Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-10
THE CHINESE LAW.
Labor Delegates in This City
 Pass Resolutions.

Would Have Congressman and Others
 Work and Vote for Chinese ExcIu-
 sion Resolutions Also Passed
 in Opposition to the Shil Subsidy
 Bill.
 Among the resolutions adopted at the state convention of the Federation of Labor in this city yesterday after noon was the following:
 Whereas, Within a few months the Chinese exclusion law lapses through limitation, the duty deyolyes upon all American citizens, in the interest and well-being of our wage-earners as well as the perpetuity of harmonious au- tOnomy in this country, to energetic ally insist that Connecticut's repre- sentatives in the fifty-ninth congress work and vote to re-enact said Chi nese exclusion law, and
 Whereas, Centralized wealth, whick. our patriotic and illustrious Lincoln Gwen in his day) viewed with alarm, the aggregation of enormous wealth of the country in the hands of few, will have q tendency of creating a privileged class or money power, which will always be a menace to our free institution of government, and
 Whereas. This "aggregation of enor- nous wealth" has evolved the trusts or privileged class" and as they are sn league to further enslave the wage earners of this country by bringing into competition the servile cheap la- Dor of China. it is our sacred duty as American citizens to strenuously IIO- test This, mammoth money power In f.Io Ir- lr.f fhaU will food the country with coolie labor. and bring about such a crisis as de- manded the enactment of a foreign contract labor law, therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That delegates to the con- ventiOn of the State branch, American Federation of Labor, holden at Wa terbury. Conn., October, 1901. do here by endorse the re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion act, therefore De it further
 Resolved. That delegates not aldle insist, but demand of their representa- tives in congress that they give their vote and moral support to this entire ly American measure for self preser- vation; also. that copy of these reso- lutiOns Be sent to our representatives in congress and to Secretary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor; and. also. that delegates rec ommend resolutions and individual influence of their separate unions in furtherance of such re-enactment.
 The above resolutions were intro- 6luced by Delegates Molumphy and Weir of the Hartford Typographical union. The same delegates submitted resolutions regarding the attitudeof the New York Sun towards the union, and John E. Loughlin and F. J. Casey of- fered resolutions indorsing the action of the Hartford Machine Screw Co re- garding the short hour day. All the resolutions were passed unanimously. Addresses were delivered by James P Maher of Danbury and Nicholas Dutle of Ohio.
 The following resolution, introduced by Delegate J. H. Riley of DanDury, was passed at to-day'S session:
 Whereas. We notice in the public prints that it is the intention to push to passage in the next congress the so- called ship subsidy bill-a bill gener- ally known as being in the interest of a favored few at the expense of the many; so designed as to add millions to the already overfiowing coffers of gigantic corporations and by its special donations open the way to a trust Ill the ocean carrying trade; making no
  ton of freight rates for the benefit of producers. but giving it's largest aid to tourist carrying ''ocean grey hounds;'' and
 Whereas, Organized labor is always opposed to special privileges and class favOritism and is ever jealous Of the rights of the masses of the people who have never yet asked or received any special fayors from the government; therefore
 Resolved, That we. the Connecticut State Federation of Labor, in conyen- tiOn assembled, are opposed to the so- called ship subsidy bill; that we con slider it violation of the doctrine Of equal rights and the worst kind or class legislation, and that we urge our congressman to use their best eHorC to defeat it
 The annual report of Treasurer F. Fl. Connolly came from the auditing committee approved. It was adopted. The report shows a balance on hand of ST4S50.
 Considerable business was transact ed to-day and this evening grand reception will be held in City hall 1t is expected that the hall will be crowded. Officers will be elected at to-morrow's session.
 The convention indorsed the Sun boycott by a unanimous vote.
 Resolutions were passed regarding the question of constitutional reform: This matter occupied a good deal or attention. and the delegates being anx- ious to learn what others had to say on the question. extended an invita- lion to John O'Neill to speak on the subject this afternoon. Mir O'Neill was present and gave the delegates quite an interesting talk regarding the need of constitutional revision in this state and pointed out various inequalities that exist in our state constitution which might have been all right when they were adopted, but have long since outlived their usefulness and should have been relegated to the rear half a century and more ago. Mir O'NeilIs views appeared to meet with the ap- proval of the convention and his re- marks were enthusiastically received.
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