Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-13

soldierv national guard. Instead OF
heinz the popular organization In ae-
fense NJ homes and fresides, II has driit-
81 Si into machine OF monopolistic OPP
preston against labor.
"What the toilers need at this time IS
IN answer the bitterness and vinoic'ivo-
ness of the oppressors with organlza-
tion The tendency and results OF cor
porate power is force, brutal ana ue-
basing. The tendency OF the organlIa.
tion of the workers is also force' out ~
ia the force of reason, generous ana
bpmanizing. Before the force OF reason
the force of brutality must give
wav. Believing that the peo-
nile of our country recognize the
Grave situation, as we'll as the gross In
instice practiced by the money power
nnon the men at Homestead In charging
tbem with heinous crimes, the Execu-
tive Council issued an appeal TO the
American speaking public for its nnan-
cial aid. With that object in view, De-
cember 18th of this year has been deslg-
mated as Homestead Day" and all re-
ouested to contribute portion OF tneir
earnings of that day for the purpose
stated.
ut is idle to say that because we
ware not entirely successful In the en-
forcement OF the eight hour movement
for all the workers in the past, for tnat
reason il is useless for US to again make
the effort to establish that Limitation OF
daily hours of labor. To admit 1t is 10
declare the past struggles what they
certainly were not, failures.
..There can be no question that IN
restricted immigration is working
great injury to the people OF cur
country.
Notwithstanding the petition and
our protest, Congress PRACTICAL y closed
the Worlds Fair apon the day most
readily at the disposition OF the work.
ers. AS a matter of fact the days
earners will have the best opportunity
10 visit the Worlds Fair will be ON
Sundays. We should urge Congress TO
repeal that law.
Congress some time ago granted
subsidies to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. and incorporated a provision
that the seamen employed by the COM
pany should be American citizens. Inc
company has since violated this pro-
vision of the law by employing Chinese
sailors. ! would recommend this con-
vention would enter its most emphatic
protest against the supplanting OF our
American sailors by the Chinese, and
call upon the President either TO COM
pel the company in question to abide by
the provisions of the law, or to with
draw the subsidy granted.
"In obedience TO the unanimously
adopted instruction, the counter propo-
sion to those submitted by the knights
OF Labor were transmitted to the general
officers of that organization. These
officers answer was discourteous and
insolent Since then we have heard
nothing in reference to the subject
matter"
When Mr.. Gompers had finished his
report, that Of Secretary Evans was
submitted. In the course OF his report
Mr.. Evans said:
During the year commencing No
vember 1, 1891, and ending October 81,
1892, 377 charters have been issued, in
Guiding local unions, central bodies and
SL&Le I6ueIdbIOuSs III WILL " -S"o O'o'SS
of the Union. In addition to the above
eight charters have been issued to ma
tional unions, making total OF 2S5 for
the year, the largest number or chart
ers that have been issued during one
year since the American Federation of
Labor has been organized. The nation
al unions affiliated have also received
through the office OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor 277 charter applica-
tions, an item worthy OF consideration,
since it demonstrates the interest that
has been manifested by our organizers
in the various cities OF the country, and
the value of their aid to national unions
in organizing locals that officers them
selves are unable to reach"
In his comparative statement as to
receipts and expenses, he said the re-
ceipts for the last year were sos, 999 and
the expenses SIS, 234, as compared with
S21, 346 received the year before and
$i3, 100 expended.
The convention then adjourned until
tomorrow.