The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-15
AMERICAN
LIBERATION
OF LABOR,
Adopted a String Of RESOLUTIONS
Touching yaFioua Labor
PToblems.
.RANT THE ARMY REDUCED.
The vexed auestion Of Theater Em-
ployea In Fair Way q
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DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 14.--senti-
msnts Of the delegates to the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor conyention on
various pending labor questions were
declared to-day IN the adoption OF a
string OF resolutions reported out by
committees.
A resolution declaring for reduction
Of the standing army to 5000 men was
adopted, after striking out the drst
paragraph. which read a. follows;
Whereas, The tendency Of the pres
ent administration IS TO UNNECESSARILY
Increase the number Of men In the
standing army" etc.
Other resolutions were adopted as
follows: Urging state Legislatures to
outlaw all kinds Of competitive convict
labor; against permitting slavery in the
Hawaiian Islands; reafirming Beamen's
demands; congratulating f. ". Pal-
mer. public printer for paying In
creased wages, In his own discretion.
to printers and book binders; favoring
same leaves of absence for employees
Of naval yards and arsenals as for
other government employees; approprl-
atIng $500 in ald Of Cramp ahipyard
strikers; inviting the letter carriers to
affiliate with the federation, and pro-
Vlding special organizer for the Pa
citic coast.
Resolutions were adopted this after
noon to aid in the Introduction and rec
ognition Of the stamp Of the Cocpers'
union; asking boiler makers, iron ship
builders and horse shoers to refrain
from working upon the product Of a
Troy. N. Y, iron company on account
OF the company having refused to treat
with the Coopers union; boycotting a
Chicago terra Gotta making concern be-
cause 1t Joined a brick makers allI-
ance, and refused to recognize the
union; declaring for giving all possI-
BILE assistanee toward advancing the
sale Of pottery ware bearing the upion
ll,.lbsl; lpils 4Ild cohimenaihg
the Buffalo 'longshoremen for having
gained every point for which they con-
tended in their fight against the "sa-
loon boss stevadOre" system; resolv-
Ing that the federation, through It's Of
ticers and organizers, give special aid
to the tobacco workers in pushing
boycott against all brands Of tobacco
made by both the American and Con-
tlnental Tobacco companies: relndors-
ing the Tobacco Workers blue label;
requiring all affiliated labor unions to
vigorously assist In pushing the tobac-
co boycott and requesting every union
man to demand the blue label upon all
tobacco or cigarettes he may purchase.
Vice President o'CoaRell took the stage
to prefer serious charges against the
three foreign fraternal delegates; their
punIshments to consist Of a gold union
made watch to BFitiah Delegate Has
lam; an engraved goIa-headed walking
stick for his colleague delegate, Walker,
with a brooch for Mrs. wlllie and
diamond ring for Canadian delegate
Carey.
The committee on reorganiSed lock-
out OF the Detroit stage employees re-
ported having met the local theater
managers and with them prepared an
agreement, which is In a fair way to
being accepted by both parties, which
agreement contained an arbitration
clause ana other features acceptable
to employers and employees. This re-
port was accepted and the committee
thanked and continued.
The convention decided to hold no
morning session after roll call to-mor-
row. The half day is to be devoted to
committee work.