Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21
LABOR|TES ELECT
SU|TOR PRESIDENT
st. Adams for 1920 Convention
of American Federation
of Labor

Montpelier, Aug 1.-THE closing session
of the Vermont State branch of the Fed
Grafton of Labor took place in Mont
pelier this noon the morning being used
with the closing up of the sessions bust
ness, aside from the selection of st.
Adams as the place Of meeting and the
election Of officers
The new officers are: President. Fred
w. Suitor of Barre, reelected for the
fourth time; secretary, Alexander Iron
side Of Barre, who is serving his 10Th
term; treasurer, Y. \. Malgren Of Rut-
land, who has served in that capacity
since the organization of the branch.
The vice-presidents are; Jack p. Mason
Of Burlington. Dennis J. Relhan Of Bel
lows Falls, Frank Dignan of Rutland,
Charles H. Reagan of Montpelier and
the new ones are Walter Alyward of
Waterbury and James j. Reedy Of Rut-
land; organizer. Fred F.. Bergeron Of
Burlington.
Alderman Kelly, for Montpelier, ex.
tended an invitation to the organiza-
ton to hold its next meeting here. AL
derman German. for Rutland, extended
similar invitation. Secretary Iron
side explained that the organization
had been well cared for In each place
but owing to the remarkable increase
in st. Adams that he moved that the
convention in 1920 be held in that city.
which was agreed to.
The bylaw committee in making it's
recommendation to the constitution,
proposed that the past presidents be
made honorary members without vDt-
ing power, that the headquarters and
the hotel rates be placed on the off,
cial call In the city where the conven-
20 o vi =
1t was voted to get out a year book
Of the convention, selling. advertising
space, and the matter was left in the
hands of the executive committee and
supervision of the work will be done
BY Mr.. Ironside
The executive board called special
attention to the following things from
the executive committees report be-
lieving these should be given consid-
Grafton, rehabilitation problems. pro-
sressive State government labor rep
resentation in State government shorter
day land taxation, land colonization.
public operations. union label and leg
islative committee work
On the matter of the health insurance
which was referred back to the resolution
committee yesterday the convention en-
dorsed that form Of insurance without the
non-contributory clause which Edward
McCrady SO earnestly advocated. Other
resolutions, that were adopted were the
extending to the representatives of the
Montpelier Argus and Barre Times sim
cere thanks for the fair and impartial re-
ports given by them during the conven-
ton. Extending thanks TO the Montpelier
city council IN appreciation for the use Of
the building and for the many courtesies
that have been extended the members dur
ing the meeting. A rising vote of thanks
was given the various local unions in
Montpelier for the kindnesses shown the
convention.
Resolutions were passed disapprov-
ing the action of the Watt & Bond COM
pany, whose employees in Boston have
been on strike for six weeks, endeavoring
to obtain higher wages, in refusing to
meet their employees in conference. in pre-
pairing to move their plant to Newark. n.
j., in employing girls to take the place
of the experienced men. The resolution
characterizes as pernicous the alleged
system employed to destroy the Cigar
makers union. The delegates pledged
themselves to carry back TO their organi-
cation word of the companys alleged un-
American and unjust attitude.