Arizona republican., 1911-12-18
UNION LABOR
 CONFERENCE Convention Called to Meet
 Here January 20 STATE FEDERATION PLANNED
Purpose of Organization Will Be to Secure Legis- lation Favorable to Labor in the Forthcoming Ses- sion.

Now that labor has voted the dem oCratic ticket with most appalling
 uranimity. il proposes to see what II can get in return. A state confer epce was called last night by properly delegated authority to be held in this city on January 20 for the purpose Of
 forming d state federation of labor
 and taking such steps as may seem
 necessary to secure legislation favor able to labor The demands of labor al the hands of the legislature. will be
 made public later in the form of a circular to he sent to the various
 unions throughout the territory The above action was arrived at
 in a mass meeting held in O'Nein hall yesterday by joint executive com mittee representing the Phoenix trades council and other u icns At the con clusion of the meeting the committe. issued the foregoing greeting to the trade uniOnists and federated bodies ol Arizona, as the warrant of it's au- thority. q brief report of it's proceed rgs and the outline of its plans, in 1 oluding the call for the January con | ference:
 | To the officers and Members of ali Local Trades Unions and Federated Bodies of Arizona. Greetings: This joint executive committee of ] fic!ally appointed bv the Phoenix trades council and local unions deem
 eG it advisable to call an advisory conference of representative union men on Sunday. December 17th to
 consider the protection of the inter 1 ests of the laborng classes at the
 Forthcoming session of the legislature The conference was held. w. C. Griffin, being unanimously elected | chairman. II. P. Green. secretary. After full discussion the following
 resolution was adopted:
 Resolved. That it is the sense of | this body that an immediate call l should be issued to the trades unions 1 of Arizona to send delegates to a state conference to be held in Phoenix,
 or January 20th 1912. at a. m. authorized to form a State Federation
 or Labor and to take such steps as
 may be deemed advisable to protect ! the interests or labor at the session
 of the legislature. which will convene about Februarv 1st. Each union tI
 be entitled to three delegates: ''Futher Resolved. That a committee consisting of the chairman. secretary and three members be empowered to
 circularize the various unions and give prblicitv to the same" The call $ herewith issued in pur- sUarce Of those orders.
 The committee desires especially t9 state that t was tie sense of the
 conference that all unions should care fully consider the labor and mining articles of the constitution OS and 19. page 33). and send delegates with in structions and suggestions as to what provisions should be embodied in the laws to be demanded by labor. Fur ther no political significance shall attach to this meeting other than the protection of labor. Pledges have
 been given. but labor must see that tEey are kept
 Delegates should he provided with credentials. Advise us of your action as soon as possible and address all
 communications to II. P Green. Sec retary, r. O'Neill Building, Phoenix Fraternally yours.
 THE COMMITTEE.
 Present at conference: Ed Rupert Vim. Dowell. bartenders; w. G. Grif- fin. Tom Adams, r. O. Adams. R N. MoOrehead. O. L. Granum. A. II. Teb
 ber. H. P. Green. typos: Messrs Smith. Kane and Stromberg. barbers: E Edwards. V. Smith. painters; !