The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
| WORK Done BY TEXAS
FEDERATION OF LABOR
THE DELEGATES THREsHED OUT
EVERYTHING BEFORE coNVsN-
TON; FUTURE PLANS LAID.
#. WORTH CONVENTION CITY
Edward Cunningham Of Bridgeport Re
elected President-Many ResoIu'
tons Adopted That Tend to Bet
terment of Labor Conditions

terment OF Labor Conotohs'
Houston, Textile convention OF
the Texas State Federation Of Labor
came to close Friday at Houston
after five days of continuous session,
in which much work was done for the
betterment of the cause Of labor ana
In which many resolutions were adopt
ed, officers elected, and Fort Worth
chosen as the next meeting place for
1917.
The following officers were chosen
by the convention:
Edward Cunningham, Bridgeport,
president; Mrs. Della Davis, Fort
Worth, first vice president; Norman
Rachel, DenisoR, second vice presi'
dent; Earl Ferguson, Thurber, chair
man Of legislative committee; George
H. Slater, Galveston, secretary-treas'
urer; Z. A. Harrell, Waco, reading
clerk; T. w. Langan, Ell Paso, sergeant
at arms; Grant Stegall, Abilene, vice
president; D. S. Harper, Austin, vice
president George w. Belcher, Beau
mont, vice president; ]. NJ. Biakeiey,
Childress, vice president; David
Lynch, Dallas, vice president; F. J.
Schilling, Ell Paso, vice president; r.
E. Draughon, Galveston, vice presi'
dent; L. NJ. Andler, Houston, vice pres
ident; J. L. Berry, Marshall, vice presi-
dent; j. H. Silliman, Port Arthur, vice
president; H. H. Hodge, San Antonio.
vice president; H. S. Newland, Tenn
pie, vice president; R. Dennis, Texas
City, vice president; D. P, Singleton.
Thurber, vice president; John R. Spen-
Ger, Jr., Waco, vice president; s. A.
Hancock, Wichita Falls, vice presl-
dent; AL Rich, Port Arthur, delegate
to the American Federation Of Labor.
The following preferential measures
were adopted, passage of which will
be asked before the next session Of the
Texas legislature:
/. Amendment to the present work
mems compensation act so as to make
1t more effective.
2. Creation of State commission to
investigate working conditions Of the
women in Texas, and draft minimum
wage scale,
3. Model labor law.
4. Plumbing inspection law.
S. Constitutional amendment abol-
lshing the poll tax.
6. Free text book law.
Gave the Endorsement Of the fedora.
ton to the following measures:
Establishing the maximum weight Of
cotton bales at 500 pounds. maximum
weight of bags of cotton seed meal
and by-products at $50 pounds and
maximum weight of wheat and by.
products at $50 pounds.
State inspection of electrical work.
Prohibiting employees from entering
fire boxes or steam boilers while I'm,
der steam pressure.
Investigation Of the use of noncom,
bustible materials for roofing so as to
provide better fire protection by In,
coming legislative committees.
State investigation into the problem
Of the unemployed in Texas.
Establishment of State employment
agencies under the supervision Of the
bureau Of labor statistics.
Boiler inspection law.
Aid Of the legislative committee tc
the jitney drivers in securing legisla
ton If necessary.
State license for engineers.
Printing of all text books In Texas
and, il necessary, the establishment Of
a State printing plant to do all State
work.
Assistance to passage of law reQuir
ing inspection of all overhead electri
cal work.
Mothers pension law.
Eight-hour law, six days per weel
and half holiday on Saturday.
Establishment OF State PRINTING
plant.
Letting Of State, county and munich
pal printing to plants working unde
same conditions as organized labor.
Action against giving away pre-
miums with cigars and cigarettes.
Federal investigation of condition
at Hot Springs government baths.
Stand of colored longshoremen O
Houston in strike against Southern
Steamship Company.
Establishment of iurisdictional boar,
by American Federation of Labor.
Maintenance of colored organizer.
Publishing report of commission o.
industrial relations.
Request to Texas United States ser
ators and representatives to have re
port of commission on industrial rels
tons printed in full.
Request to federal government I
use its efforts toward securing allevis
ton of condition of the Jews in Ell
rope
Employment Of president OF feder:
ton full time at salary of 5000 ne
month and travelling expenses, as o.