Show THE LABOR LEAGUE philadelphia dec 12 at the afternoon session the delegates we were re entertained for half an hour by john swinton a new Y stork ork journalist io in a ravage attack on black legging and trickery keri 11 the labor of the country he said had been paid millions of dolla dollars this thie year which it would have surely lost without the help of striking brethren at different points the speaker concluded with an n appeal for the union of all labor organizations on fundamental principles the committee on credentials reported that eighty one om delegates were entitled to admission and the report was adopted A resolution was introduced at the request of typographical union no 16 of chicago denouncing th the 0 proposed awarding of the contract for the fair catalogue to a nonunion house awl and demanding that the work go to a union house after considerable debate the resolution somewhat modified was adopted president gompers read his annual ra report re r L he said in part events v ants have transpired on the field of labor during the last six months which aich have aroused public attention because the incidents connected with them were wen more or less of an unusual i character in each of the labor glee the employed emp loyes corporations simply ly made a request and the armed corces forces of the state and the united were at their bidding at coeur dalene at the bidding of the mine owners united states troops were brought up to coeur dalene and the men overawed over awed and subdued the commanding general of the united states forces issuing an order that any am employer who would operate his bis mines with union men would not be allowed to continue work A united states judge issued an order prohibiting the union miners from holding meetings in other words word the constitutional ob I 1 tight right of free assemblage was violated toted by the united states judge and general of our army declaring deci laring and enforcing the edict that an employer shall not carry on business because bebau he dared to employ union in men the action of the judges judge and officers officer of the ignited states were flagrantly in violation of law and I 1 believe it is ii our duty to demand that the congress rills of the united states institute an investigation it is plainly evident that the militia of our several states is never utilized except for an ostentatious show or as an element in labor struggles there to is not even a pretense t at they should be what they were originally intended for instead of being a popular organization in defense of our homes a A d fi resides they have deflected into machines of mono 0 Us 1 tic oppression against labor 70 boilers toilers 1 a r a need at this time to answer the bitterness and vindictiveness of their OPP coppies ea sors with organization with the object of financial aid in view D cember this year is designated as homestead day and aad all are requested to contribute a portion of their earnings on that day lor for the purpose stated it is idle to say that lie because cause we have not been entirely successful in the enforcement of the eight hour movement for all ord orde ersAn rajo toe the past it to is useless for us again to make an effort to establish a limitation 0 of f the daily hours of labor there can be no question but bat that unrestricted immigration is working great injury ury to the people of our country notwithstanding the petition and our protests congress has practically closed the worlds world to fair upon the day most readily at the disposal of the workers we should urge congress to repeal the law congress some time ago granted subsidies to the pacific mall steamship company and incorporated a provision pr 0 that the seamen employed by the company should be american citizens the company in question has since violated thi provision of the law by employ in chinese sailors I 1 would recommend that the convention enter a most emphatic protest against the supplanting of our american sailors by chinese and call upon the president of the united states either to compel the company in question to bey the provisions of the ho law or withdraw the subsidy Cr granted anted 11 1 1 the report of secretary evans was then submitted evans sold said during the year bommen commencing cing no vember 1 1891 and ending october 31 1892 27 7 charters were issued in thirty two states of the union in addition to the above eight charters were issued to national unions making a total of for the year the he national u unions affiliated affa listed also received ceciel ved through the office of the american federation of labor thirty seven charter applications T I 1 in a a comparative statement as to re and expenses he said the receipts for lost last year were and the expenditures so as compared with received the year before and expended |