Show I I I I I I I i I i i i i I wo L TO HOLD HOLDI OLE STAGE i TWO WW'S NORFOLK l Va Ya Nov 1 1011 11 The Tho u en ty seventh annual lOnual convention con of tho the American Federation of Labor con con- for a session of two weeks the opel opening ng- ng ceremonies being held in the thc auditorium at tho the Jamestown exposition exposition exposi exposi- tion where the tIme day was considered as 31 American Americ lU Federation of Labor day day Though the weather was tas threatening t te e attendance was wag large Ip Iii the presence of 40 delegates alea representing representing rep rep- resenting tho thu great rc t body bod of organized ig lY in ud 1 Q r insi W I cr vi of r the die federation ration l. l coun- coun c diJ J with the time exception of John Mitchell II I head of the tho United Mine line Workers dc dc- de- de I I tamed b by illness President Gompers d djs S elated dared the meeting open President re responded pond d in m in the I name annie of the f federation to various addresses ad nit dresses of welcome The report of the tho credentials comI committee com com- I wa was al the first business matter to toi i come Caine up The pro program ram of th the afternoon included the annual report of President Gompers Secretary Morrison and andi i Treasurer r Lennon President Gompers I said it was his hope to reach those these today to to- day dav as Ill well wen as other business of or the time federation all sessions e lions of ol which WInch will Trill willbe willi i I be bo open to the public j I Victor L. L Berger Berrer the Milwaukee cr ed editor cd- cd and Socialist leader lender announced 1 I that he h. was wa continuing his fight a against President an and would l file le protests against his re election but that tho the di nt of President i Compere Gompers could not be lie looked for at this 1 time Mr r Berger Berler said hp ht would inho I duce a 1 resolution tomorrow demanding federal legislation preventing transportation transportation tation in m interstate commerce e of nil all nili child labor Jabor manu manufactured products Arthur A. A Hay special representative lof of the International Typographical raph cal calI union at Los Ios An Angeles is here to ask the federation to assume control and andi finance tho the ti tight fight ht on behalf of labor now being waged by bv the Citizens Citizens' Alliance jance tin union ion of Lo Los An Angeles eles a against trade unions there Among th the delegates to the convention convention conven conven- tion are arc representatives es from rain Canada Mexico exico and Cuba abs |