Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-20
STATE F. OF [. TO WORK
TO SAVE MOONEY
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sible. The resolution committee acted
upon the speakers request favorably.
deciding to send requests to both the
president and the governor Of Call
fornia that Mooney be given another
trial. to give publicity to the matter
and assist II financially.
A telegram was received from
Frank Morrison, secretary Of the
American Federation of Labor. re-
questing the New jersey Federation
! OF Labor to protest against the man.
power amendment about to be intro
duced by the senate military commit
tee which calls for the co~nscription of
labor. This telegram, after being
read, was referred to the resolution
committee for immediate action.
The resolution committee. after
considering the request of the nation
al labor body, returned with the rec
ommendation that the New Jersey
Federation of LABOR protest against
copies of this protest to be sent to
Washington.
Fealty Pledge TO wilson.
A resolution was introduced to be
sent to President Wilson assuring him
that the officers and delegates of the
New Jersey State Fedration of Labor
IN convention assembled. represents
INK AUUtttV VI lAE NOEhibH ~ anu
women of the state. declared their
allegiance to the flag and have
pledged their fullest support to him
that the war might be successfully
carried on IN order that the people of
all countries might have the right
to life. liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness.
Mercer County delegation that the
number on the executive board be in
creased to eleven members. six to- be.
elected from the floor. This was re-
fired to tn committee on law.
Resolutions having to do with ex-
horbitant rents. war profits. h work
or fight law, the manpower bill,
grievances against ~non.union COM
! panies, the afiliation of local union
with central bodies. local option. pro-
hibition, and other subjects were In
troduced and referred to their proper
committees for consideration.
Kenneth NJ. Forbes. of the labor
publicity committee. read n report OF
the business done at the National La
Dor Publicity Convention held at
Newark on January 81 and ~.
The Vocational Training Commit
tee reported OF Its efforts a dur
ing the past year TO have a law
passed which would result in all work
ing boys and girls between the ages
of fourteen and eighteen being forced
10 attend school az least eight hours
a week. Although several EFFORTS
were made TO have such a btu passed
they were unsuccessful. This year
another effort will be made to have a
similar bill passed. the president OF
the committee announced, although
there would be a change IN h ages,
making them from fourteen 70 six
teen. instead OF from fourteen 70
eighteen.
This committee also reported that
at the Jamesburg n Railway refor-
matories many OF the employees are
now being forced to devote eight
hours daily 20 instruction. and then DO
guard duty for four hours. making a
total of twelve hours q day which
they must work. The committee In
addition brought before the delegates
! the increasing need OF re7oducation
lof men who are being tncapacitated
by the war. A report OF n voca-
tionai schools now established In New
| Jersey and the work which they are
doing was included In the report.
The convention adjourned at 4-46
O'Clock until 9 o'clock this morning.