The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-05
SECRETARY oRNBURN'S s RE
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The report made by Secretary Ira M. Ornburn was also one of the most com plete and valuable reports that have ever emanated from the secretary's office and gave a comprehensive idea of the magnitude of the work that has been done during the year. as well as a realization of what great good has been accomplished.
 The financial report for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1920, showed a cash balance on hand May 3I, 1919, of $2,252.71; receipts, $8,6O5.13; expendi- lures, $7,o42.61; balance on hand, April 30, 1920, $662.52; invested i'll war sav- ings stamps, $400; deposited in Mer- chants National Bank, New Haven, $262. .52
 During the year ending April 30, 1920, applications for affiliations were received from 60 organizations, which are now included i'll the membership. There are now enrolled 217 local unions, 17 Central Labor Unions, four Building Trades Councils and one Union Label Section.
 The report contained very interest ing review of the establishment and work of the new central office at New Haven and proved its invaluable worth to the Federation. In regard to politi- cal activities, Secretary Ornburn made the following report:
 sThe work of the Federation in this connection has been conducted strictly in accordance with the decision of the 34th annual convention held in the City of Meriden last year, and since we are to elect this fall, President, United States senators, five congressman, gov ernor, including an entire state ticket state senators and representatives, the delegates to this convention cannot in my opinion, devote too much time in formulating plans for this campaign.
 The non-partisan political commit tee of the American Federation of La bor has urged each Central Labor Union to appoint committee of five. These committees to conduct their work jointly, but 1 believe this work to be of such importance that we should gos even further in formulating our plans as a state organization and should like to recommend to the convention that a state central committee be or ganized.
 This committee to consist of one member from each Central Labor Union committee and one member from each state organization, such as the State Council of Carpenters, Plumbers and Steam Filters, Painters and Decorators, Street Railway Employees, Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers, Electricians, State Building Trades Council, and one member from each Local Building Trades Council in cities where no Cen tra1 Labor Union IS chartered and also an invitation should be extended to all state organizations, who are interested iii the reform of the present political situation in the state as 1t effects the wage earenrs.
 ''I believe 1t to be possible to interest the State Association of School Teach CTS and many other organizations whose work in the political field in the past has been in sympathy with the Trade Union movement. 1 would further recommend that in cities where the local Central Labor Union IS not Ill harmony with the non-partisan political program of the American Federation of Labor and state branch, that the ex- ecutive council be authorized to urge each local union who is in accord with this program to elect a committee of three and from the committees elected from each local union, a committee of five be elected from these committees to work in connection with the state central committee and be accorded rep resentation on the same.
 We are now entering a political campaign which means everything to all of the people in our state and no in dividual Central Labor Union should be permitted to hamper the work of the state organization.
 Several requests have reached our office as to what the duties of these committees are to be. l have replied by informing those seeking this infor- nation that their committee could be