The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-08
MOUTH WON'T COUNT
TRADEs-UNION CONGRESS Is FOR
MEN WITH TRADES.

Not Only That, But Mr.. Delegate Must be
Working at His Trade at the Time of
His AppointnIent or be "A Regularly
S.lar,ed Officer of His Union, all Which
is to the Discontinue of the hier Har-
dies and the John Burnses-Gag Rule
Tried on the Press - The Eisht-Hour
Movement.
copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press.)
Edinburgh, Sept.-The twenty-ninth
annual Trades Union congress or Great
Britain opened its session at the as
sembly rooms, George street, this city,
at noon today. About $50 delegates
were in attendance. The congress viii
close Saturday, September II.
The vehement arguments and bitter
personalities of the twenty-eighth con-
gress held at Cardif's last year, will not
be repeated this year, as the new con-
stitution adopted then, directed the I'M
proved formation Of the congress or 1886.
Men like John Burns, Kefr Hardie and
Henry Broadhurst are not present In
their places are real workingmen, such
Miners union, and the Boiler Makers
union. who latterly have taken no part
in the annual congresses.
MUST HAVE A TRADE.
Samuel Woods, secretary of the par
Hamentary committee, in an interview
with representative of the Associated
Press, previous to the meeting today,
Eaid:
I'VE have not more than 800 delegates
this year, owing to the new standing
orders, and our congress is much more
workable Under the old constitution
there would have been 700 delegates.
The delegates this year are only bona
fde workers al their trade and legal
members OF the trade societies. No per
son can be a delegate unless he is actu-
ally working at his trade at the time
of his appointment, or is a permanent
paid working official Of mis- trade union.
This was definitely settled at Cardiff
last year.
I'VE are likely. however, TO have a
little rub or two over an attempt to re-
vert to the old way OF voting where
each union or body represented had one
vote. Under the newstanding orders
such delegate has one vote for every
Thousand workers whom he represents.
This is direct representation, and L do
not think it viii be overthrown.
I'VE have about thirty more trades
unions represented this year than last,
and about twenty which have never
been represented before.
There are two American delegates,
Messrs. Strasser and Sullivan.
PUTTING ON THE GAG.
The temper of the congress towards
the impracticahle can, perhaps, BE-
gagged by a resolution Of the paper mill
workers. that no representative Of the
press shall be allowed TO report the
proceedings unless he can prove that the
journal he represents is printed by
trade union labor and on poper manufac
tured in the United Kingdom"
a further intimation of the trend Of
this congress is contained in a resolu-
ton proposed by the power loom over
lockers to rescind the famous collec-
Twist resolution adapted at the Norwich
congress of 1891. on the initiative Of
Kier Hardie. and in its place to subst,-
tute the following:
THAT in the opinion Of this congress
It IS essential to the maintenance OF
British industries. TO natiOnaiiZe land,
mines, minerals. royalty, rents and
railways. and municipaiiZe all water
artificial light and tramways undertake
ipgs within their several authorities.
and that the parliamentary committee
be instructed TO promote and support
legislation with the above object"
Councillor w Thorne, of the gas work
ers, will ask the congress to declare
that the time has arrived when the
hours of labor should be limited to eight
in, Ill !
tions in the United Kingdom"
THE WORK LAID OUT.
The work of the present congress is
exceedingly ambitious when the time
available is considered. The paIC.a-
mentary committee. of which Edward
Convey of the Yorkshire miners is chair
man and also president Of the congress.
has prepared a program embodied in
eleven resolutions; the trades unions
have sent Up no fewer than eighty-one
resolutions for discussion. To these.
notice of over twenty amendments has
been given The two sets Of resolutions
cover the widest field for discussion and
effort, practical and otherwise.
l.. Hartford Of the Railway men Will
bring up the question of employers ha-
billty. by resolution calling upon the
government to 50 amend the existing
aGt mat, among other things. the re-
sponSloility may rest upon the EMPLOYER
for the acts of his employees or Of those
OF any suh-contractor. and that. ire
spective Of the acquieScence in or knowI-
edge Of any defect or danger on the part
of the person killed or injured: that its
provisions may apply 10 the workers in
all Industries on land or sea. in private.
state or municipal employment. and
chat contracting out be made Illegal. -
ALL SORTS OF DEMANDS.
Factory legislation, payment of men,
bers OF Parliament. taxation OF land
values ana ground rents. which ii is de-
snan6ed be made "a test question at the
next general election" employment of
children in factories and their co0se-
Qusns exploitation by the capitalist.
which i injurious 10 the children. unjust
TO their parents and a crime against the
human race emancipation Of docks.
wharN-es and warehouses; the release Of
Gil political prisoners: grievances Of civ
Han musicians; hours Of domestic ser
wants, which are not 10 be more than
seventy per week. including one and
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