Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-31

Mr.. P. F. Casey, member of the
GAINESVILLE local committee on ar
rangements opened the convention
with a very interesting and apprO
pirate address. After which he in
troduced Rev. Father Roach who de-
| livered the invocation. At the close
of which the Assembly joined in sing
ing America. Mr.. Casey then intro
duced Mayor D. j. Evans of Zanes-
Vile who very appropriately and ent-
husiastically welcomed the delegates
on behalf of the citizens of GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. H. E. Buker, representing the
Chamber of Commerce in addition to
welcoming the delegates admonished
| them to maintain their splendid
American spirit.
Rev. R. R. Hilbrant in behalf of the
Automobile Club in very pleasing and
| interesting address welcomed the
delegates and illustrated the effect
iveness of organization by the hornets
nest story.
Former President Voll was next
introduced as a member Of the labor
movement of GAINESVILLE and as former
president of the State Federation,
and in part, he said: "There is enough
in our country here to provide every
man and every woman with a decent
living and allow him to save and lay
away something for old age. The time
is coming when there will be a better
distribution of profits and when that
Genes we will have a better under
standing of Christianity as Christian
ity means "Love thy neighbOr as thy
self"
Brother John Moore, President of
the State Federation of Labor, re-
sponded to the addresses of welcome
in very able and pleasing manner.
After which he called the convention
to order for the transaction of such
business as would come before it.
Brother John Fry, Editor of the
Molders' Journal, on Thursday even
ing Of the convention addressed an
open meeting, which in the main re-
lated to the contrast of the methods
of European and American labor
movements in their efforts to i'm
prove their conditions and of the
greater advancement of the American
labor movement over that of Europe
and this he attributed to the fact that
conditions were entirely different in
America from Europe and this large
ly because our labor movement was
specifically an American movement
and its more consistent activities had
produced greater benefit for the
working classes.
Mr.. McAndrews representing the
Tobacco Workers of America made a
forcible appeal to the delegates to
recognize and patronize the union
label in general and especially called
attention to the fact that the tobacco
workers. label must be recognized IN
order to maintain the tobacco workers
organization.
Mr.. George w. Lawson, Secretary
of the Minnesota Federation of La
Dor, and who was accepted as frater-
nal delegate to the convention ad-
dressed the convention on the non
partisan leagues activity in Minnesota
towards securing progressive legisla-
tion and the activities of the move
ment in that state towards securing
legislation beneficial to the workers,
and the progress of the movement
there in general.
Bro. E. T. Flood of the Transfers
Union of Toledo and representing the
American Federation fo Labor ad-
dressed the convention upon the ne
cessity Of united action of the move
ment at this particular time and the
Importance of recognition of the union
label and the winning of the WHY'S
Overland and other important strikes.
Resolutions of sympathy and eulogy
for our late brothers Joseph Murphy
of Youngstown and former vice-pres-
ident Edward McEachert of Cleve-
land. These brothers were sadly
missed in the convention as they were
always active in the state conventions
and in promotinO the movement in
general.
President Moore in his annual re-
port made number Of interesting