The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-04
TRADES UNION CONGRESS-,
Important Legislative PROPOSALS as A.
leCtilg Labor In Europe.

Business of the Gathering Opened by
John Burns, the Noted Labor Mem
ber of Parliament-Delve Reelected
! Preside of His Speech,
in Which He Advocates Abolition Of
the House of Lords and Other Re
forms.
London, Sept 3.-The twenty-seventh
annual trades union congress was opened
at Norwich this morning Three hundred
and eighty delegates were present from
all parts of the country. John Burns
opened the congress with an address, in
which he said that, although the number
Of delegates in attendance was smaller
than at previous meetings, the congress
was no less n representative one, Tho
| strict enforcement Of the standing orders
in regard to delegates certificates had
kept out uucertifed members, hence the
reduced attendance. But this very fact,
he said, would make the discussions Of
the congress all the more valuable
The meeting was then called to
order for business by the presi-
dent, Frank j. Delves. The pro-
gramme contained 120 separate resolu-
tions. Many of these related to mere
amendments of the standing orders, while
others naturally dealt with questions Of
union management; but the great majority
embraced legislative proposals, some Of
them OF unusual Importance as affecting
labor representatives.
The resolutions in the exhaustive pro-
| gramme dealt with one new factory BILL
| and called for its extension so far as 10
| prohibit over time, and make the "glver
out' of work responsible for the sanitary
conditions under which the work is per-
| formed
One or two resolutions called for an in-
crease in the number of both male and
| female factory inspectors, while one ex-
| pressed strong dissatisfaction with the
government for appointing two women as
| inspectors who "had no Industrial knOwl-
edge and no practical factory or work.
shop experience" These were passed
With regard TO technical education the
congress adopted the following resolu-
tions; THAT this congress, while admit
ting that great and good work has been,
| and Is still being done by the establish
| ment OF technical classes in various local
tiles throughout the United Kingdom
| with q view of assisting in the better
education of our handicraft and artisan
work people, is Of opinion that no others
than apprentices and work people who
are working at the various trades taught
| should be allowed to attend such classes"
Frank j. Delves was reelected presi-
dent, and the congress adjourned At to-
morroWs session President Delves will
deliver an address, forecast of which is
here given:
Delyes will advocate the total abolition
Of the House OF Lords on the ground that
as the House of Commons directly repre-
sents the people, no second chamber Is
necessary. He will also contend that the
hours Of women and children employed
In factories must be curtailed whatever
may happen TO the question of
His speech derides the no
ton that English workingmen have
anything TO fear from foreign immigra-
tion. The sweaters and the capitalists
constitute the genuine danger, not the in
fluA of aliens The natural consequence
of restricting the flow of foreign work.
| ingmeR will be the restriction of foreign
made goods, and that will imply protec-
tion. What workingmau would dare to
60 back on free trade, the ultimate
triumph Of which implies prosperity not
only TO English workingmen, but TO work
ingmen abroadi
Delves' speech will end with an appeal
for better organizations of trades unions,
with a view Of securing ideals upon which
to base unionism.
John Burns, in an interview at the close
Of the days session said that the congress-
would show that the old unionism no
longer exists, but that socialism is trium-
phant. The rapid extension Of machinery
and the urgency of the problem inVolv-
ing the unemployed workers, induces the
most hidebound individualist to adopt
any method TO deliver the workingman
from the shackles that bind him. Both
capital and machinery, instead Of making
slaves of the wOrkingman, must become
his servants. The members of the con-
gress Of all shades Of opinion now desire
10 cooperate 10 this end.