Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-18
REFERRED To
MINERS UNION
THE HENNESSY EARLY CLOSING
MATTER WILL PROBABLY.
BE ADJUSTED.
TO LICENSE MEN no
FOLLOW BARRIERS CRAFT.
Lengthy Resolutions Adopted as to
Public Ownership Of Rail-
roads, Mines, Etc.

what action shall be taken as regards the
vexed question of what time D. ], Hem
Messy shall close his store in the even.
lngs the State Trades and Labor council
has referred the entire matter &c thu
Miners union or further action.
A committee waited on Mr.. Hennessy
this morning and after O. consultation
with that gentleman reported back to
the convention that an agreement had
been reached which was in substance as
follows: Mr.. Hennessy stated his desire
that the matter be referred 10 the Miners
union for immediate action. a vote to be
taken next Tuesday evening. If a ma
jority of the members present at that
meeting should vote in favor of the store
closing at 6 O'Clock, he was willing to
close at that hour; and if. on the other
hand, the vote should not be in favor Of
his closing earlier than s o'clock the mat
ter was to be referred to the incoming
executive board Of the State Trades n
Labor Council.
This proposition of Mr.. Hennessy met
with the favor Of the committee, which
reported in savOr Of its adoption by the
council A. lengthy debate followed,
which was terminated by the council
adopting the resolution. So the Miners
union will now a the privilege of de-
termining the question.
h following resolution was adopted
bv unanimous vote:
Resolved. That the State Trades and
Labor Council, in convention assembled,
indorses the movement for the establish
ment of an eight-hour day for all wage
eaIners of the state Of Montana, and
pledges the moral and financial assis-
lance Of the III to secure the estab-
lishl,nent of the same. We also recon-
mend that u legislative committee be
instructed to make legislation on the
above subject a preferred measure at the
next session of the legislature.
Passing on to trades subjects, the
council adopted a resolution that will ex-
cite a lively interest in all union circles
and Will create CONSERVATION in some
quarters. The Measure was suggested by
the Butte BARRIERS union, and ON recon-
mendation by THE proper committee, was
adopted by the council.
The text of the resolution is as Follows:
Be 1T Resolved, That the Montana
State Trades council. in convention as
seumbled, be and is hereby instructed in
pursuance to a resolution presented to a
convention of the Western Labor union
at Denver. Colorado. and by that body
referred to the present convention OF the
Montana State Trades and Labor coun-
Gil, to procure the passage of a state
Incense law, to license qualified men to
follow the BARRIERS craft, AMID that a
state board shall be created to pass upon
the qualifications of such as may desire
to follow said craft in this state.
IN another lengthy resolution adopted
by the council the policy of the State
Ira dp0 a md ,ahnr ,,no ,-
tering the field of politics is explained
in detail. AS steps for a platform to be
adopted by all bodies of a similar char
acter the following planks We're out
lined:
Revision of the federal constitution. SO
as to remove the obstacles to complete
control of government by the people, ir-
respective of sex.
The public ownership of all industries
controlled by monopolies, trusts and
combines.
The public ownership of all railroads.
telegraphs n telephones, all means of
transportation not included under he
head of railroads; all water works, gas
and electric plants and other public utili-
ties.
n public ownership of all gold, sly
yer, copper, lead, iron, coal and other
AAAiiSo, dHu u all OIL alu gas wells.
Reduction of the hours of labor in pro-
portion to the increased facilit ties of pro-
duction.
The Inauguration of a system of pub
Tic works and improvement for the en-
ployment of the unemployed, the public
credit to be used for that purpose.
Useful inventions to be free, the In.
ventors to be rewarded by the public.
Labor legislation to be national i'm
stead of local and International when
possible.
National insurance of working people
against accidents and against want in
old age.
Equal civil and political rights for
men and women, and the abolition of all
laws discriminating in favor of one
against the other.
The adoption of the initiative and
referendum, proportional representation.
and the right of recall of representa-.
tiVes by the voters.
Abolition of war and the introduc.
ton of international arbitration.
The council will finish it's labors and
take final adjournment this vening.