The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
BRITISH UNION LABOR
Delegates from England Heard BY
American Federation.
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Vital Question OF Trade Jurisdiction
Touched DEMONSTRATES Of General
Officers Increased.

Scranton Pm, December THE Amer.
lean Federation OF Labor. which has been
In session here for three days, completed
its Organization today and the real work
OF the convention viii begin on Monday
The official roll Of the federation shows the
presence Of Sl2 delegates, the largest mum.
Der in the history OF the organization,
During the past two days i07 resolutions
were presented FOR the consideration OF che
convention and all were referred to com
mlttees The committees viii hold no SEES.
sion tomorrow and some OF the resolutions
may be reported TO the convention Monday.
The morning session was given up 10 the
completion OF organization and IN the aftof.
noon the British frEiernal delegates ad-
dressed the convention on trades union con.
dItiups in England.
resolution was adopted indOrsng the
strike Of the local street ear uulon against
the Scranton Street Railway company. A
substantial appropriation viii probably be
nnde TO aid the strikers.
Among the large number OF resolutions
presented today were several relating TO
tie vital question OF trade jurisalct!oa.
Oiner important resolutions Introduced were
these.
Increasing the salaries ~ the National or.
suAlLtls IL per cent anu also luClCArluE
! tae salary OF the president from Sli6 .
$40 per month ana that OF rhe secretaiy
| iiom $3.50 20 500 per month.
Demanding municipal State and govern
ii%aa ownership OF railroads. telegraph
Asking workmen to aid In the acquire.
ment Of the power OK The government Tor
elG purpose OF the neutraliziug Industrial
Demanding the organization of an iude.
pendent political party
PROTESTING against shpsubsidy legsla-
Expressing sympathy for the Beers,
Foi the establishment Of socialism
=, increasing iS the number Of vice presidents
OF the federation from six to eight.
teachers. " ''"V''
REQUESTING workmen 10 hold aloof from
the militia
soclation Of Carpenters and Iolners. who IL
mere as one Of the fraterual delegates IRON,
Great Britain, reviewed the labor conditions
as as ihey now prevail In the British isands
ana pleaded with the delegates not to
torcs the amalgamated to join the Brother.
hood OF carpenters, as they would Sacri6ce
much II they took such action He referred
10 the assassination Of President McKtnlsy
and said that the bond between tho Amer.
lyans and English is SO strong that 'poli.
'lGp,ans ana inTig1ers can not hreak IT,.
Union congress made an address advocating
socialism, which he said is doing more for
labor than any other force
- he differed With President Gompers on
INC latters stand agains, compulsory arhi.
ration and was opposed 10 leaving labor
disputes 70 the preiudices Of the courts .
IL NJ Draper Of the Canadian Trades
Union congress pleaded FOR more aid from
me federation He touched on the Chigcso
exclusion act ami said that Canada should
g n reESct Mongoiian immigration 10
British Columbia he said. In 4 nnnber ~
i9gtories employing $500 persons 400 were
MI!leh white workmen aud the other 1900
Chinese and Japanese ''N'<
President Gompers replied 10 the foreign
delegates on behalf Of the delegates
Addresses were also made by Miss Harriet
Kaiser Of tho Chicago League for The Al
Eancement ~ the Interest OF Organized
Labor and Mrs Julia Llewellyn. orgtniycr
OF the Woman's lutegnatiousl Lnbor iragne.