The Connecticut labor press., 1918-02-16

the State Council Of the Onlted Brotherhood of Carpenters and o1n- CTS of America at New Haven Mon eS211 day and Tuesday, of this week. The convention was held in Moose hall on Temple street, and was called to order by George F. Mordecai of Local - No.s7o,F New Haven, and president ot the Connecticut Federation ot Labor
 A swarm welcome to. the city was extended by Mayor David E. E.'FitzGer-- aid, who spoke most eloquenfiy ,of the part being played by the carpen- ters in the great world crisis and hls address was responded to ably by William J. Sullivan of New Haven, president of the State Council. ..-.
 Following the report of the creden- tial committee the following commit tees of the convention were an- nounced: -- 1
 Auditing committee; Frank Locks wood, Local 2l0; John Sweeny, l3I;, Joseph Goodhue, 196. 4
 Resolution Committee: George Parsons, Local 43; Harry Stanley 92O; John w. Greene, o52. s.t7 -%s
 Constitution Committee Martin r. Kane, Local 115; o. F. McGrath, o7;' H. w. Garnsey, 127. ~
 Rule Committed: T. J. Noonan, Local ell; Joseph Bennett, s2lo; John K Sullivan, 1880. ~.- ..
 Committee on Officers Report: George F. Mordecai, Local 79; A. .. Thayer, 1905; E. Peterson, 1913.
 Distribution Committee: R. Q.1 Quinn, Local 1920; F L. Clark, 75o; David Chambers, 757. A.
 President Sullivans' Report.
 President Sullivan presented an ex- tended and very interesting report Tn the course of which he reviewed the building conditions in the state which, LID to within a short time, he said, had been excellent, the demand for men exceeding the supply in many 1ocah- ties. This was caused by many of the members leaving the state and going into others in their .untiring efforts to assist when called upon by the general officers in behalf of the gov ernment.
 With the prospects of building conditions returning to their original standing," President Sullivan cont1n- ued, "and with this period of transi- tion confronting our craft as we'll as all other wage earners, too much stress cannot be made along the lines of keeping our local unions intact and also reinforced, at all times en- deavoring to enroll within our ranks all those capable, working at the  part of this great labor movement, realize that 1t Is only through organ ization and our united action that we can protect ourselves, and secure bet ter conditions, and particularly at this time we must guard and protect the splendid achievements that have been accomplished, in the reduction of the hours of labor and the high standard of wages that have been ob- f <G k X Rc+ sugge Stions for preparedness were proposals to tear down all the pro- tective measures secured by labor after years of struggle, but with the interposed protest of organized labor, has had long, hard bitter struggle for better conditions.
 Must Build Up Organization.
 The speaker continued to bear strongly upon the necessity for con- tiruing to build up the organization which had been the protection of the craft during these times of strees. He then proceeded to review what few disagreements had occurred during the year between members of the organization and their employers which reached the importance of a strike in only one instance, that in which the members of Local No. 1707, the mill men of Hartford, failed to reach an understanding with their employers.
 Label on Cigar Boxes.
 Regarding your instructions at our last convention" the speaker contin- ued, relative to your executive board exerting all possible means toward having the cigar manufacturers use nothing but boxes bearing the label nf the has received the attention of the board, and several conferences were held between your president and the man ufacturer of the boxes and at later dates conferences were held between this manufacturer and the cigarmak- CTS of Hartford with Organizer Potts, which resulted in very bright pros poets; but the condition of the rail- roads, with it's embargoeS in vogue, has necessitated the enforcement of the action to be given by the cigar abeyance until such conditions change, so that the manufacturers will not be handicapped in securing boxes elsewhere"
 President Sullivan reported the ad- dition of one union to the state body during the year, Local No. 126 of mill men of Torrington.
 Give Employers Square Deal.
 Special stress was laid upon the me- cessity for locals in selecting commit tees to choose only men, of good judgment who might be counted on to be fair and conservative. Many dis agreeable controversies, he said, had resulted from jumping to conclusions when sober consideration of the matter in hand would have prevented the occurrence. ..