The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-19
MANY BILLS
YET TO BE
ACTED ON
American Federation Of Labor
Has Ono Hundred Measures
Which Must Be- Disposed Of

Boston, Nov. 1o.--After the contentious
proceedings of yesterday when resolutions
oered by the Socialists were rejected after
q long debate and by an overwhelming
vote tho delegates 10 the annual conven-
ton OF the American Federation OF Labor
assembled In Faneull hall today In ex-
pectation OF a more harmonious session.
hundred or more resolutions had yet
to be acted upon. The delegates hoped to-
day 10 consider a great many OF these In
order TO clear the way for as early an
adjournment as possible. Tho committee
| on resolutions had a score of petitions
ready TO report upon. The provisional
schedule OF the proceedings provided for
the election OF oicers tomorrow.
The delegates were late in arriving and
IL was sometime after when President
Gompers called the convention to order.
Ii was apparent that not more than two
thirds Of the accredited delegates were I'm
the hall and IL was informally announced
that many had left for their homes.
The first matter of business was the
acceptance OF an unfavorable report on
resolution declaring that unlonists be
Obliged TO us eonly union label goods. A
resolution was adopted on motion0o Del
egate Berry of the Tri-City Labor con.
gress. calling attention to an agreement
with the secretary of war after strike
on the Rock Island arsenal, and which
has not been Sssognized by the command
ant OF the arsenal. and requesting Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO order that the agree
nent be carried out, and the men who
struck by reinstated in their positions.
The convention adopted resolution IA
vorfng the election by direct vote OF the
people OF the president. vice president,
members OF the cabinet and United States
senator's. supreme court judges and attor-
neys' general OF the several states of the
Union.
The committee ordered substitute for
a resolution presented by Delegate Fur
ton protest against the building of the
Panama canal as leading inevitably TO In
terference with the sovereignty OF sister
republics, and 10 the annexation OF all the
territory between Mexico and the pro-
posed canal
The substitute favored the construction
OF the canal, but suggested that as there
are hundreds OF thousands of Southern
European and Italian laborers who are
citizens OF the United States. none but
citizens should he employed in the con-
struction OF the canal. This matter was
laid upon the table. while the convention
proceeded unanimously to adopt the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, by the American Federation
of Labor that IL deems IL absolutely nec-
essary for the preservation and advance
ment of natives OF the Philippines and
Hawaiian Islands to whom the govern
ment has made solemn pledges of pro-
lection, that the Chinese exclusion act
be made TO apply 10 the Japanese and
Koreans and other Asiatic monaghan
labor; also that the present Chinese ex-
clusion act continue In full force in the
Philippine and Hawaiian Islands and
further.
Resolved, That the incoming executive
council Is hereby required to instruct
the legislative committee to have intro
duced I'm congress a bill embodying the
spirit OF these resolutions"
A motion to hold the next convention
at ST. Louis was referred TO the proper