New-York tribune., 1870-08-19
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
crNERAI FEATURES.

nj 4 nm uOt
oral feeling has been one of disappointment Doth al the
% 10, ~ ,,ondance and the want OF decided talent
"a shitv disp,ayed Perhaps would be more just 10
,. .o,h.r dav before making sueh a Judgment fnaI,
ana I hold 1t open for review bu' 80 iar aS
numbers present and local interest especiany
ia concerned, the Congress !" oert"i'
no, m orted success as that of August, 1869, In Phia-
a,,, Certaip,v IL is true that the woman suffrage
ire not here disturb nor are there SO many
OF the pronounced Trade Unionists OF the narrower
strpe either There general expecu,on' nero anu
else where among all who are either uecty engage" III
the movement or watch 1t as students oi soc''i anu
ecorom,c effort do that this session would be both
',,,Sa,s,v attended and prove of animating
"a i,nnortant character. think, Also that
,,o,iticaI managers have had such an eSpec
tation and in consequence, have ana are oons eo'c
after the doings of the Labor MoVeent IN .nS It's n
tonal repre- sentaton. do not see that hey nave K"
naea fr present alarm. 1t is claimed by some OF the
more earnest and thoughtful leaders In TINS pody nat us
I ro,vth ia subject Of cODgratuaton rather than
,borso One of the most intelligent stated to me, TO-
day. that he deemed the plane upon whleh po'cs ~ '
present ay was conducted as altogether 700 haro" W
Give free scope and play for full discussion OF e issues
bound up as he put It, in the labor REFORM ana that
wouId therefore, be unwisc as matter Oh poiey
and fatal TO a fall consideration OF these prilcilies
10, Labor reformers TO drive their movement too rapidly
into the sphere Of national politics Thosc VINO thihR
with him believe least hope that the present congress
ia likely not only hold ack the political partisan 'e
drcv always toe marked in American agitatons, until
their broader ideas be freely sustalned Dt aso 10
really strengthen them in their eorts at disseminating
rho more radical social and economic views they adyo-
cate state This because seems worthy Of eonsidera-
NUMBERS AND CHARACTER OF DELEGATIONS
so far the delegates number about 90 Last year. II
an, not mistaken there about lAO delegates but
,st representation by means as equal as that
| nf thn "A
| PHILADELPHIA were from New York and Pennsyvanla
The city delegations were quite strong This is not mt all
tho I'm Cincinnati and the whole the motives which
create that fact credabe to the woFkngnen here
am told that there is great strength III TINS elty ana
country in the local labor Organizations Trade UhlOn-
ian Il active and strong and is or has beenthe Labor
party idca BIT they have had such an extreme dose OF
| carvi.n 0e sam) that the mass have kept somewhat
aoof from the Congress- the preliminary proceedings
had for its receptions told that this feeling is van
ishng and the Trade Unions especially are quite active
in welcoming their representative men. On inc other
| hand New-York does not send anything IKE
the delegation In numbers sent TO the previous Con-
greses st the trades of the Empire State arc repre-
scnted by general delegates and better probably,
than as formerly by many local organizations sending
separate representation Mr w. j. Jessup President OF
your state Workingmens Assembly which claims IN It's
delegated character to represent 10000 Unoh5tS anu
800 or more Unions, is here, actively participating
Alexander TrOup tho Oi
! Union, which claims TO have a Large number Oh
local unons-oyer 100 at least-within its Jurisdiction
Conrad represents the 40 or so unions embraced
within German Arbeter Union OF your city, Ihere
are representatives here from the representative Trade
Councils of Rochester Syracuse and AbaDyail having
large number OF unions and associations under thein
This consolidation OF is distinct feature
OF the present Congress. The delegates are from Is
States and the District of Columbia, the States
| being Massachusetts,, Connecticut, New-fork, New
| Jersey Pennsy ylyania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Hi
| nois, Michigan Nevada, California, and West VIZ
ginia There are four ades-two from Chicago, repre-
senting cooperative movement, and two from Massa-
chusets, representing the Daughters OF st. Crspns.
at least so trade unions proper represented
some 20 local labor unions, beside the State
! unions referred 10, five six State and
City worlngmens Assemblies with ten twelve bene
fciary trade societies think that, unlike the Phia-
delphia Congress- there probably not more than a
half-dozen bogus deogations-One OF whom is some
what notorious Washington lobbyist busily occupying
himself in caucusing for the making Presidential nomi-
nation the part OF the Congresshis client in this
case being Gov. Geary of Pennsylvania. Let me sug-
gest that the Governor mig well choose more repua-
BILE attorney, and not allow agent, IL he be so, TO
insult common by such arguments the one put
forth to-day which was that the LABOR and Reform
party or parties must put in the field for 1872 military
man. as President Grant, II defeated, would not go
! peacefully from the White House This industrious
lobbyist himself by the sentiment just
his shakespearean prototype did long ago by the
pen On this question OF political action and nomination
there promises be interesting fight In the Congress
shall speak Of the features this presents, and will be
I likely to develop at length, hereafter The
majority OF the active delegates the same
men known leaders in previous bodies.
| From Massachusetts, comes the real leader and
| organizer Of the Crispin Order, g. =. Cummings and
Charles Mclean also prominent in the Labor party and
President Of the Plasterers International Union, 1000
more strong. The NewYork delegates, the leading
| men, with the exception OF Mr. Browning, who shows
considerable force Of character have been named Penn
! sylvana is rather slim in numbers, though as
| in the case OF Mr.. Wear (cOlored), man rep
resents the organizations that dozen did last
year The White Unions have sent consolidated repre-
sentation. Ohio Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri have
the largest representations California has three dele
gates; at Philadelphia there was but one. Kansas has
three and last year SO In other localities.
! One misses the red un0nism OF Bssard Walsh, and
! others from your city, who made such bitter con-
test last year the admission OF Miss Anthony.
There little breeze Of the kind yesterday but
1t had no force In IT, This time, opposition to the reeep
tion Of the women cooperators from Mrs.
Lane Of Massachusetts, who has several times evnced
considerable bgotry Of spirit sharpness
| But the Congress did not respond.
To-day there very animated and acrimonious
debate over resolution to admit Prof. John NJ Langson
OF the Howard University to the privileges OF the floor
The attempt was made 10 give the rejection Of the
motion the air of color prejudice but it wholly
unfair to do 80. Mr. Langston, IL will be
| remembered, at the National COlored Labor
Congress last Winter, held I'm Washington
attacked the President Of this Congress- Mr. Treveek
and Messrs Cumming and Mclean, present then del
egates as repudiatonsts and emssaries OF the Demo-
cratic party. The fact remembered and used against
Mr. Iangston to-day One of the three coored delegates
voted not to accord him the privilege wished for by his
friends