El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-10
MINIMUM WAGE SCALE
FOR WOMEN IS FAVORED
Committee Report Provides For Investigation Into V
ing Conditions and a Scale to Fit Them; In
portation Of Strikebreakers Is Opposed
in a Resolution Adopted.
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Arthur convention to investigate anu
report on the wOmen's minimum Md6S
law made ats report at the aIleIHoOli
session Tuesday. The committee recon-
mended that board be appointed 20
investigate the living conditions anu
fix the minimum scale TO fit conditions
The report was signed by Miss Eva
Goldsmith and T c Jennings and was
adopted The report was referred 10
the legislative committee for the pur-
pose Of drafting a law to cover the
minimum wage recommendations.
a partial report Of the legislative
committee was made in TIE form Of a
petition urging that a state plumbing
Inspector be appointed for the in
spection of all plumbing in pubic
buildings and also the appointment OF
nm examining board TO Inspect plumb
ing. The resolution proposing to draft
a law to be submitted TO the next leg
islature was concurred in by the dele
Opposed to Strikebreakers-
A resolution urging the passage Of a
law forbidding the Importation OF
strfkebreakers from outside Of the state
and the imposition of fine Of not less
year, was read and cOncurred In.
Ask Equal Accommodation.
A resolution asking that equal &C
Communications be provided for negroes
and whites alike IN the state was read-
II was recommended by the legislative
committee and concurred In The res
olution was from Bar POrters' union,
Of Galveston, and stated that there was
no desire to repeal the separate coach
law, and that this law was rather de
sired But the petitioners asked thaI
common carriers he required TO furnish
equal accommodations for the negroes
of the state. The petition also included
railroad stations, restaurants, ticket Of
fees, waiting rooms, etc
An amended report of the credentials
committee was read and adopted
Many Resolutions Presented.
4 large number of resolutions were
introduced at the afternoon session and
referred 10 the proper committees In
cluded among these resolutions were
the following
The enactment of a sanitary bakeshop
law; the passage Of law making II
unlawful to employ armed guards OF
any kind, armed men or bodies OF men
The penalty is fixed at fine OF S5gOU,
or imprisonment for one year A Tree
school text book law: an amendment to
the federation constitution allowing the
building trades councils and carpen-
ters' state council representation IN
the federation on the same basis as the
central labor councils; that a perma-
nent convention city be named; that
none but jOurneymen engaged IN the
craft which they represent, or those
emDiOved bV their OrEanlZa ton. be del
egates- that theater scenery lofts be
made fireproof; that motion picture
( operators be forced TO pass an exam
nation, that an amendment TO Ine
constitution be passed allowing al
I central bodies three delegates. all 10
/ be affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and the Texas teder-
alton; the resubmission OF the question
Of paying poll tax 10 q vote OF the peO-
pie and 10 eliminate the payment OF
this tax as an unjust burden 10 the
wage eaTners.
New Union Admitted.
c. W WoOdman, of Fort Worth, in
, trOduced a comm LuicatiOn from the Big
Springs union Of Railroad Workers, and
it was referred to a special committee,
man, Of Fort Worth; Neil. of san An
tonic. and Moody, of FL PasO, which
recommended that this union be in
I cluded in the fedrated railroad organi-
R. H Campbell, Of Dallas. made a
motion that A N James, Of FL PasO,
be made a fraternal delegate to the
convention. A motion to refer the mo-
ton 10 the FL PasO organization was
ruled out of order The original motion
was carried
Work Asked for Unemployed.
4 resolution from the FL Paso MIL
and Smeltermen's union was read ana
concurred in, urging the moral sup
port OF the convention TO obtain work
after 81 members were thrown out OF
work and placed on the black list
because Of their part in the strike at
A resolution urging that the auxil-
iaries of the trade unions be encour-
aged in their fight for the protection
OF union made goods and that organ
fzers in the field organize these auxil-
iaries, was adopted, after being recon-
mended by the resolutions commltte-
AsailS Negroes
Wednesday morning J. T. Proctor Of
Houston. representing the Carpenters
union, made a speech in which he re-
ferred to the negro carpenters IN an
uncomplimentary manner and was
Dromutlv taken TO task for il by a
number Of the delegates on the floor
and the paragraph of his speech refer
ring to this subject was ordered
| stricken from the record sam Brown
! A negro from Galveston, made a strong
/ speech in defence Of his brother union
! men and said that unionism could not
] succeed without the negro craftsmen
! who were good workmen and good
! citizens. This response was received
/ with cheers
The labor press Of the state was dis