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Show Tbe Elabl'llonr Mairuienl. I.IvnmvoL, Sept. 2. At the session ses-sion of the Trades Union Congress today, Mr. Wnthln. president of the congress delivered an address iu which he said he hoped the results of the congress would encourage a great lalwr revival. The lime had undoubtedly arrived to energetically try to secure a working day of eight hours. He did not think n bill providing- fur surli a working dar should be forced through the House of Commons immediately, irrespective irrespec-tive of tho wi-lt o( the Industries affected, bur there was no reason why an eight-hour day should cot be conceded Immediately to tho-e occupations which unmistakably wasted it Ata mertlngof the trades unions delegates arrangements wt re made to raise a fund for the Australian dock labjrcn, now out on a strike. |