, 1877-09-08

either pro.tiun OF u lag rcstrictfnn. II they |
1lot.t - Tho DnrlnEamc treaty. wo must losn
with England, wh0sc cs,lunics hto already auf{cr-
Ing from the sa1nc thing, nnd 1nnke Just cnust
with them 10 stnp tnnsErntfon."
Alun(, tpAt atIn!re were discussed ny liamhlicl
bradford an,l William Minot, IT,, Of Bustnn;
s.st s.st; HG.o Of NJ srtyy a' s,ofo q cn
Sew York, and Lord, of Michigan.
Mr. sanltorn rca,1 tho communication OF r.
c. Wines oi' tho International Prison Congress,
and ot' motion, tho following Was adopted:
Nnrway havc addressed Official invitation to Ill
fnroign Govefnments 10 take part in the intcfna.
the y.a. 1878. In cnmpsncn with which, Iaysatlon
pf. +. G. Wines. United statcs Commissioner to
ss c 1t ~ .sna
delegates 10 the stockialm Congress: therefore
;o'ssd Tnat the soe'e1 sScnes A.,Setatioa
faction Of mo step. takcn hy thu Engl!s, torcrn~
n,cnt through Ii III Secretary q stato Tor the
promote thc usefulness and sneee:s 81. an Inter
,,ationnl Prison conE.cssn l. In 1s7s nd d Tint th,s
s s1
lng reformatostcs, pttton' etc.' slns tho United
Rssotr.d, Tint this Conference declares It,
earnest hippo that tho neegntes of tho several
States hero represented will take effective
.s n Ss tas seessa s. @
government IN their respective jnrisdlctiona. md
thas they vii a4so ;takS measures 10 havo their
% &t'oist Tasi w hsvo i Ieafnsa with much
pleasure that 1lr. Winsa Is preparing work on tho
TIronghant % she Civilized World. believing ihat
INTEREST te ,se ltenas G' th'' cause and also
At I o'clock Charles Norlhotr took tho chair,
nnd opened the discussion on the labor Qtcstfon.
lie said tho htfku this summer WAS nt1 event VIC
not cnfcd. TolItieians and lcmagosaes aro
taking hold of It. One member of Congress
proposes to give laborcrs Sl0o uU t00o and land
10 live on. Thv stata platform Ut ono party
between tho railroads and employees. Others
,iiscontcnlcd iaborcrs. liz thought railroad
managers desiring ConEEess t, Interfere had
some Observation-Disclosures 10 sell. Employers.
to get on With labor, must show q Chf!sttan
suirit, md MI important portion Of their duty Is
to mike tho aborcra interested In their work.
Mr. Vanderbilt recently said tho employees on
his ra{lroau wero part Of tile enterprise. That
Ia the right doctrine. Secretary Stubborn sald
they hnl expected Peter Cooper to speak. but
lie ilad left. Lie therefore reai extracts from
spcecl. Mr. Cooper prepared to deliver to tho
william j. Nicholson workinEmnn OF Troy,
spoke. l1c sad the industrial question cm-
bodies all others The late strike did not rep
rcsent tho latorinE ciass of the country. spe.
surplus caused by lubnr-savtug machinery.
rhcrs fs no laborinQ caste in this country, but
q lal,oring class. Afachinery does not diminish
the dcmand for labor, but the constant intro
seek new channels. Tho lnboring class Is Gct,-
orally intelligent. Political attention to labor
Is ouly tut TO the whalc. Tha agitation is
Mewas followed tY 1iessrs: Y'ttlaser, Of Pitts:
burg; Ropes, Of Doatun; Theodore Kosasc1t
md Jcnnie Collins, ot Doi,in's Bower, Boston;
aud +. V. Wright, Of Washington. :
OF Boston, reaa papvr On "IIalf Time III
! Schools" which was hrigfy discussed by mcnl-
bers specially interested III educational subjects.
| Tie evening session was dcyotcdto thc discus
s!on OF thu Chinese question. The 'Res. MIR:
fcesenlcI, Of Connecticut, saId tho result OF
much thoughtful consideration is that to carry out
the recommendation Of the Meade paper
would be cruel. I1o Ind seen immigrants in
Chinese arc said to como to tfils. They were
received and had been cared fer and mado good
citizens, He would welcome the Chinese here.
W'% s kne5 yeaf 5u q e 1a1 e. sopped pei
san Erauesco md mada some Inquiries regard.
Ing the Chinese. Fills Information was worry
different from that Of the paper read. Hc had
cooa accounts 81 them ce,,eFallv., u,
ference between chinese coming hero to COM
pete with American laborers and tho machines
With which our laoorers havo been competing
heretofore. lie thought It beneath tho dignity
| OF native American laboFcts to complain against
! the Chinese.
Gaualicl Bradford, OF Boston, said NO had
seen men striking and receiving $50 or 80 pcr
month. yet the Chtneso arc glad to work for
much less. He thought VIC should take oc-
caslon to meet other questions beside that Of
labor In relation to the Chinese. II was what
would become OF our cities when tho Chinese
cams to votc. and had power in ttat way.
As. Lord, Of Michigan, said, while not. sym
pathlzlug with the statements In Tho Meade
paper, ho thought there wero .potpts in the
Chinese question whEcl. required careful look.
Ing to. We cannot drive tho loot OF Chinese
ont Of tho country, but We must consider the
matter In all the seyerat aspects as presented.
r. 9. 9anborn, Secretary, read returns from
| Washington, showing that there wers not over
/ 1O0, 600 Chinese in this country, and thought
| there was no reason to fear any great influx
during the present century. Thuy arc not ats
emIgrat1ug people.
Elizur Wright thought II tho Chinese arc tt
bo excluded VIC should break up the tlrcshiug
and Other labor.saylng machines.
Hamilton Hill moved voto Of thanks to ttle
| citizens aud authorities Of Saratoga for the
hospitalltics, and the Association adiournct