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industry so sensitive to spasmodic action of social or com- 

 mercial upheavals as are our productive industries. 



" It is granted that labor has equal rights with capital to 

 organize, but the right of either or any organization to dis- 

 turb the channels of trade and to destroy the business inter- 

 ests of the country is denied; and it is hoped that the action 

 of the President and of the federal courts Avill drive the 

 agitators and the anarchists into legitimate channels to settle 

 fancied grievances. 



"Let me beg each individual member of this Congress 

 that you will give it the full benefit of your experience, and 

 that you will early in the session introduce any resolution 

 covering needed legislation that you may deem advisable, 

 and have it referred to the committee on resolutions, when 

 appointed." 



The evening session of the Congress was held in the city 

 council chamber, which continued the meeting place there- 

 after until final adjournment. Several addresses were made 

 and resolutions were offered ; the roll of States was called, 

 and the committee on resolutions was appointed, with Judge 

 Win. Lawrence of Ohio as chairman, Dr. J. A. Myers of 

 West Virginia secretary, and, as the Massachusetts member, 

 W. A. Kilbourn of Lancaster. 



October 11 and 12 the sessions were taken up with read- 

 ing papers, on "Agriculture in Mexico," on the "Com- 

 mercial relations of American republics," "The sunshine 

 and shadow of farm life," "An American marine," etc., 

 which were ably treated and intelligently discussed ; in the 

 presentation of many resolutions covering a variety of sub- 

 jects, and in the re-election of the old board of officers for 

 the year ensuing. 



Resolutions "to secure reciprocal trade between the United 

 States and the Spanish-American Republics," in favor of 

 "railroads as a factor in progress," and "that there should 

 be mutuality of interests between them and the people," for 

 " a provision in the future to defray expenses of members," 

 "in favor of an elective tax,*' "against further issue of bonds 

 of the United States," " against vicious advertising in the 

 newspapers of the land," " for the regulation of taxation," 



