Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-13

our earnest hope that peace might come
between the contending nations. our sense
of right and Justice our feeling OF human
fly. are outraged at the awful consequences
of modern warfare. whereby HUNDREDS OF
thousands OF men are MANNED Tor NE OF
slaughtered. Our feelings are not lessened
by the knowledge that the great sum total
of men SO destroyed or made useless comes
from the ranks Of the masses. the WORKERS
and that thereafter the burdens ana cohse-
ouences of debts and taxes to pay them,
are drawn from the wealth produced by the
toilers.
"As we are not 10th to place the blame of
responsibility upon those who are inoI-
ferent or antagonistic to the cause OF Ia
Dor. to the cause of humanity, so, am
sure we are I'm hearty accord with the SEN
timent OF gratitude and keen sense OF ap.
probation for the act OF the rres,aent VI
the world akin to him in bringing to an emo
the frightfui carnage and war between hus-
sia and Japan.
Reference to Social-Labor Body.
President Gompers delivers a hard rap
to the socialistic labor movement. which
he says is trying to destroy the trade union
movement and the American Federation
of Labor. He devotes a section Of the re-
port to amalgamating international unions
and the jurisdictionai disputes which so
frequently arise in the federation, and de-
open shop
He advises concentrated action in the
eight-hour movement and recommends
that the general introduction of the eight
hour workday be made the chief subject
for general discussion in our unions, cen
trail bodies national and international con-
with a view of their agreement thereto.
and should that fail. that preparation in
the meantime and thereafter be made to
enforce the eight-hour day by the demand
Ia nt1r
every means within our power to be helpful
to our fellow workers In its enforcement
The international Typographical Union"
he says. sis in the midst OF great contest
to establish the eight-hour workday In the
book and Job offices Of the trade. 1t having
achieved the seyen-hour workday in practi-
composition obtains. The international
Typograp hical Union sought to avoid the
strike In which II is now engaged by every
honorable means at its command 1t has
heen provoked and anticipated by four
months owing to the autocratic attitude
assumed by the employers In that trace
associated under the title OF the United
I'm the report which the executive coun-
I'll will submit to you, part Of which many
of you have already been ADVISED OF. WIN
he communicated to you the support we
have already given and propose 10 give 10
the International Typographical Union IN
its movement for the inauguration OF that
potential force for the upiilt OF fhah-'he
s.rha nrinters have already largely gained
the day; they can and must be crowned
With absolute victory. and 1t becomes our
solemn and binding duty to help them
prss,dent Gompers also treats on trade
,r,on schools, the use of public school
.na,,,s for union meetings the Colorado sit
nation and the Western Metal Miners.
Chinese Exclusion.
On chinese exclusion he says:
1nat
Questions which will confront the Ameri-
con neoDle. and of which this convention
must take cognizance and deal with earn
estlv intelligentIy and emphaticaiiy. is the
-. yn,aiSn inaugurated In several quarters
for what Is called modification OF the law
excluding Chinese from entry into the Unit
ed States or its possessions. Within the
mast year manifest efforts have been made
in this direction, particularly inaugurated
and stimulated by antagonistic employers
and some of their associations.
Information of an authentic character
and from various sources has been COM
municated to our Office showing that
carefully devised policy has been agreed
upon and is being carried out. Labor's an
tagonists realize the fact that American
public opinion and sentiment are fully ex-
pressed in the existing Chinese exclusion
law They also realize that IL the applt-
cation Of the law was sought to De moda-
ST would arouse the opposition OF the
American people. and the effort is therefore
s,lbtly screened by arrangement with the
sugar planters of Hawaii. placing them IN
the position of agitating for modification
of the law so as to permit the immigra-
ton of Chinese to that island
at is seldom that a bold front attack
Is made In any effort of human activity.
and our opponents, through the pretense
of the necessity for Chinese laborers TO
work upon the sugar plantations OF Ha-
wall. entertain the belief that once the
In Nv Ia s,,ecessfufIy attacked by So-called
modification its entire structure may be
eliminated
IAN agitation involving the expenditure
of vast Sums of money has been set on
foot by the sugar planters OF Hawaii. to
which our antagonists on the mainland
have largely contributed. all for the pur-
pose OF tmpressing the people of the United