The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-11
Exclusion of Chinese Advocated, but
Not japanese or Other Asiatics
at Present.
TICKET sCALPING FAVORED
SOCIALISTS THOUGHT THE RAIL
WAYS SHOULD BE SKINNED"
Universal Label Proposition Defeated
Protest Against Employment OF
Government Bonds.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 1O-The exclusion
of Chinese, japanese and other Asiatics
from American territory, ticket scalping,
legislation and advisability of adopting
universal label for union-made goods were
the principal questions that claimed the
attention of the delegates at to-day's two
sessions of the American Federation of
Labor. The resolutions advocating the ex-
clusion of the Chinese were adopted by
the convention with considerable hurrah,
but in the matter of excluding natives of
Japan and other Asiatic lands a snag was
struck. and this part of the Monaghan
agitation was killed so far as the present
convention is concerned.
The special committee having charge of
the exclusion matter was unanimous in
favorably reporting the Chinese section of
the resolution, but was divided in regard
to the Japanese. The Pacific coast dele
gates led the discussion on Chinese exclu-
sion, but were divided when IL came to eX-
Guiding other Orientals. The burden of the
remarks Of those who opposed the Japan
csc resolution was that Chinese immigra-
ton was the greater evil of the two, and
that to insist on some restrictive law to
prevent a Japanese invasion may endanger
the passage by Congress of the Chinese
act.
delegates representing the railway teleg-
rapherS opened the fight against the reSo-
luton, making the point that such action
was beyond the jurisdiction of the Fedora
ton. The printers were helped along in
their arguments for the adoption of the
resolution by several socialistic members
OF the convention. A Socialist from Chi
cagO said the railroads were "skinning the
people, and why not let the people skin the
railroads? 1t is a skin game all around.
When the viva voce vote was taken those
q
by an overwhelming majority.
The agitation for a universal label, which
has been carried on for long time, was
again defeated. Those who favored the
idea fought valiantly, but the delegates
had made up their minds on the question
and crushed the proposition when it came
to vote.
The convention disposed of much routine
business during the day. The important
question of trade autonomy will be sent
TO special committee which will be an
nounced tomorrow. The committee on res
olutiOns presented a volumnous report.
Among the resolutions was one asking all
unions TO give the status of the jurisdiction
over which they claim to exercise author
omy, and First Vice President Duncan
made the important announcement that he
will ask for the appointment of a special
committee to consider the whole question
of autonomy. This announcement had the
effect of killing the resolution, there being
no opposition to the motion TO adopt the
recommendation OF the committee.
Among the resolutions adopted by the
convention were these: To assist the Vir-
ginia Federation of Labor in having the
voice Of labor heard and its rights secured
in the remodeling of the Virginia Consti-
tuition; giving the right of suffrage to the
citizens of the District of Columbia to
aid the Actors Protective Union to organ
ize actors; asking Congress to pass a
marine law regulating the number of men
employed by the size of a vessel and set
ting a standard OF skill; opposing the sale
n fiOp &c
or speculatOrs protesting against the COM
petition with other musicians of musicians
enlisted in the service of the United States,
clans and skilled mechanics be included
in the alien contract labor law asking
Congress to give the District of Columbia
fire department employees twelve-hour
day and providing for the organization of
state federation in Tennessee and other
Southern States TO fight the convict labor
system