Show BRITISH UNIONS two million men are represented IV THE LONDON great many men hen are present who are or have been labor legislators T sept 7 special the thirtieth annual british trades union congress was called to older at nine this morning in the central hall corporation street birmingham samuel woods labor member of if parliament for east newcastle official ins ing as temporary chairman at the outset of the proceedings attention was called to the presence of martin fox and george E mcneill McNeil I fraternal delegates from the american federa tion of labor and joseph arch the farm laborer member or parliament and james maldley Maw dley chairman of the executive committee and who visited the united states a few years ago were designated by the chair to escort the visitors to the platform the congress rose en masse when they made their alpe appearance arance upon the stage and cheered heartily for several moments the delegates were then welcomed by lord mayor smith and alderman coohe the congress is remarkable for the large number of labor or wage wor kering members of parliament in attendance and in the course of the speeches this morning it was asserted that no other trades congress of any country on the face of the globe had bad ever shown so large a roster of wage waga working legislators or ex legislators in addition to woods and arch thero there were conspicuous in the gathering john burns who sits sita in the house of commons for battersea Batte reea george howell ex member for east london henry broadhurst Broad huret member for leicester thomas burt the miners representatives of morpeth frederick maddison recently elected as a member for sheffield to succeed the late anthony authony benjamin pickard member from west york shirer W E R creemer creamer member ex for middlesex and tom mann the noted labor agitator the report of the executive committee of the trades union congress which was presented immediately following the welcomes showed that the dele gates present represented nearly 2000 of organized organized workingmen and working women the report also gave a synopsis of no less than niney three resolutions to be moved by delegates of the various trades represented represent dd one of theae congratulates the present tory government upon the compensations for accidents bill passed in the closing days of the recent session but while admitting its advantages regrets that its application is limited and expressed the opinion that no act of parliament will be satisfactory to the wage workers of the country that does not provide compensation for all 11 workers both on land and sea this resolution is moved by mr harford secretary of the rail kail road employed Emp loyes in the name of the parliamentary lia committee of the Con oresa ruess other resolutions declare I 1 fsr r a general legal eight hour working day pay ment of members of parliament total abolition of the truck system nation aliza ti tion on of I 1 land a nd mines minerals railways and docks of water light and street railways amendment of the laws of conspiracy free main tai nance for school children federation of trades and sundry other topics the edinburg typographical union submits a resolution for taxing all employed trades unionists to provide maintenance for the unemployed toe amalgamated waiters society desires that all labor organizations should be compelled to oppose the granting or renewal of all saloon or amusement licenses unless the Dr proprietors agree to sign a fair wage clauso clause and grant their employed emp loyes a six days working week the miners federation ol of great britain also desires the parliamentary committee to secure a vote immediately upon the reassembling ot it parliament on the miners mineral eight hour bill after the reading of the report the congress adjourned to attend a garden gardan party at warwick cas tle tie extended by the earl and countess of warwick the radicals offered no opposition |