Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-17
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Homestead strike and should not be ac-
cepted under any circumstances. The
motion was vigorously cheered and johann
sen was requested to put IL in writing
and present II later to the convention for
action.
Letters were read from Governor ]. f.
Mcdonald Of Colorado. the Denver Board
of Trade and business and labor organiza-
lions, inviting the federation to meet next
year in Denver The letters were referred
w. Mosser. fraternal delegate from the
British Labor Trades Council was then
introduced and addressed the convention
at length on the labor situation in Eng
land.
Mr.. Mosser delivered an interesting ad-
dress concerning labor conditions across
the sea, during which he was interrupted
by a cry of fire
Immediately the delegates in the rear OF
the hall rushed for the doors. The panic
was greatly Increased when the rear doors
were thrown open and disclosed that the
decoration of the vestibule and stairs lead
ing to the street were in flames. President
Gompers raped loudly for order and the
delegates became calm. The hre originated
from some unknown cause, but was quickly
extinguished by the jauitor. sa.--
Aid for Women Workers.
Miss Mary e. Mcdowell. president of the
womens Trade Union league and Miss
Gertrude Barnum, secretary, both OF Chi
cago, addressed the convention at the after
noon session. Both the women made an
earnest plea for the adoption Of n resolu-
ton presented by Thomas I. Kidd, re-
questing that congress make an appropria-
ton to be used to investigate the conditions
existing among the women workers In the
United States. Miss Mcdowell said there
we're 100000 women In this country who
were compelled to make their own living.
The members of the union at present are
not as helpful to these as they should be,
she said but as female toilers had to work,
they must either be temperatures with the
federation members or competitors The
resolution was adopted. -. ....
VIII Educate Preachers.
Rev. stelz OF Chicago superintendent OF
the department OF church and labor OF the
Presbyterian Church of America, then ad-
dressed the convention. Rev. Stelz then
spoke of trade unlonisIn and it's relation to
the church. He said:
The organized church and organized labor
stand for the same principles, II thought
the church did not stand for these prin-
ciples / would abandon II Immediately
Trade unionism has accomplished much for
the people OF this country and while un-
derstand that unionism is responsible for a
number OF evils, its good deeds overshAdow
all the evil ones. The ministers of the
church are not well enough acquainted with
unlonism and its principles, and ! will say
now that IL will be my aim 20 teach the
5000 preachers OF the Presbyterian faith in
this country more about the ethics of
unionism in the next year
David Gilmour OF Scotland and William
V. Todd OF Toronto, Canada, also ad-
dressed the convention,
The motion presented at the morning SEES
sion declining the 800 offered by II. c. Friek
for the entertainment of the delegates while
In this city was withdrawn this afternoon
by Delegate Johanssen. He announced he
had learned that the money had not yet
been presented and that II would be re-
tected when Il was offered, and for this rea-
son withdrew the motion. President Com
pers said the delegates would be entertained
at the Grand opera house this evening. The
convention adjourned at 8 o'clock until to-
morrow in order to give the committees
additional time to prepare their reports.