Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-16

T. annual cene.r.:: = * lhe Iowa
g. at u. 49, r..sor that has
.. s,@s.> -... 49, Tuesday fore
,i.,..>. $500, ms afternoon afte:'
e. 49, ...>-> vi the noon hour in ses-
IN IL .lyold rsconvening this after.
!,-a!. Reports OF committees took up
IA, :, of tn tine OF the forenoon SEES
ION. " isn the convention came TO
rEd~r III! morning many OF the seats
tina; l2aTc been occupied thru the week
We're empty. DELI gates began leaving
for hone Thursday afternoon.
BY Il vote that was nearly unanimous
lie convention refused 10 blacklist
Iowa State Coll sc, Ames. or to re-
4 fuse To cO-Operat. in the efforts of
extension departments of that college
/ because college buildings are now being
built by non union labor. The discus
SIN on this prupo, al was the liveliest
Of the - ssion.
Anes Local Wants Help.
The situation a. the .Amcs COLES 1.
was brought to the attention of tn
federation convention by communica-
ton from the carpenters local of Ames.
In il the carpenters said they had been
locked out aud that 'Sc.h' ia Dor ha
I been imported 10 complete the build
'nS5. Ii VA later tXpiaintd on the
floor Of III" convention that Two build
ings arr being erected. The contract
had u".- uitcd on ons, and the state
board ~ educate had taken up the
WnrE - completing the binding. Tn
communication reported that those Ii
authority over the building work were
al!t%%' nl>tiC TO union la Dor. II asked
that the Influence of the federation Dc
. used u help the Ames carpenters.
Minority Favors Blacklist.
TT" committee OF building trades re-
ported the communication and a motion
vas made that the federation pEesi-
! dent investigate and make all effcrtto
obtain an adjustment for the union
carpenters.
An amendment that was proposed
and supported by the minority was
that II case no satisfactory adjustment
MAS made that The federation go on
record as placing Iowa state College
on the blacklist.
State Commissioner Of Labor A l.
/ Trick and othe: influential delegates o.
the convention. opposed any such
move. Trick pointed out that the
: faculty and teachers were not response
bic and had no control over the aboS
Situation at the college but that tn
stat board of education hired all la .
Dor and controlled all of il. and that
there was an element of the board that
was not responsive to any outside in
flJencc and was not in sympathy with
I iasur
! t. BLACKLIST the college. and to at
tempt 10 hinder the work of the ex-
! ttnsi0n departments, two of whose
speakers mad addressed the conventio. g.!
! was deemed as most unwise. 1t wa
! pointed out that to do SO would work
! harm to individuals in the laborins
! ranks who we're or would profit by the
! educational activities of the college.
Few For Unfair List.
On the vote on the amendment pro-
posing the blacklist if the president 5
| efforts failed. only five voted in fave.
of it. The very large majority was
against any such plan.
4 substituted motion carried by
an equally large majority was tina:
President Strict should go to Ames
and attempt to bring about-a settle
men5 Of the differences.
1t vas suggested that If no results
came from this move that influence
should be eXerted to the end that men
favorable TO union labor were placed
on the state board of education.
The minority, those Representing
only a very few in the convention
were favora bic for aggressive and dras-
tic action to force the board of educa-
ton TO recognize and employ union
IL Dor.
Teachers to Get Show.
\ resolution that gave the fedora
tons endorsement to the efforts o;
school teachers to secure old age pen
sion legis ton was unfavorably re.
ported by the resolutions committee
The convention rereferred the resolu-
lion 10 the committee and when II
was brought out the second time the
committee reportedN that it recon
mended that the resolution be referreJ
! to the executive board.
! The convention went on record as
favoring the Tague bill for the retire
ment and pensioning of civil service
employees and the adjustment of vo-
cational schools.
allow convicts to be employed only on
road building.
j Other Actions Taken.
The workmen's compensation law
and proposed amendments were dis
cussed by 4. L. Urick and others.
The federation voted SO for the aid
of the Danbury hatters. and a collec-
ton of s21 was taken for disabled
miner Of Centerville.
The local committee apologiZed in
a resolution for taking the delegates
10 SO poor a bail same Thursday after
noon. and urged the delegates from
Waterloo to use their efforts to the
end that Waterloo might produce a
ball team that could make it inter
esting for Marshalltown.'
Another resolution recited the fact
that this was the first convention of
the federation that had been served at
its supper by only union walters and
! mattresses.
a resolution intended to proven.
social features of the convention from
interfering with their work was
adopted that provided no enter
'ainment should be provided during
the hours of to l. and /. to s.
Has Been Fine Convention.
The usual resolution of thanks to
the Trades and Labor Assembly. Mar
hall.nun cab. Y NJ - :! ard others
Tor entertainment and courtesies. was
passed.
This has been.' said President