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Show FEDERATION OF LABOR Atlantic City, N J . Aug. 1 In a statement issued yesterday! Samuel i Jumpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, shows that many matters other than those bearlnt: li rectly upon workers and Industrial conditions were considered at the con-I con-I ference of the executive council which ended here Tuesday The appointment ap-pointment of committee on conserva tlon to co-operate with the National Conservation congress, the appoint ment of a representative to attend the convention of the National So-letv So-letv for the Promotion of Industrial Education, and the selection of G. VY. Perkins, president of the cigar-makers' cigar-makers' Industrial union, as a representative repre-sentative of the federation at the International In-ternational Labor congress at Zu rlh, Switzerland in September, were among the actions taken Decisions were also reudered in many of the disputes which had arisen among subordinate organizations, ac cording to the statement The trouble trou-ble between the steamshovelers and 1 dredgemen was settled by the Issu-, ance of a charter to include members I of both organizations In the case of the bollermakers and Iron shipbuilders shipbuild-ers as opposed to the bridge and j structural Iron workers It was deel ded that the agreement niered Into between these organizations in No vember, 1 9 1 0. is still In effec t and that anj disputes that may arise between them is to be Rubmlitcd to arbitra lion, provided the presidents of the (two organizations are unable to reach an amicable adjustment |