Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
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being the official voice of organized
labor of the State of pennsylvania,
hereby pledge our SERVICE and the
power of our labor to the nation, to
the end that the people of the United
States shall not suffer want and that
the war shall be speedily ended"
Almost every resolution presented
was sure TO be met with cries of
sit down." keep quiet" and at
many times it was impossible to
hear the proceedings of the conVen-
tlon. President Maurer was unable
10 keep order on peveral occasions.
The next meeting place of the con-
Ventlon was again called up and
melted a big argument. The meet
ing place had been determined as
Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon.
various resolutions were adopted
urging the members of the Fedora
tlon to wear and use only such arti-
cies bearing the Blue Union label,
showing the manufacturer is fair to
organized labor.
Officers were to be elected late
this afternoon.
Laud Labor Department
The resolution adopted by the State
Federation of Labor endorsing the
work of the Department of Labor and
INDUSTRY and Commissioner John
tTlce jackson follows:
whereas, The Department of La
DOT ana industry, under the able and
impartial administration of Commits
sioner John Price Jackson, has hean
of the utmost value to the working
people of the state, and
whereas, The employment of able
ana experienced representatives of
lapor In the various bureaus of the
department. has greatly helped the
working people in improving sani-
tary conditions in industry, safe
guarding life and health and improv-
ing relations between worker and en-
ployer throughout the state. and
whereas, Certain interests hostile
10 the welfare of the great BODY of
workers in Pennsylvania disapprove
OF the administration of Commissioner
jackson because of his broadminded
lnlpartlality and his vigorous enforce
inent or laws vital to the lives of the
workers, have launched a bitter cam
palgn or opposition and Villifcation
against Commissioner Jackson, in
winch they are supported by certain
reputed labor papers, endeavorine to
destroy the usefulness of the depart
ment and make the workers of the
state again prey to the inhuman
commercial element in industry
therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the State Fed
eratlon or Labor, in convention as-
sembled, do most earnestly endorse
commissioner John Price jackson and
highly commend the work of his de-
partment.
We denounce the attitude of certain
so-called labor papers and demand
OF the Legislature that the appropria-
tlons Tor the work of the Department
La hn
work be carried on for the benefit of
the working people of Pennsylvania.
Want Equal Pay For Women
Resolutions We're adopted ureine-
the Federation to do everything nos
slble TO secure equal wage for equal
work for thes women in industry
stress was laid On the fact that wom-
en- have taken an important part in
the industries of the state and ma
tion even in the time of peace and
when the men are called to war un-
Just employers may endeavor to take
advantage OF the women who have
taken the places of the men. The
resolution as adopted follows:
Whereas, The time has arrived
that women have become a factor in
the business world, and that during
this world war still greater demands
are being made upon the women of
the country to engage more fully in
the occupations of transportatio and
of the production of commodities of
industry; and
Whereas, 1t has been proven that
women are producing the same
amount of work as the men, wherever
they are employed although the re-
muneration is invariably less; and
whereas, Many wives, whose hus-
bands will be called to defend their
country, will be compelled to take
their places as wage-earners in order
to support their families, thus involv-
ing many hardships upon them; and
whereas. The employing class VIII
try every means at their disposal to
recuperate themselves for any sacrI-
fees the government may call on
them to make by employing women
to take the place of men at a lower
rate of wages; therefore belt
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor.
insist and demand that, wherever
women are employed and doing the
same kind of work as men, thew be
paid on an equal basis and urge or
ganized labor to give every assist
ance to those women who are COM
PEELED to work to join the local labor
unions and demand to them the union
rate of wages"