The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-20

session of the Federation of Labor, the
committee on presidents report recon-
mended that the action of granting
a charter to the American Federation
of Musicians, which now has a men,
bership of nearly 5000, be endorsed.
and the recommendation was unani-
mously acquiesced in
On reorganization, it was recon-
mended that the National Association
of Electrical Workers be granted affil-
can Federation of Labor in the work of
organizing, and the recommendation
was acquiesced in.
A recommendation that the executive
council extend aid to the international
Longshoremans' association in the
matter of organization was acquiesced
in.
EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.
Consideration of the report of the
special committee on the eight hour
movement was taken I'D, the conven-
ton acting on each recommendation
separately and endorsing each unani-
mously until the one favoring the aD-
pointment of a committee of two to go
to Washington was reached
Delegate Lloyd moved to amend that
stead of that it be appointed by the
executive council and the amendment
was carried, after long discussion, by
a vote of IA to 43.
Another amendment was offered that
in order to meet expenses in carrying
out the provisions of the special COM
mittees report an assessment of 5 cents
be levied on each member of all bodies
affiliated with the A. F. of L. Two
substitutes were offered for this
amendment, one for an assessment of
cents, the other for 1 cent. and the
matter was discussed until the hour
for adjournment arrived.
An assessment of 5 cents would
amount to more than $4,000. and it
was stated to the convention by Dele
gate Fuerseth,. who was at Washing
ton during the last session of congress
to urge an eight hour law that $1,000
would defray, all necessary expenses
there for two months
SOUVENIRS OF THEIR TRIP.
Just before adjournment. Delegate
Lloyd, in behalf of the delegates in at
tendance at the convention, presented
to fraternal delegate Samuel Wood of
Great Britain, a handsome diamond
studded watch charm. and to Fraternal
Delegate John Manlinson a beautiful
gold watch Each of the gentlemen
responded feelingly to Mr.. Lloyd's pre-
sentation address.
The report of the committee on the
eight hour movement recommends that
a series of simultaneous mass meetings
be held by the wage workers of the
entire. country, preferably on public
holidays. The dates suggested are as
follows: Feb. %, May l, July 4, Sept
6, Nov. "a; further meetings to be de-
termined upon by the convention of
1897; the issuance of pamphlets. circu-
lars and other literature upon the adj
vantage of the shorter work day; to
generally request all public speakers,
and the labor press to
make the aims and purposes of the
eight hour movement the theme of
discourse; the issuance of
circulars to the employers generally
and directly requesting the concession
Of the eight hour work day; the APP
pointment of committees by local CEN
trail bodies and local trade unions to
wait upon employers with view of Sc
curing the eight hour work day with
ort cessation of work; that the officers
Of the national, international and local
trade unions furnish data as to the
progress made in the matter of organ |
zation and preparation for the inaugu
ration of a general movement to reduce |
the hours of labor; that this conven-
tons that an effort be made to secure |
I reduction in the hours of labor at as |
early a time as possible, and Darticu
arly during the spring of 1897. We !
seek the cooperation of all !
'air- minded men and women OF our |
lime, and declare openly and unequivO |
ally our purpose to demand the gen.
,ral enforcement of the eight hour ,
May l, 1898. and to that end |
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HOUR PHILOSOPHY.
The eight-hour philosophy deals with
men in the conditions that surround |
hem and lifts the class of wage work
RS out of wage conditions and thus
naugurates through peaceful methods I
he new era of manhood and woman
lood emancipated from economic slav-
ry.
Immediately upon assembling of the
invention in the afternoon the roll
vas called upon the proposition for a
cent assessment and resulted in an
lmost negative vote.
Roll call on the proposition for a 9
ent assessment resulted in 665 years
nd 1,510 nays.
The proposition for a 1-cent assess
nent was adopted by very large ma
ority.
The committees report as whole
ras adopted.
President Gompers announced that as
result of the convention of the A. F.
L. now in session, there have been
ormed an Engineers National union,
Bicycle Workers National union,
butchers National union and a Core
lakers' International association.
The special committee on arbitration
eported on the Erdman arbitration
i'll, and after reciting several defects
that its provisions be not
ldorsed.
A motion was made that further
of the report be deferred
ntil Monday morning the committee
Meanwhile to get a legal construction
sections and g. and was carried
The committee on law recommended
nat a resolution enabling an amend
lent to the constitution to be made
y a majority instead of requiring a
vo-thirds vote of the convention be
OF concurred in. and the recommended
on was adopted.
FOR A DEFENSE FUND.
A resolution for the establishment of
defense fund by the levying of l
INT monthly dues on members was
reported by the law commit
'e and the recommendation acquiesced