Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-13

Ii IS apparent that there IS a strong
insurgent movement against the present
regime. and ther. viii bc a big tight
! over the election Of officers One of the
leading delegates said il had reached the
point whether the politicians controlled
the laboring men. Edward Hrsh, the
former president of the State Federation
ana well known organization democrat
| of Baltimore. Is said to be the power
behind tho mon ii control % the state
federati ton and he will seek gain 10 have
| his candidate for president elected. Viii
| liam Bryan. president "f the state fed
Grafton is absent. and First Vice PreSl-
dent Hugh y. DiGney Of Washington is
presiding; in his stead.
Miss l.. &. TraE Of Baltimore, repre-
scnting the Woman's Ttades Union
League. yesterday afternoon precipitatcd
a discussion on the child labor problem
III an address There were number OF
speeches BY Washington, RaitimoT" and
Cumberland delegates ~. pisncy told
OF his visit 10 the Potomac glass works,
Cumberland. during the lunch hour, Mon
dav night He was accompanied by sew
eral delegates He found that eight OF
ten men and about Fifty boys We're at
work. 1t being lunch hoIr. the lads We're
smoking and playing cards. tn. boys
aid they went to work at 80 O'Clock
in the afternoon and continued at work
uItil 30" o'clock the following morning
Ing this condition of child labor. MI.
Ryan spoke highly OF the child labor u
the District OF Columbia.
Washington delegates ar" much III
/ evidence at the convention. and they
are in the foreground in urging ad-
yanred STRIPS by tho fedora ton.
Frank i. Mckenna of central Labor
Mon offered resolution asking the
convention 70 urge til" House of Rep
rescntatiyGS to adopt the loan shark
h;ll ,:4SSaI nS rho senate August ~
last He alS, offered q rc:Soluti ION urg-
ing the Maryla nd legislature 10 sub
nit constitut ional amendments for III"
initiative aud referendum. and that the
COMMITTEE" appointed at the last Ses
sion Of the state fedora lon to co
operate with the Direct LegiSlatio
| League Of Maryland be continued.
Opposed to District Prohibition.
William Robert. delegate of the
| Beer Drivers and S,ablnmen's Union.
| No. 234, Washington, introduced q res
| olution asking the convention to go
| on record as deploring change in the
| present LIQUOR traffic of the District of
| Columbia. The resolution saws the Va
| ri0uS prob ibition bills in Congress put
| the livelihood Of the various brewery
| workers in jeopardy.
/ Branch No. q. Glass Bottle Blowers,
Baltimore. asks for stringent law re
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| loan sharks. The same org3niXa ,on
I asks that n lax be favored calling, for
! the establishment Of places OF public
! assembly h. state or municipality and
for the compulsory education Of chill
| dren from eight to fourteen years.
| The Baltimore Typographical Union.
No l.. Offers a resolution CONCERNING
the Pcs, Office Department for prohibit
| Ing the use OF adhesive stamps other than
| postage stamps This is looked upon as
! n. al TN tlt. collect of
revenue for the defense of the McNa-
| naras. as ii prevents the sale of the
| Mcnamara stamps. and the Fed Cross
| will suffer as we'll. The same orsaniZa-
ton offers resolution favorins the
LLOYD bill in the House of Representa-
tivcs which permits post office employees
10 affiliate with trades nn,onism.
The various committees of the conven-
ton are busy considering, the resolutions
submitted calling for reforms among
many lines
| Mr.. Mckenna presented resolution
which calls Oh Congress to pass an act
| to correct and remedy the evl of taNicah
! companies in working their employees aud
| chauffcurs from twelve to eighteen hours
a day. thereby dalgaring the life and
| health Of passengers and pedestrians. The
bill viii he modelled along the lines of the
| La Toilette bill which gives shorter
| hours to railroad mel.
/ Mr.. Mrketi.a also introduced Iris raSo-
| luton Which calls on the stat. federation
| 10 indurs.. the action OF the Central Labor
| tniun OF the. District of Columbia an the.
! WASiii.i2t ua thdEih-F of Commerce upon
| the Question Of universal transfers be-
| tween all street railways III the district.
| The resolution calls upon the legislative
| committee or the federation to appear be-
| fore the House and Senate and urge the
| passage " the bill The resolution also
| Endorses the proposition to have al! school
| children in the District conveyed at half
| fare.
Among the resolutions offered that Will
| be reported upon by the committees and
| considered on the floor of rhe convention
! are tho following:
| Some of the Resolutions.
l That such nlnneNS IS can he Afforded hN