Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-12-19
NEAT BALANCE ON HAND.
Federation of Labor is Prosperous
Greetings from Miss
Willard.

Denver, Col, Dec 13.-Upon the as
sembling Of the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Lamor today the
executive committee submitted the
following schedule of dates for meet
Burns, to be submitted for the one
submitted yesterday: December 17;vbbb
submitted yesterday: Omaha, December
| II; Chicago, 10; ST. Louis, q; Indiana
polls, %; Cincinnati, %; Jacksonville, o.,
a; Detroit, %; Cleveland, &c; Pittsburg,
u; Washington, 20 and 30; Philadelphia,
| 81; Boston, January 2.
| The following telegram was received
| from Miss Frances Willard, president of
| the W. G. T. IT,: Greetings to the con-
| vention. White ribbon send fraternaI
delegates earnest sympathy. Honest hard
work is the only royalty"
The auditing committee reported: Re-
ceipts of the year, $15, 346.43; balance on
hand November l. 1893, $7147.44; total,
| 500, 1887. Expenses November 1, 1893,
to October 81, 1894, $17,302.08; balance
on hand November 1, 1894, $5191.79.
A spirited discussion @as precipitated
by the report of the resolutions commit
tee in favor of the adoption Of a resolu-
tion,- 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
OF 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
ing the constitutionality of such a law,
il passed. Delegate Elderkin asserted
that such a 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 strikS 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,
who is temporarily laid up here with i'll
ness, denies that he is a 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
last night, was resumed in the convention
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
shed. Profting by the experience of
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-
1inate 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 Acknowledgement 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. BrettelL
thought independent political action was
necessary to protect laboring men.
Delegate 2. j. MCGUIRE made a strong
argument against re-referring. He said
the question had made trouble enough in
the unions. He was once a Socialist,
but had become convinced of the folly
OF the idea. He spoke against socialism,
asserting that its advocates had become
crazed by the hard times
L. J. Morgan arose to a point of per-
sOnal privilege. He said Mr. Mcclure
had reflected upon him. He said ne got
his few lessons in socialism from Mr. Nc
CURE when he was organizer for So
cialist Labor party. He said: HE was in
rags. [ was ashamed of his personal APP
pearance"-(Cr 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
gan refused to sit down, after repeatedly
being ordered to do so. Finally he APP
pealed from the decision Of the chair. The
decision was sustained by the convention.
Delegate Pomeroy made vigorous adj
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
tax theory.