Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-22
labor Federation
DENOUNCES BUR[ESON
Attack Postmaster General for
Attitude Toward Union Labor
and Postal Service.
QUINN IS REELECTED
Umstadter Named Vice Pres
ident as Warm Session Brings
Convention to Close.

The New Jersey State Federation OF
Labor at its concluding session yes
terday afternoon took 1t upon itself
to pass a resolution attacking Post
master General Albert 8. Burleson for
his aptitude toward organizing labor
and declaring that "he Is the only
man in q poeition of authority who Is
slowing up the nations war efhciency
both By his attitude toward labor and
his disruption Of the postal service"
s'we trust" the resolution states In
conclusion, that President Wilson
will consider whether the, interests Of
the nation- are being served BY the
retention of Mr.. Burleson."
The election OF off1cers for the en-
suing year resulted IN Arthur A.. Quinn
Of 6ewaren, being reelected president;
Frank NJ Edwards of Miuville. being
made first vice-president; William
Umstadter of Newark defeating Harry
]. Gottiob. also OF Newark. for second
vice-president, Henry 3. Hilfers Of
Newark being renamed secretaryi Will
liam II. Shindle of Jersey City, re-
elected treasurer; and James A. Bern
ticker of Atlantic City, Reuben Forker
of Trenton. Edmund @. Reid of New
ark, and Chris. r. Donigan of Newark
being, elected members of the execu-
tive board; William F. Kayanagh was
elected delegate to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and Kenneth M.
Forbes DELEGATE TO the National La
Dor Publicity Organization. Atlantlc
city was selected as the place for the
annual convention of the federation
next year.
The resolution affecting Burieson, as
adopted by the convention, follows;
"Resolved that As citizens no less
than as trade unionists, with our
thoughts wholly fixed upon the win
ming of the war we associate our
selves with the nationwide reeret
that Albert sidney Burleson retains
q place in the cabinet OF the President
OF the United States;
1--WE deplore the example given by
one in such high position OF reaction
Aryisfn alike toward labor and toward
the public services.
I'VE denounce Postmaster General
Burieson's opposition TO the right OF
postal employees to unioniEei we de-
plore the punishments and discrimi-
nations he has inflicted upon union
men for no other reason than tnat
they are union men; we deplore the
inhuman policy he has adopted to-
ward his subordinates, compelling ev-
erv man to do the work of two or
more, demanding long hours without
extra compensation, trampling on the
rights. running the health and destroy
Ing the spirit OF as fine body OF men
as ever served the public;
1--WE protest against the Gripping
of the postal service, which ineon-
veniences every citizen and interferes
with the efficient conduct of the war:
we deplore the fact that at this time
IL should be notorious that all mail
takes longer to deliver than has been
the case for q generation; we deplore
the fact that the Postmaster General
misled the President, by statements
which had been refuted times without
number, into vetoing the continuance
of pneumatic mail tube service In the
five chief cities of the country. SER
vice which expedited the transit and
delivery OF over 24,000.000 letters
daily. and had been approved many
times by Congress. by investigating
commissions, by postal experts and
was unanimously demanded by the
public officials, Civic bodies and press
OF the cities affected:
I'VE protest against putting more
mail motor trucks on the streets or
the great cities which are now 80
congested that lives are lost and
men. women and children MANNED
by vehicles daily. Therefore be II.
Resolved, That as the present
Postmaster General is the only man
in a position of authority who is slow
ing up the nations war efficiency both
by his attitude toward labor and his
disruption OF the postal service, we
trust that President Wilson VII con-
slider whether the interests OF the ma
ton are being served by the reten-
tion OF Mr.. Burleson."
The convention was attended by
$50 delegates representing 145 unions
OF this state and the attendance yes
terday afternoon. owing to the cleo
ton, was the largest which IL had
been at any other session.
During the three days convention
seventy-four resolutions were intro
duced and acted upon. practically
everything OF Interest TO organized
labor being touched In these various
resolutions. Many OF the resolutions
were of interest only TO the unions
which introduced them while others.
such as the Burleson one. interested
not only all OF the candidates but
every person In the country.
long discussion on war time pro-
hibition marked the opening OF the
afternoons session. several Of the
delegates opposed to the prohibition
question giving vent TO their feelings
In strong terms. The resolution.
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