The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-10

Waterbury, Sept 1O-One of the fea- 4ures of the 2nd days session or the H6th annual convention of the State Federation of Labor here, today, was -rhe report of the president. Timothy A. Flanagan. of Bridgeport He spoke of the growth of the federation and said that he thought that in five years every organization of any benefit would be in the organization He asked that every effort be put forth ao double the membership before the next convention. To be successful. he said. every craft in the state must -rbe with us{' There had been few strikes in the year and of those which alad taken place, the local were not connected with the federation. If they had been he said, he thought. the re- suits would have been different
 In speaking of the trades ecnools oa ta ptf1e state. he said he thought the state board of education had gone much further in what is termed technical ieducation than it should.
 As to the high cost of living. Pres- ,35enf Flanagan said he had not come 10 any log1cal conclusion put Tn ms Lopinion there was only 9ne en,ne onI,. ls,no oo szressmen and representatives are men who have some interest in the com tnnon people as 1t will take legisiation hhefore there is any Ee1ef.
 His speech follows:
 TO the Officers and Delegates or
 
 lConnecticut Federation of Labor, in kcouvention assembled.
 Ladies and Gentlem en:- s+
 It Is with pleasure that we can .1.rticipate in this our twenty sixth EannuaI convention, and at the same ltirne feel proud that we can con Hone bv our oreanfzation in the past land look forward to better work now Khan ever before, for the reason that tour orzanization has taken on a new h xuh htrh wi lrny judgment is good. in less than i've EyeaFs we will have every organization frf any benefit in the State, In the Con- ,necticut Federation of Labor.
 My friends and delegates of this ,convention, it is not necessary for me Ito call your attention to the fact that lour federation has grown since our Hast convention. and your executive board and your organizer, Samuel for this work, which you know was tvery hard. a5 the organizations Fthroushout the state are 90 indifferent about joining our state federation: Now 1t behooves every delegate of lthfs convention, and the members of the local unions who are affiliated with this grand and worthy Connec- lficut Federation of Labor, to do their ipart this coming. year and we will double the mem bershtp before the tnaxt convention assemblies.
 You know that every man or Wo- man in this state who is in uniona lean oone in with us; but we cannot sgo with them. if they stick only to Their own Individual craft and keep Iout of the Connecticut Federation We lwant every craft in the state affilfat- led with us, and, in order to be Suc- tceasfuI, we must have them. We can mot afford to have MT. Emery stand lin the General Assembly and say that Eve do not represent all the labor unions in the State; we must repre- lezant all to be successful.
 Now brother delegates, 1t would be fiunpossible for me to try to give you las able a report as that of your past president. and know you do not ex- l3ect 1t from me. As there has been Tho session of the General Assembly, tnny report will be brief.
 have visited as many of the Unions kfhroughout the State as was possible, iat the same time keeping down the fexpense in order to give our organ