The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-04
Right to Organize Is Upheld in
Speech Delivered by Con-
gresham Glass.
Special to The rimcs.tJisnatcb Z,


panviiie. Va. June 3.-The eighteenth an
nual convention Of the Virginia Federation
9,eloek. The meeting was presided over by
resident if,n r; G. Davidson OF Richmond who.
Harry woodins. The Mayor in behalf Of
the city rendered the officers and delegates
tendance nearly 200 some being delegates
from the Garment Workers Union and
=, DR.. j: r Mastin. secretary OF the State
most OF his allotted time to expression OF
operation of the laborers and farmers. He
also outlined a plan for tho reformation
o. criminals and drunkards.
Congressman Carter r. GLASS, OF the Sixth
Virginia District and chairman OF the Com
House of Representatives., was Introduced by
President DAWSON as the principal speaker
by saying that he felt very much honored
by having been invited to address the Vir-
Union, and that when he told them that no
left his son three hours after he had como
,nent with the President OF the Ualted States
WOULD how much he appreciated the in
vitation 10 have him address such an hon
ored body, and that 1t afforded him much
He regretted ;hat the preoccupation on
mind 10 such an extent for several weeks
that he had had very little time to pre-
MIR. Glass said in part in connection with
the question of labor:
There can be no question in the minds
great nation to-day that labor should
n and Gs rHr.h s
saying that the laboring people of day
o h Sse snd se ea S a In
solution or the question was not going to be
worked out by capitalists, but by the labor
Ing people themselves.
From the discussion Of the high wages of
the tailoring man to-day. he reverted TO the
n D1rN1fv ri Inn N ch i=
coming into this country every Year by the
million. He declared that while the immi-
was goinS TO pass the next time that II WAS
brought up before the House. and that 1T
time it comes Before the House: and organ,
country when U he Bill Rs goes thPoush. ms
in congress" said Mi Glass, was to dlsnify
labor In the United States BY having lab
United States in his Cabinet to discuss lab Dor
questions; That was twelve years ago. and
who has worked with his hands In the coal
fields of Pennsylvania. and who is ono OF
o Ss unG refer to Ksp
resenative Wilson OF Pennsylvania
Congress there has been passed for the Sene e.
1T Of the laboring men number OF bills
port
Mr.. Glass named the following some of
the bills passed: The child labor question In
the District OF Columbia: the employers liza
bility bill: n bill prohibiting railroads from
forcing their men 10 work over sixteen hours
a day; bill for standard equipment In fac
tories and safety devices, and several eight
hours law bills.
Mr.. Glass concluded his remarks by pay
ing a very high tribute to the Farmers
! Union and stated that 1t was mainly
through Its cooperation that the parcel post
bill passed.
The anal address OF the morning session
was made by Andrew J. Furuseth president
of the Scamen's International Union. Mr..
! Furuscth spoke for about twenty minutes
on conditions under which sailors he
ing employed. and then offered resolutions.
which were adopted.