Show federation OF LABOR tho fourteenth annual convention assembles in denver about Delee atos present billed to orde br address by denver dec 10 the fourteenth annual convention of the american federation 0 labor wa called to order by president gompers at 10 today there were delegate present preil dent chody kenehan of the denver trades assembly delivered an address of welcome to which briefly responded compera saoko fe clinely of the almost desperate condition of labar at the present time referring to thy innovation of holding this convention eo far west as denver he suggested that within a decade the western movement of industry take the conventions of the F de ration to the golden gate john borne the english labor leader entered the hall and was greeted with a storm of applause thomas Pall of denver delivered an address on labors rough and noble struggle hie delineation of the industrial conditions of and was received bifi frequent applause one of the changes in the situation from the past he attributed to abo increase of corpo rations he said that an individual employer might feel sympathy for his employed emp loye a corporation could entertain no such emotion the action of the federal government in the pullman strike was denounced as tyranny the general managers association ho said hyo beai held responsible for the delaya of the mails capital controlled legislation either by influencing elections or by purchasing membership in n dional and state the convention adjourned till 2 |