The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-04
Take Position 1t Should Be Paid
for at Union Price.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Ask for State Inspection OF
Railroad Tracks.
Also That Women Be Given
Right of Suffrage.

> A novel proposition was made in
connection with the discussion of the
prison contract labor question in the
convention of the State Society of
Labor and Industry this morning.
which was that inasmuch as the con-
victs must have some labor to occu-
py their time they should be paid
the union scale of wages prevailing
for corresponding work outside the
prison walls, the proceeds to go to
the relief of their families, often left
In deplorabie condition, dependent
tupon an uncharitable world.
The resolution condemning Secre-
s&aRy Taft as the first judge to issue
ian injun ction against the interests of
the wage Garner, thus inaugurat1ng
the Ubiquitous injunction system, and
candidacy for president of the United
States, was shelved by the resolutions
Ecommittee on the ground that the
policy of the society is to eliminate
from its transactions all matters of
a political or religious nature which
tan4ght serve to foment discord.
The Resolutions.
In the second days sessions of the
convention the entire forenoon was ta-
ken I'D with the introduction of resolu-
4ion and motions and the considera-
tion of reports of committees. A short
recess was taken at noon to enable the
convention to get through with its al
tfernoon programme in time for the an
4icipated coming of the lower house of
the legislature to take up its business
where 1t was left Off last Friday.
!. The committee on resolutions, through
its chairman, August Anderson of
Wichita, made partial reports from
time to time, upon which the conven-
tion took action as they were received,
but this complete report was not sub
ton
Among the more important resolutio is
considered in this way were thesT-
Adverse to any change in the tlme of
holding meetings or in the law gov
erning the State Society of Labor and
Industry; pledging the society to do all
in it's power to procure for women
political freedom and the full privilege
of participating in the management OF
government; endorsing the action ana
attitude of the governor on the bank
depositors' guarantee law and charac-
terizing the Waggener bill for a bank
deposits insurance company as a mere
subterfuge to defeat the demand of the
people; demanding the passage of
law by the next legislature forbidding
railroad companies to collect hospital
assessments, or any other, unless the
employees are given full representation
on the board of management; In 1aVor
of a law regulating the manner OF de-
livery of black powder. and other ex-
plosives used in the mines: for the EN-
actment of a law granting equal suf-
frage to women; for the equipment OF
theaters, hotels, factories and room1ng
houses with more efficient fire escape
apparatus; to require railroad COM
panies to place signal towers at all
points of intersection with tracks OF
other railroads, with competent men
On charge; for the amendment Of the
boiler inspection law; to restrict by law
the use of the long stroke automatic
hammer If found detrimental to the
health of the user, the state board of
health to give it's opinion on the ques-
ton of health before action is taken;
for state inspection Of railroad tracks
and to require railroad companies to
place and maintain them in safe con-
ditton; favoring the abolition of the
prison contract labor system at the
kansas state penitentiary as detr1men-
tai to the labor interests of the state.
The election of officers was the last
atem on the programme for the after
noon.