The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-14
RESOLUTIONS ARE Up
FederationiStS Will Divide on
the Linotype Machinist
WOMEN IN THE TRADES
Financial Question Is Handled
With longs.
WOMEN IN THE TRADES

the second days session Of the conyen-
ton.
a food OF resolutions. touching wide
range OF subjects. were introduced by
various delegates. In each case, without
discussion, the resolutions were referred
10 appropriate committees, 10 be acted
upon by them later.
One resolution Of particular interest was
that OF Delegate Samuel Antlers, general
treasurer OF the National Garment Work
ers' union. Il called upon the United
States government 10 give its clothing
TO union shops for manufacture instead
Of sweat shops. The resolution was given
20 a committee A telegram was sent at
once TO Washington at once making the
demand set forth in the resolution
THE LINOTYPE MACHINIST.
James O'ConnelI Of Chicago, grand mas
ter OF the Machinists' union, offered a
resolution giving the machinists' jurisdic-
ton over all men employed mechanically
in the care OF linotype machines There
has been a controversy between the print
ers and macninistS as 70 which union
should control this particular labor. The
resolution was referred 10 a committee.
James Duncan, representative of the
International Granite cutters, made re-
port of his attendance as a delegate TO
the British trades congress OF Great Brit
ain last August Mr.. Duncan declared that
the English trades unions had made splen-
did progress in securing legislation look
ing 20 reforms along different lines.
Z. P. Sabine, president Of the National
Garment Workers union, and Samuel
Autler, general treasurer, have called a
mass meeting of all the garment workers
OF Kansas ity Wednesday night, when an
effort 20 organize a local union OF that
will be made.
ANTI-EXPANSION.
c. ]. Kent Of Lincoln. Neb.. Populist
labor COMM ssloner for Nebraska and
personal friend of william ]. Bryan. intro
duced an anu-expansion resolution The
ments made against the extension of the
power Of theUnited States beyond the
western hemisphere and denounces the
':so-called policies of imperialism. expan-
sion and colonization
WOMEN AND HILDREN EMPLOYEES.
The most revolutionary measure was
introduced by J. F. O'Sullivan of Boston.
It asks congress TO impose an annual tax
of 30 per cent OF the total products Of
any firm or factory which employs women
and children over eight hours per day, or
children under the age of Il.
The election Of officers will not occur till
near the winding up OF the conventions
work and as yet there is not very much
nh III 40 nafa lfaxr
Hayes, the leveland socialist. and a few
followers are continuing their election
eering against President omper's re-elec-
ton, but apparently nave not gained much
Roadway since ttle convention opened.
President Gompers himself pays no at
tention 20 this antagonIsm and his friends
express no fear Of MS not oeing reelected.
When the convention opened for the
afternoon session Mr.. ompers read a tele-
gram from Washington announcing the
passage of the seaman's Dill and the fact
that il had gone 10 the president FOR mis-
signature. The reading of the message
was greeted with applause.
T. ]. Elderkin, secretary of the Sea-
mans union, announced that the bill was
a victory for organized labor and would
It was only a compromise meas
ure
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REPORTS.
The report OF the executive council OF
the federation. read 10 the convention BY
James Duncan. declared for the unquali-
fed Endorsement OF the bill now pending
before congress granting the referendum
20 the residents Of the District OF Column
bia. The report also called attention 20
the indiscriminate use Of the boycott by
various trades unions without the recos-
milton OF the federation. Il declared that
hereafter no boycott would be recognized
by the federation until il had been laid
BEFORE the executive council for indorse-
men:.
WOMAN AS MANS COMPETITOR
TIE most interesting debate Of the con-
vention 50 far was brought on when The
committee on resolutions reported IN
favorabIy the resolution OF William A
Lossie. OF Kentucky. memorializing con-
Eress 70 pass laws prohibiting the employ
nent OF women BY the government in any
The resolution vas based upon
a preamble asserting that woman is bod
ily incapable Of continuous manual labor
without injury 20 herself and eventually
to the coming generations % which she
IS expected 20 give birth, and ner riShtful
place : il tire home"
George 7. Mcneil. a venerable delegate
from Boston Who desires 70 be known as
a Christian Socialist. stirred the conven-
ton b. an eloquent protest against the
% any such resolution. he de-
clared that the fact that woman vas
forced into the Industrial field. and that
she was working there by toe side %
man was 4 terrible indictment against
our modern civiliza1o> Thfs safe %
affairs. be said vas a part and parcel of
our f1iqui;ous grinding wage system n
conclusion Delegate Mcneil sad thAs
nothing would oe possible for women W
II the hope OF the social democracy
should BE realized
After 81 Interesting debate TIE report
OF TIE committee vas adopted and John
2. O7SuiIvau offered a resolution urging
1as more general formation q trade
unions among Ea<e working women. az
z means % lettering their condition TIE
vas referred 10 the resolutions
a resolution Vas zGopce6 asking the
president % pay tor ne extra ;iue over
q gni hours ~aic- employees % ne navy
ard arseazls Eorks3 6ur5ng
he var.
Another rssoi 1tlo1 touching ths z-sirs
o. ne navy zras offered By tae delegates
from the Boiler Makers unloa- Il u-Ses
TIE building q VA vessels IN government
sa-p yar5s Tals Eas referred 70 ne reso-
lufsoas COMMITTEES.
THE FINANCIAL. QUESTION
1 hkat over the financial resolution VAS
avoided % Ire r~c1nnez1aflsz Q. tee
thas instead . deaozae--x TIE
god standard. reso,zLs1E be ez5-zs::sa