Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-11-21 | Page 10 | Federation Clings to Its Old Policy

FEDERATION ClINGS TO 10 ITS OLD Convention Rejects Propos Proposal to Substitute Industrialism for Trade Autonomy 1 Rochester N. N Y r. Nov o 20 After O. After debate that lasted hasted all da day v members P ot tho the ra radical wing of ot the American F Fed Federation d of Labor were defeated nead narl two to one ono in their attempt to have federation a adopt oPt the tho principle of industrial In Industrial unionism In place lace of ot Its of trade autonomy Two hundred an and sixty four delegates ates voted against tb minority report of or the committee 0 or 03 education which favored the of ot industrial unionism and seventy two voted in its favor The voting strength th of or the conven con convention tion based on membership In rep bodies went a against tn tit I report minority and 56 for Cor- It Aft Attil tho the minority report had been the majority report in favor of ot the co of oC trade autonomy W adopted b by acclamation i The Theote vote ote was tho the first test 0 O strength between the radical and ond COZ cae wings s and the number u D votes polled b by the radicals w wa slightly under their leir advance estima The Tho vote ole of or the United Mine Vork Worker r bO antI and the tue Western I Federation A 0 Miners GOG was cast solidly for th tai minority report Other groups tb lined up solidly with the thc radical win were the bakers and confectioners Iro n steel and tin workers printing pr A Ulin U S L car III anu JOU U men tailors As a a. result of ot tho the adoption of ot t majority report the federation will co coi cor Untie for lor a year ear at least to tho the Independent autonomy of ot international internal tl and national unions unIon affiliate with It and wherever its policy 0 o 0 trade trado autonomy autonom seems unsuited to Ut tI Industry It will viii introduce the of or industrial unionism ff Among mon those who advocated tho the m rut nu report were John Mitchell l a att ltd Joseph Josoph D D. Cannon of the Yc Western tern I of Miners President Goni Gomper defended tho the Plc present cht poll policy C of ot the fed e eera era