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Show LABOR DISPUTE FINALLY SETTLED Federation Against the Brewery Workers. Debate on Subject Lasted - All Day and Was Bitter Bit-ter One. Proposition to Amalgamate Three Central Bodies in. San. Francisco Pound Impossible. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. After spending almost the entire day In a bitter debate, the differences between the Brewery Workers' union and the International Brotherhood of Engineers, Firemen and Tenmsters was settled by the American Federation of Labor. The vote on every point at Issue, with one minor exception, was against the Brewery Workers' union. What Brewery "Workmen Claimed. The Brewery Workers' union claimed that all firemen, engineers and teameters employed about breweries should Join and come under the Jurisdiction Juris-diction of the Brewery Workers' union. Fought by Others. The representatives of the International Interna-tional Brotherhoods of Engineers, Firemen Fire-men and Teamsters objected to this, and Introduced a resolution to tho effect ef-fect that all workers In breweries be organized according to their respective crafts, and asked the convention to vote that all engineers, firemen and teamsters now In the Brewery "Workers union shall leave the same and join organizations of their respective craft?. Heated Debate, For an hour a debate was Indulged in on the proposition to substitute the word "may" for "shall," and the con-ventlottnally con-ventlottnally vote.tLforr,tha change-Thls change-Thls permits" the engineers, firemen and teamsters to elect whether or not they shall pecede from the Brewery Workers' union. "What "Was Charged. It was charged during the debate that the Brewery Workers union had filled the places of engineers and firemen on strike In St. Louis and Belleville, 111., with non-union men, and thereupon organized the latter. Strikers Reinstated. It was requested that the American Federation of Labor compel the strikers to be reinstated, and the convention so voted. They likewise voted that all Injunctions In-junctions pending or obtained by the Brewery Workers' union against other organizations be withdrawn or dissolved. dis-solved. Conditions in Porto Rico. Santiago Igleslas. representative from Porto Rico, addressed the delegates, and said that the condition of the workmen ln his native land was worse under the present regime than under that when Spain was ln power; He averred that COO Porto Ricans died each month from starvation. An Impossible Task. The proposition to amalgamate the three central bodies of San Francisco was found to be an Impossible task at the present time, as was the attempt to adjust the differences between the Brotherhood of Carpenters and the Association As-sociation of Woodworkers. The delegates dele-gates unanimously voted to use every effort to make more effectlvo the union label, as It was avowed that the enemies to organized labor were endeavoring to destroy the label's meaning. Lobby Still Stands. A resolution to do away with the "Washington lobby was voted down after af-ter the Socialistic delegates hud made speeches ln favor of Its passage. The Socialists were opposed on the floor by President Gompers. The latter bitterly denounced the Socialists for what he termed their sneering tirades. Amending Constitution. As an aftermath of tho fight between tho Chicago Federation of Labor and tho American Federation of Labor a constitutional constitu-tional amendment was adopted at tonight's to-night's session providing that any organization organ-ization or person seceding or being under suspension by tho American Federation of Labor shall bo denied a seat ln the annual an-nual convention of tho natlonnl body. This was especially framed to cover such caaes as that presented ln fho case of Delegate Mangan of Chicago. Tho amendment amend-ment conelsted In tho addition of tho words "or person." Covers Chicago Case. An amendment, similar ln character, which provided that a city central body might demur to the seating of an objec-tlonnblo objec-tlonnblo dclcgnto of a local union affiliated with an International union, joined to tho American Federation of Labor, but not deny tho wholo local union representation In tho central labor body, was presented. This covered cases similar to that presented pre-sented ln the question of tho seating of William Schardt, president of tho Chicago Chi-cago Federation of Labor. Tho amendment amend-ment was carried. The convention will elect officers tomorrow tomor-row afternoon. |