The Labor enquirer., 1886-01-23
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Report q Jeans Csnnssass Appssat1
BY ths Cenvsntasn Rsssnsly
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tons composed o. Employees Of the UnioE
Pacific rAfiroad, in Convention for the pur
pose Of Federation:
GEHrLnxN We your COMMITTEES
appointed for the purpose Of setting
forth to the Organized labor Of the
Union Pacific railroad the benefits, id.
vantages and plan Of federation, re-
spectfuliy submit the following:
That the objects Of oreanized labor
have been misunderstood. their aims
and aspirations distorted and misrepre-
sented. is without question and needs
no argument.
It is equally true that the Cause Of
these uncalled for attacks does not A.
sist in cemsnting good feeling between
employer and employe, but only embit-
ters feeling of enmlty. that might have
been one of friendliness and kindness
the cherished desire Of all labor unions
and brotherhoods.
The principal cause Of this evil il due
to the independent action of distinct
organizations attempting to adjust diff.
Iculties that involves the interests ol
many branches Of industry, without
knowing and feeling the support of kin
dred societies in the emplov of thesame
corporation.
True, settlements of this kind have
been made. but they lacked stability
and permanency that emanates from
the cooperation of the whole. 1t is un.
necessary to cite any particular instance
here Of their many failures and their dis
asterous results The facts stated are
only too we'll known.
The satisfactory adjustment of such
questions by the means herein sug-
.eested, replaces indifference of the EN-
ployer with consideration and respect,
and establishes content, harmony Of ac-
tion and confidence where distrust and
suspicion would have lurksd.
The hireling would attack the failure
of the most exalted principles of right
when its success or the success of the
most depraved passions Of man ran riot,
would awe him into silence. .. .
We will give the establishment of our
government as a fitting and explicit IL
lustration of the, results of federation.
Each state retains its sovereignty, its
power to make laws and. transact such
business az may come within Its juris.
diction without conflicting with the ma
tional government or anv state right or
prerogative. As it is with the govern
ment 80 it is with the different labor or
ganization; each organization can re-
tain all their rights and privileges and
have in addition the guaranteed protec-
ton of the federation in sustaining them
in a just and equitable claim. This lis
Federation. .E
In seeking this we do not wish to take
any honor or prestige from any organi-
cation. We know that they have done
noble service in the past and believe
they are destined to do noble work in
the future. If we can see our way clear
to form this federation, and we believe
it is not onlv clear but inviting and i'm
perative, in fact the only method we
can adopt that will insure success to &C
compllsh the desired end; that is, re-
ducing the possibility of strikes to a
minimum if not entirely obliterating
them.
The power of this contemplated fed
Grafton, given to organized labor, is not
for the purpose Of intimidation or for
the erection of labor aristocracy to die
tate terms or follow the whlms of the
infamed imagination of individuals to
the detriment of commerce, thereby
placing the organization in false light,
but that EMPLOYERS may better under
stand the men on whom the success of
their business depends-for after all the
success of any business depends upon
the faithful discharge of the duties Of
the enlployes-and that the men may
understand their employers and their
own interests, without taking or de-
manding any of those rights or privi-
leges from another that we claim for
ourselves So that when grievances or
difficulties arise they can be considered
and acted upon intellikenuY without re-
course to violent measures. .'
PLAN OF FEDERATION.
The committee submits tie following
plan of federation:
Each division, lodge or assembly will
elect a grievance or representative COM
mittee. These committees will when
possible settle anv trouble that NAV
present itself within their localities, and
if necessary call on the executive Of
their respective organizations exhaust
ing all peaceful and honorable means
for adjustment before referring to, the
federation. II 5EI
The federation proper will consist of
those assembled representative COM