The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-10
TRADES, UNION CONGRESS.
Resolutions Adopted at Yesterdays
SessiOn-AmericnnD cleEates.

EDINBURGH, Sept. .. - The British
Trades Union Congress resumed its ses-
| sions this morning and adopted resolutions
| favoring the payment of members of Par
| lament, cooperative and trades unionsm
and amendments to the truck act.
| Messrs. Sullivan and Strasser, the dele
gates of the American Federation of La
Dor, were present to-day and met with an
enthusiastic reception. Mr.. Sullivan made
a speech in the course of which he said he
had brought the British delegates greeting
from the workers of the United States. ad
ding that the latter regarded the British
trades unionists the old guard in the
labor movement, and he cordially invited
the congress to send delegates to the COM
ing American Trades Union Congress.
Continuing. Mr.. Sullivan gave an account
of the progress recently made by organized
labor in America, saying that all the non
union men there We're social ciphers, and
asserting that organized labor had in
creased wages in the United States by at
least forty millions annually.
Sailors and Firemen's Union, moved a res
olution condemning the government for
luton, passed by the House of Commons
Feb. ID. 1891, and for giving contracts to
firms employing nonunion workmen. The
motion was adopted.
1t was then moved to rescind the resolu-
ton of the Norwich Trades Union Con-
gress passed Sept. l, 1894, on the motion
of Mr.. Kier Hardie declaring for the
tionalization of land and the whole of
the means Of production; distribution and
exchange. This ruled out of order,
and the congress adopted the following
as supplementary declaration: THAT in
the opinion of this congress it is essential
to the maintenance of British industries to
nationalize land, minerals. royalty, rents
and railways and muncipaliZe all water,
artificial light and tramways undertakings
within their several authorities, and that
to promote and support legislation with the
above object"
Councillor d. Holmes. j. p, of the Anal
gamated Association of Weavers, moved:
That it is OF extreme Importance to trade
unfonists that all the land possible shall
be brought under cultivation and that we
should have more equitab BILE basis of urban
taxation. In order to obtain these objects
the taxation of land values and ground
the next general election. The motion was
adopted.
After several minor resolutions had been
adopted the Amalgamated evedores La
Dor Protection League pres ted reSolu-
ton which recited: THAT Il 5 congress
grets that the President OF the Board of
Trade, while admitting that British work
men have a serious grievance in not being
able to recover compensation from foreign
ship owners for injuries received through
such ship owners or their servants negli-
gence, has been unable to introduce legis-
the congress to aid far possible the
passage of a bill for the purpose WHICH
al the next session of Parliament. After
some discussion the measure was adopted.
Upon the motion of the Amalgamated
Society of Steel and Iron Workers reSolu-
ton instructong the parliamentary com
mittee to bring up a bill extending the
check weighmens clauses of the mines
regulation act to all steel and iron works
was adopted.
The Miners Federation of Great Britain
then moved a resolution approving a bill
introduced in the House of Commons by
Sir Charles Dixie for the better protection
of the lives of those working in mines. The
resolution was adopted and the congress
adjourned for the day.