Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1908 — WORK OF THE FEDERATION [ARTICLE]

WORK OF THE FEDERATION

Labor Convention at. Denver Devotee a Day to Hearing Reports and Speeches. Denver. Colo., Nov. 13.—During the session of the convention of the Federation of Lntoor the secretary, at President Gornpers’ request, read a letter from William J. Bryan in which be thanked President Gompers and the other members of the Federation for the support given him during the recent presidential campaign. s The entire day was spent In listening to reports and fraternal and other addresses. Among the speakers were Rev. Charles Stelzle, of the Presbyterian church; Mrs. Raymond Robbins and Mrs. Anna Fitzgerald, representing the Woman’s Trade Union League and Raymond Robbins, of Chicago. Then there were speeches by fraternal delegates from Great Rrltatu and Canada —Herbert Skinner and —— Wadsworth, of England, who told of trade union progress there, and P. H. Draper, of Canada, who spoke on similar lines. Andrew Fureseth. who attended the British Trade Union Congress and Hugh Frany, who attended the Canadian gathering, made their reports.