The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-20
LOSE
THE FIGHT ON
FEDERATION
Resolution Against National
Organization Defeated in
the Trenton Convention
[specia, to the Evening start

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TRENTON, Aug. 20.-After winning
the fight yesterday for seats in the an
nual convention of the State Fedora
ton of Labor, the New Jersey brewers
sought to obtain the passage of a reso-
luton introduced by A. ]. kugler, OF
Brewers Union No. 2, of Newark,
which asks that the delegates from
the New Jersey Federation of abo
to the next convention of the American
Federation of Labor be instructed to
vote for the return of the charter to
the brewers. This charter was granted
in 1886 and suspended june / of this
year, because the brewers unions OF
New Jersey refused to obey the orders
of the Minneapolis convention OF the
American Federation of Labor to the
effect that they should not take in as
new members any flremen, engineers
or drivers.
The resolution also included a direct
slap I'm the face for the American Fedora
ton of Labor and 1t was on this paragraph
that a bitter ight took place on the floor
of the convention, which finally resulted
in the defeat Of the resolution by a vote OF
IS to IS. The committee to which 1t was
referred. in the regular order of business,
returned it to the convention with a IA
vorable recommendation.
By a unanimous vote the convention
adopted the resolution in reference to a
better condition for child labor. This
asked that the incoming officers be IN
structed to confer with the United States
Senator's and Congressman urging them
to give their support to the amendments
of Senator BeVeridge, of Indiana, or some
similar measure for the benefit of children
toilers in the mills and factories of The
State. making eighteen years the limit Tor
night work.
This resolution was presented by the
United Glass Workers of New Jersey,
some of whom were charged in the vice
presidents report yesterday with inter-
fering with the passage of a similar act
at the last session of the Legislature.
The machinists of Plainfield demanded
the passage of a resolution instructing
the police departments of the various
cities in the State to make a thorough in
vestlgation of the records of all strike
breakers and in case such strike break
ers should be shown to have criminal rec
ords to remove them from the county.
This resolution was reported unfavorably
by the committee because of its being
class legislation, and the convention con-
Cured in the report with the exception
of the machinists' delegates from Plain
field.
Delegate Robert Reilly, of Passaic Metal
Workers Union No. SEQ, introduced a reso-
luton asking the convention to give its
to the organization of a State
metal trades body under the jurisdiction
Of the State Federation of Labor. 1t was
adopted.
The committee on resolutions recon-
mended that affiliated organizations take
up the matter individually and legislate
against any unjust discrimination against
old workmen. 1t was also recommended
that the matter of a su~peranuated wage
scale be given careful consideration by all
the crafts of the State Federation of
Labor and affiliated organizations.
Newark Typographical Union No. 10S
secured the adoption of a resolution re-
questing the State Federation to do all In
its power to keep all municipal or State
printing out of non-union offices.
The resolution was aimed particularly at
the printing of election ballots.
A resolution was adopted ~favoring the
licensing of plumbers and stationary engi-
neers. The Green Trading Stamp Com
pany was placed upon the unfair list be-
cause of the fact that 1t employed non
union men In its shops.
The incoming executive board was
by resolution to take up the mat
ter of bad sanitary conditions in foundries
with the State Department of Labor.
A resolution demanding that owners of
manufacturing establishments take greater
precautions to preserve the lives of their
employees was finally referred to the
executive board. Just before the noon adj
journment the committee on presidents
report reported that it concurred in
abolishing the practise of having an of
fetal newspaper organ.
After carefully considering that part
relating to political action" the committee
says, I'VE deem 1t inadvisable to place paid
organizers in the field, and that the legis-
lative committee be instructed to continue
its work for legislation favorable to or
ganized labor. In reference to convict
labor, we recommend that the legislative
committee take the initiative in introduce
ing legislation along the lines proposed by
Commissioner Wight in the interests of
free labor.