The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-11
Cut Out the Platitules

iiiitS' uetiuTeu tile lktN. Snel'lpIl IiHT-
ris. of Dwight H. Until they give
this rate. I favor the scapers."
Cut Out the Platitudes.
dozen other speakers shouted out
excited remarks, when Dennis Hayes
at last secured the floor. Pass the
resolution, if you feel like it," he said,
but for goodness sake, get back to
business. I don't believe in denouncing
all capitalists and corporations. Let's
cut out the platitudes and stick to
facts. We labor men are too much
given to scattering our fire"
He was loudly applauded. and n vote
taken at once. and the resolution re-
ceived Il big majority.
The committee on sccrctaryS report
refused to concur iuf the recommended
tion of Secretary Morrison that the per
capita tax be increased from Onc-third
of one per cent. to two-thirdS but Of
'ered Il substitute making IL one half
OF one per cent. The substitute was
adopted
Resolutions favorably reported ANA
concurred in were:
Endorsing the Industrial \iyocatc ot pitt,tun
For granting nome rule to the District ul Go.
lumbia
Directing federation organizes to assist in ur.
gnnaing III" actors.
For II law regulating the number of mon ,n
vessels.
Against concessions OF reclaimed Lands T., coi.
poratiors Others not actually intending to set.
,r upon il.
To amend the alien contra" Law 50 a. 10 in.
,luIr musicians.
For approval ot central labor holc, Of all al.
v"rtisrmcnts solicited Tor and Published hy IA.
tonal local Labor organs, labor souvenirs. etc.
For patroniIu= news stands where the .Nnnri.
can Fr,crltioniSt i sale.
For tw"lN" hour day tor the District Of 60.
lumht hrcmcu
Plcdgng assistance oi the American Federation
"t Labor to the tobacco WORKER. in nrcnriig en-.
forccmcnt of tlci, adopted scale oi wages.
To grant a charter TO the Common l.ahorcrS OF
America. and approrria,ing SlD.tn tor carrying:
ON The work Of organizing them.
To form national body oi tho lInl Calricia'
Building lahorrs union
To form an international union ui cap makers.
against the convict labor system nv which
prisoner. leased To private individuals. IN
several southern states.
For the organization OF the Soil Pipe and Tit.
ting Moul,crS OF the United States.
Undesirable Task
The resolution placing upon tn" exec
within six months the respective jiris-
diction claims of the various organizn-
tinns was unfavornblv reported from,
the committee on resolutions and killed.
ON motion Of Nice-PrcSilcnt Duncan
the convention decided to refer to II
special committee of five all resolutions
dealing with autonomy. President
,;ompers is to he tn" chairman of the
committee ana he ais" is to select his
iSSoci:tee
\ resolution approprating $1,000 to
che Dayton. o.. metal polishcrs to as
sst them in their defense of injunction
md trespaSS suits WAS referred to tho
executive council.
4 resolution offered hv Dclogat"
Mosely of the birmingham, Ala, trades
nuncil, calling for the :maleanrttion
Il the different crafts engaged in the
same industry WAS referred To a special
committee Of tive to he appointed by
the chair.
The afternoon session was given over
mainly to the consideration of the re-
port of the committee on Chinese eN-
clusion Everybody was agreed on the
desirability of excluding the Chinese,
but there was n division of opinion on
the question of including the Japanese
and other Asiatic races in the oper-
ations of the exclusion act. Tho lead
ers of the federation had concluded that
it was best to avoid complications that
might enSuc from including Japanese
and others in the exclusion act and the
convention, in line with the policy of
the leaders. decided to let the Japanese
question alone, at least, for the present
a large number of delegates had come
prepared to declare themselves ON Chi
nese exclusion and as II consequence
several lengthy speeches We're deliv-
cred, despite the fact that no one need
ed convincing.
Committees Report.
The report of the committee was read
by President James OConnell, of the
machinists chairman of the committee
on Chinese exclusion. 1t enumerated
the reasons why the Chinese should
be excluded; recommended that the
American Federation of Labor bend all
it's efforts to securing the passage of
the exclusion bill which the executive
council should select as the most de-
sirable measure, and that Chinese eX-
clusiOn should be given preference of
all other matters by the federation
lobbyists. Al the end of the report
was attached paragraph recommends
ing that the Japanese and all other
Asiatic peoples be included in the eX-
clusion act.
Chairman O'Conncll stated that the
reported recommendation essayed To
combine the recommendations of the
presidents address ana the seven anti
Chinese resolutions submitted by dele
gates. All of the committee favored