Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-17
ON IMMIGRATION.
Members of the A. F. Of l. Asked to
Express Their Views
TIE ARMOUR BOYCOTT IyD0RSED.


WASHINGTON, June 14.-President
Gompers and the other members Of tht
executive council Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor have sent q greeting
on the immigration question to afili
ated unions, in order, by this means
to obtain the sense Of organized labor
on the immigration question in it'
several phases The following are the
questions submitted:
First-Does your organization favor amend.
Ing the laws Of the United States to restrict
immigration more than 1t is now restricteds
Second-Does your organization favor pro-
vision In the law guarding against criminal and
pauper elements entering into the United
States?
Third-Should the foreign consular service
and our immigration department be entrusted
with greater powers to enforce immigration
lawsY
Fourth-Sh0uld the violation Of the alien
contract labor law by employers be punishable
by imprisonment
Ffth-Should the steamship companies be
held responsible for q term Of years for the
character Of their passengers'
Sixth-Should stricter civil and educational
test be enforced as to qualification for natural
iZati0nf
Seventh-Should every immigrant be COM
PEELED to declare his intention to become citi-
zen Of the United StatesS
Eighth-What other provision does your Or
ganization favor and suggest, II any, to further
the restriction Of immigrationY
Organizations which expect to be
represented at the Nashville conven-
tion Of the American Federation Of
Labor are urged TO instruct their dele.
gates, SO that the convention may fully
express the real Judgment Of organ.
lied labor on the subject, and unions
which will not be represented are d.
rected to discuss and vote upon the
question and to return the vote to head
quarters not later than October 80, 1897.
THE ARMOUR BOYCOTT INDoRsED.
TOLEDO, O., June 14.-A boycott has
been ordered in Toledo against Armour
& Co., Of Chicago, and the Armour
Packing Co., Of Kansas City. At q
meeting Of the Central Labor union
circular was read from the Trades as
sembly Of Kansas City, asking assist
ance Of the Central union in carrying
out boycott on these two concerns.
The Central Labor union indorsed the
boycott and appointed a committee to
take whatever steps they saw fit to
make the boycott effective locally. A
member Of the labor union said that
fully 30 per cent Of the local groceries
and meat markets handled Armour's
goods in some shape or other
GLAss-woRKERs LOCKED OUT.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 14.-The An.
derson Window-Glass Co. terminated
the strike of blowers and gatherers at
its factory Saturday evening BY posting
notices that the fires for lS96-97 would
be drawn at once and settlements made
with employees. The company's action
was hastened by the violation of the
wage scale on the part Of strikers 60
ing out without the seven days notice
to the management Two hundred
and fifty men are out.
PEOPLE ASKED TO PRAY FOR CUBA.
WASHINGTON, June l4.-The Society
Of Silent Worship has issued circular
to the people Of the United States, Of
all parties and religious beliefs, asking
them to join in sympathy with them
until Cuba's independence is estab-
Iished, and each evening, at nine
o'clock, to pray for a half hour that
Cuba may be soon free from Spanish
rule,