| Show the labor federation philadelphia pa dec 13 at this mornings session ot of the federation of labor the various committees reported progress 1 and rules were adopted resolutions ti ons were e introduced on oil the saloon question the standing of the kni knights g lits of labor lag in the federation political action granting charters to cef central itral bod bodies leg compulsory arbitration the tile interfere int interference erfer ence of the tile courts and military chinese sailors of the pacific mail steamers assisted immigration calling out armed bodies during the strikes to amend the alien contract to labor borlaf law universal libel to establish a sinking a fund for the pardon of the chicago I 1 hay haymarket ay market anarchists its for a national eight hour law for the inauguration of education by the federation favoring the abolishment of trusts and speculation in in food products for the organ organization i bation into nati national oual bodies of the tile union of freight handlers and broom makers and a number of other questions of minor importance it was agreed to take up the question of the tile celebration of homestead dav day at the afternoon session at the afternoon session the question of making an appropriation to the homestead sufferers was ais discussed cussed the report of the committee recommending that the convention donate 1000 to aid in the do de tense rense of the arrested strikers adopted and additional contributed to t the e relief fund president weihe of the tile amalgamated association made a detailed statement of or the trouble and said that dpn we were re now under indictment of whom five were charged with murder over thirty with treason and the remainder conspiracy and riot although many old employees were now at work had find n not ot g gotten 0 aten back first vice president t moy moved ed that be contributed to the defense fund of the tile couer dalene m iners carried delegate todtenhausen of knoxville made m ado a motion that be appropriated to support tho tile tennesse miners some delegates thought the matter was being carried too far A general object objection on followed but finally the proposal carried |
