The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-12
COLOR OF BADGE
STIRS DELEGATE

suggested That wouldn't Z do, told him,
as 1t is the aristocratic color. You
have all heard of blue.blooded aristo.
Gratis. Then red was suggested, but
| said everybody would think that was
Jim Maurer's color; and yellow
wouldn't do because the Irishmen
might object. Then we conferred ON the
little white badge we wore two years
ago when We came over to the Legisla-
ture and appealed for child labor bill
That's why we finally selected the
white emblem. The committee, however,
will bear the suggestion of the delegate
from Philadelphia in mind when it SO,
leets the next badge
Seeks Aid Against Prohibition
Prosvestle said that nine states now
have prohibition laws. either by legis.
lative enactment or by popular vote
back of which in each instance is the
big manufacturer.
"Many men viii be thrown out of
jobs in 1916 he continued, "and
these men will be your competitors in
other lines of labor. They cannot
starve.'
He said the question of temperance
in Pennsylvania is nigh and asked the
cooperation of organized labor in fight.
ing prohibition. He told of proposed
organization for Pennsylvania to be
known as the Trades Union Liberty
League, which, he said, will fight from
the trades union standpoint only.
In his annual address to the conven.
tion President Maurer briefly touched
on the activities of the year, discussing
his charges against the State Constabu.
larry growing out the Hazleton trolley
strike in June. He said later of the
State Constabulary:
In the overwhelming defeat of the
bHl to increase the State Constabu.
larry We get undoubted evidence of its
growing unpopularity with the masses
and that the time is not far distant
when these publicly paid defenders of
corporate arrogance will be totally
abolished.
He told of the work of the Depart.
ment of Labor & Industry and com.
mended Commissioner John Price Jack.
son. He said that PENNSYLVANIA had
suffered more than any other state in
the Union, outside of New York, be.
cause of the industrial conditions of
the last year, but showed net gain of
eighty organizations affiliated with the
Pennsylvania Federation in that time.
Z. +. Quinn, secretary-trea re.
ported balance of S49S.36.
Contest Over Seating Delegate
A contest arose over the seating of
Patrick Hanaway, of Pittsburgh, as n
delegate when the credentials committee
reported James Charlton, of Pitts
ourgh, in open convention, charged
Hanaway with tampering with bollot
oox used in a referendum vote and
changing the result of the vote. Hama.
way, however, was seated as delegate
by vote of 127 to 3S when the report
of the committee was adopted. The
committee held that it had no jurisdic-
tlon in the case and that Il was a
matter for the local union to settle.
President Maurer reported that the
executive committee, together with the
railroad committee, would appear be-
fore the Governor at clock this aft
ernoon to ask for veto of the full
crew repeater. James Cronan made a
brief report of the hearing before the
Senate committee on the workmen s
compensation bill, saying that Attorney
General Francis Skunk Brown, who ap-
peared in behalf of the bill, is the best
labor champion to appear since the
work for compensation was started.
Elmer E. Greenawalt, former presi
dent of the State Federation, now I'm
migration Commissioner in Philsdel.
phia, spoke of his work in connection
with the interests of labor, saying that
the number of aliens coming to this
country through Philadelphia is now re.
duced to almost nothing. The conven-
tion adjourned at noon to meet again
at 2 clock.