The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-10

will OF the people demand. While we may
disagree as TO methods, We all agree as 10
the ends and objects or unions. We all
agree that there are too many palaces, and
II not too many palaces, at least too many
novels; if not too much wealth, too much
much illiteracy; If not too many luxurious
homes, at least too many tenements. The
system that the few are enriched at the
try, and the wrong is increasing. u is an
unequal distribution of wealth. The con-
'centration of power in the hands OF the
few at the expense OF the many is the
greatest. crime of the nineteenth century.
In proper comparison with the wealth or
the country, American labor Is more poorly
paid than that of any other country; and In
ed" Mr.. Mcbride closed by saying HE
time would not allow of his taking up sing.e
tax or any other subject. -,
John B. LannOn, treasurer OF the feder-
alton of Labor. was the next speaker intro
duced. Mr.. Lannon is also the secretary
OF the international Custom Iailors' Union.
He opened by saying that he expected 10
move from New York to a far Western
city. We have passed through period
of unusual Industrial depression said Mr..
Lannon, 'and yet the trades unions have
stood solid wall against the indiscrim-
mate reduction of wages by manufactur-
The trades unior has done more for the
bettering of the condition of its members
than has any other organization on earth.
national Machinists' Association was in
troduced and made short address, IN
which he told of the work of the union in
keeping down the abuses OF the factories
and sweat shops: 1t was organization that
was power Individual action might he
powerless, but in organization-perfect or
ganization-was the power which could op-
pose militia. federal troops, federal courts
and federal President. Why cannot labor
have q trust, as have the coal barons and
pany, which own the earth, and Will own
the air some fine morning IL workingmen
are not careful. so that every one viii have
ing and get a supply for the day.
Henry Weissman was the next speaker
Il am pround of the enemies have made.
began Mr.. Wessman. 1T is source or
uncommon pleasure to me to be able 10
greet the delegates of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor in this city. l aided 10
bring their convention from the ROCKY
mountains TO the shores of the Atlantic
| want TO say that j aided that movement
in order to show certain of those here that
neither Gompers nor Weissman nor any
others whom they have chosen TO hate
can control the American Federation OF
Labor, Every sentiment should be tolerat-
Mrs. Eva Mcdonald Walsh, who said she
was new woman" OF the western
praries and Ar member OF the diXIp99grapRv Iew
woman was compelled TO leave her home
and work in factories. Continuing, she
said: A'The trades unions nave rec3smi]eo sill "a
YOU tonight and predict that the unions
will stand by and teach the new woman
until such time as there will be no longer
necessity for her leaving her home to earn
a living" 80
James Mawdsley, secretary of the Textile
Workers Union of Great Britain. was In
troduced and talked of the fact that trusts
are to-day being organized. and to him
that meant that the workingmen, by their
franchise, should see without delay that
legislators are elected and legislation Sc
cured to stop the movement In tnat direc-
tion.
Mr.. Mawdsley was followed by Edward
Cowie. of the British Miners Union, who
asserted that the capitalists In England
had combined and were stronger than ever
to-day They would have by this time COM
pleted an abjeet subjugation, Of the work, TX,
been for the union. He declared that no
individual worker had a right TO fix the
price of his days labor. II was the con-
Germ of his fellows. Strikes were neces,
sary evil. he declared, so long as capital
tried 10 dictate 10 and depreciate the value
OF labor. -,
Senator Bob" Howard, of Fall River,
Mass. closed the meeting with q short ad-
dress. He talked about how the trades
union in MASSACHUSETTS, had improved the
condition of children in factories.