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powers 10 prevent or obstruct the freest Of pos
sible exercise Of these rights functions must
tie freedom of the American people. endsngering
the stability ~ American Institutions and de
part Of every patriotic citizen; further.
Resolved That copies OF these resolutions be
submitted 10 President Roosevelt, the members
~ Congress and United States Senators from
California and the press II San Francisco.
The above resolutions We're passed
unanimously by a rising vote Of the
delegates.
The resolutions on the position as
sumed 10y Secretary Metcalf are as
follows.
Whereas. Secretary Metcalf in his report 70
President Roosevelt the japanese question IN
san FranciscO. makes numerous misstatements
and misrepresentation, among which is an i'm
piled charge of bad faith against the japanese
and Korean Exclusion League, in connection with
the action OF the latter body In advising the seq
regRrion of an Monaghan pupils in the public
schools, and IN the matter OF discrimination
against japanese ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; therefore,
Resolved. by the Californis State Fedora tion
Of labor in meeting assembled, That the action
~ the japanese and Korean Exclusion League
in the first named OF these matters is in no
tion that "the league as such shall not adopt
shy measure OF discrimination against any
Chinese, japanese or Koreans now or hereafter
legally resident iu the United States; but on
the contrary is merely an exercise Of the I'M
clflZeuS.
flluall Or collecukel!s 20 secure the ehlVISt-
ment Of eli laws Of the state designed for the
regulation ~ the relations between the re
epectlVe races. further
Resolved, That the allegation that the league
boycott on the japanese restaurant keepers Is
contrary 70 fact and based chiefly upon mis-
Interpretation Of the reports Of the leagues
Resolved, That We deny and protest against
these and other features Of Secretary Metcalfs
report 10 President Roosevelt IS unjust, untrue
and misleading; further
Resolved, That the report of Secretary Met
particular the same being an obviously one
sided and grossly exaggerated presentation Of
bear no significance 10 the question at issue be
tween the Governments Of the United States and
end President Roosevelt; further.
Resolved. That we hereby express our lack Of
confidence in Secretary Metcalf as one who
having been honOred and trusted by our citi-
zens. has sought to betray our interests IN a
and future generations. with the object OF boil
STEERING up an assault upon our rights IS self
governing commonwealth ana with intent 10
justify blow az the most fundamental prin-
ciple Of national liberty.
The above resolutions were. passed
unanimously.
The following resolutions on the
employment of Chinese on the Panama
canal were passed unanimously:
Whereas, Bids have been called by the Pan
anna Canal Commission for the supply Of $500
Chinese labOrers. under conditions virtually
amounting 10 involuntary seryitude; therefore,
Resolved, by the Californis State Federation
~ Labor, That We protest against The proposed
employment Of Chinese on the Panama canal
rs q violation Of the Chinese exclusion and
alien contract labor laws; further
Resolved, That especially object 10 the
terms under which IL is proposed 10 hold the
Chinese laborers 10 their contracts with the
of the thirteenth amendment TO the consfif1,fior
y me United States, inasmuch they clearly
imply ano necessarily involve state OF invol-
Resolved. That copies Of these resolutions be
forwarded 70 the Panama Canal Commission.
me President OF the United States and the Sec
Rotary OF State.
In speaking Of his resolutions against
the employment Of Chinese on the
isthmian canal Macarthur said:
The opposition OF organized labor to the en-
cana! ls based upon the feature OF slavery
nave 9een INFORMED BY the United States Attor-
ney General that the employment OF Chinese
amendment Of the United States consfitufjop
nor IN conflict with the alien contract labor and
Cnlnese exciusiQn laws However & careful pc
rusal Of the official opinions SO far from re-
moving ne objection 70 the coolie system but
In fact slavery is inseparsbIe from coolie
labor The stipulation IN the proposed labor
contracts that neither slavery nor involuntary
seryituoe shall be permitted Is meaningless; II
Is like saying that person who falls into the
Water must not drown We cannot by any such
subtertuee evade the natural effects OF our re-
sponsibility for our acts.
II is freely said that the American working
man has no interest In the conditions OF those
VINO 90 the rough work on the isthmus as
President Roosevelt expresses #. I repudiate
that suggestion distinctly selfish and uurvOr-
thy of the American people We do concern
ourselves about the conditions OF those who labor
everywhere under the jurisdiction OF the United
States. Our rightful concern for the condition
OF labor Is not bounded by the confines Of our
the wide world around.
S. 7. Arnold and James Bowlan, rep
resenting the japanese and Korean Ex-
clusion League, made a plea for better
support from organized labor.
BARRIERS WANT NEW LAW
The BARRIERS viii present resolutions
for q Sunday-closing law and are in
favor OF re-enacting the State BARRIERS
law.
There viii be no night sessions with
out request comes from three-Quar-
ters OF the delegates present No reso-
buttons win be entertained after $50
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
DR.. n. Krishna OF Bombay, India, ad-
dressed the convention on the deplora-
bic labor conditions in his country.
George A. Tracy viii be elected presi-
dent and James A. Bowling secretary
treasurer.
Among those prominently mentioned
as vice presidential possibilities are p.
O'Brien OF the San Francisco Brewery
WOrkmen, J. J.. Butler OF the Los An
geles Transfers and A M. Thompson Of
the Oakland Transfers.
Crafts affiliated with the federation
and allied with the Provision Trades
Council viii group themselves into a
State organization and become a de-
psrtmental council OF the federation
The aim is TO centralize the forces in
the provision trades throughout the
State, and the action viii have a ten
dency to make the wage scales more
uniform.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
President Simmons has announced
the following committees:
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