Show labor federation ill philadelphia dec 10 16 at lie saon ion of the american federation of labor the proposition for fur the federation to take any action towards assisting in the worlds NV fair congress was defeated by an overwhelming vote the recommendations tons in the presidents pres identa report were approved including the ila blau cs relating r e I 1 aniag to J TI the it e woman organizers whose wo work r k was complimented the labor li borday day committee recommended an appeal for the establish mentora national labor day in thedis alie districts tri its and territorial territories it was wa 1 voted to notify the president of tho the united states ortho of alie action condemning gheem the employment loy ment of chinese sailors by the tile haefli mail steamship company the file resolution relating to the action of the provident dent and executive council requesting conferences with the knights of labor union stirred up a lively debase the committee recommended that the highest duty of the tile federation wa to defend the amons selected b by the knights of labor for attack and areek h e executive acu ecu ve committee should take such action aa as to enforce this idea adopted the special committee on militia and antl on oil strikes kesi reported in in part aa its follows 11 un less a halt hall is is called it will not bo be long until liberty gives way to despotism since tile recent uses to which the troops have been subjected have been brought about by allowing the people unchallenged to surrender their power we therefore believe herein is tile vital po point nto of four our crib grievances e atle the american federation of babor a 0 vance A and ma militated bodies demand of its legislatures the enactment of laws creating a board of to be selects selected froni from congressional districts in the state s committee only shall have power to ca call I 1 out the militia afterman investigation of labor difficulties fit in conjunction mth with the s in cases of labor difficulties it will be tan unlawful lawful for the ahe governor to call oat out the tile militia for the suppression of the tile same except upon a petition signed by wie fourth odthe of the q qualified ca voters of the county count ft herein wherein the trouble exists As a measure against the employment of pinkertons rink Pink ertons or ath other r armed forces the resolutions demand tile enactment of laws by alie ill e several states prohibitive ine non resi den dents s from nerving serving as peace officers it was also recommended that the federation refuse under any circumstances to enlist in the national guard and that members now enlisted shall withdraw as anoon as taig they e y can lawfully do so go unless one or other 0 er of 0 f the propositions as proposed pro cosed be em ern boated in in the state laws after 1 ter consider able discussion the recommendation orthe ot the committee was wag stricken out and a clause adopted instead favoring the support of labor representation in the he administrative and legislative departments of national nd late governments and advising the la neu embers ibers to see that friends of labor coin mand manid the tile militia rather than friends of c capita t ft 1 le e convention adjourned for the day |