St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-15
OPEN RUPTURE AVER1ED
Wise Leaders Prevent 0pon Warfare
Between Organized Labor.
THE EIGHT-HoUR MOVE MENT.
Simultaneous Meetings Will Be Held
Throughout the Country to Fur
Their II.

Special TO the Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Dec, 1.-THE convention
of the Federation of Labor continued
working upon the report of the conf
mittee on boycottS and labels to-day.
a resolution boycotting Ray & Langs-
dorf, of Philadelphia, was passed. A
resolution indorsing the placing OF
labels upon union-made goods was
passed. A resolution asking congress
to pass laws restricting emigration was
referred to the committee. The conf
mittee on constitution reported: Tho
meetings of the Federation was set at
10 O'Clock a. M. on the second Tuesday
of December: to change section 5, arti-
Gle 4, to read so as to bar from affiliation
with the Federation any central labor
body that admits Knights of Labor or
any organization antagonistic to the
Federation. After several speeches for
and against the resolution, Halter. of
Chicago, offered substitute resolution
which exclude bodies hostile to trade or.
ganization affecting with the Fedora
ton. Haller'S substitute was finally
adopted. President Gompers then put
the original proposition, much to the
amazement of those who had Just voted
supposed was q substitute for the COM
mittee's proposition and not an amend
ment to it. Gompers. however, decided
that it was offered as an amend
ment and proceeded to put the
original proposition to vote. The
Liberals rallied their forces, however.
and under Fosters leadership defeated
1t, thus preventing an open rupture be-
tween the Knights and the Federation.
The committee recommended the article
fixing the salary of the president az
Sl,500 per annum, an increase of $500.
This was opposed by some. all the dele
gates, however, expressing the belief
that the president ought to have fair
salary, but they feared the result of an
increase. The yeas and nays were de-
manded on the question and the propo-
sition was rejected by vote of 26 to 10.
A recess was then taken for dinner. At
the afternoon session the committee on
constitution continued its report. A
provision for bonding the president and
treasurer to the amount of $4,000 was
adopted; also q provision setting the
per capita tax from affiliated bodies at |
cent per month, and $50 per year FROM
central labor unions. The incoming
executive council was ordered to dc.
wise
PLAN FOR INDUSTRIAL DIVISIONS.
or trade sections. The committee on
the eight-hour day" reported, favOring
simultaneous mass meetings through
ont the entire country for the purpose
of furthering the eight-hour movement,
1t named the following dates for hold.
ing such etings, viz: Feb. %, 1883;
July 4, 1889; Labor day (frst Monday in
September, 1889, and again on Feb. %.
1890; recommending that the secretary
of the Federation shall collect all pos.
sible statistics bearing upon the queS.
ton and its chances of success; also
that where possible, cable arrangements
shall be made with employers for the
short time. The committee declined To-
set definite day for the enforcement
of the demand for eight hours, throw
ing that question back to the Federation
for its decision. Layine, of Chicago,
also wanted the demand confined
to the building trades only.
Much eloQuencc was poured out
ON the subject; everybody wanted eight
hours and most OF them wanted May
1St, 1890, set as the day for the demand
which was finally agreed to. RcsOlu-
tons were adopted fayoring the Austria
lian system of voting, requesting Presl-
dent Harrison to appoint a union printer
to the position of public printer; asking
from legislatures and congress the
REPEAL OF ALL CONSPIRACY LAWS
and the passage of the bill now before
congress to confine cOnvict-made goods
to the states where manufactured and
prohibiting the importation of convict
made goods asking the abolition OfcOu-
tract work on all public work, and IA
voIing compulsory education. The
Federation then went into executive
session for the consideration Of matters
not desired to be made public. The cX-
ecutive session being over, recess was
taken until q. M, tomorrow. But
little work remains to be done and the
delegates will probably complete their
labors by noon tomorrow.