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Show THE LABMSGfim A Convention of Great Importance to the Workingiuen of Great Britain Ai-Bembles Ai-Bembles at New Castle. Some Vital Queitioci that will Com np for Oousideration Daring the Session Ses-sion of Congress. THE OELEBEATION OF LABOB DAY- From A'.moit Every City in the Land Comes a Story of a Quiet and Imposing Demonstration. The Runs of Toll l'aradf .I.lttea to Kloqneat Kpeechva aad thru Adjourn to U.orti and I'arka Where the lay la Spent la Uninee and Dauolua; New Castlk, Sept. 7. The trades uuiou congress opened up this morning. morn-ing. There were over MM delegates present and they represent 1,.00,000 liiitiah woikmcn. Thomas Hurt member mem-ber of parliament and of the royal labor commission, was elected president. presi-dent. Mr. Hurt is the son of a coal-miner coal-miner and formerly worked in the coal pits himself. Tho congress will discuss a number of questions of great importance to the working classes, prominent amoug which wi.l be the question as to whether eight hours should or should not constitute a legal days work. On this subject there is an increasing diversity of opinion. State insurance lor workmen aud their employers' liability lia-bility in cases of accident is also one of the questions which is looked forward to as likely to raise a considerable amount of discussion. The question of municipal workshops will also be discussed and it is probable that a proposition may be made to form a now national labor party in parliament in spite of the fact that (iladstoue, upon being questioned about this matter, wrote a letter deprecating such a movement on the ground that if every class of the community exercised the right to form a party "we should have a queer parliament." |