Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-10
LABOR ASKED TO
REMAIN LOYAL
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| TO proposed reductions of it's appro-
| priations; opposed to setting aside the
| full crew law and labor employment
acts during the war and any suspen-
sion which would interfere with safe
guards; urged that the state should
not make the mistake of England
| and overwork women and children in
wartime and that labor legislation
| should be advanced.
Roger Dever, counsel for the Fed
| GRAFTON, asked If the governor would
! not ascertain why bills embodying la
bor's proposed amendments to the
compensation law, including increased
compensation, could not leave the
| committee in charge. I'VE should
know why these bills are still in COM
| mittee. The state should know why
! these bills can't leave committee" de-
| clared Mr.. Dever. II prepared these
amendments and | want to say that
the man to whom the amendments
were given has not used them. The
| people of the state ought to be told
| why. Somebody is cheating and labor
wants to know why"
Governor Brumbaugh promptly re-
piled that the bills ought to come
out of committee and have an open
and honest discussion on the floor of
! the House. IF there is any power In
me to find out why they have been
unduly held up | will find out" said
| the governor
| In closing the governor compliment
ed DR.. Jackson as IA capable, honest,
| upright and impartial official" He
said he was proud of him and stood
with him.
Urge Home Rule For Ireland
The Federation adopted a resolution
asking the President of the United
States to urge the British Parliament
! to grant home rule to Ireland. The
| resolution follows:
Whereas, The United States OF
! America is in state of war and have
allied our cause to the Allies. OF
which Great Britain is one of the
powers; and, whereas. Democracy
| is the slogan of the Allies cause, and
in order to make a living reality of
! Democracy; be it resolved, That we
petition of the President of the United
States to urge upon Great Britain the
necessity of Parliament granting
| home rule to Ireland and thus estab-
fishing the Democracy that is neces-
sary for the land"
Praise Department of Labor
The State Federation of Labor this
morning adopted resolutions heartily
endorsing the Department of Labor
and Industry and Commissioner John
! Price JPackson saying, the able and
impartial administration has been or
! the utmost value of the working
people of the State" They also
asked of the Legislature that the
appropriations for the work of the
| Department of Labor be supported.
! Other minor resolutions were
adopted.
! Resolutions urging the President
| of the United States to ask the Brit
ish Parliament to give Ireland Home
Rule were adopted this morning al
the convention OF the State Feder-
alton of Labor in the Board of Trade
building. Other resolutions giving
the stand of the Federation on I'M
portant subjects were discussed and
adopted. President James FL. Maur-
! er presided.
Urge Vocational Education
The convention has appointed a
! committee on industrial education
TO promote vocational education. II
will cooperate with other groups
the movement for better educated
( workmen.
The resolution was presented by
Robert j.. Wheeler, of the Machin-
lists Union, of Allentown, Pa.
The purpos of this resolution, as
rset forth by Mr.. Wheeler, is to en-,
courage the more rapid extension OF
vocational education throughout the
| state and to provide a channel
through which the skill and knowl-
edge of the organized workers may
be utilized to aid the school system
| of the state.
He explained TO the convention
! that he had been working on this
problem for eight years under the
direction of the Central Labor Coun-
Gil, of Allentown, and that as re-
/ Of NVnrly nj the Central "A :
Dor Council a very good system oi
vocational training was now being
organized in Allentown.
The labor movement of Allentown
feels that faster progress could be
made and greater results be obtained
by intelligent cooperation between
all groups who have interest in the
subject.
The committee on industrial edu-
cation has been instructed by the
convention to seek to establish CO.
operation between all groups seek
ing to promote Industrial education
The membership of the committee
is as follows: Robert j. Wheeler, OF
Allentown, John f. Dempsey presi-
dent of District No. /, United Mine
Workers, Scranton and Theodore
Eichorn, of Erie. Wheeler is a for
mer city commissioner, and was
once IL pGOleSSlOlldl lSdCneI' ItItlN
ing his training at the Bloomsbury
State Normal School. Eichorn is al
so a former city commissioner OF
! Erie, Pa, and is a member of the
| Typographical Union.
In support of the motion to adopt
the resolution, William Corless, oi
the Typographical union. declared
that the proposition was one of the
most important that ever came be-
fore the State Federation; that the
| Typographical union was most
heartily in favor of vocational edu-
cation; that in the support of voca-
tional education for printers. his
union annually spent thousands OF
dollars.
Let us promote vocational train
ing for all workers," said Corless
land speed the day when all union
men are so well u'ained and edu-
Gated that the tenn "a good work
| man shall mean q union man.
Delegate Curry, Of the Painters
Union of Allegheny county told of q
school for painters in Pittsburgh
where the building and equipment is
provided by school authorities and
the teachers by the Painters union
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
1t follows: Whereas: The schoo
system of the state of Pennsylvania
does not offer facilities for the full
development of the children of the
workers of the state, and
Whereas, The influence of or
ganized labor is not felt nor is the
great store of knowledge and skill
possessed by the organized workers