United labor bulletin., 1911-08-24

FOURTH DAY-AFTERNooN SESSION
Meeting called by President Nc
Lennon.
Roll call dispensed with
Reading OF minutes of morning ses-
sion dispensed with.
Chairman Tanquary OF the constitution
committee reported Tor that committee.
Amendment Al, to require delegates
to show four union labels in order to De
eligible 10 seats in the convention, was
non-concuTreo IL by the committee on
the ground that members from outlying
sections found ii impossible at times TO
secure label goods. Committee report
adopted.
Amendment A., TO increase the execu-
tive board to seven mem1ers, one OF
whom shall be a woman. was coucurrea
Ia %! the committee, ami report adopted
RESOLUTION No. 81, introduced by the
lady delegates anu lady visitors, express
ing appreciation OF their entertainment
N COLORADO Springs, was unanimously
adopted by the convention.
The committee on oMcers' reports
compnmented the various officers on
Their worA and hanusd IN Z written re-
port, Which was adopted.
Delesate AupperIee OF the committee
on resolutions submitted the following
resolutions, acted upon by the committee:
Resolution NO. Is, re-endorsIng the
Garment Workers label. Concurred in
ana report adopted.
HesoIuuon NO. I9, to place detective
asencles under federal, state, county and
city control was favorably reported and
concurred in by convention.
Resolution No. 20 was covered by Res
olution No. o, and no action taken.
Resolution No. y, to appeal law re
quiring payment OF 81 poll tax. The
committee concurred in the spirit of the
resolution, but did not deem it wise TO
introduce multiplicity OF measures al
next legislature. The report OF the com
mittee was adopted and opinion con
CURED in.
NJ. p. Capp of Boulder county. was
adopted by the convention upon favor
able report by committee.
Resolution No. p, that the state be
empowered TO assume control of and
run any line of industry and that the
same shall employ union labor wherever
possible. Concurred in by committee and
adopted 10y convention.
Resolution No. 81, to discontinue ad-
vertisins soliciting for Year Book or
other publications by the Federation,
was non-concurred in by the committee.
and convention adopted report of com
mittee.
Under good and welfare Of .he Fedora
ton. Delegate Junghaene drew attention
to the fact that the Grand Junction con
vonuon had empowered the officers of
the Federation to take steps looking TO
the organization OF the bottling works in
Denver. He moved that the action OF the
Grand Junction convention be reaflirmed
and incoming board be instructed to take
similar action. Motion was carried.
Delegate Conkle brought up matter of
Year Book. which had previously been
disposed of. and no action was taken.
pelegate Taylor wanted to know what
had been done to organize bottliug
works, and President McLennon an
swered that while no apparent results
had been obtained, efforts had been
made
Delegate Hosman moved a reconsider
alton of the Year Book advertising reso-
luton. Division resulted in % votes for
and - against. The motion was lost.
requiring two-thirds.
Delegates O'Driscoll suggested that
some action be attempted to save homes
OF miners now in Jail
Delegate Chandler OF Grand Junction
introduced resolution thanking local en-.
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