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Show CANNOT AFFILIATE WITH FEDERATION DENVER, Colo., June 2-1. The Brotherhood Brother-hood of locomotive Firemen and Engine-men Engine-men cannot affiliate with the American Federation of labor, according to a statement state-ment today by U. B. Robertson of Yongstown, Ohio, vice president of the Brotherhood, which is In convention here. "The American Federation of Labor," said Mr. Robertson., "is so framed constitutionally con-stitutionally that it can Rive repre?entaT Hon to only one of each organized labor's branches. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Locomo-tive Engineers aleady is a member of the federation and represents the engineers. engi-neers. Jf our brotherhood, with a membership mem-bership composed of both firemen and en-glnemen en-glnemen joins the federation, representation representa-tion could only be (riven to the firemen, as the enRinemen already are represented by the-Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers." Engi-neers." The morning session of the convention was devoted to reports of special beneficiary benefi-ciary committees. |