Show amerian F beraton de raton of labor kansas city mo dec 14 speech making consumed the morning session of ahe third day 0 the annual convention of the american federation ot labor the delegates listened with interest to the talks by william thorne and william inskip delegates from the british labor congress and to a response thereto by president samuel gompers the particular burden of mr talk was that american organized labor should struggle constantly tor better organization and to wield an ever growing power in politics in england said he one great clement of organized labors power was the fact that the political positions were held by so great a percentage of unionists delegate inskip urged not only a stronger organization but a stronger friendship between american and british unionists what was needed he aalde was not only a federation of trades but a federation with our english speaking cousins the sentiment was heartily cheered mr inskip went on to express his belief in the principle of arbitration of all difficulties and enumerated instances sit the settlement of british strikes by arbitration which had been alono possibly pos from the fact that arbitration in england was constructed ted on eo thorough a basis president gompers said in the course of bis remarks that there was sometimes a misapprehension as to tle condition of workers of our country A greater percentage of mechanic labor outside of the agricultural element be said were organized in america than on any part of the globe small conventions were necessarily an indication of lack of strength he declared that unionists were active in defending their principles in politics citing the fact that seventeen union men were members of the colorado abato legislature air gompers nevertheless urged increased activity along this line A resolution providing for a fund to push the organization of trades unions in the inter mountain states was adopted |