The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
NEXT MEETING
AT LYNCHBURGi
Richmond Man Chosen President
OF the State Body-Miss John
ston Pleased Delegates With
Her Woman's Suf-
frage Address.
RICHMON VA.


Lynchburg was selected by the Vir-
! ginia Federation of Labor Thursday as
the next place of meeting in 1912
| Philip Metz, OF this city, was elect
| ed president OF the federation. de-
feating his nearest competitor, How
ard I. Colvin, of Alexandria, by a
vote of ffty-one to twenty-nine C
| II. Clifton received three votes.
Additional officers were elected as
follows; a. A. Haley, first vice pres
ident, Newport News; Joseph Augley,
second vice president. Roanoke; p. P.
sutton, third vice president, Norfolk;
X y Cleveland, fourth vice president
Alexandria; Nj. l. Lathram. fifth vice
president, Fredericksburg; r. s
Jones. sixth vice president, Arvonia;
Miss Mary Young, seventh vice presi-
dent, Danville.
The third and probably the last
days session Of the Virginia Fedora
ton of Labor started with a vim this
morning. Many believe valuable time
has been wasted in useless discus
sion. However. the subjects taken up
have all proved OF general interest
and will no doubt bring fruit.
Discussions have naturally blocked
the progress of legislation TO some
extent, which has caused comment
among the members.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the Nir-
ginia Federation of Labor YESTERDAY
was given over to addresses delivered
by DR.. d. S. Freeman and Miss Mar,
Johnston.
DR.. Freeman was heartily received.
He spoke of the relations OF the work
ingmen and the sanitary conditions
which have been obtained by legisla-
| ton. He referred to the present liza
bility and child labor bills as a farce
| and mentioned the good work that
| women have done 10 have enacted the
present bills for the protection of wo-
| men and children. who have TO foil
for a livelihood. He told of his tash
| as State officer TO ascertain the
true condition of taxes levied, ana
| promised that when he shall have
/ finished his research that the capital
list viii fare no better than the work
! lnSman in determining his income
He urged more facilities and appro-
priations for the uplift OF the labor
, bureau, and concluded by saving that
| II was imperative that the laboring
man should protect his family against
/ the great disease of tuberculosis. Fig
| ures, he said, show it today TO he pre-
| dominant in 1000 homes.
| Ut. freeman was accorded a rising
vote OF thanks, and the convention
I promised all aid in the efforts TO elm
/ mate tuberculosis and make condi-
| lions Tor the workman more sanitary.
Miss Johnston OH Suffrage.
MISS Mary Johnston, appearing be-
/ for the federation Yesterday after
noon, cast peace upon the troubled
waters. She followed the heated dis
cCSSicEs of the morning. Miss john
ston spoke on woman's suffrage.
| Her address concluded as follows:
| Last year, when our league was
! much weaker than il is today. we
worked heart and soul with you TO
/ defeat certain iniquitous biils-bills
| hostile TO the interests Of women and
| children, and therefore hostile to the
| interests of the race. We ask YOU to
| take our action then as guarantee
that we stand against child labor:
| that we stand for thorough and wide
spread education, for organization
among women workers. for a shorter
| work day, for a living wage, for more
and better factory inspection and more
and better safety appliances for liz
dustrlal and vocational training for
| the boy and girl, for better and still
better sanitary and housing condi-
tions-in short, that we stand where
the mother of the human species
should stand for the lettering OF
conditions upon the earth whereon
must dwell her child, the human race
Gentlemen, We come before you in
confidence that you will recognize the
TACT that we are in the same fight
together for human liberty; that one
| haIf or the race can. rise only as the
other half rises; that IL the welfare
OF the woman is important to the
man. SO is the welfare of the man
important to the woman, and that tC
us both is important the welfare OF
the child; that we are Virginians as
you are Virginians; that we are work
ing women as you are working men;
that we are human beings as you are
human beings, and that freedom, CD.
portunity and fair play are as appro-
pirate to us as they are to you. We
ask that you consider us not as. in
some sentimental fashion, superiors
nor as in some legal and traditional
fashion, interiors, but as equals, who
would be comrades with you in the
work or the world. We ask a tudg-
ment OF our peers, and we rest in CON
hdence that that judgment will be
noble and just.
SEVEN WORKMEN REPORTED