The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-16
THE federation Of LABOR
A GREAT DEAL OF BUSINESS WAS
TRANSACTED AT YEsTER-
DAYS SESSION.
OPPOSED 70 HAW||AN ANNEXATION
Resolutions Adopted Emphntically
Against It-Postal Savings Banks
Favorcd-A barbecue at Night
md speech Making.

| Nashville. Dee 14.--At the opening of
today's session Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor protests were made against
the credentials of several delegates, and
after some discussion il was decided that
the delegates should be seated and the
matter referred to the grievance commit
tee.
Letters from the mayor of Denver,
Col, and the officers of the chamber of
commerce Of that city inviting the fedora
tion to hold its next convention there
were read. CongratulatOry kilograms
received from New Jersey, Topeka, Kan;
Kansas City. Mo-. and Peoria, ILL.,, We're
also read. a letter was read from the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
union expressing sympathy with the labor
movement and urging that n stand be
taken by the convention against saloons.
The committee on rules recommended
that the convention meet at 8 a. IN. and
adjourn at noon, and reassemble at
Ip. m, adjourning at 5:30 p. IN. Other
rules were introduced regarding regulat-
ing the order and precedence OF qucs-
tioEs. The report was adopted.
Isaac Cowan of Canada was invited to
address the convention in regard to the
1 strike of engineers of Great Britain, and
responded. He explained the situation.
Nv sulu ~ sltM ~. vi al "'arp rh,p s,s, ~.
,S'n "iis" ,nu eisn ""s 10y. - .iant
~" non leu ;,,s, ~ ns i'w,' 81 h''' S;nca
poIo ~ w., n, n,,t ~ a, NV, h"on ornnorted
Gn G ~, EoJorat;nn I nf Groat RETAIN uc
said the British engineers are in great
need, and they asked assistance from the
Americans.
,i,,,;.,,, Nv n,,dor.;na ,bo stabl;sbmcnt of
hnnIs ~" onnarnss and nd.
p,;n,, pn',, thn sncrotary ~ ;ssnn n circular
, ur,,;ny ;mmcdiotc action in the matter.
"S'ns otinn ~ hovo a Iii, dro fted hv tbe
,, ;,c,n;nn nvecnt;ye comm;ttee nrovidinp
fnr tha cstabl;shment Of nostnl savings
hanks and secure It's Introduction in con
. ,,raas ,ras carried
\ sinSh. W.. rc,,ort ,,f Gcoryc Mcneil frotcrnol
!. ldoioro,,. 40 tho british convention. was
read The report of the executive coun-
iii Mos raod hv V;cn president McGuire.
rrhe ranort caye n ful review of the
,,,,,% ns tbe MAST veor cxnioining the
mctbods of tho council and the results OF
nacl, movcmcnt which came under their
Q ;"r;sdnt;on rho committees efforts nj
4 or,,"n;lat;on were renorted. and their
9 olsnniVnf si,',t nf J;orornnn"o oyi.t;ng hotweer
!, w. rnr;nn. nnions throughout The conn.
J. ,., @ rrho ronort was referred 10 The
= nS,,,,,;,tan S nm ronort of rhe cxecutiy,
l. connc;I
# Two federation moi at . o'clock and
g resumed the consideration OF reports 0i
committees. The Hawaiian annexation
question came up on a report from tho
committee on resolutions and produced
e,,,n a;oc,.s;on 4 resolution opposinl
:. I,n ornoyat;on nf Hawaii offered by r
* NV LndnrI;nn Sn nrescntci The following
i '',,,nt;,n,n.
,e "Wbcrcos There is at present pending
T. IN tbn iIn;tcd States n treaty providinl
ty for Tho annexation of the Hawaiian Is
~. iands' and
ne "Whcras. That annexation would bt
tontomonnt 70 the admission Of a slave
no ,i.t.' ,,hi,h uonld nccpssnrily work ant
or 80 f"r tho cnslavrment of labor Il
~ ~. un,aI. rou a. thnrcforc. he il
A. ..pasn,vcd Inv the American Fedora
H. ;lc noxo,;nn. alon %, ,raD and m 'f
.pnsoiyod That we urge the Unite,
c,otao senate n reject the treaty of an
nexation and TO take such other step
ny as NAV be necessary to maintain amica
~ IL H. ''" naiot;ona with Hawaii"
wv pit 1raa, ii,a T,ruseib made warm speccl
oh n,;nc tho ANNEXATION. md George IL
e1 | VPpWSsiiiits ,,ocn.tnd ., thot tho substitute
M McNeii suisa NO ,o nrovide for tn
=, ~ aoon,;n" ne %, executiye council laying In
iii matter before congress and. II necessary
m m"n nti",e ,i"n If #" me federation TO the annexa
ere ,;on
S;'S 'ior ml, .,hst;t,te as amended wa
!" in.
aG9p.e", ,p so,ut;on relative TO an eight
ne i, ieSUn" 'noynuont was referred to tn
a9nr e,,a,,iny dnS 'po,e speeial ,.onmittec: Jane
y -, Rrennock. i. T. Doyle, T. H. lGwl
:. ~ ~ - - ~ McNciIl. w. u. Prescott, Waite
WI w. ~; ". Me,vmI nnd 7 II sullivan.
ley Thompson anu anu -, ,,mnstion was als
hut The eonv'e' ~ snecial ,a% committee consis
me rclerreon n,;d ~ n WacI WI Henry Lloyd Mi
on on ing e q ,dyd wd' James 0Dea, Charles Hanl
!. FRANK D',,irn ant"r,nined 10 assist in. the o
II ;isn was df.frl'i ~ tiIe layers. as recommen'
ganiza'iWun iWIoo;aemt a. @ Gompers and col
} ed i,,es @ i % 10 he appointed for this pu
en- nittee S !" '"
let pose - n tho committee upon II
ury ld,,,,ions Lhe iepo'i presented re- by the 0entr
nc -, nnion of Washington CITY rciatl,