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

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ssOying the system Of free labor, which Is
th basis of republican form Of govern
mint, and the true wealth and capital OF
tbs Republic and
lWHERsAs, We Of this Labor Congress,
AZ aware that we represent the balance Of
political power in these United States ana
An determined to use il for the protection
ofkhe free labor Of the land !; therefore
Resolpsd, That this National Labor Con-
grev demand the abrogation or the treaty
betyeen the United States and china:
whaeby Chinese are allowed to be imported
to ar shores.
. le,olved. That this National Labor Con-
sres ia unalterably opposed to the taxation
Of tne foot Of land actually titled, and in
fav,r Of the taxation Of every foot Of land
owed BY monopolies not cultivated.
LOOKING TO PROTECTION.
Nr. Higgins offered the following,
whch was referred to the Committee
or Platform:
WHEREAS, The increase Of the number
d factories and workshops near the farm
bortens the distance between the producers
nd the consumer, thereby saving waste and
needless expense Of transportation, and
securing to the farmer and gardener large
EDme market; therefore,
Resolved, That the National Labor Con-
eress favor such Legislation as will foster
and encourage American industry, diversity
domestic employments, and develop the
vast resources Of our country.
Mr.. Serge, Of New York, offered the
following preamble and resolutions:
/. Declaring that the National Labor
Union acceeds 10 and af6liates with the
International Working-men's Association.
2. That the Bureaus Of Immigration and
the Labor Exchanges should be under the
direct control of the National Labor Union,
and demanding State and National laws to
that effect.
2. Requesting the authorities to nomi-
nate only working-men to these Offices.
4. To carry out last years resolution in
regard to the collection of statistics.
5. Recommending all local labor organi-
cations to bend all their energies to obtain
the general carrying out Of the sight-hour
law rule, even going 30 far as to punish
laborers who violate it.
Appropriately referred.
Mr.. Halter. Of Cincinnati, presented the
following paper, which was referred to the
Committee on Platform:
WHEREAS, All wealth Is the result d
productive industry, and not in amy sense
. consequence Of commercial enterprise OF
the act Of distributing wealth. And,
WHEREAS, As the non-producers o
wealth, enjoy a greater share Of the com
forts that arise from the possession Of wealth
than do the producers, the possession o
the wealth being mainly vested in the non
producers and
WHEREAS, The anomalous condition o
those who really create the wealth of thu
society, ! . as poorer fed, poorer clothed
and poorer housed than those who are ar,
possessors Of wealth, Ms q result il sttribut
able to the monopoly ofthe soil. Therefore
be it
Resolped, That we demand of Congress
the repeal of all land grants made to railroad
companies by the former legislation of tba
body, and instead of such land grants tht
lands to be given in limited quantities o
eighty acre 20 actual occupants, provided
that such repeal shall not effect the title o.
those who may have purchased from any
railroad company, further than all lands
held BY such purchases in excess of the
above limitation; and, also, be it further
provided, that any improvements, such as
fences, etc., made on the lands held in
excess Of the limitation shall be refunded
to bin who has possession, by purchass
from the original grantee by him to whom
such subsequent grant is made; and it il
also demanded that all moneys paid BY the
purchasers Of the lands from the said rail
road company be refunded for such lands
held in excess Of the amount limited upon
the assets Of said company !; and it is
further provided, that the cost Of surveys
Of all land thus wrested from railroad com.
panies shall devolve on those to whom the
lands are subsequently, granted.
Resoiued, That In our State action as
a labor organization, we will advocate the
adoption of State laws that will cause, al
the death Of each landholder, bis estate il
lands shall be divided in quantities, to each
heir, say eighty acres, and the balance to
be sold to landless persons. and the pro
ceeds to be refunded to the heirs.
Mr.. Whitney, of Illinois, submitted
the following
WHEREAS, The American market is be
ing flooded with manufactures produced by
the cheap labor of foreign countries, and on
the basis of current importation the Ameri-
can people are employing abroad to do their
work not less than eight hundred thousand
hands, thereby robbing our labor of the
manufacturing they rightly claim should be
done in our own country; therefore be it
Resolved, That we demand such duties
on imports as will secure to our own la
borers the American market against the in
furious competition of foreign cheap labor
on all commodities, which our artisans and
laborers, with our abundant material, are
now producing in the United States.
Resolved, That we, the members Of the
National Labor Congress, now in session,
do hereby resolve to cut ourselves away from
the two great existing political parties, and
form ourselves from this day into distinct
political party for the purpose of nominating
our own candidates upon the principles set
forth in the National Labor Platform.
1t was referred to the Commute on
Platform.
Mr.. Davis, Of Cincinnati, presented
the following preamble and resolution,
which was referred to The Committee
on Prison Discipline:
WHEREAS, The prison discipline adopted
in the Houses Of Refuge and Houses Of
Correction throughout the country has
failed to reform the children therein con-
fined, but has destroyed them body and
soul, with few exceptions therefore. be it
Resolved, That all Houses of Refuge
and Houses of Correction for children be
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