The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-11
TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
The Questions of Child Labor and Other
Important Issues.

The Questions OF Ch1id LABOR ana Other
Important Issues.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. 10.-The vote in
the Trades Union Congress yesterday
on the amendment to the eight-hour
law resolu Ion has greatly pleased the extrem.
lists as ovsrruling the previous permissive
amendment and enforcing the eight law
in all trades and occupations. except whore
O majority OF the organized members in any
trade or occupation protest by a ballot vote
against the proposal. But. in spite OF this vic
tory. the extremists are hardly likely to re-
main satisfied with such modified version Of
tho eight-hour resolution passed ut the Trades
Union Congress held at Liverpool IN 1890.
The fact IL that the majority OF the labor
unions have recognized the hopelessness OF
compulsory siRht-hour bill passing the House
OF Commons. TO say nothing OF tho House
OF Lords. and consequently they have
adopted Q more moderate measure. one out
lined in al options al form as the line OF attack
likely to meet with the least resistance, and as
best calculated TO keep labor interests to the
font in Parliament and ont OF 1t. There are
cool. level heads directing the labor armies in
Great Britain. and the final outcome Of the
powerful movement they have set In motion
cannot at present be justly estimated. But
It's importance can be judged from tho fact
that. while twenty years ago the laborinG men
haa. to all intsnts and PURPOSES. little or no
the s n0w
"Workmens Parliament.
veteran pariiamentnrian speaking OF the
lsb9r movement said to-day:
GtheF Eocd out q tas
voice OF labor respected and the demands OF
labor listened to with consideration"
Sieh :hss rsii
minority ysrs oDDo.sd to i II. majority
Se
certain portion Of the daily bread out q the
afford such loss. The dc! eRates were 70.
minded IND, that many boys and girls were. IN cases
St Sr6s IS lsf sna
msnts: however, had little weight against the
views expressed BY those who ct forth In cut.
" 1h eaSs ann sssns
Finally motion, to raise tic limit 70 thirteen
yesrs was passed BY vote OF 2G5 TO 1863 =. A.
w dd Ssoq. IF e: no va. q h
Arose When the question Of paving members Of
for As Is well
csivs no pay. and consequently It Is a very DIFF
fcult matter for poor man to get into Parlia-
HoHt, ana y btlll moro IuhtleT
Thus 1t Is that tho Ilish members OF Pnrlia-
ment have. as rule. not being men OF wealth.
been assisted BY allowances from funds sub
scrDed By tho wishers for Ireland 8 prosperity.
and In tho Same way several OF tho few Eng
lish members OF Parliament elected from the
working. classes and by tho working classes.
MARY assistance in order to enable them to
give up their usual daily work to attend to the
Affairs OF their constituents.
1t WAS announced In the Congress to day
that this question. a. well as kindred auss.
tlons. such as the payment Of members Of
County Councils and School BolIds;, would
come up a. the next session OF Psrliament.
Pnrisment at the coming general election to
vote for these payments would be made ono OF
the tests upon which the trades unienists will
decide whether or not TO support such q candi-
date. 1t will thus 10 seen that the labor party
seems INCLINED to ignore tho old political par
vii! support measures Advocated by the Trades
Union Congress.
During the course Of the business tran sactsd
BY the Congress To-day the delegates passed
resolutions 'c0ndemning the sub letting OF
Government contI acts and holding that public
bodies ought not to enter into contracts with
firms refusing to conform to the customs.
hours hours. and wages dscrssd as being lust By the
Later n ihs aa4 MI Charles Fsnwlek, N. r.
was retilsctsd Parliamentary Secretary. or
Esoretsry to the Parliams tary Committee OF
the Trades Union Congress, which committee
out IT,: MoTk qia ont 0r It each
The rlncipls OF cooperation. so for as co.
operative stores. workshops, factories. 30. are
BY the delegates.