Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
COMMITTEE REPORTS AGAINST THEN.
Warm debates Made bv the Socialists to
Have the Federation Dsclars for, the
Co-OperAtive Commonwealth
Expected Defeat Of socialism

ehos SO"AtssSO AAo1 bNOh VIZ IVA uooSN
five socialistic resolutions -one from
the Cleveland Central union, propos
ing that the constitution be amended
so as to admit Of political discussion
In the federation convention; another
from the same union indorsing the
socialistic labor party; one from
the Bakers and Confectionery In
transitional union, favoring independ-
ent political action on purely labor
platform; one from Delegate Charles
f. Bechtold and julius Zorn, Of the
brewers, recommending that the men,
bers Of the federation ally themselves
with the social democratic party; and
one from Delegate Schmalz, reciting
the declaration OF independence and
severing all connection between mem.
bers Of the federation on the one
hand and the democratic and the re-
publican parties on the other
Each one OF these resolutions Treas
urer Lennon read and at the conclu-
sion Of each he said: "Your commit
tee reports adversely" When he had
repeated this formula five times he said:
I'm lieu of these five resolutions the
committee presents substitute" The
closest attention was paid to Chairman
Iorror wb;,a h. rood.
we heartlly recommend the cordial accept
ance OF all assistance that may be given the
trades union movement by all reform forces.
the socialstIc political parties included The
hone and aspiration of the trades union il close
ly akin to that EXPRESSED by the socialist.
That the burdens of toll NAV be- made lighter
that men shall possess larger liberty that the
future shall be better than the past may prob
aoly DC the Ideals OF those OF all movements
nrso,ats howsusr '1 ,not man hao"usa =, "" arap
ent environment through life, must Of neces.
sity reach different conclusions, II not as to the
END to be attained certainly as to the roads to
,rodss uinn '"u su 'o 10 W. ai .ao
channel through which the waue- Garner Of
America should secure present and future
emancipation
no co,nnrisod In tho Anarioan radana,,o, =,
T,abor do m, row and nouar have aon,arod
agoins, tho discrss,or a, ooororio ond no,i,i-
mi nuesiors In tho n, eot,n,s =, tho,r rosnoo,,uo
unions Wa are commjtted oooins, tho in
dorsamor, n, ~ tho Jr,roa,,o,,nn =, ,oa,,sa.,
- - s',S ''''.""""''S" " P"'si'"A
dicos We boid Il IN bo rho dutu -, ,rada
uniono N study and dlscus0 ali omos,,ors that
nave any bearing upon Industrial or poiitcai
liberty but We declare that 1T is not within the
Oh naoor
shall belong or for which political pnrtv he
shall vote.
John +. Tobin then introduced as an
amendment the resolution which the
social democrats had agreed upon at
their caucus Wednesday night in the
Morgan house. 1t was the same as
the one which Cary had wished to offer
as substitute. and is copy of reso.
luton adopted by the British Trade
congress at its last meeting. Here is
the resolution:
Resolved That this convention belIeving
that the labor problem will be solved only
when the lands and means of production
anu "s.r,uu,on anu ua'nansc are nelu
union movement togsthe~ with n,i,ica, actions a
on class lines are tho hes, methods to reach
this end we, therefore commend trade union
ists TO vote only Tor such political parties as
''" m, w 'n' p''"''y,0. 0""H0'A'1u a''''"'
ine ie"u'ns VI VIZ 'e'o'"''oi was
""' ",'s "Pp'"'oe'' many !" 'ne gar
'o,y jimmy !" '"o "pp'auSe,
i'aa' aoweu' y, "n 'n,i"'''''a'oFy
,peso',' oenounce' ,no CLASSES n'n ana
'a'ueu VIC 'naSses Iugene v nourke'
VI No" . no'n' io''o"eo III s''h'iar
s.ra.n' "neh 'he .o'l'ng masses De-
g'n 70 'nihk' he sa'o' '"eh WIN come
',ou"'e ior 'nose VINO MAKE them
Slaves
james T. osry' '"e eloqasn' young
shoe vi ii"VernIii Muss then
iaceu .''e aeiega'es anu p'eaueu WIN
'"e'' w oec'are 'or 'he cooperative
MAX nayes' 'ne ia'her OF 'ne oleve'
,ano soc'a,ls' pr9huhc'amen'o' iol'
lo"eo MI gary, nc poin .eu OUT that
VI per CENT oi Tue people Oh .he united
o'a.es are wage'earhers ana declared
policy OF the nation. In his opinion
the trades union movement was at a