The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-08-25
THE UNEMPLOYED.
A Congress of Trades Unions Held
in New York.
Devising Means to Assist Those Out of
work-WOrkingmen's Aid Commit
tees Organized at Chicago
Helping the Needy.
Ont Of Work.

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-The first con
gress of the delegates from the various
trades unions of New York to take
action on the existing condition of at
fairs in the labor world. and to devise
means of assisting the unemployed and
to formulate plans for a great Ia Dor
demonstration. was held at PSI East
Tenth street yesterday afternoon. After
four hours of discussion, some of it
lively, resolutions were passed and
committees appointed with view of
improving the condition of those rep
resented.
About 100 delegates were present and
most of them had something to say.
One or two persons advanced socialistic
ideas. but they were promptly sat upon.
The general tone of the remarks made
were on the line of GOODNESS and pru
dence. The large majority of the
speakers counseled obedience to the
laws and confidence in the laws and
government President Gompers, of
Federation of Labor, acted as tempo
rary chairman and opened the meeting
by remarking upon the situation. Then
Robert NJ. Campbell, of Typographical
union No 6, was elected permanent
chairman, and these resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved. That a committee be appointed to
ask all the labor organizations and sympathiz-
ers TO cooperate with the conference and assist
in devisng means to assist the unemployed
Resolved. That a committee be appointed to
wait upon the mayor and other officials of this
cir ,,6r * Sttrp Wi he vie nf
opening up work to the end that new employ
ment be- furnished the unemployed. And be it
Furthermore
Resolved That the committee be delegated
to cali upon the civil justices and ask that evic-
tons Of unem Jloyed workmen for non payment
of rent be postponed during the crisis
Another resolution passed was to the
effect that committee be appointed
to draw up an address to the public
explaining the position of the confer
ence and its reasons for its action in
this matter. President Gompers said
crisis had been reached. But one
thing, he said. could remedy the evil,
organized labor.
Chicago Distress.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Steps were taken
yesterday to organize workingmen's
relief and aid committee. Committees
from several subordinate unions APP
peared at the meeting of the trades as
sembly and made a strong appeal for
action.
The proposition from the trades as
sembly will be met in all proba bility
more than half way by the prominent
men whom it was decided to invite to
the conference.
A conference was held Saturday
among several large employers of labor
and moneyed men, and it was prac-
tically decided then to arrange a meet
ing between leading capitalists and
la boring men to devise means of pro-
viding for the great number of unem-
ployed men in Chicago. The plan will
proba bly, take tangible shape the latter
part of this week.
A meeting of unemployed working
men was held yesterday afternoon.
About 1900 were in attendance, all of
them foreigners, many of whom cam
not talk English. The meeting was
called to devise ways of get
ting work for those who need it. but it
soon turned into an old-time anarchist
meeting with loud bowls at everything
in the country.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons delivered an an
archiStic TRADE such as has not been
heard here since the time of the Hay
market riots. She declared in favor of
having the worlSingmen wade in gore
rather than lose any of their rights.
She demanded bread for the starving;
her audience howled its approval and
then spent enough money for beer to
have kept dozen families for fort