Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-04

most useful weapon. Through organi-
7ntion we can make our wants known
! hope you VIII give the object OF mr..
bltration the consideration 10 which il
Is entitled. II ~ n cheap and effective
way of adjusting the differences be-
tween capital and labor. II IL far
more likely that arbitration will in
crease wages than the strike or boy
colt. The strike and boycott stir Up
Resistance, while arbitration appeals 10
the reason, Arbitration costs nothing
scarcely. There should be a law au.
thorizlng arbitration as means to
settle the differences between capital
and labor. ] hope this body Will form
ulate q demand on the next legislature
FOR an urbittation act. and adopt
means to see that the same IL enacted
and carried out VIXEN enacted,
Chiid Labor Discussed,
! hope you will not overlook the sub
jcct OF child labor No greater evil ex-
lists among us. in my humble opinion,
Who OF you can tell us what is to be-
come OF the lahorlng people II the future
fathers and mothers are to he brought
up ns many OF the children OF our fac.
tories are now being renred7 Many OF
the little children OF our people are
N"'Hitil'N w X" W MVTh III iAcNoil'h
ut the early age OF 5 or .. What kind
Of men and women viii they grow
up2 They VIII be dwarfcd In mind
and body. ! think YOU should formu
late demands upon the legislature such
ns Will prevent children wording In
factories until they pass the age Of
"a, and seven OF these should be spent
IN the school room. You all know that
bread and butter In the fundamental
Nl.ts. 4ls..a -.
viica for education OF the people. II
IL also beginning to dawn upon social
economic thinkers that the want OF
bread aud butter is u dangerous 20 a
government as the want OF educa.
ton; that destltutlon 81 as dangerous
nA ignorance, II Il II Democratic for
the state TO take care Of one for gem
cral welfare, then the state can offer
70 encourage general prosperity 40 that
the other Will be provided for to pe.
cure the general safety
Some OF the Proceedings.
The question OF the Mercury mud tho
Advance was pr, scntcd to the conVen-
ton hy Mr., Eyiar The convention
elected committee or i've 60 lnves-
1lgatc the matter, The committee are;
McsHrg l., II Golden, John nwyer, w,
r. Cole, II. II. stephen and $. w.
quinn.
Other committees were then appoint
ed AZ follows;
Committee on resolutions. iohn
pwyer james Murphy and william
LudgAtc.
preas committoe--Jamcs Titsgcai,
G. :. Hughes and Secretary James
Sourty,
Committee ON good OF the order--W.
lar
The convention adjourned TO meet
AZ 0 o'clock
AS soon Az all waa quiet the griev.
nnce committee presented It's report ON
the Mercury and Advance trouble. The
entire time up to 1880 was spent In
discussing the report, whom thcy nd
Journed until . O'Clock without hnviNv
taken any decided steps In regard 10
the matter.
The absence OF Mcssrs. Pnrk ana
Tracy In New York was very notice.
verso comment -
The grievance oommittN, In their re.
port Endorsed the course of the printers
IN their controversy with the Mercury
aud Advance ana referred the inntter
TO the executive board, who viii linz
medintely walt on Measrs Milton Park
ana Harry Tracy. editors OF these pa
trouble. 'P' "n adjustment OF the
Next In order was the election OF
officers for the ensuing ycnr. James
EcotNof Dallas was elected presidents
G. a. Sears or Galveston. first Vice
PRESIDENT J, s. Mccullough OF Dallas.
second Vice president, James Tltzgerald
of Dallas, secretary, and treasurer.
The following " the executive board
chosen; j. A. murphy OF Dallas, g. A.
Hughes OF Dnllns ana II. WolfHkil OF
the Dallas Harness Makers union.
The legislative committee was John
Dwyer Of Galveston, O. a. Eylar OF
Dallas and William Ludgate OF Gal
weston
The convention then adjourned at
lli2O to meet at p, M, tomorrow The
delegates win march IN the parade
under the banners OF the trades council,
The convention was opposed to taking
any action IN the strike until advised
from Chicago.