OCR Text |
Show CHICAGO FEDERATION FORMALLY EXPELLED CHICAGO. Nov. 12 Formal notice that the charter of the Chicago Federation Federa-tion of Labor had been revoked, and that the organization was expelled from the American Federation of Laborwaf giveh today tcBecreUry E. N. Nuckels by Gompers of the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor-and wa dated at Denver, Den-ver, where the members of the executive execu-tive council of the American Federation Federa-tion made a stop on their way to San Franclpco. The telegrams received by Secretary Nuckels read: "Your central body failed to comply With executive council's directions- as decided by Boston convention, and contained con-tained in my letter of September 2S. Time limit, November 1, having" expired, ex-pired, your charter stands revoked. Executive council has further decided charter will be restored upon compliance compli-ance of your central body with decision." de-cision." To comply with the Instructions of the executive council the Chicago Federation Federa-tion will be compelled to expel from membership the local unions of Eteam-fitters Eteam-fitters and Franklin Union No. 4' of pressfeeders. The preFfmen claim Jurisdiction Juris-diction over the preswfeeders and ; the plumbers of the pteam fitters. It was at the instance of these two organisations that the Chicago Federation of Labor was expelled from membership In the national body. 'Officers of the local federation said this afternoon that they had no Intention Inten-tion of expelling; either of the two unions. |