Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-21
SUPPORT WILSON
IN WAR STAND
State Builders Send Telegram
to President-Have Big
Time at Smoker.

The second day of the sixteenth an
nual convention of the New Jersey
State Building Trades Council being
held in this city in Eagle Hall, was
started shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning with about sixty-five dele
gates present. Credentials have been
received from 100 delegates and the
remainder are expected at any time.
A telegram was sent to President
Woodrow Wilson yesterday conveying
the approval of the New Jersey State
Building Trades Council upon his con-
duct Of the war as follows:
Perth Amboy, May 20, 1918
To Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
President,
United States,
Washington, D. G.
We the representatives of the Build
ing Trades of New Jersey, desire to
convey to you our unanimous APPROVAL
of your conduct of the affairs OF the
country, and of the war. and to pledge
to you our trust of confidence in what
ever action you deem necessary to be
taken in the future for the defense
of the good old U. S. A.,
Committee,
Henry Sands,
John R. Burgess,
Arthur A. Quinn.
The Reports of President Fitzgerald
and Secretary Sands Were Read
and Received Approval.
The committee On rules announced
that they had decided upon the time
to be consumed by the sessions, the
to -, after which the convention will
adjourn till 2 o'clock and the after
noon session, beginning at and end
ing at 5 o'clock.
The need of a universal working
card was brought up during the ses-
sion. Under the present plan a mem
per must purchase a new working
card as he goes from place to place,
but If the new card is adopted it will
be good no matter where he NAV be
stationed. The matter was referred
to the resolution committee
Delegate B. F. Lane stated that the
Monmouth Building Trades Council
wish to become member of the New
Jersey State Building Trade Council.
The request was referred to the COM
mittee.
Following the opening ceremonies
of the convention this morning a
resolution was presented and passed
whereby check will be drawn for
the amount of $40 which will be
donated by the New Jersey State
Building Trades Council to the Amer
lean Red Cross.
During the session this morning
two enthusiastic addresses were
made, one by Arthur A. Quinn, pres
ident of the State Federation of
Labor, and the other by John w.
Both Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Ferguson
are members of the Industrial Train
ing Committee for War Emergencies
in New Jersey.
President Quinn spoke at length on
the eight-hour day, and told the dele
gates that they should try to over
come the overtime work. He advised
them not to work overtime unless it
is absolutely necessary. He pointed
out that labor and capital are trying
very hard to get together and felt
that the war would be a big factor in
bringing capital and labor to a COM
plete understanding.
Following Mr.. Quinn, Mr. Ferguson,
who is considered by the building
tradesmen as one of the fairest build
ing trade employers in the state of
New Jersey, spoke to the delegates. In
opening his address he stated that he
wished to reach organized labor as
well as unorganized labor because OF
the dilution of labor that will be neces-
sary in the near future for the Win
ming of the war. This will effect most
ly the metal trades. He also stated
that the industrial training committee
for war emergency, had agreed that
the federal and state employment bu-
when skilled labor is exhausted and
when skilled labor is exhausted and
dilution of labor should begin.
The committee, stated Mr. Ferguson
will also act as an agent to distribute
essential labor where it is most needed.
He stated that the government is re-
stricting all building and other work
where it is not needed and placing the
work where it is most essentially
needed to carry on the war. He also
stated that he thought the employer
was to blame for most of the distrust
of labor and that he felt that the
larger employers throughout the coun-
try are trying to better the conditions
of the employees in every conceivable
way.
Following his address Mr.. Ferguson
read the report of the subcommittee
to the committee on industrial train
ing committee for war emergency
The delegates gave Mr.. Ferguson
rising vote of thanks for attending the
convention and addressing them. IN
reply Mr.. Ferguson said he would do
all he could to bring capital and labor
together.
During the session President Arthur
A. Quinn of the State Federation of
labor attacked the Public Service
because of their demand
of a higher car fare. He did not be-
lieve they would give better service if
the fare was increased and he said
that organized labor will do all pos
sible to defeat the rate increase. He