The Connecticut labor press., 1919-06-14
OPEN AIR TREATMENT FOR ALL ~.~.~~.
 . MEASURES BEFORE BIG CONVENTION
Amaican Federahon No stda Unionsm- Conflict anway Carmen ersof Four Unons That
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described her as a woman of the streets, quickly adding that she had no hatred ot her because of that. But she said Estelle Smith had been in jail for mur- der and that her uncle had served time tor murder and her father for forgery Then Mrs. Mooney told about the pho- tograph which shows the Mooneys at two minutes before two watching the parade from a. roof a mile and a half from the scene of the explosion which took place at two minutes after two. She said she owed her freedom today to the American flag which had been adraped over her studio window, com polling her and her husband to watch the parade from the roof of the build, ing instead. Mrs. Mooney removed her coat and put on the jacket shown .on her III the picture-a short jacket with a row of great white buttons. E. When Mrs. Mooney told of the sen- stence of hanging passed on her husband she almost broke down. It was fully two minutes before she could proceed. { The prohibition resolution, signed by over 100 delegates, was brought in ln order that the Senate might know the verdict i'll time to give 1t consideration. F Ee debate was sharp, James A. Dun can of Seattle was leading opponent of the resolution, which asked that the constitutional amendment be so changed as to permit manufacture and sale of Z.I5 per cert. beer and that war time prohibition be annulled. President Gompers and John P. Frey were chief speakers for the resolution. MT. Com perS quoted from recent article by him III McClure's magazine, to the effect that
 for the first time i'll my life I am ap- prehensive for the future'' Duncan contended that in a time when there is so much hyster1a we had better keep our people sober" and declared that in dry Seattle labor was never saner than now, to which Frey replied asking if Seattles recent showing of sanity was the result of dryness. .,t
 Pacific coast delegates have arisen i'll their wrath against reports that the Pacific coast intends to secede from the Federation unless certain policies are enacted. George A. Tracy, California State Federation" i'll denying a news paper report, said, There is no move ment to secede unless it is a secret one We do not want to be referred to as anything but plain trade unionists We want to remain part and parcel of the A. E. of L--so long as it is conducted as 1t is now. Every delegate from California feels there is absolutely no reason for secession" C. F. Grow, Los Angeles, member of the machinists' delegation, made somewhat similar declaration, obj ectfng to the coast being given reputation for BolsIevisn.
 There are PIP resolutions, 21O of which remain to be acted upon. ,.
 William Bowen, president of the hrfcklayers, has withdrawn his candi- dacy for vice-president.
 The American Federation of Labor th1s year. has a new look. There are many new faces and some long famil-. jar ones are. gone. Joseph Cannon, long erat1on of Miners, is not here, although he is delegate. There are more women delegates this year than ever. before.
 When John B. Lennon, former treas urere of the Federation, arose to speak on prohibition he told the delegates taht his condition would not permit him to make lengthy speech. There is lot of real affaction in the Federation for John Lennon.
 It was interesting to note that the women delegates voted in about equal numbers for and against prohibition And almost every time woman's voice voted yes" there were cheers. There is a whole ocean full of water adjacent to the shore here, but dele gates find little time, for disporting themselves therein. This many of them regret.
 Denver is after the 1920 convention, with the usual array of printed matter and buttons
 Printing facilities are unequal to the task of turning out the convention minutes in time for the next days ses- sions, as has been customary in other years.