The New York herald., 1869-05-26
HEw ENGLAND LABOR REEoRm LEAGUE.

Convention of the Labor Reform League Its
Principles and Objccts-Frec Tradea Free
Money, Free Land-Starvation We ges OF
Women Operatives.
BOSTON, Ms, %, 1859.
The Convention OF the New England labor Reform
League assembled to-day In the yeionaon, E. II.
Haywood, OF Worcester, President45f the Leaque IN
the chair The President, in Gazing the meeting to
order gave an explanation Of the objects of the
League. He referred In detail to the disadvantages
resulting 10 the laboring glasses from the power
OF property centralized and acting as n
unit from corporations from railroads and
the monopoly Of land. The cost of railroad
travel had been estimated by Josiah Quincy at half
cent mile, yet by the grant of corporate powers,
instead q costing the individual TWENTY-FIVE cents TO
go rom Boston 70 Worcester, it costs quadruple and
inc result Is that the stock is watered and the people
are cheated out Of $2o0O,o0o and upon this sum in
terest Is to be paid by the travelling public for all
time TO come. He closed by enumerating the flye
points Of the labor reform creed to be free trade free
money, free travel, free transportation and free
land.
A long series Of resolutions were introduced and
discussed. First, that the act OF wrestling from
Others the largest possible amount Of value for the
lsast & p possible return e dishonest practice which
%pss Goa ana and pS e aSSSn1 ssssra
hs ae gqRess nS few
ana Ss ts 1sssss Wsses on o
laboress. The third anlrnA .:iiee money! Is the
true Robsy b,sy sG sEs e @ mar ss
p6ratons. The fourth af1rms the wrohgfulness Of
taking interest se. ang urges the a5olish1Aent
government currency The nftn condemns the
tered capitalists and at the same time refusing to
Condemns opS Of ssss
ing TO have the rate Of interest raised to seven per
sss ssH nes s1 50 sns as sm pS s ns b %
business and ananoe sSnSacted % upon seventh Win
throughout New England should be secured
ia order mat they may be represented in the Ma.
lreel public markets shall be established in cities
The ninth aflrms the purpose to make the LABOR re-
IN the various elections. Other resolves followed,
MANI manly iavoring the reduction Of days labor to
at the afternoon session B. j. Butts, OF Hopedale
Mass read an essay on the labor question: review
ing the whole subject and showing the admitted ad
yantages Of the decrease OF hours from twelve and
fourteen to ten
LETT Letters were read from William II. sylves. Of
Senator Sprague OF Rhode Island expressing their
sympathy with the objects OF the meeting In his
present TO give such clear picture OF the present
downhl course Of all our interests, and at the same
understand and 60 to work right.n
DIR. William H. ChannIng, OF Providence r. l.,
while admitting that all labor was species Of serf.
dom and that all men were dependent ppon each
other In order 10 promote the general welfare vet II
Sr asor Se Were universally aaopea for days
more equally divided than 1t Is. The fact that
the the government had recognized the just demands OF
the workingmen by adopting the Eight Hour law
was only the beginning Of great reform.
n,rIp, report, signed BY Mrs N. J. Andrews, Sarah
relative to the question of womail's labor in re.
sponse to the vote Of the Workingwomen's Con-
rrsa the hsso1 ssi Reorm week eas sna
The report considers the grievances OF the Sewing
ADVICE IN the st q the S5 d
society In general were involved In the welfare of
the industrious female population: Mrs Andrews
have failed 10 their duty to protect the natural and
aenaDe rights of the woman and that the starva
In contravention Of the constitution Of Massachu-
,,s,n short addresses were made by Mrs. Sarah E.
E. H. Rogers, Of Chelsea, and others.
Evening Session.
%ss ksS ws S THE @
Rf14wledged f himself sympatnizer with the objects
a n Ie s sagSs IN % ing the subject
the spirit Of the age IN which we i've and the best
interests Of humanity demanded radical reform In
MISS Jennie Callius followed in a sharp and char.
aserstio aScsne speech ia the course Of which she
Eight Hour law In Congress.
Wendell Phillips made the great speech Of the
evening" He held that commerce was lahor-a
great cvilizer and cosmopolitan agent--and derided
the idea that the world Of industry had not pro.
gressed during the past eight hundred years. lie
hed iaxi tina ,nat lao9r, e wen as capital made the
ments as In personal teaching. II was foolish for
labor 70 attack capital. The true remedy was to
bring ,he brains OF the whole community to bear
upon the subject OF labor reform by giving the work.
ingmen more leisure and knowledge President
Grant his legal advisers Notwithstanding had done
more Tor the workingmen than anybody else. The |
laboring men have got to ask for what they
want inteligently, and eonnne their operations
TO The eight hour fule and 10 schooIs |
IN the evening. LaDorng men would then
6e e educated Up TO the point Of cooperation. Mr.
Phillips said that the eight hour rule and schools for
workngmen were destined 10 create as great reyo
luton among political parties the negro did
IN conclusion Mr.. Phillips recommended that the
meeting pass an additional resolution thankino |
President Grant for his action In relation to the
The meeting then adjourned until ten O'Clock to-