The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-13

Leading labor officials in this state look for determined opposition on the part of large employers, particularly i'll the metal trades, to the trade union movement and there are indications that clashes between the manufactur- ers' organizations and the labor organi- zations are due to appear at any moment in the larger cities.
 President Ira M. Ornburn of the New Haven Trades Council, who is also secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor in addressing the Trades Council at its last meeting laid particu- 'lar stress upon the danger of such con- flict and urged that body to prepare for whatever might develop at once.
 In response to his request the dele gates voted him authority to appoint a special force of organizers to assistthe regular organizers, state and interna- tional, and he named the following members:
 John L. Richards of the Carpenters and Joiners, Local No. 7o; Miss Helen Shields of the Tobacco Shippers; Ed son L. Camp of the Machinists; An -thony Mer1ino of the Barbers; Hugh J. Garland, jr., of the Street Railway Employees; August Striby of the Bakers; Thomas Mann of the Boiler makers; Patrick F. O'Meara of the Plumbers and Steam Filters; John Dunn of the Molders; Frank A. Fitz- Engineers; Eugene Treiber of the Brewery and Soft Drink Workers; E. Shipman Smith of the Typographical i; R. Bead1emof the Painters and Decor ators; Benjamin Leventhal of the Cap Makers President Ornburn will act as chairman of the committee
 It will be the obj ject of this commit tee to give every possible effort toward organizing the great mass of workers i'll lines as yet unorganized and to strengthening those which are only partly organized. Never before i'll the history of the labor movement have their been so many workers eager for organization, said President Ornburn, the demand far exceeding the possibil- ities of=the organizers now in the field.
 In bringing the matter before the Council President Ornburn reviewed the work that has occupied the atten- ton of Connecticut Federation of La bor officials and international officers i'll Bridgeport for the, past several weeks. In no instance, he said, have the efforts of the Connecticut Federation failed while the efforts of the secession move ment in that city have, without excep- ton, proven failures. He went on to compare the results attained by the two factions, as previously published i'll The Connecticut Labor Press.
 President Ornburn stated that or ganized labor had met with the deter mined opposition of the manufacturers association in every instance and one H- t,a oI4 4a1 roI the w. I. U., which is made up of oust- ed members of the I. w. W. in order to disrupt the labor movement loyal to the Connecticut Federation of Labor and the A. F. of l..
 In spite of this opposition and under handed methods, he continued, the through the untiring efforts of the inter national organizers and the Federation officers who worked night and day to hold the loyal locals together and off set the combined efforts of the dis1oya1 leaders and the manufacturers.
 Now, he further stated, similar con- ditions may come up any day i'll New Haven and other cities of the state. The only way to meet the situation is to maintaina strong front and push the work of organize ton to the fullest ex- tent
 Because of the determined opposi- ton to collective bargaining manifested by the manufacturers of Connecticut representatives of the Department of Labor at Washington have insisted that he go to the capital and put before the Department of Labor officials the facts in the case and ask for the appoint ment of special investigation commit tee { for this state. Discrimination against service men is also charged.
 President Ornburn made an eloquent plea for a united stand against the ag- gressive attitude of the organized man. ufacturers and his remarks were loudly applauded at their, conclusion.
 He also requested power to appoint a special committee to visit the railroad organizations in New Haven and secure their membership in and cooperation with the New Haven Trades Council. This was also granted, the committee appointed being composed of Thomas Mann of the Boilermakers, Edsop Camp of the Machinists and R. Beadle of the