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Show Few Agricultural Delegates Will Attend Conference in Washington. "WASHINGTON". Pee. 12. Labor's "re-ooi.si.ru "re-ooi.si.ru i' t ion iron fiTPnoe." callf-d hy the executive conncil of tlie Amfericiin Feci- . ei'Liiioii ot" Labor to consider the fun-cLuiu fun-cLuiu iituI iriiu'iIf's affecting" American wru'kcrs, will b'- ironvpnctl in AVashirig-ton AVashirig-ton tutiiiTrow, with probably few farmor ' ropies-'iitJitivcs in u it rnrianoe. althouyli I m-'irf- ih.in a score of f.irm organizat ionti Wit-r- invired to st-nd dolesHtes. Fi le:uan of labor officials toniebt said tli at assurances had been received froTii only cuii"1 farmers' association that rV-leira l Would b- present, but tint others oth-ers in'ght be. represenre'l, as under the invitatiuii it was, unnecessai'y tiiat ad- j Vance inf'irma i i'.ni nf acceptance of the i invitations bo furnished. ' I I Some, uf the. labor union chieftains wli !t : r: ved tfKlay, however, expressed dlsupp'cni inent that tho response from the farthers hud not been more general declaring that the voice of the agricul-' tui'al classes was. needed. The opening session will bo held at the headquarters of the American Federation Fed-eration ol Labor nt 10 o'clock. The sessions, ses-sions, it. was indicated tonight, would he executive, and the action of the conference con-ference probably will be withheld until after adjournment. Precautions have been taken by the eonserva tive element. It also was indicated, indi-cated, to prevent attempts by the radical groups to ga in control. In this connection connec-tion il was forecast that attempts would lie made to win the support for the new labor party. Samuel Gmpers, president of the Federation of Labor, however, has steadfastly opposed such action. Views of the four great railroad brotherhoods, broth-erhoods, whose presidents joined in the official call for the conference, present an innovation in labor meetings. Their geti'-ral attitude, of course, is known, but what stand they will take when deliberating deliber-ating questions affecting other industrial workers was a subject much discussed. Some of the labor legislation pending in congress will be opposed by the railroad workers, a a well as other union heads but whether they will stand together in framing a general industrial and legislative legis-lative program was giving concern to those who have a "cut and dried" policy to offer. |