THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS,
London, September 6.
Mr Hodge, President of the Trades' Union Congress at Glasgow, in his opening address, advocated social and moral reforms, the establishment of counter-attractions to the . public-house ond of model sanitary dwellings, additional recreation for tho lower classes, and arbitration in trade disputes. He admitted that perfect equality of wealth is not obtainable. He also advocated tho nationalisation of railways and land, bub deprecated the extension of Sunday labour by tho opening of museums and similar institutions. He advised unions to abstain from political intrigues, and expressed the opinion that a general eight hours' day would do very little towards equalising the products of labour. The question was in an embryo state, and lie was nob prepared to force tlio system on trades that objected to ib. He characterised the old-age pension scheme of Mr Chamberlain as a snare for the unwary.
London, Soptomber 7.
The Trades Union Congress nogatived> votes of consuro proposed on Messrs Fenwick and Wilson, labour members, for opposition to the Miners' Eight Hours Bill.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 214, 8 September 1892, Page 5
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