The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-11

resolutien and 1t was adopted by
the convention and the secretary
instructed to send copy to all sec
retaries of Metal Trades Council
and Metal Trades examinations al
SO to International Secretaries.
The merning session adjourned
after President Schendel announced
that the local committee had ar
ranged to have photogra pher take
the picture of the delegates and vi
sitors In front of the Court House
and all to get in line and march
over.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention was calle d to or
der promptly at 1:30 p. m.
Resolution No. 2. To disband
the Metal Trades Department of the
A. F of L., If no co operation and
action Is EXTENDED was read and
concurred In by the com mittee.
The resolution was adopted and the
secretary ordered to send a copy to
James O'Connell and A ]. Berres,
A. F. of L. Building Washington,
d. c.
Resolution, No. 3. To abolish
one salaried official of the Metal
Trades Department and to have one
salaried officer instead of two, was
concurred in by the committee and
adopted by the convention.
Resolution, No. 4 Providing
that the Ohio State Metal Trades
conventions be held annually in
stead Of semi annually to save ex
pense and to set time for corven-
ton, was concurred in by the law
committee and adopted by the con-
vention.
Resolution, No. 5. That the con
vention go on record as demanding
a conscription of wealth If life IS
conscription and for the govern
ment to take over all land and other
natural resources. That the gov
erpment take over and operate all
industries and that the eight hour
law be In effect and that right to
strike if conditions warrant. Also
the right of free speech, free press
and the right of free assemblage.
The committee concurred IN the re-
solution and the same was adop-
ted by the convention.
Resolution, No. 8. To have more
representatives of the rank and file
in conventions, and to instruct del.
egates to favor larger representa-
ton, was concurred in by the Gem
mittee and adopted by the conven-
ton.
Resolution, No. T. That the
Ohio State Metal Trades Council
ask the local unions to affiliate to
instruct their delegates to interna-
tional conventions TO take scme &C.
ten to compel their officers of such
organizations, to formulate some
plan whereby such organizations
can consolidate. The committee
copcurred in the resolution and
same was adopted by the conven-
zion.
A resolution adopted some time
ago by the Chicago Federation of
Labor on the Tom Mooney case in
San Francisco was adopted as read
and the delegates instructed to send
a copy to their congressman and
representatives in Washington.
The committee recommended
that the name of the organization
be changed and that the words
"Ohio State" be striken out and
that the name be changed to the
. Metal Trades District, No. l. This
was done SO that other states could
/ affiliate. The same as recommend.
t ed was adopted by the convention
| Amended that the secretary be
instructed to write the American
Federation of Labor and find out
If they will sanction this organiza
ton taking In other states.
Under the charter which will be
Y issued In the near future to this or
: ganization 1t will be necessary tC
elect a president, secretary, treas
: urer and vice presidents. The Law
6 committee recommended that such
i officers be elected including ont
vice president from each craft, ane
n the vice presidents to constitute the
. executive board, and their terms u
= be for one year. The same wa