The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-15

Another Flood of Re~solutions-The xarin
Sprung on the Convention.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 14.-At the third
days session of the American Federation
of Labor. this morning, the committee on
resolutions reported q plan to create ma
ti0nal or international unions whenever
seven local unions of any craft had been
formed. President Gompers thought that
1t would not always be practicable. DIV ing
to the weakness of newly-formed unions.
The debate was suspended by the appear.
ance of ex-senator Henry Blair. of New
Hampshire. who addressed the assembly
delegates on his proposed Improvement Of
the common-school system.
A special committee was appointed for
the consideration of methods for the limit
ing to their proper functions of the military
and judicial powers. which it was resolved
had been used in ~contrsvention of law
and governments during recent labor en-
counters. Another resolution on the same
topic was reported favorably providing
that as the strike and boycott had failed as
weapons of organized labor, q cam
paiGn of education should be inaugurated
by the federation and the irresistible
of the ballot should be arrayed d. In the strug.
gle for union supremacy. For this pur-
pose the executive council Was recommend.
ed to use such funds of the federation &c
should be found necessary. The resolution
was referred to the special committee pre-
cedlng. with the several others aiming
against the militia.
Numerous resolutions were then intro
duced. Among them were the following:
Favoring the a%sslstance OF labor men in
the inspection Of certificates of returning
Chinese; prohibiting Japanese immigrs-
ton: for q congressional Investigation of
the CRur d'Alene trouble; for establishing
friendly relations with the Knights OF
houses for public meetings; for the removal
of federation headquarters west of Cincin-
natl; for the exposition of the labor prob
lem in public schools.
A number of communications from affili.
ated bodies were received during the after
noon. One asked support for q federal law
to punish corporations who issue scrip or
metal tokens of value less than s. in pay.
ment of their debts; another favored OPEN
InR the worlds fair on Sunday, and q third
against the employment OF aliens on public
works. A recommendation from the grew.
ance committee was adopted recommend
ing that the Duquesne and Alvin theaters
of Pittsburg be declared ~non.union If they
refuse to sign the scale amended by the
m%aohinists and electrical employer unions
by Jan. 1. Another recommendation was
also concurred In revoking tho charter Of
the Cleveland. O., SewinG-machIne Iron
workers Union, and instructing tho men,
bers to join the National Sewing.machlne
1ron-workere.
A breeze over the tariff was provoked by
q negative report on q resolution asking
an extra session Of Congress for the pass.
age of free-trade le~gislation. An attempt
was made to discuss tho resolution, but the
Chair decided that any discussion on the
tariff was not germane TO the issues before
the federation, and that the resolution
was out of order. Prof. Z. j. Salter, of the
Ethical Culture Society. made q short ad-
dress on the recent economic conferences
at Chicago. After other routine business the
convention adjourned until tomorrow.