Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
NEAT BALANCE ON HAND
Federation of Labor is Prosrerors
Greetings from Miss
Willard.

Denver, Col, Dec. 13.-Upon the Nc
sembling of the convention of the Amer;.
can Federation of Lamor today tho
executive committee submitted tbn
following schedule of dates for meet
ings to be addressed by LOLA
Burns, to be submitted for the onn
submitted yesterday: December 17;v6hh
submitted yesterday: Omaha. Decemhnr
II; Chicago, 10: ST Louis, 21 Indiana.
polls, %; Cincinnati, %; Nelsonville O
u; Detroit, %; CLEVELAND, 26;; .Pittsburs,,
y; Washington, ~ and 80; Philadelphia,
81: Boston, January :.
The following telegram was received
from Miss Frances Willard, president Of
the w. G.. T. u: "Greetings to the con-
vention White ribbon send fratenaI
delegates earnest sympathy. Honest hard
work is the only royalty
The auditing committee reported: Ro-
ceipts of the year, $15.346. 43; balance l Nn
hand November l. 1893, $7141 n total
| SO. 1887. Expenses November |, 1S93'
| to October 81. 1894, $17,302 0S: balance
on hand November 1, 1894, So191.79
A spirited discussion obs precipitated
| by the report of the resolutions commit
tee in favor of the adoption of resolu-
| ton, introduced by Edward l.. DAILY Of
the Lasters' union of Boston. asking Con.
gress to pass law making it an offense
punishable by fine and imprisonment for
any employer to employ, during a strike
or lockout of his employees, aliens who
have resided in this country less than one
year who have not expressed an intention
of becoming American citizens
After some discussion a substitute was
offered that the resolution be referred to
the incoming executive council with in
structions to secure legal advice regard
inc the constitutionality of such a law
if passed Delegate Elderkin asserted
that such proceeding was useless as no
law favorable to labor would stand in
any court in the country. Mr.. Brettalle
said that more laws for the benefit of
labor were useless unless men can be-
elected to enforce such as now exist
Mr.. Evans opposed the resolution on the
ground that strikes are not considered
legal The substitute was adopted
Delegate Thomas j. Morgan of Chi
cago offered an amendment that the sill
yer mines be secured as the property of
the government before the adoption Of
the resolution. He received no second.
Columbus, O., Dec 13.--John Mcbride
ness, denies that he is candidate for
president of the Federation of Labor.
Denver, Col, Dec. 15.-The discussion
of plank No. 10 in the political platform,
the rock upon which the convention split
tdSI Hight, WAS ICSuultu Ill llc cOllNen[lOn
of the American Federation of Labor this
morning. Plank 10 is the so-called So
cialist one and the arguments became
quite warm before the session was fin.
ished. Profiting by the experience cf
yesterday, the chair ruled that no speaker
should be allowed to use the time of an
other member.
The ball was started rolling this morn
ing by Delegate Lloyd of Boston, who
wanted to rerefer the plank to the subor-
ainate unions.
Patrick McBryde, secretary of the mine
workers, said that he was willing to take
such action. He was instructed to vote
for the plank, but he hoped if it was voted
upon it would be defeated Delegate Bret
tell read an alleged newspaper interview
with Attorney-General Olney in which he
was reported to have said that he would
break up every labor union in America BY
means of the antitrust law. Mr.. Breell
thought independent political action was
necessary to protect laborng men.
Delegate 2. j. Mcclure made strong
argument against re-referring. He said
the question had made trouble enough in
the unions. He was once Il Socialist
but had become convinced of the folly
of the idea. He spoke against socialism,
asserting that it's advocates had become
crazed by the hard times.
Il. j. Morgan arose to- a point of per-
sonal privilege He said Mr. Mcclure
had reflected upon him. He said he cot
his few lessons in socialism from Mr.. Me-
CURE when he was organizer for So
cialist Labor party. He said: HE was in
rags. [ was ashamed Of his personal APP
pearance'-(Cries of 'Shamer from all
parts of the halD. The speaker was
called to order by the chair, who ruled
that the floor was forfeited. Mr.. Nor
cor r~afI 10 S14 ft,, otnIV
being ordered to do so. Finally he aF
pealed from the decision of the chair. The
decision was sustained by the convention.
Delegate Pomeroy made a vigorous ad-
! dress against socialism. His time was
extended by the convention and he spoke
for twenty minutes. He said that the
greatest need of the day was the abolition
| of that un-American organization, the A.
Z. a. He strongly advocated the single
! tav