The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-12-24
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DEMONSTRATION
Against Tn fairn sS of
Those Opposing q ester
Cond tito ms for L a bor
Parade Wednesday Night

The COOPERATIVE Trades and
Labor Council met in regular ses.
sion with president Albert
Brown presiding and 35 delegates
being present.
The credentials of Edith Vaughn
OF the Women's Union Label
League, Frank Cochran of Stove
Mounters and Arthur Burns of
Bartenders' Union were read, re-
ceived and delegates seated.
Vice president P. J. Conlin AID
Organizer O. S. Rye were admitted
to the meeting as visitors.
A communication was received
from Secretary Donnelly of Ohio
State Federation of Labor in refer
ence to the proceedings of the last
convention.
A communication from the Meat
Cutters and Butchers Union of
Wheeling, w. Va, in which they
state that they are on strike and in
need of funds. The appeal was re-
ceived as read.
A favorable communication was
received from Warren c. Harding
of Washington, D. c., in reply TO
councils letter asking that he vote
TO have the report of the Iudustria
Relations Committee printed and a
copy furnished every adult ia the
United States.
In communication the Women S
Union Label League extended
thanks to the council for the assist
ance rendered them.
Communication from Central La
Dor Council of Allentown, Pa. in
which they state that David Will
liams of that city was the victim of
conspiracy and that they were
trying o send him to jail.
Delegates of Typographical I'm
ION submitted a set of resolutions
requesting the council to bring be
fore the Ohio State Federation OF
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petition for the eight hour day for
all workers in the state, including
unskilled workers, the widow in
her weeds and the orphan in rags
The resolution as presented was
adopte7 and the secretary instruct
ed to communicate same to the
Ohio State Federation of Labor.
The committee appointed some
time ago to meet with mayor-e)eci
John Holzberger regarding h e
building inspector and the mem
bers of the Library board reported
that Holzberger stated he would do
everything he could for the council
and that he asked the committee TO
meet with him again. Report re-
ceived and the committee con-
tinued.
Committee appointed to visit shoe
stores who were handling the rub
bers of the Lacrosse, Wis firm
reported that several shoe stores
are handling the goods and rould
write them about council S com
plant.
Committee appointed to wait on
city officials in reference to the Fox
company of Cincinnati where ma
chinists are on strike reported
progress and the committee was
continued.
The carpenters asked that a ccm
mlttee De appointed to wait on
Payne & Eikenberry who are erect
ing a building at the corner of
Maple Ave. and Seventh street.
Committee appointed: Howard.
Cochran and Snow.
a committee of FIVE were ap-
pointed to make arrangements for
public parade and demonstration
on Wednesday. December 30.
Speakers will be secured to address
the people after the big parade.
Weiss, Few, Betscher, Born and
Finfrock were appointed on the
committee.
The committee appointed some
time ago to draft resolutions against
the methods of the factories in de-
feating the molders and the ma
chlnists were Instructed to plblish
the resolutions.
Strikers May Picket
Wheeling, w Va, Dec. "a.