The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-09-27
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BY ORGANIZED R G \ LABOR
New York Unions See in Impeach-
ment Trial Attempt to Punish
For Labor Sympathy.

Organized labor in New York SYM
pathizes with Gov. William sulzer in
the fight bein made against MIN by
Boss Murphy and Tammany hall.
The union men of the Empire state
declare the political machine is after
Sulzer because of his friendship for
labor and labor legislation.
The Labor World is in receipt Of
resolutions just passed by the central
labor union Of Oswego, N. Y, in
which union labor pledges Governor
Sulzer its sympathy and support dur
ing his present trial. The resolutions
are strong and are worth reading.
They are as follows:
Whereas, We believe that much of
the bitter opposition now directed at
Governor William Sulzer is due to
enmity Of the great interests Of the
country brought about by Governor
Suffers advocacy of the rights Of the
laboring man, and
Whereas, Organized labor and the
working man in general would be
ungrateful to desert him in his hour
of need, and
Whereas, The following bills bene-
fitting the working man and the public
in general were made laws by virtue
Of his approval:
Clean factory walls and ceilings; no
all night work for women; investi-
gate minimum wages; physical well
fare of minors; increasing powers
Labor Department.; limiting child
labor: fire prevention in factories;
ventilation for workshops; sanitary
living quarters: seats for all women
workers: compelling clean work.
shops; protecting employees at haz-
ardous work; physical examination
Of minors: providing sanitary found
ries; safeguarding elevators and
hoists; fire drills and alarms in fac
tories: less dust and more light; re-
gulating tenement manufacturing;
women workers rights established;
toilet facilities for both sexes; in
elusive penalties for violations; en-
forcing railroad work hours law;
minimizing hazard from fire; prohi-
bition Of cellar bakeries; limiting
women's work in foundries; regulat-
ing hours of labor in canneries; rest
, hours for railroad operators: two dol
lars a day on State work; safety for
building trades; fifty-four hours q
week in stores; safe cabooses provid-
ed; eight hours for all mechanics in
State institutions; requiring sanitary
mattresses; State inspection of boil
ers; hours of work in caissons; pro-
tecting switchboard operators; COM
plete train and engine crews; burden
of proof on employers; sweeping pro-
hibition of child labor; to authorize
compulsory compensation; pensions
for widowed mothers free school
text books; day time. school for
minors; compulsory attendance; chill
dren in street trades: fire protection
in New York City factories, twenty
four hours rest once q week.
Be It Resolved, That we, the Uni
ted Trades and Labor Assembly of
Oswego, N. r., representing over two
thousand laboring men do hereby ex-
press our complete confidence in the
integrity and citizenship Of Governor
Sulzer, and
Be It further Resolved, That we do
hereby re-pledge our fealty to him
and demand that the working men of
New York State irrespective Of poll
tics honor and defend a Governor
who has been their steadfast and
courageous CHAMPION.