Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-29
Platform Of the Industrial Congress.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April IA,

I INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April IA,
The following is the platform adopted
by the National Industrial Congress this
afternoon:
Resolved, That we submit to the people Of the
United States the objects sought TO be accom-
plished by the Industrial Congress-:
| every department of productive industry, making
knowledge standpoint for action, and Industrial
moral and social worth, not wealth, the true
| 2. To secure to the toiers just share of the
wealth they create, more Of the treasure that
rightly belongs to them, moro society advantages
more of the privileges, benefits and emolumente
of the world; in word, all those rights and
| privileges to make them capable Of enjoying, ap
preciatfng and defending the blessings Of repubfi
8. TO arrive at q true condition of the produc
ing masses in their educational, moral and fnan
cial condition, we demand from the several States
and from the National Government, the establish
ment Of bureaus of labor statistics.
f. The establishment Of cooperative institu-
tions. productive and distributiye. -
s. The reserving Of the public lands, the herit.
age Of the people for the actual settler; not an
other acre for railroad spectators
g. The abrogation OF ali laws that do not bear
equally upon capital and labor; the removal of un
the administration of justice and adoption OF
measures providing for the health and safety OF
those engaged in mining, manufacturing or build
I. The enactment of law to compel chartered
corporations to pay their employees at least in
every month in full for labor performed during the
preceding month, in ths lawful money Of the
country.
g. The enactment Of . law giving mechanics and
other aborers first lien on their work; also pre-
venting stay Of execution Ia case OF judgment
liens.
O. The abolishment Of the contract system on
National, State and municipal work.
TO- To inaugurate system OF public markets to
farmers and mechanics, intending to do away with
middlemen and SPECTATORS. To inaugurate sys-
tens of cheap transportation to facilitate the ex-
tration for strikes whenever and wherever employ
ers and employees are willing to meet on equitable
grounds.
vile races and the discontinuance of all subsidies
granted to national vessels bringing them to our
shores.
H. To advance the standard Of American me-
chanics by the enactment and enforcement ef
equitable apprentice laws.
15 To abolish the system Of contracting the labor
OF convcts In State Prisons and reformatory insti
tutions.
Is. To secure for both sexes equal pay for equal
work.
II. The reduction Of the hours Of labor to eight
per day, so that laborers may have more time for
be enabled to reap the advantages conferred by
abor-saving machinery which their brains
created.
IS. To secure legislation providing for the as
prosecute wars from the wealth Of the nation, on
the principle that II the Government possesses
the right to draft the poor mans body for pur-
poses Of national defenses 1t has equal right to
appropriate the rich mans accumulaions under
the same conditions and In order that such debts
as those which now oppress this people may never
again be entaied upon ourselves or our posterity.
10. To prevent by all lawful means the practice
now In vogue Of invoking the aid Of the military
whenever and wherever tn toiling masses refuse
TO submit TO the arbitrary Or unjust demands Of
aggregated wealth Of unprincipled employers. by
which the men enlisted a. the nations defenders
become the nations oppressors.
20. The establishment by the Government Of q
Just standard OF distribution between capital and
labor by providing Q purely national circulating
medium, based upon the faith and resources OF the
nation issued directly to the people without the
intervention OF any system Of banking corpora
tions, which money shall be Q legal tender in the
payment OF all debts public or private, and inter-
changabe at the option Of the holder for registered
Government bonds bearing rate Of interest not to
exceed a65 per cent, subject to future legislation
Of Congress. asfsH ,sE3EF