Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06


is the obvious cause of all economic
servitude and political dependence !;
and
WHEREAS, The time is fast coming
when, in the natural course of social
evolution, this system, through the
destructive action of Its failures and
crises on the one hand, and the construc-
tive tendencies of its trusts and other
captalistic combinations on the other
hand, shall have worked out its own
downfall; therefore, be it
ResOlced, That we call upon the
people to organize with a view to the
substitution of the co operative common
wealth for the present state of planless
production, industrial war and social
disorder; i commonwealth in which
every worker shall have the free exer-
else and full benefit of his faculties,
multiplied by all the modern factors of
civilization.
We call upon them to unite with us in
a mighty effort to gain by all practicable
means the political power.
In the m antime and with view to
immediate Improvement in the condition
Of labor, we present the following DE
mands":
NATIONAL.
1.-The extension of the eighthour
law SO that it shall apply to all govern
ments employees, and also require eight
hours labor to be employed on all gov.
ernment contract work and in the manu-
facture and handling of all supplies,
materials or products of any kind
purchased by the government for its
own use or used in the execution of
government contract work.
2-That the public domain be declared
inalienable; and that its immense ma
tural wealth, now dormant while mil.
lions of willing workers are suffering
from want in enforced idleness, be
developed by the National Government
for the benefit of the whole nation, who
collectively owns it and should forever
remain the collective owner of it.
3-The construction and operation,
by the National Government, of inter
state railroads, telegraphs, canals etc,
in direct competition with similar agen.
cies of transportation and communica-
tion now owned and operated by cor
porations.
4-Direct issue of money by the United
States without the intervention of banks
STATE.
IA Constitutional Convention.
"a law reducing the work-day to
eight hours, be the employer the state,
a county, a municipality, corporation,
or private employer
3-COmpulsory education of all chill
dren to the age of IS, with adequate
financial provisions for its enforcement
by the state, the counties and the NUM-
cipalities, and such appropriations for
meals and clothing as will enable the
children of the poor to attend the public
schools.
Election of all municipal officers.
including the Board of Police, the Board
Of Education and the School Trustees,
with minority representation.
2-~Repeal of all charters granting
municipal franchises and property.
Ownership and operation, by the city,
of all such property and franchises, in
Guiding elevated and surface railroads,
telephones, wharts, ferries, gas works,
electric plants, etc.
3-Municipal ownership of all vacant
land within the city boundaries, and the
building thereon of homes for the people,
to be rented by the city at cost; thereby
doing away with the tenement house
system.
Amid great applause the platform was
adopted unanimously 1t was resolved
to have the same printed and distributed
with call to be signed by all the organ
izations represented in this Convention.
August Waldinger was elected Fin.
Secretary, and Charles Ensminger Treas
urer.
A campaign committee consisting of
ten delegates was then elected, as fol-
lows:
Vogt, Henry, Schlueter, Foth, Jabli-
nowski, Herzberg, Jt mas, Waldinger,
StOleschnikoff and Stoffers.
A resolution was then presented by
deli gate f. Bohm and adopted, provid-
ing for the appointment of committee
of five to cooperate with the Central
Labor Federation in the demonstration
to be held next Saturday evening, Sep
tember 6, at Cooper Union, in favor of
the New York Central strikers and
against corporate monopoly and despot-
ism i'll any form. The text of the resolu-
ton will be found in the report of the
c. L. f.
1t was also resolved to elect an organ
izer for every Assembly District, and
the following were Immediately elected:
9Th Assembly District, A. Henry.
Sth g H. Vogt.
10th C. Ensninger.
18th % " A. Jablinowski
14th g A. Delabar.
18th A. Freudig.