The Evening critic., 1882-10-11
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
state Industrial Clubs 20 be Organ
lied I'm Washington 10 Cooperate
with The Proposed Central Com.
mittec ON National Legislation.

stare IuuustrinI tiubs 10 ne OrShu'
fzed I'm Washington 10 Cooperate
with The Proposed Central Com.
mittec ON National Legisiatiou.
Tho delegates to tho Federation OF Labor
Unions composed OF bakers, bricklayers, car
penters, clgarmalers, granite. cutters, galvan.
ICED Iron workers, plasterors, painters,
plumbers, gasflttors, paper.hangers, press
mon, Typographical Union No. 10l, tinnors,
turner's, ecroll.sawycrs and tailora. mot last
evening at their new Federation Hall, No. 43O
Eighth street northwest.
The following resolutions, reported by the
Advisory Committee, were unanimously
adopted:
Resolr6d, That tho mechanics and workmen
OF Washington city belonging to industrial
associations now or hereafter to be connected
with this Federation nro hereby earnestly re-
duested 70 organize estate Industrial Clubs"
under the titlc.name OF the State wherein It's
members last resided, and TO open correspond
once Immediately with tho labor unions OF
their several States, urging thom to send dole.
gates from oil their Congressional districts to
the proposed "Central Committee on National
Lagislatlon," which is called to meet here on
tho 30th OF November. But II 1t should be
deemed impractcablo for ono or moro OF them
TO send delegates, then to authorize tho ap-
pointment Of. substitutes chosen from among
the citizens OF such State now residing In
Washington, who arc now or may have boen
heretofore members In good standing OF
labor organization, TO represent tho several
districts In said Central Committee on Ma
tonal Legislation. And the State Industrial
Clubs 80 organized shall be required TO onter.
tain, counsel and advise with the accepted
delegates OF their respective States and reu.
der such aid and influence as may be In their
power.
posing the Federation OF Labor Unions OF this
city arc requested to procure roll OF NOM
bers of their several unions, with tho local
address OF each member, and classify them by
accrediting each member to the state In which
he last resided, with rs much accuracy as pos
siblo, and present tho list 70 tho advisory com.
INIT fnn Tf m Ea1
the speedy organization OF the State Indus
trial clubs, composed OF delegates and resi-
dents ut the Capital known to be true friends
Resoired, That the president OF tho Fedora.
tion is hereby authorized to appoint organ
izers for tho aforesaid clubs Immediately.
Mr.. A. NJ. Kenaday, president OF the Fedora
tion OF Labor, advocated the adoption OF tho
resolutions, remarking that the greatest OBJ
stacle to the success of the labor reform move
few individuals who devote neither time nor
means to the cause, but keep up an incossant
growing at that which others. with praise
worthy zeal, are striving to do promote tho
cause. He said the workingmcn of Washing
ton had assumed burdensome task, IL is
true, but that with earnest and united efforts 1t
can undoubtedly be mado grand success and
their standing among tho labor unions OF the
country, In point OF Intelligence and zeal, Will
Geyolyins dc r yS upon % them in % the position they they
occupy, and tho consequent honors, they will
be simply throwing away chance which the
WOrKmen OF any Otner CITY would DC PROUD OF.
| Tho plan adopted by the local Federation has
| been accepted as tho most practical method OF
| arriving at q natural expression OF the wishes
| OF the working classes, by Mr.. Blair, chairman
| OF the Senate committees; and II has
| also the Endorsement OF the National
| Brotherhood of Carpenters In convention;
| the president OF tho National Dricklayers'
| Union, the grand secretary OF the Knights OF
| Labor, and all the leading labor journals of
| the country. The convention OF International
| Trade Unions, which meets at Cleveland on
| the 10Th OF November, also makes special ref
erence to the Importance OF this subject In
their most recent circular. The, speaker
| would feel tho Importance OF earnest and
| united action between now and the meeting OF
| Congress-, when the solution OF the labor prob
| lem Will bo submitted TO the law-making
| power of the nation for definite action.