The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-17
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
ADDRESSED BY REPRESENTA-
TIVEs FROM ABROAD.
They Are More Than Pleased at the
Discovery That the Standard of
the Intelligence of the Laboring
Man of America Is So High.

Cincinnati, Dec. 16.-This mornings
session of the American Federation of
Labor opened with a full attendance.
The committee on labels reported ia
vorably on the suggestion of the cigar
makers that tin or cardboard signs.
giving the various labels, be made and
distributed among unions. the idea be-
ing to familiarize the public with the
labels of the different trades, and the
report was concurred in by the con-
vention. The controversy between the
Canvassers' union and the American
and Agents association was reported
from the committee on grievances with
a resolution eXpelling the Canvassers'
union, and directing the secretary to
notify the central labor council of Gin
cinnati not to receive a per capita tax
from the union. The matter was re-
ferred back for further investigation.
AT 1920 a. m, Edward L. Clark,
secretary of the railway conductors,
representing five great brotherhoods,
read a bill providing for the enforced
arbitration of differences between rail-
way companies and employees, which
congress viii be asked to enact into q
law. The matter was referred TO a
special committee. Delegate Duffy of
Kansas City presented a resolution that
a committee be appointed to investi-
gate the boycott against the Armour
Packing company. Adopted.
Special committees were appointed
for the consideration of the eight-hour
law and the subject of immigration
The committee of delegates to the
British Labor congress, at Edinburgh,
Scotland, was read by the secretary,
and the convention adjourned until the
afternoon.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened by a talk by Delegate
Samuel Woods of Great Britain, on his
impression during his short stay in
America, his remarks being of a highly
complimentary nature to America as
nation, and an expression of the great
qualification which he and his col
league, ManlinSon of Scotland. feel at
finding such a high order of intelligence
in the deliberative bodies of labor Or
CARNATIONS in the United States.
He then read an exhaustive paper on
European labor. the late meeting of
the European Labor congress at Edin-
burgh. Scotland. and the progress made
in recent years by the labor organiza-
tions of Great Britain, setting forth
what organization has accomplished
for working people and what it hopes
to accomplish in the future.
MIR. Manlinson of Scotland made a
brief address to the convention, urg-
ing closer alliance between the labor |
of the world.
George z. Mcneil of Boston was ap- |
pointed by the president to respond in !
behalf of the American Federation to |
the addresses of Great Britain's dele |
gates. and made an eloquent address. |
The following resolutions in regard TO |
the situation in Cuba were presented |
by the chairman of the committee on !
resolutions. with a recommendation
that il be adopted:
Resolved. That the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. in convention as
sembled, tenders its heartfelt sympathy
to all now struggling against oppress-
ion, and especially to the men of Cuba,
who for ages have sacrificed and suf-
fered to secure the right of self-gov-
Resolved. That the example of the
people Of France in giving recognition
and aid to the fathers in their struggle
to secure the independence of the
is worthy of imitation. ard we
hereby call upon the president and
congress to recognize the belligerent
rights of the Cuban revolution
James O'Donnell not only favored the
adoption of the resolution. but wanted
another added. condemning President
Cleveland for not having already
taken SuSn dctlOn dS the resolution re-
commended. and the suggestion met
with the endorsement of several of
the speakers who followed.
President Samuel Gompers spoke in
4 very fervid manner. urging the
unanimous adoption of the resolution.
rhe resolution was finally adopted by
Z vote Of 90 to O.
A resolution TO petition the pardon
BOARD of Pennsylvania for Communication
IF sentence of Alex Bergman who shot
Mr. Frick of the Carnegie Iron works.
Turing the strike at Homestead. Pa.
vas introduced by Delegate Weisman
# New York and was unanimously
adopted. after which the convention
adjourned until o'clock tomorrow