The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-15

ownership ~ the. people % Al means o.
production aDt dls.ribution; eleventh The
ry-.nrspas of TIE referendum n al tszts-
hfk1n. therefore. be Il
sResogvsza. Tsaas the c0rveztso8 hereby
sn4orsA@ shis political action o< cur Brit
tsh comrades: AMI.
Resolved. That shss programme ana
bazAs Of political labor movement Dc
ana e hereby srhnostted for the con<scnr-
alton OF the labor Organizations OF Amer
S~a- with fhe request tha. their delegates
10 fhs next annual ecnventson OF the
American Feferzfton OF Labor be In
str-sctea On shss rnoss important subject =
The preamble was stigmatszed b. Mr..
etrzxer as a bold MISREPRESENTATION This
brought ar. Morgan, author Of the plat
form. 10 has seet Ia @ very spirited re-
tolDsez. ar. strazer moved that the pre-
ambss be stricken out IL was claimed
THAI the labor unions Of England had no
political organization
Mr. Tooin- OF the boot and shoe work
ers. STIRRED Up . soprm when he asserted
that there was q political organization
smosg kstoxSnx men and that rhe presi-
dent ana secretaries and other officers
oe the labor unions used their positions
20 secure political election and appoint
r1ent Objections cane from dozen
men. tnclgsiing PresAd~ns Gcnrpers. Sec
Rotary Evans ana other federation on
GERS DIR. Tobln remarked that such
show OF feeling was all the proof he
wanted that his shot had hit the mark.
lie Was spplAuded By T. j. Morgan and
others.
When he had finished President Comp
ers took the floor and denounced as a lie
the general charge. which included bin.
and defied Mr. Tobln. Mr. Morgan or any
other delegate 10 point to q Vulnerable
place IN has career as TO honesty. He
charged that IL was a cowardly. covert
attack upon organized labor. He was
mad clear through ard his words were
very bitter. Others followed In a nallier
yeia. but the display during the ten min
utes occupied by Tobin and Gompers
showed the nature OF the fight on the
tapts between the supporters and oppo-
nents OF the socGalsstic plank
p. J. Mcguire denied that the action OF
the English laeoring men posi i1caIly was
based on the planks given in the political
programme. He read an extract from an
English newspaper. which charged John
Burns with acting ss a deeoy for the
liberal party. lie denounced the attempt
TO force the federation into a political
party, when each u1ember had been as
sured. upon joining the union, that its
pledges should not conflict with his poIit-
1cal views In any particular. He said the
100 labor leaders OF Great Britain who
are holding municipal offices were greatly
outnnmtered by their American brethren
in similar positions
AT II o'clock the previous question was
called. and the roli-caI resulted in
striking out the preamble by a vote OF
i.,s5 10 s0i. A vote was then taken on
the first plank without debate. and IL
was adopted.
The convention decided to consolidate
pianks two and abeven. making the
plank read: direct legislation through
the referendum" II was adopted.
Delegate strazer offered an additional
plank. demanding the repeal OF the objec-
tlonabie laws regarding seamen. He
warsted IL made one OF the leading
piaIsks The delegates favoring plank
10 saw IN Che motion an attempt to
change the numbering OF the planks so
as TO sidetrack their fsvorits.
n. r. Hyseil, of the mine workers.
moved that a committee OF three he an
pointed To draft resolutions in regard to
the decision Of Judge Woods and the i'm
prisonment OF Debs and others ~. r..
Hysell. Thos- J. Morgan and Thos.
Tracey were appointed MIR. Strazer
asked permission Ia withdraw his amend
ment TO the political programme" with
the understanding that Il would be re-
introduced 1t was granted.
Plank was taken up, and Mr.. wels-
man. OF the Bakers union. moved IN
amend 10 to read IAN aight-hour dav for
all government employees, M tsonal. state
and municipal This WAS met by strong
opposition Delegate Lloyd. OF Boston
offered an Amendment to read. "a legal
working day Of not more than elels
hours" which was adopted.
Plank No. 4 was taken up. and an
amerSirneut was offered eliminating tha
words and homes" II was claimed ,ha,
the homes should be inviobate from the
Invasion OF government officials. On the
other hand. IL was claimed that many
so-oalled workinsznen's houses needed
protecuon as much as shops and fac
tories. After a lively discussion the
plank as originally drawn was adonted
Plank was adopted without discussion
as were also Nos 6 and :.
Plank was amended 20 include wafer
works. and adopted.
Plank was adopted without discussion
thougf sevT--. delegates asked TO be re-
corded as voting la the negative.
when the famous plank 10 came m a
Few minutes before o'clock the tug Of
war was reached. Mr.. straner. OF New
Jersey. stated thar he proposed TO make
the author OF that plank declare himself
he onered as an amendment the addition
or the words by means or couHsea s,~
without compensation" r J. MORGAN
author az the plank. seconded the amend
Fnent A. McCraith. OF Boston. offered a
substitute - follows: --he abolition ar
the MONOPOLY system of land holding ana
substituting therefor a ,itie OF OCCUPANCY,
anf use only J. Mahlon garne. az ,ha
| Cigarmakers' union, raised the point %
! order Thar a similar resolution has nee,
| already adopted BY the federation. ana
therefore could not be cGnziiersd. prest-
| deat Gompers ruled -yainst the point.
and AIT Barnes appealed from tia eeci-
sion es the chair. Half dozen men
1 wanted 10 discuss the appeal bot tbs
! president ruled tia, only the appsTTs nj
/ and the APPELLEE could speak. Barnes De.
( handed that the president vacate the
l chair euring the discussion. but ire lat.
/ ter declined The chair was sustained Nv
/ q vote o; 81 20 Is Most OF TIE de,svates
I came 70 Che han this afternoon with
/ speeches en- pIsnk 10 prepared. ana this
! fact nc doubt. aia much &c keep down in
namuaasory expressions
/ Thomas J. Morgan. 81 ChlcaSo, pre-.