St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-19
MONEY BEING USED
In the Convention of American
Labor Federation.

In the Convention of American
Labor Federation.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Many American
Federation of Labor delegates returned
TO their homes, and but three fourths of
them were present at today's session of
the convention. A resolution was
adopted, denouncing the action of the
Chicago police, in refusing to permit
the unemployed to meet Oh the lake
front last summer. The prohibition of
the meeting was declared "a revival of
the tyranny of George I'LL, imposed ON
the revolutionary fOrefatherS.n Consid-
cradle discussion was provoked by the
introduction of resolution recommend
ing the passage of free coinage bill by
congress at the late of IL to l as one of
the means OF relieving the monetary
stringency. The resolution was finally
adopted. Several delegates claimed to
have discovered a scheme to push a
resolution through the convention
which is fostered by corporations OH
the Pacific coast, and charges were
made that 5000 had been guaranteed to
certain delegates if the alleged scheme
should be successful. The matter
originated in speech made by David
Lubin, millionaire merchant OF Sacra-
mento. Cal. He advanced a "pian for
revolutiOnizing the distribution of
wealth." He contended that farm
products in limited weight and bulk
should be mailSble and forwarded
through the United States postofice de-
paTtment at uniform rate of one cent
per pound for any distance within the
United States" Later a resolution was
introduced for the distribution of the
literature of the Lubin idea among the
different labor organizations OF the fed
Grafton. During the discussion Of the
resolution Delegate Mahoney stated
that he believed the resolution had in it
capltailStic scheme 10 divert the at
tentiOn OF the labor organizations
faYorlng governmental ownership
of the railroads. 1t was limited.
he said, that railroad corpora.
tons OF the West are at the bottom of
the affair, ana he declared that letter
IN the hands of a delegate had exposed
the alleged scheme. Delegate Weisman
said he had been approached and offered
$1,000 If the resolution passed. The
letter referred TO was produced. 1t
stated that Delegate McGIynn, of Cali
fornia. who brought Mr. Lubin before
the convention, had not been sent as a
delegate to the federation, and intimated
that his expenses were paid by Mr..
Lubin. This McGlynn Indignantly
denied, ana action was deferred by the
taking of recess.
At the afternoon session an amend
ment to the Lubin resolution was passed.
1t stated merely that the federation be-
lieved the idea of uniformity of trans
portaIion for farm produce worthy of
consideration, and it was referred to
affiliated bodies for discussion. The
committee on laws made its report. The
only important matter recommended
touched upon the utilization of local
unions. The amendment TO the consti-
tuition as submitted was as follows:
mo trade assembly, central labor union,
or other central body hostile to the
American Federation of Labor shall be
permitted TO admit into its ranks any
union which has been expelled or sus-
pended from national trade unions
which are members of the federation,
under penalty of suspension for the
central body violating that law" The
recommendation was adopted.