The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-04

work called for, they are subjected
70 Imprisonment; be it further
resolved, that the secretary of the
state Federation be instructed to visit
the chief executive of this state pro
| eeSllng against the inmates working
on the new building being erected at
toxboro, and request that said building
snall De erected by union men connect
60 with the building trades" Intro
duced by J. D. Pierce. Referred to the
executive council
resolved, that this convention notes
Win grave apprehensions the continued
increase of commissions in this COM
monwealth, and that we register our
emphatic protest against this subver-
SION OF the principle of popular sover-
eignty. introduced by f. K. Foster,
Boston c. L. U. Adopted.
That the convention sustain the how
colt OF Bakers Union No. 4 of Boston.
on the George @. Fox Baking Company
or Chaflestown." Resolution carried.
mat the convention condemns the
oeclslon OF Attorney General KnowIton
which completely nullifes the fircmen's
license law" Resolution carried.
delegate Walsh of Boston offered a
resolution charging the workin9rnen
with failure to patronize the bakers Ies
LAPEL. He took the floor and gave a
| scanning criticism on some of the larger
trades unions whose members refused
10 purchase bread bearing the union
| iapei, because it was thought that the
iapel was spit upon. He explained that
tne Iapel was not spit upon, but the
: iaoel was wet in pan and that the
leat oried the label. The label, 1t was
argued, showed that the bread was
made under sanitary conditions and by
union men, and therefore urged its
adoption. 80
That the executive council raise a
fund for contesting the opinion of the
attorney general on the license law
said contest to be brought into the high
est court in the state if necessary. Car
ried.
| That every delegate be appointed q.
| special committee to assist in FOSTER
ing union of stationary firemen.
mat the legislative committee be di--
| recteu 10 take steps to compel the
street railway company to protect mo-
tormen and conductors by vestibuling
cars, said vestibules to be of wood. iron
! or glass. Carried.
That the legislative committee frame
ana cause to be presented an amend
ment to the present laws of the com
monwealth for exemption of children
charged with minor offences from being
| rocked In the police station. but in lien
| tnereot the parents or guardians of
such children be compelled to appear in
court With the accused and answer to
the charges. Carried. This resolution
Is against the 81 bail bond in case of
minors
That the national convention of the
American Federation of Labor take IN
the matter of a f1remen's license law,
That the convention sustain the bow
! colt against the Carl Upmann Cigar
Co. of New York city.
/ That the state branch uphold the c.
l.. u of Holyoke In its fight against
the Ballantine Brewery company.
i Organizer John ]. Connolly of the In
ternational Association of Machinigts
was visitor In the session Of the con-
i vention today. Organizer Connolly will
be one of the speakers at the mass
meeting in Mechanics hall, Worcester.
Friday night.
4 William Strauss representative Of
New York Cigar Makers union, ad-
dressed the delegates this afternoon. He
i spoke for ten minutes upon the Carl
i Upmann cigar makers lockout and
urged the delegates to act through
local unions in assisting in the boycott
| of the product The convention will
/ probably adjourn TODAY