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Show GOMPERS HAS BIG PROBLEM ON HAND Washington, Jan. 21. A strike of the employees of the office of the American Federation of Labor in Washington for a minimum wage scale, shorter hours and a change in I the manner of adjusting differences (between emplover and employees was (threatened tonight. Included In the j group of possible strikera are ahe , clerks, stenographers and bookkeepers jof the federation's force and the in-ternational in-ternational association of machinists The operatives will at once lav their I demands it was announced tonight before the executive council. Should' me demand be refused, the operatives must then carrv their appeal to Presi. dent Samuel Gompers himself and failing to get the desired adjustment from him, their next step will be a strike referendum. a There is the possibility of an al most paradoxical situation beinir ere ated should the stenographers tvoe-writers. tvoe-writers. booker3 and assistants'" union approve the strike Then the federa tlon itself may be called upon toTaV out the money to aid a strike against SSJ ,Pracilcall-v V tho demands al. leady have been refused by the feder ation officers. eaer" |