The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-23
FOR EIGHT HOURS.
President Gompers Addresses
Seattle W0rkmen.
HIS PLEA FOR LABOR UNIONS.



Samuel 0ompers. president Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. arrived in the
citv At IL rs Yesterday afternoon, and was
welcomed nv workinemen with the blare
Il trumnets. the beating Of drums and re-
Dested cheers.
Mr.. 6sompers came here from Tacoma on
t1,e stesmer Bailey Gatxert. and on his
arrival AZ Yeslcr's wharf Vas greeted by :
recognition committee. composed of John
w. Frinkie. Abram Spring and G. @.
anifler from the Western Central Labor
Union. and Alexander Murray. H. r.
Phelps and George Everett. from the
Building Trades Council.
The marty entered carriages and uro-
<eeded to the Grand hotel, preceded by the
vhole Musical Union n one hand of 12O
pieces. making the largest body of must
cfans which ever PLAYED together IN this
city. The partv was escorted by TWENTY
iiye members az the Seamcn,s Union. in
asilor costume. under the command Of
Oscar Berlin.
After partakine of lunch Mr.. Gompers
vent to the hall Of the Western Central
Labor Union. at the corner of Front and
Madison streets. where he was given an
informal recention bv members Of the
labor unions. He held a conference with
REPRESENTATION of several unions in regard
- their trade matters.
He then went ont on the Madison street
cable road To Lake WASHINGTON. accom-
panied bv the reception committee. On
His return he was entertained by the
white Cook. Waiter. and EMPLOYEES
15nion At the DeIicatesscn restaurant
Mr.. f;omners i = short rather sto,,t
man. with full face small dark eyes. a
wcI1-develoned forehead and black hair
slir,tlv curling. and growing thin in front
He i : ready incisiye talker. and often
Illustrates his points in conversation with
nnotat;ops and stories He has heen
occurring through the countrv for several
weeka and Seattle Is the last no;nt
10 touches on the Coast before starting
eastward. He began with the New Eno.
Hand cities then wont To Rochester and
HuffaIn n v Eric pa cleveland a.
Iltmbus, In6iananol;s Iocansnort Terre
Haute and Evansville IND. Burlinpton
X Kansas CIV around wb;ch rlaco he
addressed five meeting, 81 Joserb To
neka. Denver. Salt lake Sacramento San
lose. Los Angeles. San Francisco. PORT
land Tacoma and seattle A. Denver bo
~. presented with : cold medal hv tho
Trades and Labor Assemble and both
houses of the legislature EXTENDED him Tho
rr;v;lccee az the t,oor and a. tbe;r ;rv;ta~
fion he addressed them in regular sess;on
A San FRANCISCO he was nresentca With /.
handsome medal hv the federated Trades
Connect of tbo Pacific comet
e,notane Fails whera ha will s,..ar 49,
evening" He will also sneak an b;s cast.
ward trim at Minneapolis. ST. paul. IN
1uth. Weat Super;or Dshkosh Sbahovgon
Nilwaukce. Chicago Toledo Eindlcv
p;ttshnrc Uarr;.hurv pb;lad.l,h;a To-,
ton and New yort
In an interview with posr-Ixrr,,,arx-
crp rerorter NJ Gomnsrs ss;a. ..rhs -. -,
sert ~ ~ ,,rese,,t torr = - 49,. AZ. ~ ~
resentatiyes If Tho ,.har orcan;..t;a,p
Is helm them ont nv INV .dv;cs IN tha;,
vario,is diff,cult;es and m secure nr;tv ~
action IN getting financial ola for t,,a 80, ~
miners in their com;nc strnccIs for s ,ha
e;ehf-hour rule have ne hes;ta,;ar,
ahout the;r snccaad;rr "a =, 49,. 800.
v;thont ! s,rucc,s h,,t A. ~ H., .'ss.
homes ~ svarvss M, =, g.. y
test have -, s.r nat ,.;t,, -. .,.. -
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veeE each and thsra ara s,so ,,., ..a's
rontr;hutinrs II 49,. o ,u."'lsaiy
sentatives of tbs ninars viii 49, ,'p ,.s
nine owner. IN ;o;rt aa,,a.; sno
range 4 scale If wages for ,hs oan,s ~ az,
distr;cts and The ,,,;rars al, 49,. pes''''o
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ho,,os tba, ~ a az, -. =. -. nav
4bcm will conce,le ths dan,ana -. ..aly VI
rroroscd 10 lim;t ono raan,s -. :. % only
honr. hut tho am ,,,o,,ars 49,. - ~ s.sns
~ three c;vbt- hnpr sh;e.s : pas on TWO
a. the dav d;v;ao. ;..a,s 80.
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cer,;cr,.r aavan,assos - eent mas
cnntinuou. orera,;en - ,,aaas.s1.. " VIE
hccu adorted f,- III. .sass.. ~ mas ;
thc largest steel work, in ,hs .nun,, v'"' u
5 ..Tsra ,,rr,, hr;rt, 60, ~ ,ouny.
snat the congress OF seamen at Glasgow
shifts. or rather watches. except in cmer-