Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-24
THE INDUSTRIAL CONFEDERATION.
A Close Corporation, So to speak-Its De-
mands-Its Ohicers.
fry telegraph TO the Dispatchi

WAsHTNoToN. January 23.-The confe-
renee of the different labor organizations,
begun Yesterday, was resumed this morn
ing, the delegates having under conside-
ration some plan of agreement by which
all the organizations can unite on some
satisfactory platform and form close con-
federation OF State organizations for both
offence and defence. The conference met
at 10 o'clock this morning, and after q long
session agreed upon the following:
/. We demand the abolition of national
banks as banks of issue, and as substitute
for national bank notes. We demand that
legal-tender Treasury notes be issued in
sufficient volume to transact the business
Of the country without damage or special
advantage to any class or calling such
notes to be legal tender in payment of
ell debts, both public and private; and
such notes, when demanded by tho people.
shall be loaned TO them at not more than
2 per cent. per annum upon non-perishable
products, as indicated in the sub-Treasury
plan, and also upon real estate. with proper
limitation upon the quantity of land and
amount of money.
2. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
8. We demand the passage of laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership of land. and that
Congress take prompt action to devise
some plan TO obtain all lands now owned
by aliens and foreign syDdieates, and that
ali lands now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of such as is actual
ly used and needed by them be reclaimed
by the Government and held for actual
settlers only.
4, Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to none,
we demand that taXation-national, State.
or municipal shall not be used to build
I'D one interest or class at the expense OF
another.
8. We demand that all revenues. national,
State. and county, shall be limited to the
necessary expenses of the Government
economically and honestly administered.
G. We demand Just and equitable sys-
TEN of graduated tax on incomes.
7. We demand most rigid, honest, and
lust State and national governmental con-
troll and supervision of the means OF pub
lie communication and transportation:
and If this control and supervision does not
remove the abuses now existing, we de-
mand Government ownership OF such
means of communication and transporta-
tion.
3. We demand that the Congress of the
United States shall admit an amend
ment to the Constitution providing for the
election of United States senator's by di-
rect vote of the people of each State; also,
the President and ViCe-President by popu-
lar vote.
Resofped, That this confederation of in
dustriai organizations demands that IN
each State o system shall be provided and
faithfully executed that will insure an
honest and accurate registration OF all
voters: o free, fair, secret, and official bal
lot. and an honest public count, and we
demand that each State Legislature shall
make il n felony to improperly interfere In
o,,,,.,r;,o ,,,;tl, tho ayaroisa of repiStratiOn
ballot, or count.
A permanent organization was then
formed by the election of Benjamin Ter
rill, of Texas, as president, and j. w;
Hayes, of Pennsylvania, as secretary and
treasurer.
Upon invitation, Colonel.L l.. Polk. pre-
sident of the National Farmers Alliance.
addressed the meeting, Colonel POLK spoke
warmly in support of the views of the con-
federation as expressed in the above series
of demands.
BENJAMIN Terrill. A. W. Wright, and j.
]. Rogers were appointed Compittee on
BYLAWS, with instructions to report at to-
morrOw's meeting.
The President was instructed, upon ap-
plication of other industrial organizations
for membership. to submit the same by
letter TO to-mOrrows meeting OF the con-
federation and proclaim the vote on their
admission. go.
The amalgamated organizations will be
known as the confederation of industrial
organizations. For dissemination of the
confederation and instruction of the peo-
ple in the same the following plan Of ac-
ton was agreed upon to wit: Each or
ganization in every State IS to have CON-
mitteeman, who is TO have power to ap-
point such assistants as he may need for
counties. townships, etc, in. the territory
10 be covered. The convention then ad-
iourned until tomorrow.