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CLOSER FEDERATION OP UNIONS IS BOUND TO COME, THINK MAJORITY AT A. F. OF L. CONVENTION By Max S. Hayes. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 21, The struggle over the principle of industrial unionism second only in importance to the hatters' case which took place on the A. F. of L. floor Wednesday, result ed in distinct progress Being made for the industrial foi;m as oppos ed to the craft form of unionism. There was little actual mate rial difference between the major ity and minority reports sub- j on the subject, the principle of in mitred by the educational com mittee, as neither was any ntore compulsory or Binding upon the affiliated organizations than was the Scranton declaration tnade in the convention held ten years ago. But'the big fact brought out in the debate was that a majority of the delegates favored the princi x pie of closer amalgamation, al x though they vere uhable to agree as to the best means tote pursued to bring it about The miners, for example, declared that there are 21 separate crafts included in their organization. The brewers and other industrial unions are pointed to is being highly suc cessful in combining all the men employed in a trade and improv ing their working conditions. The contest on the floor raged about the issue of whether or not the federation should use more coercion than in the past to force the affiliated international unions to amalgamate. It was generally agreed that the A. F. of L. pos sessed no such power and that it would be fundamentally wrong to usurp it and enforce compulsion under any circumstances. There are at present upward of a dozen national organizations considering" amalgamation er close federation, to meet the new problems developed by the cen tralization of capital along indus trial Unes. It was agreed on both conservative and radical sides that, rto matter what the exDres- sion of the convention might Tie dustnai unionism wouia go marching on within the present family of international' Unions comprising the A. F. of L. WHEN THE WORM TURNS "But the point is, my dear sir," the father asked, in pompous tones, "can you support tny girl in the style to which she has been accustomed?" "I'm afraid not." "Then what the " The young man waved the re mark aside. "She has assured me, how ever," he added, "that she will not expect me to buy so many gloves as I have-been providing, or to take fier away frdm home whenever sh'e wants anything good to eat. Nor docs she expect to ride in a taxi,' as We have al ways dprte, when a street car will doi In short, we are going to live quite sensibly, and --" "Oh, all right!" gt dwled the father. "If you are going to be mean abiut the business take her I"