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Show : FORrWIDENT Salary Is Raised to $12,000 a Year in Spite of His Protest. RAISE VOTED FOR OTHER OFFICIALS Military Training in Schools Is Condemned as First Step Toward Killing Initiative. ! MONTREAL. Juno 17. The Amcr-! lean Federation of Labor's endorsement endorse-ment today of government ownership of the railroads, at Its annual conven-I conven-I tloh hero, wait declared by labor lead-' lead-' era tonight to have been tho first gfii-J ! nine defeat Samuel Gompers, Its voi-' voi-' eran president, has stifferod In years. I Tho final vote was 59,059 for govern- mont ownership and S.34D against, 1 i Tho declslvo vote, it Is reported. 1 prompted the labor chief to state bo- fore the convention late today that he "was not quite sure" ho would bo at candidal for re-olection. i Mr. Gompers fought hard against , I he convention's action, declaring it ! was but a stop toward the "enslave-, "enslave-, ment of the workers as govornment employes," who, he said, had been denied de-nied many political and economic rights under the past administrations. He received only a mild ovation. Powerful Organizations Beat Gompers ; ' The United Mine Workers and the ' ppwerful railroad workers' organisations organisa-tions combined to bring about Mr. Gompers" defeat. They also had tho support of tho machinists' union and 1 tho metal trade organisation, all powerful pow-erful voting factors. The carpenters' union and the building build-ing trades organisation stood loyally by Gompers, but were overwhelmed.! ! Kxccutlvc Council Embarrassed. After tho federation's action, the executive council, whoso members supported Gompers, are said to be placed in an embarrassing position. They munt now take steps to bring about government ownership, which they have opposed, or resign, it was slated. Gompers Urged to Run. I Supporters of Mr. Gompers declared' 'tonight that they would urge him to I retain leadership of the federation and stand up for re-election for the ; thirty-ninth time. Despite -the protest and desires of Mr. Gompers. the convention increased his salary as president from $10,000 to $12,000 a year. 310,000 Salnry Enough. In making an appeal to tho delegates dele-gates not to give him an Increase, Mr. Gompers declared that "$10,000 is all sufficient for a man living in tho ordinary ordi-nary modes of life to satisfy him and his needs. The salary of Secretary Frank Morrison Mor-rison was also increased from $7,500 to $10,000 a year. Organizers' wagos were Increased from ?4S to $60 per week and their traveling allowancn groin. $6 to $S per day. -This was declared de-clared to Ijo necessary owing to the high cost -of living. . .Appca.1 u Congress, y Th"e "'(convention i called upon congress con-gress to onaet "neccssaVy legislation j to establish the United States employment employ-ment service as a permanent bureau in the department' of labor, with am- pie appropriations." Tho oxecutive council was instructed instruct-ed to render all possible assistance to "abolish present unreasonable speed tests, time measuring devices and tho unreasonable standards of personal efficiency in the postal service." Will Aid Civil Service. The council will also aid civil service ser-vice employes to obtain "tho reight to a hearing and to appeal from the judgment of officials In cases involving involv-ing demotion or dismissal." The federation adopted a decision that the "rights of free speooh and free press and assembly aro inalienable inalien-able ones, and are beyond the power of any judge, court, legislative body or administration official to qualify, modify, abrogate or suspend," Duncan. Proposal Defeated. The proposal of James Duncan of Seattle, for an "Initiative and referendum" referen-dum" clause In the federation was defeated de-feated after a lively debate. Tho proposal pro-posal would have permitted tho submission sub-mission of any "given proposition to the whole membership" of tho organization organ-ization upon demand of five per cent of the local unions. Military training in the schools was condemned as "the first step in the development of mechanical and unquestioning un-questioning obedience, which results In the killing of , initiative." Compulsory Compul-sory military training was also declared de-clared "unnecesssary, undoairable and un ''American." The "moral support" of the federation federa-tion was voted to the 10,000 striking fur workers 'n New iTork City. Tho membership of the executive council was ordered increased from eleven to fifteen members, by the addition ad-dition of four new vice presidents. A resolution to elect the officers of tho federation by tho "popular vote of the membership" was defeated. |