Show the english labor irabor congress A trades union congress was in session in liverpool towards tue ibe abb close of last IDA month el eighty aty three societies were I 1 ing 0 over ver six hundred and sixty thousand members the report of she the th committee ee was that the past year had been an eventful ane one one for ti unions the st straggle struggle of the agricultural laborers for an a advance d of wages and better bewer condl alons I 1 of labor had bad been long persistent si and intense a and ana rid fid in its results not without permanent advantage vant age ago to that underpaid under paid class cluss the better paid workmen of the towns assisted them in their efforts to improve their condition and in alleviating 11 the distress and suffering of those locked out and on strike the miners ironworkers iron workers ers ens and others bad also had s severo severe adre struggles 0 chiefly to main maln maintain tain adv advantage advant anta auta agi es already won wan but wath varying success there theio had been heen bei a a remarkable absence of strikes amongst the better paid mechanics and artisans much aluch of this the tho committee believed to be due to their strong and healthy organizations and evidence to their thinking that good coundi baund well weil condu conducted ted trades associations socia eions did not conduce to strikes an important incident in I 1 proceedings of the congress was the discussion of the standing of associations towards the other trades unions it idarose arose on tt tb report of the committee on credentials as to the tile credentials of a male delegate who had been appointed to rei reo represent reseAt the national union of working women the committee decided that etwas it was a bo li n a alde fide trade society and therefore luti unfilled in filled fled fied to 0 representation the report was opposed on the ground that if the organization was recognized and the man delegate admi admitted tt edthe the next thing would be tho the appearance of a woman delp delegate from that union and then what would they do some somo delegates were wining to admit admits ho woman when she came ali all and N 8 thought it would be time enough to discuss the gut gue guestion question silon stion what they would do with iier her when she actually presented herself the th nr e p 0 r of the committee was wm co i arx il e d and the male tive took his seat seaf with the tho athers A good part af the time of thet tha Con congress bress iress was taken up with arguments in favor of repealing or modifying the conspiracy and mas berand ter and servant laws which they thought were one sided lu iu their operation being oppressive on the labor class elass mr is well known as the rk representative of thee the extreme elass class of iyabor luor reformers for meri moved ithac thes this con coni 1 gress gross is of opinion that the conduct of employers in locking out workmen who are are aro not on strike is a conspiracy against such workmen sad aad should the workmen locia locked out under such circumstances take action ti on at jat law to obtain red redress the trades trader societies pledge the themselves laselves t to 0 as assist gist fist them 6 by levery va ery mc means menns ini hil their power 11 this h s met with great disfavor as it was held to be lighting fighting wrong wrong with wrong and would pre prejudice ludge judge tho cause of the workingmen working men meu in lu their efforts to secure a reform of conspiracy legislation I 1 a ti on several delegates said if this kinu kina J tcp rule they would withdraw from trades unions finding the sentiment strongly so against him mr air odger withdrew his resolution cleveland cleve rand land feb 12 |