Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-22
Union Labor League
Forms Resolutions
of It's Principles

At meeting OF the Union Labor league
Monday night, the following resolutions
were adopted
The working men OF the city Of Omaha,
holding with the authors VI the beclar-
alton Of Independence that We are Ell
titled 20 the tud possession of life, hb-
erty, and the pursuit OF happiness; that
the machinery Oh production, distribution,
communication and exchange should be
owned collectively and distributed dom
oCratically and ecOnomlcHIiy by the
municipality, 20 hereby prOhulgate tna
following as our pnnCipleS
Whereas, the working Hcn in the past
have at all times inJudiciouSly and m
discriminatory wasteu their votes on
asprants rOr pOht4vai offices whose in
tercsts were ulameUricHiIy opposed 10
them, and
Whereas, II the working men would
solidlGy their votes they could, by con-
sistent action, place IN he executive uI-
with the wage Garner For tuRt reason
We, the representatives OF the various
trades, hereby organize the Labor league
OF the city of Omaha, whose functions
shall be activity on the political field 10
the extent that we elect such men under
the commission toim Ut government; and
the, following is our declaration OF prtn-
CiplCs:
we favor an honest, fair adminlstra-
tion of the city government which shat
promote free speech the right OF luwful
We advocate ownership by the munich
pality of all plants and establishments
which furnish to the people OF Omaha
gas and electric light and power and the
establishment of coal and wood yards,
ice plants, cold storage warehouses and
free public markets, all of which shall
be operated for the benefit of the people
and not for profit.
We favor the municipal ownership OF a
single telephone system, which viii re-
lteYe the people or two privately owned
and miserably Inadequate systems such
as now exist In the city of Omaha
We favor the establishment ana main
tenance by the municipality OF public
comfort stations, conveniently located
throughout the city.
We favor the extension OF our park and
play grounds systems.
We favor the establishment of social
centers at school houses and other suit
able places,
We advocate the establishment OF free
public baths, both in the city proper, at
Carter lake and at other places where
possible.
We look with adherence upon the spec
tacle OF a modern city In an alleged civil
lied age which maintains n barbarous
chain gang, a relic of a medieval period
long ago abandoned by progressive COM
munities of America. We promise to
exert every effort to abolish this hideous
institution.
We call attention to the present neglect
of streets in the poorer sections of the
city to the advantage of the wealthy
class, and we advocate a more equal dis
tribution of funds and labor in this mat
ter.
We favor the establishment Of free
employment bureau to be operated by the
municipality with the end in view Of
eliminating the harpies who now, by
methods of extortion, Misrepresentation
and cheating the employed, bring untold
suffering to those upon whom a great
burden has already been cast
We favor the esta blishment of free
hospital and recommend that the hospital
recently acquired by the city be main
tanned as such.
We are opposed to the contract system
such as now exists in the city of Omaha
and stand for all public work being per-
formed by Omaha citizens and that not
over eight hours shall constitute a days
labor.
We stand for the rigid enforcement OF
the child labor law and the female labor
law which is now constantly and fla
GRAVITY violated all over the city.
To the accomplishment OF the ends
above enumerated the Labor league of
the city of Omaha hereby pledges its
hearty support and invites all laboring
men to unite with US and soiicits the
support and cooperation of sympathizers
and friends.