The labor standard., 1919-03-01
HAND IT TO HARTFORD FOR
 BIG MEETINGS

I Transact Much Business of
 Variety-Sunday Mass Meet
 ing to Be Continued
 HARTFORD-At the second Febru-
 ary meeting of the Hartford c. L. U.
 President Krone was in the chair.
 There was very large attendance of
 delegates.
 | A communication was received from
 the A. F. of L., regarding national
 educational policy, based on a reso1u-
 tion from the U. s. Department of La
 bor
 A communication was also received
 from the Boston c. L. U. relative to the telephone and telegraph companies employees and the matter of collective bargaining wage agreements. A communication from the Depart ment of the Interior was referred to the c. l.. U. Americanization Educa- tional Committee. s A communication was received from Delegate Clarke of the Typographical Union, who is member of the Com munity War Labor Board. It related to the deliberations of the board con- cerning unemployment and other problems; also referring to Mrs. Ben nett's letter to Chairman Gaffey re- garding the board using the union la bel on it's printed matter in the fu- ture. The communication was inter esting and appreciated by the dele gates.
 Legislative Matters.
 Chairman Crowley of the Legisla- tive Committee reported on bills now before the Legislature of interest to Labor. One was bill aimed to pre- vent the formation of political parties, 1000 signatures being required in or der to launch a new political party. Another bill deals with the withhold ing of wages when an employe is dis charged; it provides that in event of discharge the employe shall be paid immediately Another bill deals with the employment of children
 Successful Mass Meetings.
 Delegate London repoy+ed regarding labor's mass meeting com mittee; ten unions were represented at the last meeting of the committee; another Sunday n!aes meeting in lei1|r Il1nned en effort beF4E 1a>lZe Glk LII E E zlE1Ts Y 3I IEf 5|ii1 |Z. spe5 Ter De1s<afe lEt1E 1l18n 1IS6 11 ported as member of this c0infaittee. s stating that the com mittee was much encouraged over the success of the twos 6j5s nneetings already held, and requeSted that all unions co-operafe with the committee in the work and the shaning of the expense.
 American Labor Party Advances.
 Delegate Crowley told of the en- thusiasm with which the American La bor Party is being endorsed by unions and of the ever-increasing of the new Labor party; the yearly membership fee is $1, an membership card being issued to every member. All inter ested are invited to the meetings of the Hartford Branch of the American Labor Party, whether members or not. Meetings are held every Tuesday evening at g Central row.
 Garment Workers Trouble
 Delegates Parsons and Cummings of the committee appointed to investi- gate the alleged assaults on pickets of the Garment Workers who are on strike, especially the case of the so1- dier garment worker picket who claimed that he had been assaulted by one of the proprietors of a garment factory, reported that the c. L. U- committee had made thorough in- vestigation of the affair and found that the police officer who figured in the mix-up did not witness the alleged assault, but did examine the soldier picket to ascertain if the picket car ried concealed weapon the police man having previously received orders from his superior officer to this ef Eect.s. The alleged assault case finally found it's way to the Mayors Aneri- ,anization Committee and was turned ,ver to an attorney by this committee.
 c. F. of L. Ambulance Fund O. K
 Delegate Cooney reported that he attended the audit of the Connecticut Federation of Labor Ambulance Fund 1eld in New Haven; the accounts were 'ound correct and would be printed in letail and copy mailed to each local 1nion in the state. The amount col ected for the ambulance was B, PAT. 80, and after paying for the there was balance of over b100 in the hands of Treasurer 0'Meara of the Ambulance Fund Com nittee, which would be turned over to he e. F. of L. The ambulance was given to the American Red Cross So- :iety and is now in commission at Hoboken, N. j., conveying disabled soldiers and sailors from overse2s ships to base hospitals. A vote of thanks was rendered the Ambulance committee.
 Unemployed Russians
 Delegates McNahon smd Trommer reported regarding the Russians in this pity who are unemployed and de- sire either work or transports to their 1 alive .n11Y1fyv & p1n17fnVnoouf f1>