Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-12
CRITICIZE CLEMENT
Executive Report OF State Branch 81
Federation of Labor Takes
Fling at Gov.

St. Adams, Aug. 1O.-GoV. r. w.
Clement and his administration received
bitter denunciation through the report OF
the executive committee Of the Vermont
State branch of the American Federation
of Labor, which opened three-day ses-
sion this morning at Labor hall The free
dom of the city was offered by Mayor
Charles A. Buck and Immediately the work
Of the convention was taken up.
Reference is also made to the State
campaign for the governorehip nornina-
ton, It being set forth that question
naire had been sent to the several candi-
dates on matters of Importance to the
wage earners in Vermont Replies have
been received from Messrs. HARNESS.
Rabbit and Agan. but Mi. Emery has
not replied. These replies will come
up before the convention and 1t win be
for the delegates to endorse or not en-
dorse any particular candidate, the re-
port points out
A second direct smash at Governor
Clement Is taken in that section Of the
report dealing with reconstruction :"
The Governor had been asked to call a
meeting of the principal manufacturers
and labor representatives to consider
ways and means of continuing economic
peace within the State and to cooperate
! ~
and industrial life of our State He
replied that there was no need for such
a meeting
Past Governors" said the report.
such as Fletcher, Gates and Graham,
the milk of human kindness in them,
manfully listened to the workers plea
for betterment and did all in their power
to make the life of the industrial workers
in Vermont brighter and better than 1t
had ever been before"
| The report considers the workmen's
compensation law as the most important
question before the wage earners Of Yer
mont" The delegates are urged to see
to 1t that the next governor "places HIM
self squarely in favor Of women's rights
and votes"
ending July /. 1915 over SIS, 900 was paid in
compensation under the law to injured
workmen; over 81 900 paid in medical fees
/ and 81 600 paid for funeral expenses. Dur
! ing the year there was paid for compen-
! sauon, medical and funeral expenses for
! fatalities resulting from the Burlington
| tunnel railroad accident, June s. 1918. the
sum of sl945l.33.
Those present are: First Vice-President
Jack p. Mason Of Burlington, who is pre-
siding at the meeting fifth vice-president,
James j. ReeOy OF RUTLAND, sixth vice.
president, w NJ. Awkward of Waterbury.
State organizer, Frank Bergeron Of Bur-
linston, Secretary Alexander Ironside OF
Barre President Fred W Suffer OF
Barre was unable to be present because
of illness
The following committees were elected I;
Auditing and credentials committee S,
b. Hoffman; scale workers Of Rutland.
| C. L. Convey painters of Burlington; w.
c. Somerville. street railway employers
of Montpelier constitution bylaws, J. p.
sullivan. quarry workers OF Graniteville,
w. F. German. central trades and labor
council of Rutland NJ. II. Reagan. CEN
trail labor union OF Montpelier, II. H. Car
penter. carpenters of Burlington. Robert
Howard, paper makers of Bellows Falls;
, resolutions committee, William Eagen.
Central Labor union of Barre. Joseph e.
Moore, plumbers of Burlington F. A.
Snyder. machinists OF Rutland F. r.
Jameson. carpenters Of Barre, w. NJ Ally
ward, granite cutters of Waterbury. COM
mittee on executive boards report, S. L.
Huffmine. scale workers of Rutland. w.
A. Castle. carpenters OF Rutland. H. E.
! Duchette, carpenters OF Montpelier, r.