United labor bulletin., 1913-02-13
UNIVERSAL UNION LABEL.

At the last convention of the Union
Label Trades department the question
of a universal label was under discussion
and special committee appointed
which brought in the following compre-
hensive resolution, which was unan-
imously adopted:
Report of the Special Committee on Uni
| versaI Label and Universal Design
To the Fifth Convention of the Union
Label Trades Department OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Your special
cmomittee, appointed on the recon-
mendation of the president of this de-
partment, to consider the question OF
universal label or a universal design
for combination with present labels, has
had several sessions, and has gone into
the subject committed to 1t as extern
sively and thoroughly as was possible
. with the data at hand, and the limited
time at the disposal of the committee,
and it is the unanimous conclusion OF
the committee that it will not be pos
sible to present to this convention as
comprehensive and thoroughgoing re-
port as the Importance of the subject
demands and the requirements of the
question make advisable. Your commit
tee recommends, therefore, that 1t be
continued with the following instruc-
| tions:
That prior to the assembling of the
sixth convention of this department the
committee make exhaustive and pains
| taking investigation of the universal Ia
bel proposition and the universal design
proposition; that officers of international
unions having labels, shop cards or but
tons be requested to furnish the COM
mittee their views on the universal Ia
/ bel, or universal design, especially as
applied to the product of their trade,
and that these views be accompanied by
| opinions from their attorneys as to the
| legality and practicability of the univer-
sal label or design in that particular
| trade; that the committee be authorized
| to gather such other information and
| data as in the opinion of the committee
will be valuable in connection with the
consideration of the general subject;
| that the committee be also authorized
to procure legal opinion from an attor-
ney Of national reputation as to lebal
registration and issuance; that the COM
mittee be authorized to meet at least
one month prior to the assembling OF
the sixth convention and at that time
consider all of the data and information
that has been collected. compile lts re,
port, have this report printed and placed
in the hands of the delegates to the
sixth convention prior to the assembling
of that convention.
Your committee is of opinion that car
rying out the program as outlined here
in, together with such other measures
as may in the meantime be suggested
to the committee, or initiated or ap-
proved by the committee, the important
question of the universal label, or uni
versal design, will be before the sixth
convention with a comprehensive report
and data that will enable the convention
to arrive at conclusion that will be
generally acceptable to the label trades
and that will be of value to the inter
national label department and the trade
union movement generally.
The secretary of this department is
member of the special committee. and
therefore the machinery of the deaprt-
ment will be at the disposal of the COM
mittee in the performance of the mission
referred to.
All of which is fraternally submitted
JAMES NJ. LYNCH
THOMAS F. TRACY,
COILS LOVELY.
B. A. LARGER.
MARTIN LAWLOR.
A. ]. KUGLER.
JOHN GOLDEN.
Committee.