The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-06 00:00:00

THE TRADE, UNION CONGRESS. )

The Trades Union Commission was the subject dealt.
with at the Manchester Congress on Thursday. Mr.
Potter denounced the commission as a modern Star
Chamber, and nearly all who spoke said they did not,
believe it commanded the confidence of the workino
classes. An attempt, however, to declare the commissice
" unworthy of public confidence" was defeated, Arr.;
George Potter saying he would not consent to wholesalg
condemnation. He moved, instead, " That, after n,
full and deliberate discussion on the royal commission
appointed to inquire into the operation of trades
unions, the delegates assembled in this congress are of
opinion that the commission is looked upon up to the pre.
sent time with suspicion and disfavour by a majority og
the trades of England, both in regard to its unfair compo.
sition and to its one-sided and to a great extent secret
Proceedings." The resolution was carried. The next sub-
ject taken up 'was that of " the limitation of apprentices,"
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Potter, however, though aware that much couid,
be said in favour of it, did not defend it ; he did
not think it was altogether wise to defend it.
Apprenticeship could be defended, for it was necessary
for a lad to be apprenticed to learn a trade, but that was
a different thing to limiting the number of apprentices..
Even then he would not say that a lad ought to serve
seven years if he could learn a trade in three. Many of
the best men of the day were opposed to a limitation of:
apprentices, and he did not think working men would
defend it much longer. Instead of restricting the number
of apprentices, he would send the surplus labour to thei
colonies, where it would be useful. He was decidedlA
opposed to cheap labour.
After some discussion, the following resolution want
adopted :—" That we urgently recommend all trades toi
adopt the apprenticeship system, and in all cases to lira*
the number of apprentices if found desirable to protecti
the interest of any trade or trades."

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