The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-07-26

rected list OF delegates, together with the
trades they respectively represent and their
postOfice address, which are now almost ready
for distribution.
We have also had under sdvisement the
question Of printing constitutions and pub
fishing the proceedings Of the Congress- and
after due consideration concluded to submit
for adoption the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the President OF the Con
gress Be instructed and empowered to have
printed At the earliest convenient date 900
copies Of the Constitution OF this Congress
when the same shall be perfected and adopt
ed; that each delegate be furnished eight COP
les of said Constitution, and the balance be
turned over to the Secretary of Congress to
be disposed Of as the Congress may hereafter
direct
Resolved, That A. a. Cameron be request.
ed to procure full and complete minutes Of the
proceedings Of this Congress; that he publish
the same in one issue Of the paper Of which
he IA editor and proprietor. and that he fur
nish for the use Of this Congress, fourteen
hundred copies Of said paper containing said
proceedings, and that he be paid therefor at
the rate Of four cents per copy. and be it fur.
ther
Resolved, That each delegate be furnish "a
by the said Cameron with twenty copies OF
such proceedings, TO be used IN such man
ner as he may see hi.
Your committee have glaO had under Al
vlsement the subject OF a charter Tor the Con
gress, and recommend the adoption Of the
following resolution;
Resolved, what the Chair appoint special
committee Of five, whose duty shall be to de-
termine upon a suitable charter for the H.
dnstrial Congress Of the United States
We have deemed it advisable to submit this
resolution, IN view Of the fact that the con
gress will lind 1t necessary to have charter
# they conclude to organize or amalgamate
the scattered remnants Of isolated trades, o.
should tqey concl de to organize any indus
trial interest other than those represented ia
mechanical trades
All Of which Is respectfully submitted
~ r DUBoIs
Chairman.
JOIN SCHLEY.
NJ A. FORAN.
4 =. STANTON
+. J. McDEvITT, Sec
The resolutions with the exceptions of
the last, were laid on the table. as the report
OF the committee on Ways and Means had
virtually covered the same ground.
The COMMITTEE on the Importation Of
Cheap Labor reported the following, which
was adopted
That as a Congress of Laboring Men, we
would welcome to our shores all emigration
as skilled workingmen or laborers that our
country is home for the oppressed Of all
clmes, but that we emphatically protest
against the importation of laborers to serve
term Of years for a fixed price to compete
with the industrial classes Of our community.
who have made their homes here, pay their
proportion Of taxes, and use the money they
earn for the improvement of the places they
reside in and demand of the Unite
states Government protection from this un-
Just competition against our skill and labor,
believing that in making this demand
we are asking no more than has heretofore
been given to capital il the shape of protec-
tion.
II. W. SMITH,
THOs A. STOw
JNo. o. EDWARDS, Com
RICHARD MCLEAN,
JOHN Dickson,
The Committee on Co-ope ration reported
as follows
That we recognise In cooperation the moat
feasible plan for the adjustment OF the diff
ferences between labor and capital, and that
this Labor Congress recommend the enact
ment OF efficient laws for the protection and
OF cooperative associations in
the several States Of our country
n. W. SMITH,
RICHARD McLEAN
John DICKSON.
JNO o. EDwARDs
THos A. STOW
The following is the report of the Com
mittee on Arbitration, which was adopted
and referred to the Committee on Princi-
plies.
WHEREAS, 1t is evidently necessary to de
wise more peacesble plan for settling diff
culties between employers and employees than
afwa alaa Rhaxr 49, II.
both parties. we recommend the adoption of
the following
Resolved, That it is deemed advisable by
this Congress that all unions adopt a system
of arbitration, and that all members Of the
industrial classes be urged 10 cast their votes
for no man unless he be pledged to use his
vote and influence toward the adoption OF
laws, making arbitration a legal means OF
settling difficulties between EMPLOYERS and
employees
T. d. BARTHE,
Il II BRENNEcKE.
RoBT GAULT,
q. U. COFFTSBERRY,
RoBT StHILLISG
The Committee on Trades Unions and
Amalgamated Societies presented their re-
port, which was received and passed with
some slight amendments 1t reads an fol
lows
To the Officers and Members Of the Indus
trial Congress:
We, the undersigned, committee appointed
Of Trades Unions and Amalgamated Societies.
beg leave to submit the following report.
Being aware Of the disorganized manner IN
which trades organizations are In North
America, be it
Resolved, That we are IN favor W uniting
all trades organizations nov in existence M
North America Tor may happen to exist into
one common body, for their own mutual pro
lection, having one central or executive heal
Also, having State department for the Qui.
dance II the different unions " the respect
i've States, allowing All unions to be independ-
ent IN themselves but all to unite in AIDING
one another when ia the hour of need
Resolved, That we are desirous that All
should use their influence in lOe alties where
there are now no organizations 10 existence t.
impress upon the minds Of those in said losal
ltles, the necessity Of forming themselves in
to trades unions for their own protection
Resolved, That we request Of the different
Nj. and b. unions TO use their influence with
the steam boiler makers, urging on them a.
form unions for their own mutual protectiou.
or becoming united with said M and n
unions, If there is nothing in then M &B'a
Constitution TO conflict thereNith.
Being aware of the existence of a marty of
mechanics now in existence in the United
States and CAnadas, known by the name Of
amalgamated machlnsts ~ engineers with
their headquarters in England) which are det
rlnental to the Maehinists and Backsniths
international Cnion be IL