Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-09-06
LABOR CONVENTION.

| LABOR CONNENIlON.
The Labor Union of the State,
held a convention in Philadelphia last
week. After a good deal of speech
making, and singing, and contention
they nominated Thomas A. Arm
strong for Governor. There were
quite number of lady delegates in
the convention. Not one of the Ia
dies arose and said. "A mans work, is
from sun to sun, but womans work
is never done," how will it be with
us when all the men work only 8
hours day.
RESOLUTIONS.
The convention passed the following res
olu:ions.
Whereas the freedom of labor is menaced
in Pennsylvania as never before by recent
political and legal action, we believe the
time is at hand when united labor should
take such political action as shall secure
Just recognition before the law.
/. That we demand the repeal of that
portion of the act of 1872 legalizing trade
and labor unions organized for their mutual
aid and benefit and protection which deprives
them of the practical benefits of its other
wise just provisions, to the end that asso-
ciated labor shall have all the rights and
privileges permitted to associated capital.
.. That we demand such revision of the
tariff laws as shall protect American labor
against the labor of foreign countries, and
We demand of Congress an act making it a
penal offence for auy person or persons to
import labor under contract for the purpose
of reducing American labor.
8. We demand law making it a penal
offence for employers or their agents to pro-
cure labor under false pretence.
The reserving OF public lands for act
ual settlers, and not another acre for cor.
porations.
5. The enactment Of laws to compel
chartered corporations to pay their employ
es weekly in full for labor performed dur
ing the proceeding week in the lawful mon
ey of the country.
6. The enactment Of laws giving mechau.
les and lab5fers first lien on their work
for their full wages.
Z. The adjustment of the contract system
on National, State and municipal work.
6. That We demand that transportation
and telegraph charges shall be based on
cost. with a fair profit on actual cost added.
g. We demand the reduction of the hours
of labor to eight hours per day.
10. The substitution of arbitration for
strikes whenever and wherever employees
and employers are willing to meet on equit-
able grounds.
IL. That education be made compulsory,
and that elementary and fundamental prin-
ciples of political economy be taught in all
grammar and higher classes of Il public
schools, and the prohibition of children in
workshops, mines and factories, before at
tanning the age of IA years.
II. The adjustment of the system of
convict labor.
l3. To secure for both sexes equal pay
for equal work.
IA. To prevail upon the Government to
establish purely national circulating me-
diu:n, issued directly to the people without
the intervention of any system of banking
corporations. which money shall be legal
tender in payment of all debts, public or
private.
i5. That intimidation of voters by en-
ployers or their agents must cease, and We
recommend men to look to their unions to
protect every member in voting for the tick
ct of his choice, no matter what it may be,
and that all National and State elections be
a legal holiday.