Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
LAB0R'S LAST DAY.
The Boycott Against Pittsburg Thea
ters is DiSapprOVed.
THE CONTEST FOB EIGHT HOURS.
1t Will be Renewed Led BY the Coal Miners
in Place of Carpenters.
THE KNIGHTS ARE NOT ANTAGOSIZED

DETROIT, Dec. 13.-The last session of
the Federation of Trades began this MORN
ing with good attendance. The conven-
tion decided to influence the appointment OF
women factory inspectors, and the organiza-
tion of women; to refer to the Executive
Board certain requests to assist in the or
ganization of a number of trades; not
to legislate OIL the request of the mosaic tile
layers of New York against the Knights of
Labor.
The Committee on Grievances reported
the strike at Beaver Falls, Pa, and the
strikers request for assistance was referred
to the Executive Committee.
The Trades and Labor Council of Cali
fornia was suspended until a subordinate
union pays its assessment
An arrangement aimed at the sweating
system in New York, asking that Con-
gressional committee be asked for to inyes-
tigate it. was passed. Another, asking for
the repeal of the conspiracy law in New
York, was also passed. Regarding the
struggles going On in New York between the
knights OF Labor and the trades unions, the
expression of the convention was against
antagonizing the knights, but referred all
complaints to the Executive Committee.
The Eight Hour Question
Chairman Foster, of the special commit
tee on the subject, reported that they re-
affirmed the Idea OF the eight-hour day; that
the campaign adopted in 1890 be followed,
and that the Federation assess the unions
cents per week per capita for five weeks to
procure the funds. They left the choice of
the unions to the ex-committee, but recon-
mendiDg the coal miners as the proper peo-
pie to follow the carpenters.
After some further debate, the committee
retired for conference, and shortly after re-
ported in favor of the selection of the coal
miners to lead the eight-hOur fight. An
unanimous vote adopted the report.
A delegate took occasion to remark that
the miners fight would not be like that of
the carpenters. The iron and steel workers
would be affected, and so also the engineers;
something might be done by those trades,
not in the way of money, but in other WAYS
Delegate Prosser said the iron and steel
workers were ready to go out with the
miners.
Some Miscellaneous Business.
President Gompers said both employers
and employees would feel the importance of
the demand for eight hours by the coal
miners. On the adoption of the amended
constitution, the convention proceeded to
fix the salaries. After the convention got
IN anu OUT OF a parliamentary Snarl, tneY
fixed them at the present figures.
The convention then went into executive
session on the question of boycotts After
four hours executive session the doors were
thrown open and the result of the delibera-
tions of the session were disclosed The
boycott on certain Pittsburg theaters was
disapproved of. The boycott against the
st. Louis breweries was reafirmed, as was
the one against Flieshman & Co., the yeast
manufacturers.
Alter opening the doors short addresses
were made by the oficers-elect, which were
after the usual order of such speeches.
Delegate Morgan then scored the last point
by introducing the final resolution Of the
convention, Detitioning the management of
the Worlds Fair to make no distinction in
dorsing the patents acquired by female in
yentors. The convention then adjourned
| sine die.