Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-16
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CucAso. Dee lk--An<r1can Rsdsra-
ton d Labor d<lecxtss refused to-day 70
pcrmif Mayor swift 10 address then.
By . vote II the oonrerfior Il x2s De-
cidsd that the exsontiss council ss< not
the power % settle disputes snong locsl
ora4nixztion&
One Of the most iutere~tine poinss q
foday's business was The adopfiou ~ the
report of the committee CO The report q
the president.
Cleveland Iseprlna.ded
The CONVENTION Endorsed rzshsr -
we're reprinxnd 90 President Cleveland
Tor having ignored the request q the
federatior for the pardou q n W Clark
and George Miller. called the Jefferson
Borden mutlneera These men we're
tried In Boston twelve years ago for mn-
tiny on the American ship Jefferson
Borden and Tor participation IN the kill
ing II the captain for whom the ship
was named. The English ssiiox were
given seven years by English courts
but the two Americans were sen
fenced Tor life. and are now in prison a
Thomaston. Me. several sttrmpts hare
been made by the federation 70 secure
tntM i4f0tAf tf4t tNtA tA-IItr<uEIk
Harrison snd Mr.. Cleveland have ig.
nored the request The committee re
port said that "fhe obeflracy q an exc
cutive who has been rather liberal in
the use of the pardouing i,owsr la this
instance surpasses our comprehension
and challenges redoubled efforts 10 60
cure the pardon Of these men who seem
90 be the victims of the laws rindicfivo-
ness. The executive council vas In
strrctcd 10 push the matter with added
energy.
Appeal Ca~es Heard
At the opening of the evening session
the committee in the matter Of garment
workers presented q report recommend
ing that the appeal case be referred 20
the incoming executive council 70 Coz
slider il favorably. Charles Rsicher of
New York moved that the council be
instructed 10 act immediately aud favor
ably upon the proposition q his union
10 take up the appeal against the docis-
ion OF the court st Rochester. New York.
in the famous boycott case. The mo
ton to instruct was carried by vote %
= to %. Richard Powers of the
seamen's national union protested
against the garment workers being the
only union 10 be helped cut az ifsidif-
fculty. he moved that the federation
consider lie action, not 10 take up the
appeal al the scamenis union. but after
wards withdrew his motion. saying the
seamen would submit GO tho Inevitable
and bide their times patiently. The
smeudueut sdecfing the garment work
appeal only % the executive nouncil fer
st@f.~~~,f,f. s,.<..t.1. 49,. ...r <.~<t.I
No Convict Labor Gocd<
The convention concurred In the re-.
port OF the committee on labels and
boycotts not 10 patroni1e any firms
handling prison labor products md re-
commenting that law be passed 10
brand such products. that inmates %
reformstory and penal institutions be
paid for their earnings after The cost %
their maintenance ie deducted aud
that the action of labor unions
against firms handling convict labor
products be extended from Ohio 10
every state Of the union- The conven-
ton indorscd the boycott on the follow
ing brewerics: Bergner A Engel Phila-
deiphia; jackson and National brewer.
les, San Francisco: George Ehrets con-
pany. New York. and the English syndi-
cate bregerics 81 81 Louis. Boycotfs
were also Endorsed against the Bruns-
wick. Balkc ColIender company and the
American Bar FIXTURE cosnpany.
An effort viii be made today 20 turn
Gompers down IN the election u officers.
Mr.. Gompers' record aud ability are
already well known. and the opposi.
ton 10 him know that he would
be a bard man 90 beat even IN
he had not been an eight time
president of the federation. IL vas
with extreme reluctance that the dele
| gates talked of the election. They all
said they preferred 90 wait until the
voting began, and every man profssscd
20 intend 70 vote for 'the beet man