Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-05
WOMEN The subject.
Trades Unions Reject Resolution
introduced BY Weavers.

A Naturalization Resolution Presented
By Tailors Union Was Passed The
Congress Also Wants theNaturaliza
tion Fee Reduced, so That Every
Workman Can Have the Benefit OF
1t Who Has been in a Trade Union
For a Period of Five Years.
London, Sept 5.-The Trades union
congress at its session to-day rejected
resolution introduced by the general
union of Weayers, etc, to the effect Inat
the time has now arrived when in the
economic interests of women the fran
chise should be extended to them on
the same terms as it is or may be to
men, and adopted a naturalization
resolution, presented by the Manches-
ter Jewish Tailors' union, as follows:
This congress urges upon the par
Hamentary committee to approach the
home secretary with view Of reducing
the naturalization fee so that it may
be within the reach of every workman
who has been member of a trade for
a period of five years, and with the ap-
proyal of such trade union, may apply
Tor naturalization.
Also, that the method of entering
an application for naturalization shall
be simplifed so that-the applicant shall
not have to employ solicitors and
agents, thereby saving unnecessary
costsv
The congress also adopted a motion
fayoring the payment of members of
parliament in order to allow all sec
tions Of the community to be adequate
ly represented in the house Of com
mons, and, further. expressing the
opinion that the fees of the returning
officers should be paid by the nation.
Tt was also voted that the parlia-
mentary committee be instructed to in
troduce a bill in the house of commons
to prevent any children under Is years
of age being employed In any textile
or 1ion-textile factories.
The Cigarmakers Mutual association
introduced resolution against ''capf-
talistic combines which was unani-
mously adopted. 1t was worded as
follows:
That. in the opinion of this con-
gress the growth of gigantic capital
istic trusts. with their enormous power
of controlling production. Is injurious
to the advancement of the working
classes, as by such combinations the
prices Of commodities are raised. the
standard of comfort of the people can
he reduced. the workmen's freedom en-
dangered and national prosperity mem
acnd''
The speakers contended that the time
had arrived when if the state did mt
control the trusts the latter would con-
troll the state, and that the only perma-
nent solution of the difficulty rested in
national ownership and control Of these
monopolies.
At the instance Of the Navvies' and
General Laborers' union the following
resolution was passed:
seThat this congress of British trade
l1nionists places on record its unuuali-
fed disapDroval of the war AGAINST the
Orange Free State and the Transvaal
republic believing that the question Of
extending the franchise and the pro-
lection Of industry was not the real
cause OF the dispute. but the mere
shield to cover an unscrupulous con-
sDiracy to grab. territory and replace
well paid white labor with unnaid par
tally enslaved blacks and Asiatics.
ssFurther this congress reaff1rms its
continued hostility to all wars of for
eign AGGRESSION. which only tends to
enrich the sinister figure of cosmopOli-
tan finance. whose main object is to
hold the workers Of all countries in
upivarsal social and economic servi-
tudes