New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-09-09
CAUSE OF LABOR.
International Trades Union Con-
gress Holds Its Opening Ses-
sion at Edinburgh.
No Delegates Present Except
Those Who Actually Work
at a Trade.
Some of the Matters Which Will
Come Up for Discussion at
the Meeting.

EDINBURGH, Sept. 9.-The goth annual
trades union congress Of Great Britain
opened its sessions at the Assembly
rooms, George street, this city, at noon.
About 800 delegates were in attendance
The congress will close Saturday, Sept
! IL. The vehement arguments and bitter
personalities of the 26th congress, held
at Cardiff last year, will not be repeated
this year, as the new constitution
| adopted then directed the improved
formation of the congress of 1896. Men
like John Burns, Kier Hardie and
Henry BrOadhurst are not present. In
their place are real workingmen, such
as the Northumberland and Durham
Miners union and the Boiler Makers
| union, who latterly have taken no part
IN the annual congress-
Samuel Woods, secretary Of the par
liamentary committee. in an interview
with representative of the Associated
Press, previous to the meeting, said:
Only Worlsmen Are Delegates.
1--WE have not more than $50 dele
gates this year, owing to the new
standing orders, and our congress is
much more workable. Under the old
constitution there would have been over
roo delegates. The delegates this year
are only bona fide workers at their
trade and legal members of their trades
societies. No member can be dele
gate unless he is actually working at
his trade at the time Of his appointment
Or is a permanent paid working official
Of his trade union.
1--WE are likely, however, to have a
little rub or two over an attempt to re-
vert to the old way Of voting, where
each body OF union represented had one
vote. Under the new standing orders
each delegate has one vote for every
1000 workers whom he represents This
is direct representation and [ do not
think it will be ovcrthrown.
A further inti1nation OF the trend of
this congress is contained in a resoln-
luton proposed by the power loom
OVerlOOkers, to rescind the famous col
lectivist resolution Adopted at the Nor
witch congress Of 1894, OIL the initiative
of Kier Hardie, and in it's place to sub
stitute the following:
"That in the opinion of this congress,
it is essential to the maintenance Of
British industries to nationalize the
land, mines, minerals, royalty, rents
and railways, and nunicipalize all
water, artificial light and tramways
undertakings within their several
authorities and that the parliamentary
committee be instructed to'promote and
support legislation with the above
Obiect''
There will also be great number of
other resolutions to meet the views of
the leaders Of the various trades repre-
scented as to the needs Of their Darticu-
lar branches Of labor.
The Miners National union, repre-
senting 6,COO miners on the northern
counties, sent - delegates, including
Messrs. T. Burt, NJ P, c. Fenwick. M.
P, and John Wilson, NJ. p This body
was not represented at Cardiff last
year.
Amoag the other societies represented
are the Boiler Makers, 80, 800 members {;
Boot and Shoe Operatives, Al, GOO ;
Amalgamated Society Of Carpenters
| and Joiners, $4,000; Gard and Blowing
room hands, 24,500; Alliance Cabinet
Makers, 1900; Coach Makers, 5,95S ;
London Society of Compositors, 10000 !;
Dockers Union, 1000; Amalgamated
Society Of Engineers, $3.50; Gas Work
ers Union, $4,000; Miners Federation
of Great Britain, 1914 900; A1nalganated
Society Of Railway Servants, 4O,10S,
and Northern Counties Viewers asso-
citation, $685..