The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-16
The Amalgamated Views on the
Tariff.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l5.-At to-day's session
of the Amalgamated Association, a resolution re-
ported by the committee on constitution and
general laws, to the effect that payment of
strike benefits be hereafter discontinued, was
not concurred in,
The National Labor Tribune, of Plttsburg was
continued as the national organ of the associa-
ton, and the News Letter, of Wheeling W. Va,
as the official organ of the Second district
The committee having under consideration
President Jarretts report did not favor the
plank advocating federation of trades, "hold-
ing, as we 40, an opposite view on the pro-
tective trariff policy of our government, believ-
ing it cannot rebound to our benefit
to nave any such connection" The ae-
tion OF the committee was rati-
ned by the convention. The following
resolution of the committee based upon the
Presidents views on the tariff, adopted:
Resolved, That all producers and manufao-
turers should bear alike equal burdens of taxa
tion, and foreign producers and manufacturers
should not be eXempted theretrom; our tariff
should at all times be adjusted
as to at least tax chem the came
amount paid by home producers and
manufacturers for support of local, state and
national governments, as well as the amount of
difference in wages labor, cost of manufactur-
ing. and the ruling rate of interest in this coun-
try, so that capital and labor invested in the pro-
ductlve industries of the land shall be placed
npon an equal footing in our home market
Win foreign capital ana labor, and not be
Disseminated against by natiOral legislation
Our government has neither a moral nor II po-
litieal right to discriminate against home capi-
ital and labor in its tariff legislation, and any
such policy we are opposed, We therefore
favor tariff so adjusted to give our
people who pay taxes and support the
government adequate protection against
foreign competition and place them at least on
an equal footing with foreign competitors in our
home markets. We also favor the abolition of
internal revenue taxation, and if, after 1t is
abolished, further reduction of taxes by the gov
erument be desired at any time, it shall be done
by placing the free list such articles as do
not enter into competition with home produc-
tion and manufacture, but in no case should
the tariff on such articles do. not enter into
competition with them be placed at lower duties
than shall be required to maintain and keep
them on an equal footing with foreign competi-
tion."
The President was empowered TO appoint a
demning Congress for failure TO enact
such legislation would place n duty on
imports of British tin and tin plates. and guar
antee equal protection to these industries
When the regular business of the convention
was concluded over two hours vera occupied
in discussing the situation at the Bethlehem
SIX weeks, and returned to work yesterday, first
their connection with the Amalga-
mated Association. The course of these men
was denounced In round terms by the delegates
from the west end of the State The trustees
to their headquarters at their hotel
where they held secret consult
several others who came to this city
this morning from Bethlehem having refused
return to the mills. The result of the consulta
ton is entirely secret. The delegates from
Bethlehem are greatly discontented over
what has taken place. and one of
them corrOborates the statement published, that
the men have not received the funds necessary
to keep them out of the mill. He loudly COM
plains that the Pttsburg delegates, who num-
ber ninety nearly two-thirds of the entire CON
venton. have run the proceedings exclusively
in their own interest.