The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-17
VIGOROUS ANTI-sPANISH REsoLU-
TIONS PASSED BY THE AMER
ICAN FEDERATION,
SOME OPPOSITION : AROUSED
FEAR EXPRESSED THAT WAR
WOULD MEAN A LARGER
STANDING ARMY.
PRESIDENT CALLED UPON TO ACT.
Rights of the Insurgents the
Object of the Action.

CINCINNATI. O., Dec. 16-When
President Gompers called the conven-
ton of the Federation of Labor to
order today there was a full attend
ance. The secretary was directed to
notify the unions of bar tenders and
restaurant walters, that their repre-
sentative, w. c. POmeroy, of Chicago.
had been refused seat in the conven-
ton, and that the alternates would be
seated. The report that the brewers
union, of New York, be given until
Jan. l to comply with the conditions Of
an agreement provided for at the last
convention, brought out a long discus
sion on the old trouble with the brew
ers and coopers CT New York, which
consumed most of the forenoon SEES
sion. Pending considerat ton of the
case of the New York Brewers union.
G. e. Clarke, grand secretary of the
Railway Conductors association, and
fraternal representative of the railway
telegraphers and five other railroad or
gnfzations was introduced. Mr.. Clarke
reviewed the Olney arbitration bill at
length, and urged that all labor organ
iZations exercise their utmost effort to
P. E. Duffy, of Kansas City, offered
a resolution reaff1rming the Armour
Packing Co., boycott, and insisting on
pushing the boycott more vigorously
Adopted and referred to a special
committee to report plans for pushing
the boycott. There being a number of
resolutions ready for representation on
the Cuban question, that subject was
made the special order for the after
no - zi.,I,+ !;
. 1t was afterward announced that the
British fraternal delegates, Wood and
Mallinson would address the conven-
ton as soon as it reassembled
On reasSembling, Wood and Mallin-
son were introduced. Vice President
James O'Connell, offered a resolution
of thanks to the foreign representa-
tives and expressing greetings to the
British congress of labor. The COM
m1ttee on resolution reported and the
report was considered seriatim. oc-
cupying most of the afternoon session.
A resolution condemning the federal
courts for making and administering
law, as we'll as interpreting it, in the
Debs and other cases, was discussed
at length and finally made the special
order for 4:30 p. M, tomorrow. 1t
recommends legislation that would
definitely limit the jurisdiction of
dividual rights are concerned. The
most exciting debate of the day was
brought out when the committee on
resolutions closed it's report by offer
ing the following:
Resolved, That the American Federation of
Labor, in national convention assembled,
hereby tenders its hearty sympathy to all
men struggling against oppression, especially
the men of Cuba, who for years have sacri-
Heed and suffered to secure the right OF self
government
Resolved, That the example of the people
of France in giving recognition and aid to
our fathers in their. struggle to secure the
independence of the colonies, is worthy of
imitation, and we hereby call upon the presi-
dent and congress to recognize the beIligerent
rights of the Cuban revolutionists.
MeSSrs. Gompers, McNeill Weisman War
ner, Sullivan, ODonnel and others made
vigorous speeches fayoring the resolution and
some wanted it amended so as to censure the
president of the United States for alleged
indifference to the patriots of Cuba. Andrew
Furnseth, the Swede delegate from San Fran
cisco, made the most vigorous speech against
the resolution. He held that war with
Spain would not be limited to naval opera
tions, that it would mean an invasion of
Spain, and the working classes would not
only be the sufferers in the war; but that
the standing army Of the United States would
be the most undesirable thing of all for
labor. After the main question was ordered
of 60 to 8. 1t was ordered that the election
of officers be the special order for 2:3O D. m
fer Friday next
Delegate Weisman presented resolution
from the trades unions of Pennsylvania for
the pardon of Alexander Burgman serving
sentences aggregating twenty-five years for
shooting Manager II. c. Frick, of the Car
negie Iron works. The resolution was adoDt-
pardons of Pennsylvania. Adjourned to a.
M, tomorrow.