The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-13

help OF striking brethren at differen. points"
The speaker concluded with an appeal for a
union OF all labor organizations on fundamental
principles
The committee on credentials reported sol
delegates entitled to admission, and the report
was adopted
resolution was introduced. at the request OF
Typographical Union, No. l6, of Chicago, de-
nouucins the proposed awarding Of the contract
for the Worlds fair catalogue to a Eon-union
house, and demanding that tbs work go to a
union house. After considerable debate the
resolution was somewhat modified and adopted.
President Gompers read his annual report He
said, in part:
Events have transpired on the field of labor
within the last six months which have aroused
public attention because the incidents con-
pected with them were more or iesr OF an un-
usual character. In each of these labor s:rug.
giles the employers or corporations simply made
a request and the armed forces OF the state and
Occur Il !ene, at the bidding of the mine own
ers, United states troops were brought 10 Coeur
d'Alene ana tie men overawed and sub-
dued. The commanding general OF the
United States forces issued order that
any employer who would operate mines with
union men would not be allowed TO continue
work. United States judge issued an order
proa biting union miners from holding meet
ings. IL other words, the constitutional right
of tree assembisge was violated by United
states judge and a general u: our army de-
plcyer should not carry on business because he
dared employ union men. Tie action OF the
Judge aud officers OF the United states was
fagranily in violation of law, and / believe il
our duty to demand that TIE con gress OF the
United states institute an investigation.
II plainly evident that the militia OF our
several states now will never be utilized except
for purposes Of osfentatious show or an ele-
meut in ls Dor struggles. There is not even a
pretense that they should be what thsy were
originally designed Tor. Instead OF being a
popular organization in ths defense os the
homes and nresides, II has been detected into a
machine OF fnonopoi!stic oppression against
labor The toiIers need az tnis time TO answer
the bitterness and vluilctiyeneSs OF their op-
pyessors with organization.
With the object OF financial aid In view, De-
cernbar 10 was designated ss Homestead day.
and sll were requested 10 contribute portion
of their earnings on that day Tor the purpose
stated.
tlrely successful IL tne enforcement OF the
eisht-hour movement for q orders In the past
taa; IL IL useless for US 10 again make al eifJr.
20 establish 3 limitation OF the daily hours OF
labor.
Taere:can be no question that unrestricted i'm
migration Is working great Injury 10 toe peo-
pie OF our county
Notw .tasiandinc our petition and our pro-
test, congress has practically closed the Worid' :
fair on the dsy most readily Rt the disposition
OF workers. We should urge congress TO repeal
this act
Congress souae time ago granted subsidieS 20
the Pacific Maj Steamship Com pany, ana incDr-
pora,sd tie provision sAaI the seanieu employed
by tie company should be American citizzns
The company a question since "a. vioiat:G the
provision o. ias .aw uT employing Chinese sail
C:s I would resoIn neaf tnat the convention
enter into q most era paatic protest against sup
planting our American sailors by Chimes, and
Gail upon the president OF the United states 70