The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-04
TRADES UNION CONGRESS
OPENING Or THE27rH ANNUAL SES-
sION OF>THE BUDY.
A Number ef Demands Made In ResOlu-
lions Adopt.d-A Forecast Of Pres
ldent Delves' speech.

LONDON. Sept 3.-The twenty-seventh
annual Trades Union Congress was
opened at Norwich this morning, $40 del
egates being present from all parts Of
the country. John Burns opened the
Congress with an address. in which he
said that although the number Of del
egates in attendance was smaller than at
previous meetings, the congress was no
less IL representative one. The strict en-
forcement Of the standing orders in re-
gard to delegates certificates had kept
out uncerihed members hence the re-
duced attendance. But this very fact, he
said. would make tie discussions OF the
congress al the more valuable. Ihe
meeting was then called 10 order Tor
business by the president. Frank ).
DelVes.
THERE RESOLUTIONS.
The programme contained 10 separate
resolutions Many OF these related TO
mere amendments OF the standing or
ders, while others naturally dealt with
questions OF union management. but the
great majority embraced legislative pro-
pOsals, some Of them Of unusual import
ance az affecting labor representatives..
The resolutions IN the exhaustive pro-
gramme dealt with one new factory bHl
and called for its extension 50 fdr as
10 prohibit overtime and to make me
''giyer out of work responsible for the
sanitary condition under which the WorA
Is performed.
one or two resolutions called for an
Increase in the number Of both male and
female factory inspectors, while one cN-
pressed strong dissatisfaction with the
Government for appointing two women
as inspectors who had no Industrial
knowledge and no practical factory or
workshop experience
These were passed: with regard TO
technical education the congress adopted
the following resolution:
"1hat THIS congress, while admitting
that great and good work has been made
and suh being done by the establishment
OF technical classes I'm various counties
throughout the United Kingdom, with
a view Of assisting the better education
Of our handicraft and artisan work-peo-
pie, Is - opinion that no other than
apprentices and work-pcople who are
working al the various trades taught
should be allowed to attend such classes
FORECAST oP DELyEs' ,rFEcH.
Frank !. Delyes was reelected presi-
dent. and the congress adjourned.
Al tomorrow s. session President DelVes
Will deliver an address, "a forecast OF
which rs here given:
He will advocate the total abolition Of
the House OF Lords en- the ground thdl, as
the House OF Commons directly represcr Is
tue people. no second chamber is urceS-
gary. He viii also c0Ttend that tho hours
Of women AID children employed I'm fac
tories must be curt1iled, whatever may
happen to the question OF eight hours a
day for men. Ills speech derdes tho no
tlOn that Et glish workingmen have any
tninB TO fear from foreign immigration.
The sweaters cnd the capitalists cOnsti-
iuie the genuine danger, not the influx of
aliens. The natural consequence of re
strictug the flow of foreign workingmcl
viii be the restriction Of foreign made
goods, and that viii imply protection.
what wcrkirgman would dare TO 90 back
on free trade. The ultimate triumph of
which implies prosperity, not only 20
Engll N Work,ucu, but % WOrKmeu abroad.
Deves speech Will end with am appeal for
better orslgi2a tion Or trades urlels. with
a view OF securing ideals upon which 20
base uriOnism.