The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-11
THE Federation Of LABOR
ExOnerates Mcbride From
Charges of Bribery
SOCIALISTS SQUELCHED
A Resolution Respecting the Observ.
ance of a Contract
The Secretary OF the Treasury Is to Be
Charged With Violating the
Eight.Hour Law
Associated Prcas special Wire.

Associated Prcss Special Wire
New YORK, Dec. 1O.-At today's session
of the American Federation of Labor Pres
ident John Mcbride was exonerated of the
charges that during a strike in Pennsyl.
vania he he'd accepted bribe.
1t became evident early in the day that
any attempt on the part of the Socialists ia
run the convention would be nipped in the
bud. In fact the other delegates claim
that any interferences whatever on the
part of the Socialists would be ''squelch.
ed"
part OF the report of the executive
council, which is likely to cause breeze
in the convention, refers to the request OF
the Trades and Labor Assembly of st.
Louis that the charter of the Musicians
Mutual Benefit association be revoked be-
cause the latter organization refused to
strike to support the theatrical stage en-
ployes.
The council refused to revoke the char
ter and presents these resolutions for adj
option in it's report:
"Resolved. That no central body or state
federation affiliated with tho A. f. of l..
shall have the right to eXpel or suspend
delegates of any local or national union
for refusing to affiliate with the employ.
ers."
Among the resolutions handed in for
action by the committee on resolutions,
was one presented by E. II. Diehl, dele
gate from the Pattern Makers National
League.
The resolutions recite that there are laws
restricting the employment OF laborers and
mechanics on government work to not
more than eight hours per day, and that it
is positively known that the officials of
the treasury department not only do not
enforce the law, but openly violate it, and
| that the officials tend to prevent the ef-
forts of trades and labor organizations to
shorten the working day. Then it was,
Resolved, That the executive committee
of the A. +. of l.. is hereby directed to pre-
pare charges under General Order No.
$50 of the treasury department, issued
August 6, 1892. to the president OF The
United States against the secretary of the
treasury, who being cognizaut of such viol-
alton has tailed to have said law covering
the eight hour work day properly complied
with. 1t is further.
| Resolved, That the delegates to the con-
vention believe it is of paramount inn
portance that the head of the government
| must see to the strict enforcement of the
eight-hour law, and we hold him to strict
| accountability
The resolutions were referred to the COM
| mittee ON resolutions.
Delegate Kenney of Omaha introduced a
! resolution in favor of the free coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to 1, without confer
ring with ''any other nation on earth."
As to the committee on resolutions being
in favor of that resolution limiting the
hours of the journeymen horseshoers to
nine, the report was brought before the
convention for confirmation.
The convention voted to send the report
to the committee on shorter hours.
| The motion to reject the report OF the
committee on credentials was voted down,
and motion was carried confirming the
| report of the committee.
! The convention then adjourned until to-
| morrow.