The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-08
INDORSE STAND
 OF !. N. 0RNBURN
New Haven Trades Council Strongly Against
 Bolshevism.

New Haven, March 7-Resolutions endorsing the position recently taken by Ira N. Or-burn, secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, when he attacked the methods of the Thomas Mooney defense committee, were passed at a meeting of the New Haven Trades Council held last even ing.
 Secretary Onborn in his attack on the committee stated that funds which are being contributed by trades unionists all over the country are being used by the Mooney defense committee to promote the principles of the I. W. W. and for the destruc- ton of the American Federation of Labor. After attending the Mooney conference in Chicago, MT. Ornburn spoke at a meeting of the Bridgeport Central Labor union, where he de clared that funds being collected by the Mooney committee were being misused.
 The Bridgeport union invited Sec retary Ornburn few days ago to substantiate his statements at a meet ing of Feb 26.
 At the meeting in Bridgeport, Sam ueI Lavit, who figured prominently in the machinists' strike, introduced W. D. Patterson, representing the Mooney Defense League. MT. Patterson ad- 1nitted some of MT. Ornborn's claims, but he denied that any of the funds were being misused. A resolution endorsing the Mooney conference ,, Us adopted.
 The New Haven Trades Council re- ceived from the Bridgeport Central Labor Union a communication en-
 
 committee.
 Speaking before the New Haven Trades Council last night where the communication from Bridgeport was read. MT. Ornburn said that he had evidence enough to support his claims. He said that no amount of evidence would have produced any other result than that which followed his appearance in Bridgeport. MT. Ornburn said that MT. Patterson, who is back of Lavit, Is the man who, in a moment of enthusiastic excite ment at the Mooney conference, threw his hat in the air and shouted: "Hurrah!" The New Haven Trades Council passed the following resolu tion:
 Resolved, That the New Haven Trades Council accept the communt- cation from the Bridgeport Labor Union, concerning the Mooney funds, and hereby instructs it's secretary to reply expressing the New Haven Trades Councils complete confidence in Secretary Ornburn's report of the Mooney conference; and it Is Resolved, That the New Haven l Trades Council extends to Secretary i Ornburn its sincere thanks for his l courageous defense of the American ! Federation of Labor and the trade union movement of America from the ! attack made upon 1t by the I. w. w. 1 and Bolsheviki element at the 1 Mooney conference in Chicago, and i it is further
 i Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to every i Central Labor Union in the state." l MT. Ornburn in his original charges l said that evidence had come into his | possession which showed that an of 1 ficer of the Mooney defense commit l tee paid the transportation of dele l gates from distant parts of the coun- l try to the conference and invited the | presentation of other measures than
 those affecting the Mooney case in or l der to promote the interest of the i i. w. w. and to disrupt the American n l Federation of Labor.