Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-11
LABOR men
Ut MASSACHUSETTS Open
Convention at Lynn.
Delegates Eating at "Unfair"
Restaurants are Warned
To Take Their Meals Elsewhere or
Take Consequences.

Lynn. Mass, Oct. 1O-The Weathc,
initiated against large attendance Al
the opening of the annual convention
of the State Branch of the American
Federation of Labor in Lasters hall
this forenoon, but there were about 10t
delegates present when President
James X. Crozier called to orler. Fred
erick A. Lyon, vice president of the
Lynn Central Labor Union, welcomed
the delegates and President Crozier
responded
The credcntial committee Immediate
ly was appointed and began work. 1t
Is expected Secretary Driscoll saws,
that by Tuesday, nearly all of the 200
delegates entitled to seats will be pres
ent.
The report of the executive council
was read, this morning, followed by the
report of President Crozier. Secretary
Driscoll reported the financial stand
ing rs excellent and the membership
as 24S unions, 219 locals and 90 central
bodies, gain of - locals and four CEN
trail bodies during the year. He
charged violation Of the child labor law
and showed photographs taken in Low
ell to prove this.
President Crozier in his report, dis
cusscd child labor, urged support of
the Fall River textile workers, Somer-
vile tube workers. Boston bakers and
Boston steam filters. He pleaded for
higher dues, for support of the Union
label as essential to success. recon-
mendtd action condemning the Colo
RADIO mine owners and discussed the
open shop problem. Under this topic
he said: I'VE will have open shops
only when we are not strong enough
to prevent them. Organized labor has
right to make it's own terms and it's
terms include whenever it is exxpedi- |
ent and possible, the Union shop"
William F. Eagon of Braintree, was
chairman of the credential committee
and reported "a unions represented by
126 delegates. Peter Curran, presi- |
dent of the Federated Trades Congress
of Great Britain, was presented and
addressed the convention on the peace
conference and labor conditions in
England.
President John F. Tobin of the
Boot and Shoe Workers Union, spoke |
and announced that the Union stamp
is to be advertised in England.
Secretary-Treasurer Driscoll in his |
report. gave the receipts of the State
Branch for the year as 1890: expenses,
s2969: amount on hand, 1920.
In his committee appointments Pres
ident Crozier named the following as
chairman:
Legislative committee report, Emmett
Wallace. Brockton: grievances. Edward
Ward. Boston: constitution. J. w. Gala
CHER, Rockland; executive council report.
Patrick Collins, Boston; resolutions.
Frank X. Foster. Boston: officers re-
ports. Frank II. Mccarthy. Boston.
The finance committee is: Mrs. Anna
Bowen. Cigar Shippers Union. Boston;
Dennis ID. Driscoll, Journeymen Horse
shoers' Union. Boston: Thomas OHare,
Shoe Cutters Union. Brockton.
Most of the afternoon session was de-
voted to a discussion of the cotton mill
situation in Fall River. Joseph Jackson
Of the Slashers' and Tenders Union of
Fall River, made a long speech and APP
peaied for help for the Fall River strik-
ars He said that If aid was rendered
now the strikers would be able to hold
out against any compromise proposition
advanced by the operators.
James Mckay of the Brockton c. L. u.
made an amendment to the executive
councils recommendation that $500 be APP
orepriated for the Fall River strikers.
rhe amendment called for a 500 appro-
,riation. but it was defeated by an over
majority.
On motion of Frank X. Foster Of Bos-
on, it was voted to favor legislative In
'estigation Of the Ohio public appropria-