The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-01-23

ated unions requested to use every
effort to create demand for bread
bearing the union label.
1t was recommended that the
state federations of labor should
give particular attention to the
compilation and distribution of the
labor records of state legislators
with the purpose in view of thus
keeping the citizenship of the state
fully informed as to the official acts
of their legislative representatives
All organized labor was urged to
give careful attention to the ex-
periments that are being made
throughout the country to establish
vocational training in connection
with the public school systems to
the end that the special studies and
training to be thus afforded shall
be practicable and serviceable and
not a mere smattering of general
knowledge that can not be definite
ly applied when the student comes
to take up the real work of life.
Organized workers of the state
of California and organized labor
generally were req .ested to assist
the Journeymen BARRIERS Interna
tional Union to secure Sunday as
day of rest for the members Of that
craft.
1t is directed that all organizers
and city central bodies should rem
der every possible assistance in no.
tifying the members of the Nation
al Association of Letter Carriers
that they will find welcome in
the ranks of the organized labor
movement under the banner of the
American Federation of Labor
The convention directed that tne
officers and members of ali affiliated
organizations should urge upon
their Representatives in Congress
and the Senators from their respec-
tives states, the desirability Of the
enactment of such legislation as is
necessary to prevent tie intro due
ton of the Taylor System Of so
called Scientific Management" in
the operation of workshops aud
factories under governmental con
troll
All state federations of labor and
city central bodies and organized
labor generally were urged by the
. convention to continue and increase
their efforts through their legisla
tive representation to secure the
enactment of legislation providing
for university extension work By
| the state owned universities of The
5 country.
All organizations affiliated to the
Federation were urged 10 consider
the advisability of becoming mem.
bers of the National Popular Gov
ernment League. In connection
Herewith, it is recommended tha
| the report upon this subject by The
: Exc utive Council to the Seattl,
Convention should be carefully
read, as also the letter from Sen
| ator Owen which was read to tk,
! convention and which will be lounc
on page l39 of the official printel
proceedings.
The convention recommended
] that the American Federation o
: Labor reiterate and emphasiz- it
determination to do all in its powe
to prevent the interruption Of III
ternational fraternity and good vii
by averting international conflict
: and recommended to general con
$ sideration the report upon this sub
ject made by the Executive Coun
: Gil to the Seattle Convention, AM
t also similar reports to pre"iou
D conventions by the Executiv
Council and by the President of tn
t American Federation of Labor.
] The convention recommends,
t that the second Monday in May b
] observed annually as Mothers Da
4 a day of coming and of up
y lift to the home in honor of th
: home
$ The above matters are earnestl
: commended to your careful consid
; Grafton your favorable and promp