Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-23
EVENING STAR.
The National La Dor oon,re~..
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
The National LABOR Congress reassemh'ed IN
New York yesterday morn ing. Er. J. 4 4.
Whaley occupied the chair About seventy
aslegates Were present. including MIS- Susan
Is. Anthony, Mrs. Putnam aud Mrs. Nc DOn-
Au, VINO represent the interesg " the working
women in the Congress.
discussion arose as to whether this was the
Sroehd or third Congress o; the Natonal Labor
Mon. Mr.. Jessup took the eround that the
present Was the thlrd Ccnert.s. and thai the
Rsi,,n anu second Were held Respectively an
baaatnose ana CalcasO. The chairman was
OF the contrary opinion, and decided thai thls
Was The second Congress
p-ao, sommsnleasIon was presented from the
fIaSaSA alhters ffoiecitNe Soci.tv, calling
into question AIR. Aulholl's postt,,. an tn
Congress. IL charged ham. among a. her &c..
Win having worked ten hours a day IN vtola-
ton OF the eight hour law. An animateri a..
bate followed, in the course OF which Mr. Nal,
holl Obisined The floor aud made an .I.ae-.,s
defence Of has conduct, charging that the TN
putatlOns eman atsd fTOm ..rlng lu the pam
tiers Society, and were without truta m
ton 10 lay the mater on The taole Was followed
by another TO indefinitely postpone AZ, which
as Carried
Mr.. l.. A. HIne. of ONO. then sook tn for
aAd spoke on Tie question % taNatiOn. lie r-aa
some carefuily-prerSrpd staiisrcs 20 demon
strate how me iually he lncCme OF the cvun-
Try Is distributed among the people. 0ne-tanth
getting One-hali Of the whole. he also en-
GeaNoTed 10 show that grated income tax OF
nom hve 70 twenty-five per cent. according 20
classes recrfve, would raise SIS .gao.oOl IN IA.
twenty-seNeu States OF the Union whosr bust-
ness l. not NJ present an dIsordered condition.
III 10 TINS be- ADDED one-lOurth as the proportion
OF the Southern States, " hen their relations IN
the mon shall be fully restored and the,r
business be placed ON n sound Commercial
o o:,si H. would swell the aggregate %
s2S0,SoUeo, which Is sufficient 70 pay the
interest on the public debt. and lars.. annual
instailment on the principal OF the debt
,ahoTs srs s,,,,,, VII, Pfooaoiy SoGclude as
day morning.
The report of Mr.. ]. {. &. whaley. Pres,d.nt
OF the National l-seor Union, Wa read Non
day afternoon. The report urged the enforce
ment OF the eIght-hour law, and said that me
prosperity Of the masses depended upon CO.
operation ON the subject OF political action,
The SUBJECT Of political action IS one OF in
terest 10 the National Labor Union NJ present.
the Labor Congress at Chicago having enun-
eiated broad national principals on the nnan-
CA! and land q uestlons, the discussion OF which
leads 10 the political arena. In my Judgment
the true position TO hold though an exceedtug-
ly diiticult one, is that OF independence OF both
political parties, as thus may be welded the
balance OF power. In no instance should the
identity OF the organization be lost. or in other
words, merged into any political party: but
moving from the trades assemblies IN this or
or that direction, according IS this or that party
Is sustaining your principles, by allyins your
selves with them you can generally manage To
secure the election IN your favor. Thus you
would become the followers OF principles aud
not the slaves OF party; the advocates OF meas
ures for your own good. and not the NOISY wo--
shippers of men who care much more Tor their
ewn preferment than for either you or your
principles.
ssOn the subject OF female labor. the report
ssys: The question of female labor Is one of
paramount importance 70 the industrial Glasses,
and merits the atten tion OF trade organizations,
local and national The extent 10 which female.
labor rs introduced INTO many trades makes NJ n
serious question with workmen thersin as 90
what course shall be pursued reference
thereto, and how they can protect themselves
from its depressing influences: for the effect ef
Introducing female labor is TO undermine
prices, that character of LABOR being usu ally
employed. unlustly TO the women. al a lower
rate Than Is paid for male labor the same
kind OF work-an injustice that I sincerely
hope TO vet see we'd. for there - no good
reason why a woman should not receive as
much pay as is given a man AZ she executes a
quantity and quality Of work equal 10 that
executed by him. Ii would be well could gov =
eminent be induced 20 set the example Of equaI
compensation Tor male and female labor l.
believe that every effort should be made TO en-
courage and assist IN the formation Of female
societies, and then they should be- brought into
cooperation with the mems societies. To
bring up the lowest 10 the level Of the highest
IL the true principle OF reform. and by making
our action, the happiest OF results must ulti-
mately ensue. Ii would be a great reform TO
relieve the poorly paid and overburdened
workingwomen of the damaging physical
effects and demoraliZins tendencies OF the pre-
vaillng ystem, and 10 contribute 20 that result
would be an action worthy of your best en-
| beavers"