New-York tribune., 1890-08-08
NATIONALISTS IN CONVENTION.
THEY ADOPT A PLATFORM WHICH is EXPECTED
BY THEM TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

BY THEM TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY
The recently organized National Convention CT this
CITY, for the unifcatlon of labor interests, pot'
manual and mental, held It's second meeting ae
Cooper Union last evening. Patrick Drought deineu
the purpose and aims Of the organization hi'o.
tho reading of the minutes Of the FIRST meeting when
was held Thursday July 10, and after tile adop.'on u
the reports OF the committees then apponteo' IL "a'
announced that the following organization maze up
the Convention Nationalist organization NO. -
XVIII Assembly District National Club, Eccentric
Engineers Climb Nationalist organization No. y hmity
orranizatIon Citizens Club Of the XVIllth Assembly,
District Aurora Clnb, Nationalist organization NO -
Nationalist organization No 3, Progress CiuD NO. 9,
National Club No g. Manhattan Liberal Club hadicai
Esnb. XVIII Assembly Ddstrict Nationalist Cfuo.
Nationalist organization No. @. workmens Club OF
tbe XyIIIth Assembly District Nationalist organiza-
ton No Z American Labor Club One and All Associao
tion Nationalist organization No 8, BostwlcR Cuo'
Union Labor Club and Christian Socialists
The platform adopted is Tn part hs foIows
Abolition Of all corporation and private mohopohes'
the National control of telegraphs expresses, rail
roads canals and all that is now under the control
Of private corporations; abolition OF all money ana
banking monopolies all banks should be under tho
control of the United States; abolition OF land mo-
nopoes land to be given to those who Wish 10 make
immediate use of it, either for farming or building
purposes the establishment OF graduated income
and property tax laws for the enforcement OF WORK
day Of eight hours bureaus of employment and labor
exchange; female and child labor prohibited, the
weekly payment Of employees; abolition OF contract
labor on public works and in prisons, so as TO make
them places Of education and reformation sanitary
inspections of all factories, ana pensions W
those injured in factories abolition OF imported apo
esablsIment of the secret ballot system no fees 70
courts and honest Civil Service eAamlIatlOn reform
in dwellings and abolition OF tenementhonses, COM
nuIsory attendance at school until the of sixteen
Children shall also receive technical instruction. and
in cases of extreme poverty shall receive ooaru anu
Clothing; reform in the police and militia. pooa
Among the delegates present were George A. keeG,
0ppemenier Charles Fechner, Joseph Cohen IosePn
ProwIer Leon Goldsmith, Robert Agne"; ;,.Gna Snarm'
Marks, william Conners c. Il. Long anu r. ""N''
THE DEMANDS WILL BECOME A BooMEhANu'
Tbe anolaamation O: Cloakuakers' Union was broken
IN Yesterday by the withdrawal OF the Contractors ohioh
with that 1000 coakmakers went on s'e
I'm the shape OF the contractors Az meeting " "e
Contractors Union Liberty Hail. early yesterday morn-
ing, the following letter was sent to f. n. Mason,
secretary of the Cloak Manufacturers Association ana
will explain Itself
To the Cloak Manufacturers' Association Assn
Gentlemen: AT meeting or tne 00htractors naoy
citation held last ngh at @ LSrSy Se a CLOAK opesors X
% ssn;ssSss;y srsey % VIII RYafs sS
10 employ none but union men, and will from this asH
Tse STS HSu sc us gpHH G6FE lf '
'ei President Of the Cloak Contractors Association
When the strike settled advance was granted
to the contractors In prices for piecewok and tne op
atos got advance from the contractors but were '
satisfied and now say they viii force the latter TO give
them o
The members OF the firm OF Wes Co., No. 5Os
Brodwny say they disguised because their girls went
on strike for IN advance Of rs cents week The firm
employs 375 girls.
Gabriel Schwab, OF the nrm OF Schwsb Brothers Co.,
No. As reenest said yesterday that the cloak cutters
and operators treated the manufacturers shamefuy
They have broken their contract and made outrageous de-
mands for an advance 80 per cent which they got
The have contracts with customers which
they must FILL even at loss but they intend 10 make
the operators pay for all this next winter.