The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-13
SIDE ISSUES BARRED.
The Federation Of Labor Convention AZ Den.
yer Decides to Stick Strictly to
Business.
RELIGION AND POLITICS EXCLUDED.
List Of Firms Declared Under Boycott by the
Federation"Rey. Reed Makes an
Address.

Address.
Denver, Dec. 1e-RcW Myron w,
Reed addressed the Federation OF Labor
convention to-day on "Pnupers and MIL
lionuires." He said: "This Is a well
dressed body OF men, but will guaran-
tee that If you viii 20 out and ask Tor
work or food, and sleep IN your clothes,
you will look Ike tramps"
Referring To the general method Of
dispensing charity he said IL was much
OF II conscience money from the rich
robbers To the poor victims. lie was
preaching the gospel OF a discomfort
Gov Waite. more civilized than any
other man In the United states, did
what no other governor did. lie called
out the troops to protect the poor"
The speaker was warmly applauded.
President Gompers responded 10 Mr.
Reed In n complimentary manner. and
I expressed himself In hearty sympathy
with Gov. Waite. It was decided to in
vite the governor TO address the con-
vention.
| President Gompers announced several
committees, and the committee on rules
reported practically the same rules as
have heretofore governed these con
ventiOns. A communication from the
! Cigarmakers' union, No. l54, of Lincoln,
Ill, asked the convention 20 take po-
sltion against any compulsory arbitra-
tion law; referred 10 the resolutions
committee. The executive council re-
ported the following boycotts by local
unions. indorsed by that body: Rand
& McNally Publishing company. Chi
cago; Washington-Crosb company,
Minneapolis; Meyer, johnson q Co..
cloak manufacturers, New York; School
Seat company. furniture manufactur-
ers, Grand Rapids; Pfaff Brewing COM
pany, Boston; Western Wheel Works
company, Chicago; Brewers associa-
ton, ST. Lewis; Clothing Manufactur-
ers' association, Boston; Meeker Bros.
st. Louis
IL was announced that John Burns
and David Holmes. of England, had ar
ranged 10 hold meetings as follows:
Omaha, Dec. 16; Chicago, Dec. IS TO 90;
st. Louis, Dec. %; indianapolis. Dec. 90;
Detroit Dec. Is; Cleveland Dec. 90;
Pittsburg, Dec. q; Washington, Dec. 2S
and 30; Philadelphia, Dec. 80; Boston,
Jan. 2.
Messrs. Hysen and Patrick Mcbride,
OF the Mineworkers, and others made
a plea to have Burns programme
changed so as TO give the miners of the
| Hooking valley chance to hear him,
and urged that Nelsonville o.. be sub
stituted for Cleveland. The matter was
finally referred back 10 the executive
council with a request to hear the argu-
ments i'm favor Of various localities.
A large number of resolutions We're
read by title and referred 10 apprOpri-
ate committees. The following resolu-
tions Were adopted:
Resolved, That we deplore the in
PRODUCTION of any sectarian or cap
tious side issues among working people.
Such movements are destined to divide
labor's forces and produce bitter an
! tagonisms, as they produce religious
bigotry, provoke rancorOus Intolerance
and divert working people from work.
ing out their own emancipation from
the CALLING slavery of present social
and political conditions.
"Resolved. That we reafiirm, as one of
the cardinal principles of trade union
labor movement, that working people
must unite and organize. irresepctlVc
Of creed color, sex or nativity
A motion to make consideration of
the political programme special order
for Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock,
was amended by substituting Friday
morning. and passed. Al the afternoon
session a score or more OF resolutions
were presented and referred. The COM
mittce on credentials reported on the
Painters and Decorators union con-
test, recommending that the delegates
of both factions be seated and the vote
of the union be divided between them,
and that the incoming executive coun-
ell take the matter up and endeaNor 10
effect n reconciliation. The recommen-
dation was adopted
Delegate Lloyd. of the Central Trades
council OF Boston, introduced rrsolu-
ton i'm favor OF the free coinage of sll,
yer; referred 10 the resolutions COM
mittee.
IL is now quite generally believed
that President Gompcrs Will be re-
elected president with but little oppo-
sitlon President Prescott, Of the Typo
graphical union. who has been named
as Gompers' strongest opponent, mas
stated positively that he viii not be
candidate President Gompcrs was
feeling quite III when he came To Den
yer. but now Is somewhat improved,
lie snys he is not too III 10 make night,
II necessary
John Burns has accepted AN invita-
lion to address the Numnn's club sat
urday afternoon on the subject 'Nn-
man-Hcr Social and Mumcipal pu-
ties"
Broadway theatcr was crowded to-
night az public meeting of TN FEEDER
alton of Labor, The principal hd-
dresses were by Richard Holmes anl
John Burns. OF England, Mr. Holmes
dwclt upon the fact that whore there
| is no organization of WOrklnEWru
wages are lowest. Through orgauiza-
tion In Grent Britain the workluEmhn
has been able to remove many acts ot
oppression. lie depicted the eNiH oI
such truck systoms as prcyall AZ
pullmnu. tho existence Of such evils
could only hc blamed urou the people
themselves.
John Burns. NJ r., spokA Tor an hour
land "a half. lie said. "AgitNtors nave
come Ia stay and co-upra'lnu ana
united effort huyc com" to stay Ihry
lhnVp been long az war and thcN nave
finally brought about condition oi
social organisms such hs lnno never
snw, and which indicates the possloil-
ity OF industrial anarchy 10 when the
war of the revolution would he uulh.
ing, unless you Rutap the notifies And
pnvr America and Europe itoW lhis
great danger. In every country we Ero
phases of the dislntrgr0tlnu ot mo-
nopoly; by poverty 10y prostitution,
crimc drink and hack ut work lt costs
lras tu reduce hours than to enroll sol
dlOrs, tt costs less to nay schonlmnAi-
ors than policemen. Fair treatment or
the wnrkingmhn and the education Of
his children viii solve these problems,
Small Margin Tor Him.