The Connecticut labor press., 1919-06-28
KNUTE NELSON
 GETS PETITION
 OF CIGARMAKERS
New Haven Local Union Writes to Judiciary Committee Chair
 man, Gets Reply.
ON WARTIME PROHIBITION
Mclean and Brandegee, Too. Annual Election of Officers
 of Local 39.

A reply from Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota to a communication sent to him by Local Union No. 39, Cigar makers International Union of Amer ica, was reported at the meeting of the Local on Tuesday night in New Haven by Secretary F. A. Grube Senator Nelson is chairman of the judiciary committee of the United States Senate. His reply to a petition against the con- tinuation of wartime prohibition was as follows:
 MT. F. A. Grube, Secretary,
 "Cigarmakers' Union, No. 3o,
 New Haven.
 Dear Sir: Your favor of the 17th, on behalf of the members of Cigar makers International Union, Mo- 3o, protesting against the so-ca1led war time prohibition act, is at hand I shall of the judiciary which Is now consider ing this bi1l Your very truly,
 "KNUTE NELSON.
 Washington, June 19, 1919." The communication sent to Senator Nelson was as follows:
 New Haven, June 17, 1919. ITO the Hon. Chairman of the Senate
 Judiciary Committee:
 Dear Sir: Cigarmakers' Interna- tiona1 Union No. 3o of New Haven, Conn, comprising over 600 members de- sire to herewith register most en- phatic protest against the so-cal1ed war time prohibition measure, which is to go into effect on July 1, and demand that the said measure be repealed in order to prevent the enforced id1eness of ad- ditional hundreds of thousands of peo- pie which would add greatly to the economic unrest now existing among the workers and other classes of the popu- 1ation in the United States.
 Since the war Is over, so far as the United States are concerned, we can see no reason for the enforcement of measure that would curtail the natural liberties of our people. Our sons, brothers and fathers have fought for Democracy and Liberty, and 1t is Dem ocracy and Liberty we must maintain.
 "Yours respectfully,
 F. A. GRUBE, International Cigarnakers' Union No.
 3o of New Haven, Conn.,"
 A similar communication was sent to Senator Mclean of this state. It con- tained an additional paragraph as fol- lows: We therefore urgently request that you work and vote for any bill that will prevent the enforcement of the above said prohibition measure"
 Senator Mclean acknowledged re- ceipt of the communication and wrote that he would present 1t to the Senate at an early date and 1t would have his consideration.
 A communication was also sent to Senator Brandegee of Connecticut of the same nature as the others but no reply was received from him. He is member of the judiciary committee.
 The officers elected at the meeting Tuesday night were as follows:
 President-Phi1ip Montis.
 Vice-President-G Voight.
 Corresponding and Financial Secre- tary and Treasurer-F. A. Grube.
 Recording Secretary-I. Hol1ander. Sergeant-at-Arms-Bruno K1emm. Finance Committee (auditors) s)-E. L. Dobbins, Charles Vo11mer, William Loefstedt.
 Trustees-Thomas Thompson, Gus Voight, Charles Vo11mer.
 Label Custodian-Char1es E. Roher. Members of Executive Board-Wi11- jam F. Aumen, John Guetens.
 Delegates to Trades Council-Charles E. Roher, George Hernandez, M. Bel asco, John Guetens.