Show FEDERATION OF LABOR Sleeting of Officers to Discuss Mining Min-ing Situation Washington Sept 22The executive council of the American Federation of Labor met today at the headquarters i of the organization in this city to die j cuss the mining situation There were i present Samuel Gompers the president I of the A F of L Secretary Frank Morrison Frank J Cougar of Phlla delchia James Duncan of Baltimore James OConnell of Chicago Mr Gar i land of Ptttsburg 21 D Ratchford I president of the United Mine Workers association Cameron Miller of the executive ex-ecutive board of the United Mine Work I ers and Frank J Weber one of the federation of labor organizers In the West Virginia mining district On application of the Can Makers union for a general boycott of ruins antagonistic to the unions the conclu zion was reached that it would be more I advisable and more just to examine Into each individual complaint in order that i firms who would agree to employ union j help might not be placed at a disadvantage i disad-vantage as they would be under a gen oral boycott j r The council resolved to continue its i present organisation in the mining districts dis-tricts of West Virginia and Illinois and also to appoint two additional organ iaer to aid the miners in their last i effect in getting an early settlement of their wage scale based upon the agreement agree-ment of the Columbus convention The council has under advisement the matter of securing assistance to miners who will continue the fisht for the wage scale tile council tonIght issued an address which In part fottaTs A call has gone forth to the trade unions and public far a labor conventkHi In Chicago next Monday The ostensible objects are to tfike measures fa aid of the miners strike and to offset the sweeping pswers of thecourts in scoot insinjunetistts In defiance of popular rights during Iab > r disputes These objects are very commendable and worthy the active practical support of every trade unionIst and every lover of his fellawman But ndlttons have saw the changes since that cinven on was agreed upon This wade fully 73000 minors have gone to work on terms Used jointly by the miners and curators It ia the greatest victory gained by trades unions In years It was won against UM continued power of wealth judicIal usurpations and inhuman tyranny An appeal is made to the press and clery ra oppose the unfair noel uncon stitutlbnal use of judicial tnjuncttons which are wholly subversive of popular liberty and the people are urged te elect men to lesslative offices nho will male these new forms Jt judicial tyranny Impzibls |