The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-24
The American Labor Reform League

The third annual Convention Of the
American Labor Reform League was held
in New York on Sunday and Monday,
Nav 4th and 9TH. IL Vas addressed 10y
VIM. Hanson, ! X Ingalls,, ). i. An
drews, T., II. Haywood, Mrs. Il. ;. Nns-
burg. VI. d Bucklin, John n. keyser, l..
X. .Joslm. Mrs. T. " :. Briggs, = T.
Fowler, Edward Palmer. K. W. Hume,
DIR. G. ). Weeks, Col Henry Beeny, Mr.
Lewis. DR. Shepard, LOUIS Masquerier and
others
Mr.. Haywood presented the following
resolutions
Re,oired. That since ownership IN values,
which are not the product ot human effort,
fakes the earnings Of labor without equivalent
return, property in land. mines, forests 81
other natural resources a. robbery and the
only value which Government can equitably
recognize is the cost Of improvements
Re,oi,ed. That since existing laws OF prop
erty are the relics Of the savage instincts Of
past periods, favor speculative accumulation at
the expense II honest production. aud tend Ia
make the leisure class rich aud the industrial
class poor, no adequate solution OF the labor
problem is possible without redistribution
Of existing wealth
R,soIced. That IN recommending tie aboli-
ton 81 the usury laws. without also urging
the removal ~ state and Fcderel restrictions
on the manufacture and issue Of currency,
GOV. Dix does not, IL any honest sense, favor
free trade in money. but sides with the Ma
tional bank monopoly t. heap new burdens
upon productive enterprise
Rc,olr.d. That the credit Mohiler frauds
and salary steal IF Congress, the high
toned perver>eneSs % Republican legislation
at Albany and Boston. the religious amend.
ment movement. the Methodist BOX con
Germ and the ''obscenity' Idincv Of the Young
Mems Christian Association and Plymouth
Church are sufficient evidence that eXtant
governments and religions are a compound ~
stupidity and scoundrelsm which intelligent
people should not longer support nr tolerate.
Rc<yirrd That the attempt to suppress
WDJ,ihpH 4 tIdHip', Weekly and the imprIs
onment Of George Francis Tram, we're efforts
to limit freedom q speech and the press, ny
ecclesiastical and political authorities deter
mined to stihe investigation " industrial AMI
social evils, which should be resented Nv all
true friends Of progress
hfSptT'd, nat renewing our demand loi
the immediate enfranchlsement % woman, her
political aud socIal equality with man. VI
urge school committees to cease discrimina
ting against her IN the salaries Of teachers,
and entreat all people t. aid ~ putting an
end to the ineffably mean and dishonest prac-
tice Of paying girls and women lc~, than boy.
and men for the same work
Letters were read from Lenuel Parmcly
# La, VIM y Wright Of Mass J r
BRAY Of Mich, Mrs +. NJ Beckwith Of
n y, Eliphalet kimball Of y Fl, y. K
Tucker of Mass, F. MeIluish of Kansas
Geo. r Train "f r. ", and others.
The following were elected officers fol
the ensuing year President, VIM. Il
Greene az Mass Vice Presidents, J X
Ingalls, Of n "; r. Melluish, Kansas
L. n Joslin, r. l.; H. Parmely, La. JOIN
Orvis, Mass NJ D. Bucklin, n Y; Mrs
l.. NJ a. Poole, Ohia; Mrs. L. NJ. Patter
son, Pa; A. s. Brown, y H.. Mrs J.
NJ. TIton, Mass Mira. NJ f. Tillotson
\. j.; VIM. X. Cowing, Me. Mrs J. II
Brooks, Iowa. J f. Bray, Mich; Score
taries, VIM. Hanson and T.. II. Haywood
Treasurer. l.. X. Joslin; Executive Com
mittee, f. H. Haywood, j. X Ingalls,, L
X Joslin, VIM. Hanson and Mrs +. l.
Daniels