THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 5

THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

OSBORNE JUDGMENT DEBATED POLICY OF DEFIANCE"INFLUENCE OF ORATORY." ' By Te'.ottraph—Press Association—Oopyrittht. (Rec. September 18, 5.5 p.m.). London,. September 17. Some of the trades unions have determined to pay levies in,defiance.of • the Osborne judgment, and thereby to disobey the injunctions, hoping that the leaders .will be imprisoned. This, it is thought, would rouse the working class. ','. . The Taff Valo case cost the trade unions .£37,000, and the Osborne case £7000. The labour party's present reserve fund is £10,000. Mr. W. J. Davis, in an interview, declared that the money behind; the.objectors to the levy emanated from haters of trade unions. ' " 'The Trades Congress voted in favour of a central legal defence fund,, to which trade unions are ' to. contribute according to membership. To overcome the difficulty.'-•-regarding the Osbornp judgmejit, the Lancashire and Cheshire miners have ..formed a political shilling annual-subscription.: v. ; - London, September 16. v ' :. It the congress,. Mr. Morris (repre-'; sonting the bricklayers ,of London) •; and; •Mr. (representing, the" railway .men'; of ■ Westham) were the ; only: speakers against the Osborne-resolution. .....;

London, September 16, - v The "Daily' Chronicle" doubts.'if ', the' vote of the 'Trades Union '■ Congress, under the. stirring: influence of oratory, accurately reflects considered trade union opinion. ..The paper argues that political' freedom of labour remains unaffected in everything- except .compulsory! levies- for Parliamentary purposes. The. "Chronicle" advocates,'instead: of a reversal of the 'decision,'Stato payment of members' and returning officers', fees.....

\ - UNEMPLOYMENT. ■■'■■■ '.',■ A.NATIONAL CONFEEENCE.. , (Eec. September 18, '5.5, p.m.) , . ■:;■'.■■ '■■;■ London, September ,17// The Trades Union, Congress resolved'to summon a national conference'■ on':unemployment for October. ■'■'.'.-. ■ The 'congress protested against the doctrine'. of' emigration as the' remedy; for unemployment, and strongly objected to devoting public money -to instead of, providing'profitable employment in Britain. ' ';'.

, SECULAR EDUCATION. . ; "APPLE OF DISCOED" 'pAEED. :; "'; (Eec. September 18, 5.5 p.m.) ;. ■:■ ''■'■'■ .".-,', '...". London,' September; 17.;' ■.The Trades .Union; Congress,, by-725,000 votes to ■ 666,000,, votes, : negatived : : Mr. O'Grady's .proposal to take a.ballot .of all .the affiliated, societies, oh the,, retention or deletionof tho secular education policy in the trade' unionist programme. The majority feared that,a ballot would introduce an apple of discord, .intoj the trade, unionist: organisation.'. A resolution favouring; secular education-was, carried by 827,000 votes to 81,000 votes.'.'■;'...'. ? Absolution was also passed favouring education endowments' for the poor. , . !, The'congress 'also' demanded that facilities should be given to students of from, ■16'to'18'.years of age to learn the theoretical'and' practical sides of their trades, and .that. State. maintenance be given to schoolchildren at , free secondary and technical schools. ;.;

7 .DISPUTES AND EVICTION.;.;^J .-;■'•'", '.';': • "'-London, 'September'.l6.-'' • The, Trades; Union. Congress resolved' that it. is cruel arid'inhuman-to evict workmen and their families from '• their homes during : trade disputes, .';••.'.k ;