Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
GOVT CONTROL
OF FOOD URGED
BY LABOR MEN
State Convention Resolution
Calls for Federal Seizure
of All Supplies.


Delegates from the Brewers Union
NO. z, OF Newark, introduced the reso-
lutlon urging Federal control of the
food markets. The resolution advises
this plain in order to safeguard the
people of the country against threat
ened starvation" 1t SCOTS at Presi-
dent Wilson's order for an inVestiga-
ton of the food price manipulations
and asserts that such investigations
IN the past have brought about abso-
lutely no results and that this inves-
legation is likely to develop with no
greater success"
The gist of the resolution is to safe
guard the food of the people at any
cost. Seize every such industry as
Will be necessary to safeguard peo-
pie" the resolution advises.
Suggest Teachers Union.
Efforts will be made to organize
public school teachers of New Jersey
into unions affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor if the reso-
tuition introduced at yesterdays ses-
sion is passed.
The resolution to organize public
school teachers was introduced by
delegate from the Walters Union
Local No. $40. of Jersey City 1t
points out that public school teachers
in some Western towns have been or
ganized with success.
Other resolutions passed today
were as follows:
CondemningN the dilatory methods
of the State Board of Health in fail
Ing to report, satisfactorily, occupa-
ticnal diseases.
Urging the State of New Jersey to
display the union label on the month";
ly bulletin of the State department
OF labor.
Indorsing the tenement house law
and protesting against changes pro-
posed by tenement house owners.
Providing that secretaries of local
unions report to the executive board
of the State Federation of Labor all
cases of accidents and occupational
diseases in factories, etc.
Urging the passage of child labor
law that would be national in its
scope.
The following nominees for office
were placed in nomination:
For president Arthur A. Quinn, OF
Perth Amboy; for first vice. president,
George w. Marsh, of Williamstown;
for second yice-president. Luke B.
Travers, of Trenton, and Henry j.
Gottlob. of Newark; for secretary,
Henry F. Hilfers, of Newark; for
treasurer, William H. Shindle, of
Jersey City; for member of election
board from which four will be elect
ed, Henry Koch, Paterson; Thomas
Donovan, Newark; Patrick ]. Dono-
van, Elizabeth; William Kavanagh,
i Jersey City, Kenneth M. Forbes, Jer-
8sey City; Henry J. Lohse, Newark,
Rnd. Gregory 6. Adlon, Newark.
@s,, Tilliam Umstadter and Hugh ".
Willy, both of Newark, were put in
Summation for delegate to the ma
NAL convention, to be held in Phil
EtssSlphia next month
There were numerous resolutions
Introduced yesterday bearing upon
the European war and its effects in
this country. One resolution con-
demned the upward trend of food
prices since the war began, and
called upon the State authorities to
investigate persons who are making
capital out of human calamities."
Another resolution protested against
the furnishing money and other mu-
nitions of war by "citizens or money
masters"
. Among the other resolutions pre-
scented were the following;
Camden Typographical Union, No.
i32-Favoring pension system for men
ousted by the axe limit, forty-five
years.
Walters Union, No. SIS. Of Jersey
City-Reaffirming attitude against
local option as an entering wedge for
prohibition: opposing members pat
ronizing Chinese restaurants and
laundries: favoring organization OF
school teachers into unions affiliated
with the American Federation OF
Labor.
Essex Trades Council-Urging the
Senate to pass anti-injunction bill.
Essex Trades Council Anti-Tuber-
culosis Association Recommending
central labor bodies to organize sim
liar associations to fight white plague.
Brewery Workers Union. No 2, of
Newark-Opposing nation as well as
Statewide prohibition, claiming that
il would endanger the livelihood of
100000 men.
Executive Board of Cigarmakers'
Union-Objecting to State wide and
nationwide prohibition.
Mercer County Central Labor Union
--Favoring child labor law which
is national in its scope.
State Railway Employees, of Trenton
Urging legislation to promote safety
to travellers and employees on trolley
cars by having them properly manned.
Pattern Makers Association, OF
Newark Urging a weekly pay.
Pattern Makers Executive Board
Favoring universal observance of a
specified holiday for organized labor.
Seek Shorter Hours.
Bartenders' Union, of Newark-Fa-
voring shorter hours for bartenders
and walters, eleven hours being con-
sidered too long; enactment of legis-
Ia tion to license kitchens of hotels,
restaurants, cafe and lunch rooms
along the same lines as bake shops.
Mercer Central Labor Union-Fa-
voring the amalgamation of the Ill
national and international unions.
Allied Printing Trades Council of
Newark-Protestin against furnish
ing money food or munitions of war
to the nations at war by the citizens,
agencies or money masters Of the
1snited States, and that every effort
be made to avert the most colossal
calamity that has ever threatened the
civilized world.
Firemen and Engineers Local, Of
Notwithstanding one days rest
in seven.
Brewery Workers Union. No. 2, of
Notwithstanding that law in ref
arenee to sanitary conditions in fac
tories be enforced by State factory
inspectors.
International Union of Steam and
Operating Engineers Local. No. 6S,
of Notwithstanding against jurls-
diction being coded in this State to
organizations chartered in cities out
side of the State.
District Bartenders, Walters and
Cooks of Newark-Protesting against
nationwide prohibition.
Engineers and Firemen's Local, No.
IS. of Misunderstanding against
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