The record-union., 1894-01-10
COAST TRADES FEDERATION.
The Convention Finishes Its Business
and Adjourns.
School-Book Resolutions Passed-Ofi-
GERS Elected-Mr. Lubin's
Address.

The third annual convention of the Pa
cific Coast Trades and Labor Federation
closed its labors yesterday and adjourned.
The permanent date of holding the an
nual convention hereafter was fixed as
the second Monday in January, and the
next convention will be held in Port
land, Or.
In the morning session the following
resolution was passed:
''WHEREAs, The Sacramento Council
of Federated Trades have good reason to
believe that there is united movement
being made by combination styled the
''book-ring" to abolish the system OF
publishing school text books adopted by
the State of California; therefore be it
"ReSoLUed, That it be the unanimous
sense of this convention that we do all in
our power to stop this movement made
by the book-ring, ana give its united
strength in supporting and strengthen
ing this system OF publishing State school
textbooks adopted by the State of Cali
fornia.
1--WE also recommend that the Pacific
States adopt the same system of publish
ing State school textbooks, as we know
1t to be great saving TO the people Of the
State of California;
The following officers were elected
President, w. q. Armstrong of Seattle;
First Vice President, ii. Smith, Port
land; Second Vice President, George A.
Long, Sacramento; Third Vice-P President,
- burns, San Francisco; Secretary and
Treasurer, w. Macarthur, San Francisco.
Executive Board. NJ. Higgins, Sacra-
mento; II. Horne, Portland; Messrs.
Burns, M. McGlynn, q. W. Van Guel-
pin, w. Cough, san Francisco; W. a.
Swain, San Jose.
Mr. R11r,,S 1voc o1ao4otl Of +I,a
Executive Board, and o. G. Daner Ser
geant-at-Arms.
The following resolutions were passed
unanimously:
WHEREAS, Congressman Doolittle of
Oregon has presented to Congress bill
to elevate the Commissioner OF Labor TO
the dignity OF a Cabinet officer; therefore
be it
''ReSolUed, That this convention heart
lily indorses the said bill and will do all
III its power to have it made law
Nv HEREAS, the early education of our
children lays the basis of all future de-
velopment, both in the individual and in
society; and whereas, the tenets, princi-
pies and general knowledge OF history
and contemporaries are largely fallacious,
out Of date and have a tendency to foster
and lntrench class and national feelings
1nlmlcal to the true understanding of the
social relations, therefore be it
ReS0tCed, That this convention is in
favor OF a revision of the standard school
books, with a view to the correction Of
these evils and the undermining OF them
in the matters of science, art, history and
economies"
In the afternoon there was discussion
by delegates present of the state of trade
in their various localities. From the
statements made it appears that times are
better here than elsewhere. There are
not so many unemployed in Sacramento
as in Portland, Seattle and San Francisco.
Not so many are tiocking here from the
East and Canada, as the most of them
stop at those points before arriving here.
Fears were expressed, however, that the
Midwinter Fair would attract to this
coast from $4,000 to 100000 unemployed
men, and the convention decidedly OBJ
jected TO the statements made by the
California officials at the Columbian Ex-
position TO the effect that men were
wanted in this State, such not being the
fact.
An invitation was extended to all
friends of labor to be present in the even
ing and hear David Lubin's address.
And the convention adjourned about
=. NJ.
In the evening a number assembled
and listened attentively to the address of
MIR. Lubin on his plan for the economic
transportation Of products.