The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-14

all competent to speak who are in SYM
patty with the purpose of effective
Chinese exclusion:
That Chinese subjects of Great Brit
ain or citizens of the republic of Mex
leo, (and perhaps those who may pre-
tend to be the subjects or citizens of
either), may come to the United States
at will; that the courts will so hold
should a test case DC made.
That Chinese can be excluded only
by sympathetic administrative action
of the federal authorities.
THAT the entire question should be
reopened by congress, and an effec-
tive, comprehensive law enacted.
Senator Turner of Washington has
introduced a bill repeating the follow
ing clause of the Chinese exclusion bill:
So far as the same are not inconsist-
ent with treaty obligations until other
wise provided by law.
In reopening the subject we should
endeavor to secure the enactment Of
that BILL
Crime of Child Labor.
A moderate educational test for i'm
migrants was advocated and the crime
of child labor denounced.
notwithstanding the suspicion that
those responsible for the federal legis-
latiOn have not been either fair or
just to labor President GOmpers nd
vised persistent efforts in this direc-
ton. In this connection he said:
In recent address delivered by
President Roosevelt he publicly pro-
claimed his conviction ia favor of wage
earners organizing for their mutual
and common protection, and this has
been verified by his action as well as in
personal conversation. Certainly when
the president Of the United States Will
give his adhesion to the necessity as
well as the wisdom of the wage-earaers
organizing, it should not be only a
convincing factor with the vet. unor-
ganized, but should disarm or put
quietus upon narrow minded, short
sighted and prejudiced employers 1t
is very gratifying to find the president
OF the United States in his lass message
devoting considerable portion thereof
TO questions affecting industry ard of
benefit to the wage arrers.
In conclusion. President Corners
thanked his fellow trade unionists for
their cooperation, advice and synnpa-
thy, saying;
The respect of when I have been
the recipient at the hands of my fellow
toilers has sunk deep into my heart
ana left its impress in any eusire be-
ing, character and make up; the re-
spect which, pray, NAV continue Until
aye, even after-tieath.'-
The words of praise accorded BY the
speaker to President Mitchell of the
Mine Workers union were greeted with
great applause.
Secretary's Report.
Secretary Morrison's report. which
embodied much detail of routine mat
ters, was then read. The report GOV
cred the eleven months ended with
Sept. 80 last. The feGeration's aggre-
gate income for this time was sIls. 49S
and the expenditures $119.0S6. OF the
receipts $40, 423 consisted of contribu-
tons TO the defense fund. Mr.. Morri-
son also stated that for the eleven
months 1024 unions were chartered. a
larger number than for any entire year
These additions increased the total
number of unions to 1859. The avera ee
membership is shown by the per CAPITA.
tax to be l,o25,30O0, a gain Of four fold
IN the past six years Mr.. Morrison
says that the increase of the defense
fund tax has resulted beneacfallv and
he advocates a still further Increase of
the per capita tax.
Reports from international and local
unions show that there were / SIS
strikes in which 412 SAT persons prere
involved. Out OF that number 325. g67
were benefited and 1905 were not. The
total cost Of the strikes was ST. .604.