The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-11
Metal Trades Held Convention
In Hamilton Last Sunday.
Active Workers From The State of Ohio And Mich
gan Attended The Gathering and Much Good
For the Labor novement Was Accomplished.

Kenneth Jones, Metal Ira 'es,
Newark.
z. w. Kendall, Pattern Makers,
Hamilton.
John Cahalane, Metal Trades,
Hamilton.
9. M. Ganger, Plumbers, Dayton
Clinton Albright, Coppersmith,
Cincinnati.
E. A. Sweeney, Sheet Metal
Workers, Cleveland.
Harry Davis, Metal Polishers,
Cleveland.
John H. Mills, Metal Trades,
Akron.
John c. Rohr, Pattern Makers,
Toledo.
Herbert Gleitz, Tool Maker,
Cleveland
J. H. Schendel, Machlnists,
Cleveland.
Robert Ross, Molder, Newark.
T. c. Green, Metal Trades,
Clev ,land.
On motion the report of the Gre
Dental committee was received and
delegates seated.
/ President Schendel called upon
Herbert Gleitz of Cleveland for a
talk. In his address he criticized
the officers of the Metal Trades De-
partment of the A. F. OF L. He
said that the question was often
asked why don t the Metal Trades
progress :" He stated that the
reason they do not prosper is be
cause the officers do not want to
give up their jobs. He also said
that conditions could be changed
by taking away the voting power
Of the Iuternationals and vote tC
make Metal Trades department
He concluded by saying that he
hoped that the Ohio Metal Trade.
Council would GO on record to place
another man in the place of James
O'Connell In the Metal Trade de
partment.
There was considerable discussion
by the delegates on the proposition
of amalgamating the metal trade
crafts into one big organization
Some of the delegates believed tha
great deal of the expenses coult
be saved and that 1t would have
tentency to decrease the dues of tn,
members. The machinists' organ
ization is the only organization 81
far voting in favor of the amalga
nation. Delegets Menzies of tn,
Pattern Makers from Detroit stateC
that his organization having 1t un
der consideration.
One of the delegates urged tha
this convention 60 on recor'
changing the organization to dis
trict organization taking in othe
states.
Several communications wer
, read from James O Connell in whi-l
he stated that Ii would be impos
, sible for him to attend the conven
ton. A similar letter was receives
e from Joseph Valentine of the Mol
D ders' Union.
, A communication from the Meta
] Trades Council of Detroit, statin
: that they are pleased to send
r delegate was received and fled 70
/ future reference.
The minutes of the previou
: meeting held In Newark were rea
s and approved
The committee on resolutions ar
S nouncsd that they were ready t
c submit Resolution No. /.
The resolution is as fellows:
i Whereas, we believe the time
i here when the rank and file of ia
Metal Trades crafts are intereste
: In the matter of amalgamation an
we believe 1t one of the duties {
the Metal Trades Council to do a
n they possibly can to cause fire
t discussion of the subject and In OF
i der to assist In this, be 1t
: Resolved, That as SOON the fir
: ances of the Ohio State Met;
Trades Council permit, the Exect
. tive Board shall start a MONTH
paper to be devoted to the discus
}. sion of amalgamation and oths
subjects which would be of intere.
to the Metal Trades; the size of tn
: paper to be left TO the discretion {
/ the Executive Board. The counc
to select an editor who will be mai
r ag,r and work under the directio
If the Executive Board of til
: council, all Metal Trades secret.
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