Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-17
Federation of Labor
State Convention Now in
Session at GAINESVILLE
Much Important Business Claims the
Attention of Delegates New
ark Well Represented

I6uGIdIlOu VI LClDO1 was OIlASAStAAS
called to order at 10 o'clock Monday
morning in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, with the
largest attendance of delegates in
years. Over 500 representatives of the
various locals in the state reported
to the credentials committee.
P. F. Casey, chairman of the local
committee Of the Central Trades and
Labor council, was chairman of the
preliminary meeting. Besides Presi-
dent Moore, who sounded the key
note of the convention, the speakers
were John A. Voll, of Philadelphia,
president of the International Glass
Bottle Blowers Association of the
United States and Canada; Rev. r.
R. Fillbrandt, Attorney H. E. Buker.
Mayor D. j. Evans gave the opening
address.
Rev. Father J. P. Roach, assistant
pastor of the St. Thomas Catholic
church, offered the prayer which was
tribute to the ideals and aspirations
of the laboring classes as represented
by the Federation.
John A. Voll was given a tremen-
dous ovation after being introduced
to the assembly by Chairman Casey.
He gave a brief but forceful address
in which the labor situation in the
United States was reviewed.
In his splendid address, President
Moore also thanked the local COM
mittee from the Central Trades and
Labor council for the entertainment
and comforts provided for the dele
gates.
The greater part of Tuesday morn
ings session was devoted to placing
and seating delegates, and the read
ing of President Moores annual re-
port. He touched briefly on the work
ing mems compensation and the
liability insurance acts now before
the supreme court and hoped that
favorable reply would be received in
the near future. He recommended
that the executive board investigate
the accident commission at Washing
ton, D. c., with a view of securing
legislation for a similar bureau in
Ohio.
President Moore commended the
labor press throughout the state for
the support it had given organized
labor in it's fight with the child labor
laws, the old age pension and other
matters of vital importance to organ
lied labor and expressed his apprecia-
ton of the work done by organized
labor in defeating the constabulary
bill and urged vigilance in the future,
as that bill is liable to spring up in
the legislature at any time.
In conclusion President Moore
thanked the delegates for their as
sistance during the past year and
asked the cooperation of the dele
gates in making this convention the
best in the history of Ohio State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
A resolution was introduced at the
meeting Tuesday morning protesting
against the detectives and gunner"
Fusing violence with the steel strikers
of the National Tube Co. in Loram.
1t is claimed the officers are unneces-
sarily abusing the strikers there. A
copy of the resolution was telegraph
ed to Governor Cox.
Another resolution was passed cor
graduating the steel strikers in Ohio
on the good fight they are making in
forming a union organization and
pledging them moral and financial
support Both resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
The unions now affiliated with the
State body number 1893, and among
the more than 500 delegates attending
the convention are the following from
Newark:
VIM. NJ. Morgan, Trades Assembly
and Musicians Local No. 122. ThOs.
Sattler, l. NJ. U. 152. Joe Dolan, G.
B. B. A. No. "a, C. j. Baker, Carpen-
ters Local No 1876. Leo Kaelble,
Brewery Workers Local No. 1862.
Howard Bassett, Painters and Decora-
tors Union No. 356. Barch Smith,
Stationary Engineers Local No. $50.
John Kerrigan, Firefghters Union.
Julius Juch, Typographical Union SO.