Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-20

earnestly enters it must expect suci
treatment from time to time. But dc
not believe that your respective organi
cations will so instruct you. | believe
that new spirit has taken possession
OF Organized Labor; that a higher com
prehenslon of the aims of the movement
Is everywhere apparent among the
wage workers, and that we shall unani
mously take up this gage of battle, de
termined to never again take a STEP
backward"
Delegate Vogt was the next speaker
He said that the labor movement in
Europe was one politically and econ
omically. ''Only last week England
had swung into line when the conven.
ton in Liverpool took that most impor-
tant step. We must bring the labor
movement of the United States into line
with the labor movement of the world.
The idea of separating the political from
the economic movement was first intro,
duced by the English conservative
the capitalist parties. When they could
no longer deprive labor of the right of
association and labor's influence became
"A power in the land, they with the aid
CT the conservative leaders emasculated
the movement by setting up their sham
difference between political and econ
omlc action. Under the leadership of
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels a
powerful organization was founded, the
international Working Peoples Asso-
citation, which embraced trades unions
as well as political labor organizations
in every country, including England
and America, in which latter country
Samuel Gompers himself and his friend
Strasser belonged to a branch of that
polltico-economical organization. In
Belgium and France trades unions and
political societies were now combined in
the same national bodies. while in the
other European countries the two
branches We're closely allied. In America
the S. l.. P. had not only been the
staunchest supporter of economic organ
ization, but had itself organized many
trades and even formed central bodies,
as for instance in Buffalo and st. Louis.
The Socialists have given to the workers
of New York city the most powerful aid
in organizing the trades by founding and
maintaining the New York Volkszei-
tung They edit your newspapers,
speak at your meetings, support your
struggles; are they not entitled to sit in
your councils? The claim that the So
cialist Labor party should be treated the
same as any ordinary political party"
is an absurdity and you should put your
foot down upon it. To act with the bona
.tide political labor movement is the duty
of every worker. But let it be under
stood once for all that every organized
worker who supports the old parties is
traitor to his class. 1t is the law of
progress that this position will soon be-
come the accepted position of the whole
movement Have the courage to place
yourselves firmly upon this higher plane,
although the new movement is still in
its beginning
Great applause followed both these
speeches.
Delegate A. Delabar of the Bakers
Union then stated that Samuel Com
pers is using the American Section as an
excuse for refusing the C. L. F. char
ter. The unions affiliated with the Ame-
rican Federation of Labor should insist
upon charter for the C. L F. and should
protest against Mr.. Gompers' action.
The Bakers Union had been one of the
founders of that Federation and his In
ternational Union would insist on know
ing whether the A. F. of L. was protect
ing the Trades Unions or the X. of L. In
numerous cities where central organiza-
tions existed, Sections of the Socialist
Labor party were connected Herewith.
Delegate McVey and others spoke
likewise.
Reports of Committees then followed.
The Committee to investigate Delabar's
clubbing reported having collected the
necessary affidavits and being ready to
proceed before the Police Commissioners
on next Tuesday.
The Committee compiling complaints
of open unions against the Vaccinations
of the X. of l.. reported progress and
that it will meet on Wednesday even
ings at S5 E. 4th street for further infor-
nation.
The delegates of the Building Material
Handlers were not present, but the dele |
gate of the General Laborers' Union
stated that both these Unions had de.
sired to know whether the K. of l.. brick |
boycott should be recognized inasmuch |
as the K. of l.. refused to recognize their
Union.
The delegates of the Building Material
Handlers and General Laborers Union |
had received an invitation from Samuel |
Gompers to attend Conference at his |
office between the Walking Delegates |
and their Unions. Various speeches had |
been made, but no result had been at
tanned. This Conference would meet |
again on Tuesday and they requested a
third member on the committee. The |
request was granted and the committee
unanimously instructed to insist that |
erery Union represented in the c. L. +. |
must be recognized.
The Organization Committee reported |
that the Passementiers' Union had do |