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Show LIE IS PASSED IN CONVENTION St Iuis, Nov. 22 More than fifty resolutions remained to be reported to the annual convention of the Am erlcan Federation of Labor when today's to-day's scsslein began at noon. In'yes tcrday's session sixty-three were disposed dis-posed of by the deb-gates. Other committees will give the con ventlon the results of their deliberations delibera-tions as soon as all the resolutions aro presented. Tho action of the convention In voting down the resolution reso-lution which would have given the president the power to call sympathetic sympathe-tic strikes, brought forth the bitterest discussion so far indulged in. The lie was passed on the floor and resulted In President Gompers leaving the chair to address the convention. He said he would resign his olllce before he would order a man to strike John Mitchell s resolution, which re- ' commended that laboring men use ev- I cry effort to promote the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals the proceeds to be used to fight IuIktcuIosIs, was passed unanimously. |