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Show How Labor II Organized. Hut the greatest of all American organizations organ-izations Is tho nntl.ilial federation the American reiteration of I-ibor of which Hiniuel Goinpers Is president, with head-eiuarters head-eiuarters In Washington A great combination com-bination of national und International unions, with yeurls conventions of dele, gates, a stuff of well-paid ofllcers and nrginlzers. un exicnsliels circulated magazine, this federation Includes nearly all ths great national and International unions 'Iho American reilerntlon nf Ln. bor was founded in 1SSI und Is now mado up of eighty two natlonul and International Interna-tional unions composed of stSt local unions 18 Slate federations, 2'W Cits Central Cen-tral labor unions, mid lord local unions not attached to national bodies, tin. total to-tal membership Is oier liVl"l-a holy nf men united for the slniilo purpose of ad-lanclng ad-lanclng the Cause of labor, nnd set tu-l.lng tu-l.lng no political action. This number represents something mnre than thrce-ciutertcrs thrce-ciutertcrs of all Iho Irade-unlonlsts In America The fedMiitlnn Is supported by a small tax on nfllllnted organizations, Its receipts la.t jear being alnut III WiO Its expenses tvt.u.0, mostly for salaries nnd niganUIng expenses, nnd fnr the annual an-nual couientlon lis thief work consists In securing legislation In the United State a entire. In harmonizing and directing di-recting union effort In the struggles common com-mon to nil union Inhnr; In using Its lnilu-cure lnilu-cure lu aecurlng tho use of unlnn-iahel goods and in behalf nf certain kinds of strlkee, nnd In urging union labor everywhere every-where to rvfuuo to purchase sooda manu- " V'msmm fnrtured nr sold by "lllifalr" concerns. f .pSfSB aaaaa! I.iers lainuth a long list nf these "unfair" C "-it IhbH B louses appiars In ihe Amrrlcnn l'e.lera- X 5 mWK MM tlonl.l under Ihe heading, "W'e Don t Wlilll rUmm bbbbbbbbI I'utronlte " Not lufre.iueiill) Il I. able Wt'TlHlH tn prilent lll-iultlsed slrlkrs. The feders iltji J'iHIH B linn has been Instrumental In securing US J1iBa bbbbbbbbI the passage of many laws which halo tfj VSSmM H greatly Iniproie.l the coiidltlon uf Amerl K iWMB M eati wi.lkmen A turn list of them Is eil- Vli WWlmk MM di uce euoiish of the remarkable rise In f fHiufli'B M standards during the last twents-tlin i ,'A af 1 Wm sears nf wages, comfnrt nnd Indep.nd- I Iff .kB iwJI ence nniong Ihe workers of the eountri - f iJjj Ififlf H llns Stunnard linker. In Iho Worlds (j , TKJjIO iVJl " , I l.r'jB |