Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-13
AN APPEAL For MORE UNION.
A Resolution Concerning the Worlds
Fir Catalogue.
Review ot the Recent Events In the
fieid OF Labor Statistics
aud fIsuros.

PHILADELPHIA Dec. IL. - AT the
afternoon session tho delegates were
entertained for half an hour by John
Swinton, a New York journalist, In a
savage attack on "Blnok.logging
Pinkeftons ami trIokory." The labor
OF tho country, he said, had been paid
millions Of dollars this year which II
would have surely lost without the
help Of striking brethren NJ different
points. The speaker concluded with
nm appeal for thu union OF all labor
organizations ON fundamental priucl.
piles.
The committee on credentials RI.
ported that e'ghty-onc delegates were
entitled to ADMISSION, aud the report
was adopted.
A resolution wRs introduced nj,
the request OF Typographical Union
No. 10 OF Chicago, denounclng The
proposed awarding Of the contract Tor
the WORDS Falr catalogue 10 "A non.
union house, and demanding that ths
work go 10 "A ur'Jn house. After
considerable debate the rcsolution.
somewhat modified, was adopted.
President Gomuers read his annual
report. He said IN patt.
"kvcnts have transplred on the
field OF labor during tho last six months
which have AROUSED public attention,
because the incidents connected with
them were more or le1s OF an unusual
character. la each Of the labor strur.
giles the employee, corporations, sim.
ply made request, aud tue armed
I'm NaI Ia HuH AZ ~
States were at their bidding. At Cmur
d'Alcne, NJ the bidding o. the minc
owners, United States troops were
brought up TO Cmur d'Alene aud tho
men ovcTawed and eubiucd, the com.
manding general oil the United Slate.
forces Issuing mn order that any en-
ployer who would operate his miuts
with union men would nat be allowed
TO continue work. A United states
Judge Issued Gn order prohibiting tho
union miners from holding meet
ings. In other words, tho constltu.
tiOnal right OF free aasemblage was vlo-
lated by the United States Judge
anu general Of our army declaring anu
enforcing the edict that an em-
ployer shall not carry ON business
because he dared u employ union
men. The action OF the judges and
officers Of the United States were fla.
GRAVITY In violation Of law, anu be-
lieve 10 is our duty to demand that the
Congress OF the United States institute
an investigation. II II plainly evident
that the militia OF our several states Is
never utilized except Tor an ostenta.
tlpus show or rs an element In lab
struggles. There ianot even pretensy
at they should be what they wer.
originally intendel for. Instead OF
being q popular organization In defense
OF our homes Il fifesidos, they have
detected into machines Of monOpoli..
tic oppression against labor. Toilers
need nt this time h answer the bitter.
ness and vindictiveness OF their opples.
sOrs with organization.
"With the object Of financial aid In
view, December 18th, this year, ia
designated as Homestead Day. ami
all are requested 10 contribute u portion
OF their earnings ON that day Tor the
purpose stated. 1t Ia idle 10 say that
because We have not been entirely
successful in tho enforcement OF the
eight hour movement for all orders la
the past II II useless for us again 10
make an effort 10 establish Limitation
OF the daily hours Of labor. There can
be no question bat that unrestricteI
immigration Is working great injury to
the people OF our country.
Notwithstanding the petition anu
our protests Congress mas practically
closed the WORLDS Fair upon the day
most readily at the disposal OF the
workers. We should urge Congress to
repeal the law.
"Congrts. FOme time ago granted
subsldies to the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship company, and incorporated pro-
vision that thu Heamen employed by
the company should be American
citizens. The company In question has
since violated this provision OF the law
by employing Chinese sailors. | would
recommend that the convention enter
most emphatic protest against the
supplanting Of our American sailors by
Chinese, aud call upon the President
OF the United States either TO compel
tho company In question to obey the
proylsons OF the law, or Withdraw the
subsidy granted" The report OF
Secretary Evans was then submitted.
Evans said:
"Dnrlng the year commencing Mo-
yembrr /, 1891, and ending October 81,
1899, 277 charters were Issued In thirty
two states OF the Union, In addition
10 the above, eight charters were
Issued TO national unions, making a
total Of .s5 Tor the year. The national
unlors ailllia also received through
the office OF the American Federation
OF Labor thirly.seyen charter appiica'
lions"
In comparative statement as to re.
ceipts md expenses, he said the 70.
celpts for last year were s25,osJ and
the expenditures slS,32i, M compared
with sal .3i6 received the year before
aud sl3, 100 oxpeudej'
The convention then adjourned until
tomorrow.
CANA uIuOHA