The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
State Society of Labor Still on
SeatOn's Trait.
His Record to Be Appended to
Resolutions.
NO EXPLANATION MADE
Action is Simply Condemnation
of Mr.. Seaton.
Work of Society to Be Con-
cluded Tonight.


dustry does not propose to let up on
John Seaton, of Atchison, with simple
resolutions of condemnation, since he
has denied that he is responsible for
the defeat of the long train bill in the
last legislature.
The society took up Captain Seaton's
case today, and after passing the reso-
luton of condemnation, committee
was appointed to prepare a record of
SeatonS attitude on different questions
of interest to laboring men and his gen.
eral treatment of labor organizations.
and have it published. This COMMITTEES
consists of Il. p. Scott, assistant labor
commissioner, w. o. Van Pelt, and w.
H. Thomas.
The committee is instructed to pre-
pare a preamble and then Captain
Seaton'S record, and attach it to the
resolution. The resolution itself is as
follows:
Resolved, That the conduct of Hon.
John Seaton towards this society and
towards Workingn en- be condemned by
this society,"
The resolutions submitted to the com
mittee on resolutions, as reported IN
the State Journal Tuesday, were all
reported favOrably by the committee
and adopted, and in addition the follow
ing resolutions were also adopted:
Condemning President Roosevelt for
ordering the dismissal of government
employees who lobby in congress for an
increase of salary.
Favor the creation of an inspector of
steam boilers.
Demanding the passage of a law pro-
viding for the appointment of a state
board of arbitration to settle strikes
and labor difficulties.
Protesting against the employment of
te1egrap piers under u years of age.
Favoring the passage of a child labor
law.
Protesting against the unjust appli-
cation Of the garnishment laws against
employees.
Favoring a general eight-hour law.
Protesting against the granting of in
functions by the courts against labor
ers who are striking against the impor
tatiOn of cheap labor or unjust diScr1m-
ination.
Favoring the passage of a law forbid
ding contractors from en- ploying men
at union wages and then requiring them
to give a rebate in order to hold their
jobs.
Favoring the passage of a law regu-
1ating the tonnage of freight trains
FaVorlng the repeal of the desert land
act by congress and advocating the pas
sage of an act permitting the disposal
of public land only to homesteaders and
providing for government assistance in
irrigating arid lands.
F'ayoring the passage of a law re-
Qu1rlng contractors to keep a time book
and pay roll of all employees and MAX
ing it obligatory upon him to swear to
its correctness when requested to do SO
by a labor union.
Favoring the passage of the barber
examination and license law.
F'avoring a law requiring all state
and municipal work to be done by union
labor.
Favoring the increased taxation of
personal property so as to prevent the
undue taxation of small property own
ers
George Whitlock was reelected pres
ident of the society by reclamation. G.
H. Danner, of Fort Scott, a rsg way
conductor, was nominated against him,
but Mr.. Danner refused the nomina-
ton and withdrew his name. L. V.
Rawlins, of Fort Scott, a member of the
Retail Clerks union, was elected vice
president, and the legislative commit
tee was continued the same as at pres
ent, w. 0. Van Pelt of Pittsburg Ross
Perkins &f Leavenworth, and Francis
Fern of Scammon.
The society will probably conclude
it's business this afternoon. The only
thing remaining to be done at noon was
to receive the report of the State sSocie-
ty of Mine Workers, which is an adjunct
of the labor society. The miners We're in
session all the morning in a committee
room on the third floor of the state
house, balloting on state mine in
spector The mine inspector and the
secretary of the Mine Workers Society
are the same, and there is contest for
the office An effort was made to de-
feat the reelection of Ed Keegan. the
present mine inspector. The candidates
against him were David Castleman of
Litchfield, John Orr of Weir City and
J. P. Crane of Frontenac.