Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-24
SUNDAY OPENING.

, f' "e~s's ~ e-'"'sN~Fs
zs II Favored by the American Federation
of Labor-Proceedlngs of the Conven-
tion.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.--At the
fourth days session of the American
Federation of Labor Thursday morn
ing resolution from Delegate Gunter
of the Furniture Workers union
authorizing cancellation of n 81, 800
loan granted by the federation TO
striking furniture workers caused
discussion. The proposition had been
reported upon favorably by the resolu-
tions committee, but n statement from
the furniture workers representative
to the effect that this organization
had almost exhausted its funds caused
some of the committee to withdraw
the support on the ground that no
application for aid could properly
be approved unless the applicants
had first exhausted their own re
sources.
President Gompers, the amalgamated
iron men and others opposed the meas
ure, but II was vigorously advocated by
delegates whose unions desired similar
favors, amounting in all to S2,500 The
previous question was carried, and on
roll call the donation to the furniture
workers was refused by vote of 1856
to 1l2. Other applications from the tan
ners and curriers', quarrymen, German
typographia and electrical workers
were then taken up. The first two were
granted donations and reconsidera-
tion orde red in the case of the furniture
workers who were granted the cancel
lation of their debt No formal request
having been made by the topographic
or electrical workers no action was
taken upon their loan.
Before adiourning until afternoon
Miss Mary Kenny, the only female
delegate in the federation, introduced
resolutions favoring woman's franchise
and protection against accident from
machinery on which women are en-
ployed"
At the afternoon session resolutions
were introduced favoring the organi-
zation of plush workers" in America
and the organization of corewor!iers;
also resolutions to boycott the National
Brewing Company of San Francisco
and George Ehret's Company of New
York; for ''the abolition of Sunday
slavery for barbers," and to "se-
cure legislation prohibiting judges
from directing juries to bring in ver-
diets"
The report of the committee to whom
President Gompers' address had been
referred was then taken up Most of
the recommendations We're approved
nntil the clause favoring the opening of
the worlds fair was reached. Miss
Kenny, of the shirt-ironers, op-
posed it on the ground that it
was an cntrenchment upon the
working peoples right to day of
rest and was supported by the repre-
sentatives of the BARRIERS international
union, the Chicago trades assembly,
the hotel and restaurant employees and
others. The presidents recommenda.
ton favoring Sunday opening was
finally indorsed by a vote of 80 to 10.
-Four other delegates afterward came
in and voted for Sunday opening. max
ing 81 in it's favor.
The question of a labor congress at
the worlds fair was brought up by the
recommendation that the constitution
be altered so as to hold the next
meeting during the last week
in August. Delegate Weissman,
the radical representative of the
Bakers union, strenuously opposed
the project as impracticable, owing
to the wide divergence of aims and
opinions between the working people
of America and other countries. Others
objected TO the great expense involved
To test the sense of the federation Il
motion was offered that the organiza
tion participate in an international la
Dor congress in 1898. AT the hour o.
adjournment the discussion was still il
progress.