The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-08-27
SIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.

AtORNt4Nd OA@e''AO~'
The Congress reassembled at nine
O'clock, about two-thirds Of the MEM
bers present. Minutes read and ap-
proved.
The report of the Committee on Or
ganlzation was called up.
The following is the report:
Resolred, That the President, at his
earliest convenience, appoint an executive
officer in each State.
Resolved, That each executive officer 80
appointed shall, as soon as possible after
receiving his appointment, proceed TO call
State Convention for the purpose Of form
ing State organizations
Resolved, That the President Of the
National Labor Union be and is hereby
authorized to issue q charter to State
organizations whenever the application
made is signed by delegates Of at least five
local Trade, Labor or Cooperation organ
ization which meet at the call Of the ex-
ecutive officer of the State.
Rssolcsd, That each State organization
is entitled to be represented in the National
Labor Congress-. as follows: One delegate
for each State, irrespective Of the number
enrolled in the local unions, and one
delegate for each and every twenty
thousand, or fractional part thereof, be
entitled to one delegate in the National
Labor Congress, and all national or inter
national trade organizations be entitled 10
two delegates in the same.
Reso1ved, That the State organization
shall make such laws and regulations for
its own guidance and support as may to il
appear most effective provided that such
laws do not in any way conflict with the
Constitution Of the National Labor Con
gress-
Resolved, That the National Labor Union
pay the mileage Of the delegates thereto BY
the nearest and most direct route to and
from'the organization which they represent
and three dollars per diem while attending
its session.
Resolred,,, That the revenue Of the N
L. G. be divided as follows: Each State
organization shall, at a specified time
report to the President of the N. i. u. the
number Of members represented in their
State organization, and the President shall
levy a tax of ten cents on each member al
reported.
ResolrsE, That no delegate shall be
entitled to his seat in the Labor Congress
until he has paid the tax required by the
above resolution.
Resolved, That every alteration or am
endment Of this constitution shall not take
effect until the next session.
The report was referred back to the
committee for amendments.
The Committe on Coolie Labor re-
ported as follows:
WHEREAS, The importation Of, and the
present system Of immigration Of Coolie
labor in these United States is ruinoos to
the life principles of our Republic, destroy.
ing The system Of free labor which IN the
basis Of a republican form Of Government
and the true wealth and capital Of the
Daprblic and
" aE.EAs, We this Labor Congress are
aware that we represent the balance Of
political power iu these United States, and
are determined to unite for the protection
of the free labor of the land therefore.
Resoiced, That this National Labor Con-
gress demands the abrogation Of the treaty
between the United States and China,
ported to our shoses
w. w. DELANEY.
JNo. w. LAEvINE.
Mrs. WILLARD,
Mrs. LANE.
A. z. REDsroNE.
Mr.. .Redstone, of California, spoke OF
the curse the coolies had been to Cali
fornia !; warned the people that the
coolies woatd, if not checked, spread NIL
over the country nothing could be
more destructive than the importation
of coolie labor
Mr.. Foy offered the following amend
ment :
ResoLred, That the President Of the
National Labor Congress forward the re-
solutions on Coolies and Chinese that are
adopted by this Congress to the President
and Speakers of the Senate and Houss Of
Representatives, to use al possible means
to have those bodies act or them as early
as possible.
Resolved, That if the Congress Of the
United States refuse to give the required
relief from the Importation Of Coolies
and Chinese, the President of the National
Labor Congress issue proclamation to the
working-men of the United States to that
effect, recommending the most efectual
course to be pursued by the working nen
and women Of this country.
Mr.. Cummings, of Massachusetts,
spoke at some length in opposition to
the coolie- system. He said that in his
State, where the coolie had been re
Gently imported, they had determined
to fight the issue by arraying against
.2his attempt of capital to cheaper and
degrade labor, the moral sentiment OF
the community, and organize also Co
operative industry. Alongside the
shoe factory in North Adams the Girls
pins had organized a cooperative shoe
shop, and all they ask is market tor
their goods. In a recent attempt to
sell samples of their goods in the chief
shoe mart of New England, they were
pronounced superior to the average Of
goods offered, as well as cheaper; out
the fact was too plain that the threats
of the traders to defeat cooperation
was well understood.
Mr.. Lavine made aspeech in support
of the resolutions. He believed that
the Chinese Coolies ought to be driven
from the soil of America.
Messrs. Harris and Whitney coin
cided.
Mr.. Treyellick stated that he had
visited every island in the Pacific
Ocean where the Chinese had settled
for the last thousand years and in no
case had he found that they ever be-
came citizens. Another thing that
bore heavily upon this question was the