The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-14

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National lilddstriaf congress,



wmKREAs. The HsHsnt alarming develop.
ment and aggression Of aggregated wealth,
which. nnless checked, will Inevitably lead 10
the peupsriration ahdbopeles degradation Of
the toihng masscs, rcf3isr il imperative, II we
desire 20 enjoy the blessings 81 the govern
ment bsqueathed MS by the founders Of the
Republic, that check should be placed npon
its power and unjust accumulation, and D
system adopted which will secure to the Ia
borer the fruits OF his toll, and
WHEREAS, This much desired object can
cnly I've accomplished by the thorough unifica-
tion Of labor, anil the united efforts of those
who obey the Divine injunction that In the
sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat bread. aud
WHEREAS, While we recognize in the bal
lot-box an agency by which these wrongs can
be rcdrcssed when other means fail, yet the
great desideratum OF the hour is the organiza-
ton, consolidation and cooperative effort Of
the producing masses, a. a stepping stone TO
that education which will in future lead TO
more advanced action. through which the ne
cessAry reforms can be obtained; and
WHEREAS, While we fully recognize the
power and efficiency Of Trade and Labor
Unions. local and international, a. now or.
gained, in regulating purely trade matters.
yet upon all questions nppertaining TO their
welfare as a whole the influence u these or.
CARNATIONS without closer union must prove
comparatively futile; Therefore
Resolved, That we submit to the people OF
the United States the objects sought to be ac.
comphshed by the Industrial Congress:
First-To bring within the folds Of the OF.
ganlZation every department Of productive in.
dustry, making knowledge . standpoint for
action, and industrial, moral and social worth
not wealth-the true standard Of individr.
al and national greatness.
SecOnd-To secure to the toiler an equal
share Of the wealth which he helps to create
more OF the leisure that Iigidly belongs Ia
HIM more SECRETARY advantages; more OF the
benefits, privileges and emoluments of the
world; in word, all those rights and priv.
leges necessary to make him capable Of en-.
loying, approaching, defending and perpetu.
ating the blessings Of Republican institutions
Third-To arrive at the true condition Of
the producing masses in their educational
moral and financial condition, we demand
from the several States and from the Nation.
al Government the establishment of Bureaus
of Labor Statistics.
| Fourth-The establishment of cooper ativt
institutions, productive and distributive.
Fifth-Tne reserving of the public lands
the heritage of the people, for the actual set
lers and not another acre for railroads or spec
ulators.
Sixth-The abrogation of all laws that do
not bear equally upon capital and labor, anC
by the adoption of measures providing for tn,
health and safety of those engaged in mining
manufacturing or building pursuits
Seventh-The substitution Of arbitration
for strikes, whenever and wherever employer.
and employees are willing to meet on equtabl,
grounds.
Eighth-The prohibition Of the importation
OF all servile races, the discontinuance of al
subsidies granted to national vessels bringing
them to our shores, and the abrogation, or Al
least, the modification. Of the Burlingam,
Treaty.
Ninth-To advance the standard of Ameri
can mechanics by the enactment and enforce
ment of equitable apprentice laws
Tenth-To abolish the system OF contract
ing the labor Of convicts in our prisons anC
! reformatory institutions
Eleventh-The reduction of the hours o
labor to eight per day, so that the laborer,
may have more time for social employment
and intellectual Improvement and be enabled
to reap the advantages conferred bv labor
saving machinery, which their brains hav,
| created.
Twelfth-The providing Of a purely Ma
tiOnal circulating medium, based on the faitl
and resources Of the Nation, and issued di
rectly to the people, so instituted as to con
stitute Gil culating medium Of the necessary
texibibllity, and receivable for all demands
public and private