Baltimore, Md.-The thirty-sixth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor adjourned to meet next year in Buffalo. Old officers were unanimously elected, no other names having been presented.

John Golden, president of the United Textile Workers' Union, and Frank Farrington, president of the Illinois district, United Mine Workers' Union, were elected fraternal delegates to the British Trades Union Congress.

Emanuel Koveleski, representing the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America, was elected fraternal delegate to the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada.

The convention proceedings will prove historic and were marked by a fine spirit of solidarity that reached a high plane on both fundamental questions and methods of policy, although the discussions were at all times vigorous enough to dispel any illusion that the trade union movement is not democratic.

Other features were the presence, for the first time, of delegates representing the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union and the American Federation of Teachers, both of which are now affiliated to the A. F. of L, and the appearance of the executives of the four railroad brotherhoods, who addressed the convention.

Increasing opposition to strike injunctions was recorded in the convention declaration that these writs should henceforth be ignored, "let the consequences be what they may." The effect of this decision is shown in the alarm of newspapers at labor's socalled "defiance of law." entirely ignoring the fact that Congress has outlawed these writs, now issued by

State judges, who would deny constitutional guarantees.

The A. F. of L. non-partisan political policy was given hearty approval.

Organized labor is urged to greater activity in securing more proportionate representation "not only in city councils, State legislatures and in Congress, but also on every city, State and Federal commission that deals with public policies or matters of general concern."

The eight-hour day for all workers was again indorsed.

Because of the present eight-hour situation on railroads, and the fact that the Adamson law is now before the courts, the convention took this action on several resolutions calling for eight hours by law: "We pledge the unswerving determination of the American labor movement to the eighthour principle and in order to carry out this purpose your committee recommends that the foregoing resolutions be referred to a special committee to be appointed by the president of the American Federation of Labor, with powers to confer with representatives of the organized employes of the transportation companies, the committee to report to the Executive Council of the A. F. of L. at the time and in the manner it deems advisable, but at least four weeks before the next annual convention of the A. F. of L." Opposition to all forms of militarism