Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08
IN THE INTEREST OF LABOR
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS INTRO
DUCED IN 4. F.. OF L.
Wanted to Bar Out Alien
Contract WOrkmen of
All Kinds.

Special Dspatch TO lhe LVeniiiS Star.
LOUISVILLE.~ KY, December s.-After
short session yesterday the convention as
sembled this morning to hear reports Of
committees. Washington, Toronto, Niagara
Falls, Atlanta and Scranton are candidates
for the next convention. Among the i'm
portant resolutions now pending for action
is one introduced by the delegate Of Wash
ington Central Labor Union regarding the
alien contract labor law.
1t recites that the Supreme Court Of the
United States and the United States courts
Of appellate jurisdiction have decided that
the alien contract labor law of February
26, 1885, and the various amendments there
to. do not apply to artisans, mechanics or
skilled workmen. Those who framed the
law and presented 1t to Congress were
themselves skilled workmen, and intended
that the provisions of the law should apply
to all classes of labor skilled and unskilled.
The American Federation Of Labor rec
ommends that Congress Immediately enact
such amendments to the alien contract
labor law as will make the same effective,
and afford the same measure of protection
to the workman himself as to the article
fashioned by his hands.
The resolution also calls upon all organl-
cations of labor within the United States
to direct their attention to this subject. and
for the purpose of securing uniformity of
sentiment and action recommends that the
early as convenient for the purpose of pre-
pairing and submitting to Congress such
amendments to the immigration alien con-
tract, labor and Chinese exclusion laws as
will be for the best interests Of labor in
the United States, and that all Organiza-
tions fully interested in the matter be re-
qured to have repre- present or
submit their views on the matter in writ
ing.
Another resolution indorses and advocates
the passage of the pending Senate bill pro-
vidng for department of commerce and
industries. The legislative committee is in
structed to it's best endeavors to have
the bill enacted into law.
The typographical union and machinists
fight will be a bitter one regarding the lino-
type machinists. Presidents Lynch and
O'Connel representing the two organiZa-
tions, are on the ground.
The machinists have introduced reso-
luton to the effect that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor put itself on record as to
whether 1t stands for trade autonomy
not and without any equivocation or eva
sion say whether a shall shall
not belong to the union of his craft, ire
spective of where he is employed, and that
it settle for once and all this dispute be-
tween the International Association of Ma
chinists and the International Typograph-
iCal Union. IL demands the immediate
transfer of such machinists as are at pres
ent members of the International Typo
graphical Union to the jurisdiction OF the
International Association of Machinists.
The International Typographical Union is
instructed to comply with the decision of
the American Federation of Labor within
the period of ninety days or stand sus-
pended until this decision is complied with.