The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
THE LABOR FEDERATION.
Action in Reference to BOycotting-Other
Recommendations Adopted.


Recommendations Adopted.
WASHINGTON Dec 1l-When the Labor Fed
Grafton met this morning the committee res
olutions made report, which set forth that the
remedy of boycott has been grossly abused, so
as to endanger the usefulness of this legitimate
and powerful weapon in the hands of the work
ing people to protect their rights and interests;
that some organizations resort to it for trivial
causes; that there were instances where rival
factions of workmen had placed a boycott on
firms boycotting union labor. In view of these
facts the resolution recites that the federation
discountenances such proceedings and depre-
Gates it. on account of the odium cast on the
working classes and the injury to their interests
The report was adopted.
A resolution recommending to workngmen
and their friends to smoke no cigars except those
bearing the label of the cigar makers union was
adopted
A resolution was adopted urging that some
measure should be introduced in Congress pro-
hibting any combination from acting as spies
for corporate monopolies for the purpose of over
awing and intmdating workmen who are peace
ably engaged in protecting their own interests
and rights
Resolutions were also adopted calling upon
the President to suspend Judge Smell, of this
CITY, because of his hostility to tradesunons,
and requesting all the organizations to indorse
the hand made cans bearing the trademark of
the National Can-makerS Protective Associa-
ton
resolution instructing the legislative COM
mittee to induce the President of the United
States to enforce, by proclamation, on or before
May |, the eight-hour law, was adopted
The finance committee submitted favorable
report on the resolution providing for the laying
of 10cent per capita tax all members of
trades unons within the jurisdiction of the fed
Grafton for the purpose of extending the useful
e 4ha God
ment was submitted to make the tax instead
of 10 cents and after long discussion the mat
ter was referred to the respective unions.
The resolution committee reported a series of
resolutions, which were adopted, denouncing
the convict labor contract system as pernicious
and opposed to the interests of the working peo-
pie of this country, calling upon all labor organ
izasions to oppose any candidate for national or
State legislative honors who will not pledge
himself to the abolition Of the system, and di-
recting the legislative committee to draft BILL
and have it introduced in Congress, providing
that all government work shall be done under
competent superintendent, and making it the
duty OF said committee to endeavor to have
bill to that effect passed by the various State
legislatures
resolution constituting the committee on
legislatures board of arbitrator and.boycott-
ing was adopted, and the proposition to organ
ize an independent liberal party in politics was
defeated.
AT the evening session resolution indorsing
the measure of Senator Van Wyck, providing
for the precluding of aliens from acquiring lands
in this country, was adopted.
The following vice-presidents were elected: S.
L. Green, Louisville, first VIM. E. Tomson, Chi
cago, second P. F. McAuliffe. Washington third
Hugo Miller, New York, fourth George King,
Baltimore, fifth; Henry Enrich. New York,
sixth; secretary, w. Fl. Foster, of Philadelphia;
treasurer Gabriel Edmonston, of Washington
president of the legislative committee Samuel
Gompers, of New York.
Itwas decided to hold the next convention at
st. Louis, on the second Tuesdayin November,
1886.
Resolutions were adopted protesting against
the present system of employing journeymen
printers in the Government Printing Office and
.equesting the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives to appoint on the committee of labor
the following named gentlemen Messsrs. Fo-
ran, of Ohio; Weaver. of Iowa; Lowering, of
Massacb usetts; O'Neill. of Missouri; Haynes Of
New Hampshire; Tarnsey. of Michigan; LAWYER
Of Illinois; Plumb, of Illinois; Cole, of Maryland
Farquhar. OF New York. and Wade of Missouri