The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-20
ion THE SECOND week
Many Resolutions Still Unpasssd
on BY the Convention.
URGED TO FORM UNIONS
Women Workers Must Combine to
Abolish b Eviis-Boyoott Against
Holman A Victory for the
typographical Union.

Kansas City. Mo. Dec. LIT was
decided In the national convention of
the American Federation of Labor to-
day to bring the struggle for an eight
hour work day to a climax in the year
1900. On May ] of that year the Gran
tte Cutters Of America will ask their
employers to choose between yielding
TO their demands for an eight-hour day
or suffer the consequences of a general
strike. James Duncan. the delegate to
she convention from the Granite Work
'ers. announced their decision on the
floor OF the convention this evening n
asked the support of the federation. He
said the granite workers had committed
themselves to the Introduction OF an
eight-hour day by inserting a provision
20 hat end in their constitution. Fol-
lowing Duncan's statement the
ton adopted unanimously a report sub
mitted by David Black chairman of the
committee on an eiRht-hour work day,
pledging to the granite cutters i'm their
struggle to come the moral and mate
rial support OF all affiliated ~organiza-
tions of the American Federation of
Labor. The speeches on the subject in
Dictated a general belief that the nm
.ploying granite cutters will not stand
out against the demand.
Another work OF importance accom-
plished by the convention to-day was
the settlement OF the contention be-
tween the local and national %organiza-
lions of the walters. Acting upon the
report of the board of arbitration. the
convention ordered the holding Of a
general convention of walters local
unions in Chicago on March 6 next. at
which IL Is expected all differences will
be adjusted. both factions having
pledged the arbitration board to abide
by the legislation of the Chicago con-
vention. The arbitrators also demand
ed and were promised that the conflict
ing local unions In Chicago and st.
Louis should be amalgamated at once.
This dispute of the walters has extend
ed throughout the country and at one
time threatened TO disrupt the fedora
tion. The socialist delegates were
again sat down upon by the conven-
tion to-day. They urged the federation
TO send delegates to an International
trades union congress. to be held In
Paris in 1900. A delegate. seeking in
formation. asked of Messrs. Thorne and
Inskip. h fraternal delegates here
here from the British trades congress,
their opinion of the proposed Paris con-
gress. The Englishmen both expressed
the opinion that IL would be composed
chiefly OF socialists and advised the
II. Their recommendations were con-
CURED In by an overwhelming vote.
The American Federation of La
Dor opened the second week OF
the annual convention with many
resolutions still unpassed upon.
Two resolutions were adopted at the
morning session. one petitioned con-
eress TO pas a bin giving to citizens OF
the citizens OF the District OF Columbia
the same rights OF franchise enjoyed
by the people of the states n urging
government ownership OF the system Of
telegraph ines and the adoption OF a
postal telegraph system. This latter
resolution was the same stereotyped
resolution introduced at each annual
convention and provides for a system
of telegraph lines supervised by the
postoffice department. John NJ. Hun
ter Of the United Mine Workers OF I'LL
nois shook the convention by review
ing the strike at Nirden. where the
strikers only obtained n victory after
battle and bloodshed.
The convention paid its respects 10
Claude M. Johnson, director OF the ma
tional bureau of engraving. because he
mas adopted the use OF machinery i'm
engraving plates from which paper
money is printed. A resolution was
auoplNu NUNN W iAdu v
peatedly violated the instructions of
congress by using machinery In his de-
partment. The resolution closed with
the sentence: we would hall with un-
disguised satisfaction the discharge OF
that Official"
Another resolution adopted rendered
an expression OF gratitude TO Perry s
Smith. first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, because he has issued an order tc
allow only union labor printing used in
his department.
The convention again put itself on
record concerning the woman workers
problem by adopting this resolution:
In view OF the awful condition un1ei
which women are compelled to toll. this
the 18th annual convention Of the Fed
Grafton of Labor. strongly urges the
more general formation Of trades union
OF wage-working women, to the enc
thai they may scientifically and perma'
companying their weakened. morgan.
ised tate. and we emphatically reiter
ate the trades union demand that wo
men receive equal compensation FOL
labor performed"
The executive council was instructe,
TO petition President Mckinley for tn
pardon OF l.. w. Clarke. who is serv,
ing a life sentence at Thomaston. Me
Clarke was one Of the crew OF tn
ship Jefferson Borden. which mutinieC
between New Orleans and L~iverpoo
and murdered the ships mate. In 1876