| Show AIM TO GAIN EIGHT hOUR EIGHT HOHR I IDAY DAY fOR All Support of Cause Pledged I by Railroad Brotherhoods Brotherhoods' C Chiefs at ilie the me Convention of ol Federation of Labor o IMPETUS IT GIVEN TO AFFILIATION PLANS I Leaders United fo for Fight for Better V Working Conditions and Against All An Forms of Compulsory Arbitration STRIKE HELD IN VIEW TIE i Nov XO 21 21 Efforts Efforts to BALTIMORE effect an nn af affiliation of th the American Amer ican Federation of Labor and the four big bij railway brotherhoods received a a. deci decided e impetus to today ay when n the federation federation fed Lcd convention here enthusiastically enthusiastically cally calli received speeches cs by the the- the the- four representatives of the brotherhoods s sUld and Uld President of the federation feder favoring n qc r Leaders of 01 the tho two organizations organization's s' s to tonight tonight to- to night wore were preparing to Jo a Joint fight tight for tor or better working condi concH I particularly for br 01 railway workers workers work work- ers of or all classes and a against all compulsory compulsory com corn comi i arbitration measures Ju Just t as though an official affiliation had beon been v perfected i Both sides entertain high hope that 1 the they will bo RbI abi to gain aln much durI dur- dur I lit g tho tile coming cominS' session of or Congress ur-I ur and in preventing the breaking down do of or pr present sent unfavorable labor laws by i presenting a 1 united front They Thc be believe be- be I lieve e too that official affiliation anI only awaits certain formal steps to be taken talc tak en cn b by the brotherhoods at their convention con eon to be held some time timo next y year car Aim Im for Universal hour Eight nn liny Iny Other tiTan than to say ay that the they would oppose e all sorts of ot compulsory arbitration arbitration tion lion bills biBs In Con Congress ress the thc speakers were rather Indefinite toda today as to what they expected to do for the great reat mass mas of or railway workers Federation leader cr however said aId the thc primary object oh- oh o of or the tho proposed affiliation Is to brinG about an universal al hour eight-hour day d Brotherhood leaders left lert hero after the meeting undetermined as to what their n next nest tt step would b bo be If H they should decide to call a strike because the railroads tb do llo not put pat the Adamson law into effect January 1 1 they y probably probably ably will ask a conference renco with federation fed te- cration officers The They also will seek e conferences with fc federation er of officers They Thc also will vIll seek conferences It Is beU believed if the present Injunction suits o of the railroads arc are successful No Xo conference followed the meeting todaY Shortly after aler tho the speakers had n ad addressed addressed ad- ad dressed ed the tho convention con all of or tho the brotherhood representatives had left len lenher here her for Cor various cities William G Lee Ue Warren Yan S a Stone Stono and I. I L. L B. B Sheppard Shoppard of at tho the trainmen engineers and n conductors return to Washington 1 ton and TV W. S S. S Continued on Pa Page Pago o 2 2 HOUR EIGHT DAY FOR ALL SOUGHT Support Pledged by Chiefs of 0 Railroad Brotherhoods at Labor Convention n. n I I Continued From Page 1 1 Ii Carter of the thc firemen wont went to New NewYork NewYork York Lee who made macic the principal address to the convention con sought to make It plain that the brotherhoods were coming com- com nig ing to the federation to obtain help helpt t specifically for Cor theIr fight against the railroads over o the Adamson damson hour eight da Ita tiny law He declared that the brotherhoods brotherhoods brother brother- hoods were willing to assume all re responsibility re- re I sl In that struggle but hut he hold held that the time bad had come como when It ItI I I was wa to the interest of all railway j I workers to unite for tor their mutual ad ad- ad anta vantage o Would leI id I We Ve must hang together tog or 01 wo we win will winI I hang separately teh ho shouted among I applause Unorganized men en n railroad lines linos I where whore ur organization I K l' prohibited need ned I I the assistance of or both hoth tho the federation and the thc brotherhoods Leo LeI said and and the tho brotherhoods are arc willing to give o it itlo lo to them He Ic made mado no promise to i fight for or an hour eight law r fi-r m railroad rail nil l- l road roud men outside the brotherhoods brotherhood I further than to say that tho the t hoods favored the universal hour eight-hour I day and yore were willing to work or even Cl fight h t for Cor it it Tho other brotherhood heads held made madeI similar appeals Their remarks were I greeted b by prolonged cheers heers President Gompers Compers pointed out that the proposed united action netlon under discussion discussion dis dis- was as entirely voluntary hut but at atthe atthe the tho same time declaring his belief that the brotherhoods soon would be of of- of affiliated with tho the federation n. n Mr Ir Leo Lee also made his speech tho the oc occasion occasion occasion oc- oc casion for or Indorsing President Wilson highly for Cor his past efforts In behalf of or labor and to predict that th the President and Con Congress ress would carry out pled pledges previously made the worl workers Reference Refer Refer- ence c to Wilson Tilson OP nil the tIc friend of oC the thc masses by Mr 11 Lee brou brought ht several sc delegates t to- to their feet and caused the remainder of his sentence to be bo lost Jost in iii applause PP I a use After Aftel the depa departure of oC the tho brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood representatives tIm the convention proceeded with routine business and it Is in con considered doubtful if IC tho the question ques ques- thin tion of affiliation with the tho brotherhoods brotherhoods brother- brother hoods i Is touched upon upen again at nt this S session ess Ion The convention cOn au authorized tho the ex executive x- x council to act net with the White Rate Kats Actors Actors' Union of America affiliated affiliated atel with the federation In an nn effort to bring a about out an organization of all classes of actors This ThiN action was taken as a substitute for COI a H resolution that the tho White Hats flats charter bo 00 withdrawn and that tho the I president of or the tho federation be bo Instructed Instruct Instruct- I ed cd to call a convention on or before January lan i 1 1917 for tor an nn international union oC of t covering all aU branches I of ot the profession The rue White Hubs flats union which holds exclusive exclusive- charter rights from the federation fed fed- oration is composed almost O exclusively of ot vaudeville performers The resolution resolution resolution tion which was rejected was Intro Introduced In the tho Interest of ot several actors' actors or organizations I Andre y l' l of the International 1 1 |
