Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-11-17 | Page 2 | Workingmen Voice Their Sentiments

workingmen VOICE THEIR sentiments pittsburg burg nov 14 A stand was taken for the enforcement to the letter ot the chinese exclusion laws of the country the legalizing oj the eight hour work day on all work of the government the abolition 0 convict labor where it competes with union manufactured goods and the re newal of the agitation for the abolition of the injunction laws of the country by the executive council oca the america federation of labor in its annual report which was at today s session of the con bention in the old city hall the report vas voluminous and consumed the greater part of tho proceedings ce ij the council voiced the of the organization as being opposed to the present immigration laws as applied to all classes of labor an in estimation was asked of the government of the many reports and rumors of assisted immigration the report took the national administration to task for its failure to enforce the eight hour law in all government work and a pica was made for every state federation organization to institute a campaign in their respective states for the eight hour law the report of alce president duncan who aaa A aa reading tho report adopted a ringing appeal for equal rights in all elections for women in the matter of a change in the system of electing all officials of the state and national government the council went into detail in explaining the workings of the initiative and referendum system of popular election 0 all officials the seating of C P shea president of the teamsters union of chicago as a delegate today is looked upon by the international association of alono cutters as a big card for them in their fight tor a federation charter as shea who has been by other delegates will help them in the con