The herald., 1896-12-14
IN The FIELD OF LABOR
The American Federation Will
Meet Today
SUBJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED
Three Very Important Measures Will Be
Taken Up
Workingmen's Musical Club Meet.
Council of Labor Deliberations.
Miscellaneous Labor Notes

The great American Federation or
Labor will assemble today at Cincin-
natl. This will be one of the most i'm
portant sessions ever held by this body.
The different unions composing the Fed
Grafton will be represented by the fore
most thinkers and active workers. Many
subjects of vital Importance to labor will
be discussed and acted upon.
One of the foremost questions will be
the right of trial by jury, which has been
ignored. Men have been deprived of
their liberty without due process of law,
which has been guaranteed by the con-
stitution of the United States. Judges
have arrogated to themselves powers
that belong to the legislators. From
the decisions of these judges there has
been no appeal. A government by in
junction has taken the place of rights
guaranteed by the constitution. and un-
til within the past four years these rights
have always been sacredly maintained.
Another matter is the proposed ar
bitration BILL which seeks to compel the
railroad workers to contract away their
personal liberty, which is in conflict
with one of the fundamental principles
of the constitution.
Still another subject is the financial
question, and it remains to be seen
whether this convention will stultify it's
former action in the past three annual
conventions on the silver question.
The next matter will be the proposed
postal bill, which, if passed. will suppress
many of the reform papers.
1t is hoped that the delegates OF this
convention will act with wisdom, ana
that conclusions reached will be such as
will materially advance the great inter-
ests of labor.
CITY LABOR NOTES
We have Silver and Nickel in the next
council but no gold.
The Workingmen's Musical club met
yesterday afternoon at the rooms of the
Fridey Morning club, on Broadway.
Twenty-Five members united with the
club. The membership still remains
open for two weeks free of charge, when
no one will be admitted free except those
having a practical knowledge of music.
The club will meet again next Sunday
at the same place. All members or the
different labor organizations desirous or
obtaining instruction in music are invit-
ed to be present.
There was a large attendance at the
regular meeting of the Clerks associa-
tion last week. Officers for the ensuing
term were nominated. Over $100 was
cleared on the ball lately held at Illinois
hall. The committee on constitution
sick and death benefit. The lady clerks
are taking lively interest in the as
sociation. Some of them will be nom
mated and elected to grace some of the
chairs
The Plumbers union will give it's fifth
annual masquerade ball at New Turner
hall on Saturday evening next.
The ball of the Theatrical employees
was a financial success.
COUNCIL OF LABOR.
Most of the unions were represented at
the last meeting of the council. Three
new delegates were seated, representing
the Bakers union and the National AL
lance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
A letter was read from E. L. Fitzger-
aid in regard to the establishment of
free employment system in this state
The commissioner believes that Los An
geles. by reason of it's location and prom
inence, is entitled to branch office.
Messrs. Vinette, Holman and Hardy
were appointed committe to wait upon
the chamber of commerce, in accordance
with the suggestion of Commissioner
Fitzgerald.
Also, a statement relative to the work.
ings of the free employment bureau in
San Francisco, giving statistics, etc, of
the workings of the system there was
read.
II. E. Dewey of the Building Trades
council spoke on the exchange of dele
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priety of the same.
A motion was made that the chair ap-
point three fraternal delegates and the
same number be received by this body
from the building trades.
The Bakers union was allowed rep
resentatiOn with proper credentials
from officers. The same privilege was
granted any union desiring representa-
tion.
State of trade was reported dull
The Musical association of this city
will vote upon affiliation with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in few days.
LABOR NOTES.
Female drummers are employed by
few eastern houses.
Brooklyn has III cigar factories where
none but union men are employed.
Kansas City wants next years con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor
-Four thousand men have been put to
work making improvements on the Erie
canal. An expenditure of $4,000,000 is
to be made.
Captain Ford, of Ford City, Pa. will
build for the free use of the workmen
and citizens of that place a theater
club and library building at a cost of
$25, 1000.
The resolutions protesting against the
appointment of military instructors for
the Kansas City public schools, adoEted
by the industrial council, represented
money which could be better spent in
providing free text books.
NOT PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Just why a mans name is not his own