the house be laid on the table for a definite time, it seems to me the subject of time is then debatable. I would suggest that the following be added: "Unless the motion to lay on the table shall apply to the time, and then be only amendable or debatable as to time."

Delegate Lynch-Why not add instead: "Except as limited by Roberts' Rules of Order?"

President Gompers accepted the amendment suggested by Delegate Lynch, and the amendment was accepted by the committee.

Rule 11, as amended, was then adopted. Rule 12 was adopted as reported by the committee.

Treasurer Lennon-The rule I offered, if it is to be adopted, should follow Rule 12. I offer the following new rule: "When a report of a committee is pending, no negative motion or substitute shall be in order." (Seconded.)

Vice-President Mitchell-Does that mean a negative substitute?

Treasurer Lennon-Yes.

Delegate Fairgrieve-I move to strike out the word "substitute" in the proposed new rule. (Seconded.)

The question was discussed by Delegate Lewis, who spoke in opposition to the amendment offered by Treasurer Lennon. Treasurer Lennon moved that the amendment be referred to the committee. (Seconded.)

Delegates Lynch, Mahon and Smith spoke in opposition to referring.

The question was discussed in a general way by Delegate Walker.

Delegate Savage moved that the entire subject be laid upon the table.

The motion was seconded, but lost by a vote of 99 to 71.

President Gompers-I suggest that this be referred to the Committee on Rules, they to report at the earliest possible moment.

Treasurer Lennon-I accept that. Rule 13 was adopted as reported by the committee.

Rule 14. It shall require at least twelve members to move the previous question.

Delegate Mahon-I move that the rule be amended to require at least thirty members to move the previous question. (Seconded and carried.)

Rules 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 were adopted as reported by the committee.

The order of business was taken up seriatim, and each section adopted as reported by the committee.

Delegate Lynch-I desire to offer the following amendment to the report of the committee: "When a roll call vote has been taken, and all delegates present have had the opportunity to record their votes, the ballot shall be declared closed." (Seconded.)

Secretary Morrison suggested that the rule be amended to read "delegates or delegations," instead of "delegates." The amendment was accepted by Delegate Lynch.

Heretofore the count has been taken and while in process of tabulation delegations have come in and recorded their votes. We should have some rule so

that in closely contested cases we will know where we stand.

The question was discussed by Delegates Gallagher, McKee, Howes, Mahon, Lynch, Lewis, Walker, Smith, Kemper, Treasurer Lennon and Vice-President Duncan.

The amendment to the report of the committee offered by Delegate Lynch, as amended by Secretary Morrison, was adopted.

Delegate Kemper moved the following amendment to the report of the committee: "When a roll call ballot has been ordered that no adjournment take place until the result has been announced." (Seconded.)

The question was discussed by VicePresident Duncan, Delegates Mahon, Kemper and Secretary Morrison. The motion offered by Delegate Kemper was carried.

President Gompers announced that, according to the custom of the Convention, the time for hearing from the fraternal delegates had been fixed at ten o'clock Thursday morning, and introduced to the Convention Mr. John Wadsworth, one of the fraternal delegates from the British Trades Union Congress, who said, in part:

Mr. President and Delegates-It is hardly necessary for me to say that I am exceedingly delighted to be at this Convention held in this city in 1908. This is the first time that I have had the opportunity and the privilege of seeing the new country, and seeing its people on its own soil. I wish I could be assured that I was going to pay a few other visits in the near future and to attend other conventions of this Federation. We have been here scarcely a fortnight, yet my wife, my colleague and myself have seen a great deal of the country. We are exceedingly obliged to you for the very great kindness you have shown us since we landed at New York.

I am pleased to be here, Mr. Chairman, because this is a representative meeting of the Trade Unions of America. I would much rather attend a meeting of this description than a meeting of any other description, political or otherwise. I have been a Trade Unionist ever since I was a little boy and have seen the results wrought in the old country through the efforts of the Trade Unions. I remember working in the pit when I was quite a little fellow. In those days it was not a question of eight hours from bank to bank, or from any other point. We used to work, especially in the winter time, without seeing daylight from Monday morning until Saturday night. That condition of things has been altogether altered as far as Great Britain is concerned.

This is a great country, but as far as I can see from observation up to the present time, large as it is, you have the same difficulties to a larger or smaller degree, to face in the very near future, that we have had to face in the old country in years gone by. Some of our friends in the old country tell us everything is content

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