The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-01-09
TRADES COUNCIL


delegates being present. This was
the largest attendance of the coun-
Gil for a year and it is hoped that
the delegates will continue to come
to the meetings.
The credentials of Adoluhus
Williams Of Horse Shoers' Union
Wm. c. Powlowsky of Metal
Trades Council and Albert Nixon,
If J urneymen BARRIERS Union were
received and delegates installed.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting were approved as read.
Dues to the Labor Legislative
League were allowed.
A communication was received
from the Central Labor Union of
Meridian, Conn in which they
state that the Aeolian Company of
that city manufacturers of Music
Rolls have cut the wages of their
girl employees The girls struck
and have been on strike for four
teen weeks and when committee
waited on them they sta'ed that
there was nothing to arbitrate.
They ask that the council notify
all dealers that this firm is on the
non-union list. They also asked
for financial sslstanoe, and send
all donations to James ]. Golden,
81 Goodwin Ave, Meridian, Conn
A lengthy communication was
received from the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists in which
they enclosed blank petitions 10 be
filled out and sent 10 our congress
man ard Senator to have the gov
eminent tuild two Battle Ship
each year. Received and compli d
with.
The Genital Labor Council of
Seattle, Wash, submitted com
municatien in which they ask that
we adopt resolutions favoring the
passage of bills for the governmei
to build railroads to Alaska. The
same was received and complied
with.
A communication was received
from the Socialist Party, of Chica-
60 in which they asked the Council
to write Congressman at Washing
ton and letter to the President
demanding government ownership
cf mines. The same was received
and ordered complied with
A letter from the. Mcmillan Pub
fishing Co., of New York which
did net bear the union label was
ordered thrown in the waste basket.
A letter was received and read
from Thos Donnelly, secretary Of
the Ohio Federation of Labor in
which he stated that he had sent
the council copies of the proce ed
ings of the last convention
The Womans Union Label
League delegates stated that they
are going to give a Euchre and
Dance Tuesday, February, II, in
Jacob Hall.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting for the purpose of try
ing to get Thomas Duffy member
of the Industrial Commission to
Hamilton to explain the workings
of the Work mems Compensation
law reported that the Retail Mer-
chants Association have made ar
rangements TO have Wallace Yaple
a member of the commission to
speak here Friday night in the
Rentschler Building The com
mittee stated that the Retail Mer-
chants Association wanted them to
arrange for a Joint meeting and
asked Councils advice. The coun-
Gil informed the committee to go
ahead and make the necessary ar
rangements.
The Meat Cutters Committee
and the Laundry Workers Commit
tee asked for more time.
Chris. Schwenn, a member Of
Brewers Union was elected dele
gate to the Labor Legislative
League for one year.
The Bakers asked that letter
be sent to the Atlas Hotel, c. II. &
D. restaurant, and to Jacob Huf
nagel who are tuying non-union
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