The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-19

mefnorialized to pass an act of a na- ture similar to the Chinese exclusion laws which shall apply to Japanese and Koreans. A number of such resolu- tfons have been pressed, but so anx- ious are the delegates to make the petition as acceptable as possible that the committee has withheld the matter until a measure can be presented to the delegates that shall be acceptable to all.
 Delegate John Golden of the United Textile Workers of America addressed the convention and impiored them to aid the 25,000 operatives now on a strike at Fall River by voting to levy an assessment of one cent per week for every member of a labor organization affiliated with the American Fedora ton. s
 Impassioned speeches were made in behalf of this measure. Delegate Mrs. Mary Sullivan of the National Women's s Trades Union League, depicted the scenes there since the strike began. She characterized the conditions existent as more terrible than those attendant on the anthracite coal strike. One meal a day. consisting of soup and two slices of bread. she alleged, Is the fare of 1.400 women and children. To safeguard the virtue of these unfortunate women and protect the health and perhaps the life of the children, she prayed that finan- cial aid might be given until the strike could be won.
 Delegate DriscolI of Boston offered motion that an assessment of one cent per week for three weeks be levied on every member of an organization af- filiated with the American Federation of Labor, to aid the textile workers now on strike at Fall River. The mo- ton was carried unanimously amidst great cheers. Many delegates rose in their seats and on behalf of their or ganization offered checks or cash as the share of their organization. Figuring on basis of membership of 2.0OO,o0O, 1t is estimated that aid to the extent Of s25,000 per week will be given the strikers.
 After passing this measure, the con ventfon adjourned until morning.
 
 Strikers Made Happy.
 Fail River, Mass, Nov. 1S.-The news that the American Federation had voted to raise immediately $75,0Oo Tn aid of the strikers here, was received joyousiy by the officials of the various textile unions and the strikers in gem eral. The action at San Francisco IS considered by most of the union om- cials as the only step 10 ehapie the strike to be carried to a finish. It Is estimated that 1t costs about $1O,Ooo weekly to conduct the contest against the mill owners.
 President N. B. Borden of the Faii River Manufacturers Association, when told of the labor body's action said:
 The assessment levied by the Amreican Federation of Labor VIII have no effect whatever on the manu- lecturers. They cannot and will not make any concessions"
 Mir Borden further said that the question of re-opening the Seventy-hve next Monday depends upon the dispo- sition of the operatives,
 Thomas A ODonnell secretary of the Mule Spinners Union said:
 T consider the report from San Francisco very encouraging. I think that the manufacturers now will see the wisdom of doing something to end the controversy"
 The action of the American Fedora tion of Labor said Secretary Joseph Whitehead of the Weavers Union means added strong support for the strikers and will be the means of prolonging the strike if the notices of the reduc- ton are not taken down. The next step must be made by the manu- lecturers. No concessions will be made by the labor men,"