The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-09

l With the appointment of remain l ing committees yesterday afternoon, fthe 29th convention of delegates to the State Branch of the Federation l of Labor settled down to hear ad- | dresses from the various compensa- 1 ton commissioners ana then ad- journed until this morning.
 l At the opening of the session, at
 9:S0, a reading of the minutes con- firmed the following committees that
 had been appointed by President Officers: Frank Madden. Hartford: :
 James Cannon, Bridgeport; James HaugI, Danbury. Grievance; sMcNeely, Norwich; Nei-
 bor, Hartford; George Bowen, Bridge Charles W. Schmitt, New Haven;
 James J. Golden, Meriden. Constitution: G. J. Stanley, Meri- l.den; John M. Osborn, New Haven;
 MT. Scott, Stamford, MT. Broderick, l Ansonia,; John J. O'NeiI, Bridgeport. | ResoIuti ons: P. F. O'Meara, New
 Haven; John J. Hobar, Meriden. l Roster: John Rausher, Bridgeport; James T. Nance, Hartford; William ICaIdweIl, Waterbury.
 1 President Julius G. Stremlau then l addressed the meeting.
 President Stremlau said in part: 1 'sIn the year just ending we can just f ly feel proud of the work that has l been accomplished, and the progress | that has been made each year demon
 strates more and more the value to l our state of such an organization as | we represent and @Sre is abundUnt 1 evidence that tha importance of our l work at these conVentions is being
 more generally recognized
 l "Our deliberations and Judgment at | this convention must be well consid- l cred. We must look to the future, | with the determination that our ac- ton here will commend itself not only
 to our membership but to the major ity of the people of this state. we have every reason to believe l that the opponents of the trades un- | ion movement are becoming less effec- l tive and fewer in number in this en- 1 frightened age of advancing civiIiza- l ton. But to those who still belit- l tie trade union activity and sneering1y ! refer to it's achievements and pro-
 fess to see no hope for the future, we l+advise that they study former condt- l tions and the accomplishments so far | secured which we assert unqueStion- | ably point to the fact that all thnt I has been accomplished in improved
 conditions, better wages and shorter l hours has been wrested rom the oth
 CT side through trade union activity 1 on the part of the workers.
 l we cannot stop now, our position 1 shall be that we want better condi l tions more wages, shorter hours, 1 better homes, better clothing for our families, our dependents and our
 selvesAin fact for all who are com 1 pelled to work-in many cases under l very trying circumstances.
 "A careful review of the labor | movement and labor conditions 1 strengthen the claim that we have al- l ways made and which we now renew and reassert; that labor must work out it's own salvation and within it's l T1LS no thought to reach the conclusion as to I how this can be done. Everybody l knows, except those who are blinded by prejudice or through lack of ex- | perience, that the trades union is the absolutely safe and only plan through 1 which we must continue to work un- til all workers are thoroughly organ ized. Then wages will rise more rapidly, hours shorten, conditions inn prove, and we will be in a position to l then absorb our full share of the | wealth we create regardless of what
 system of government we may then be working under.
 'FWe are proud of the past, now let
 us look to the future. Especially now
 we must be alert as the time is again approaching when you will be called
 again an American citizen to use 1 the ballot, to cast your vote for those
 that are looking for public office. Con slider well, ask yourself will the can T didate do his share to try and bring 1 about better conditions for the op-
 pressed and toiling masses, or will he l be willing to sit by and, do nothing to make this state a better place in which to live?
 The Prison Contract Labor, System.
 There are a great many changes
 desired in this state for the betterm ent l of the people. One of the most de- sired, 70 my mind, is to abolish the