The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL
 (. F. OF |. CONVENTION
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900, through worthless securities foisted upon the public; therefore be 1t
 Resolved: That the Connecticut Federation of Labor, in convention at Bridgeport, Conn.,, June 9th, 1921, knowing the safety and sOundness Ot the Savings Securities issued by the United States Treasury Department endorses the Savings Plan of the Treasury Department and urges it's membership
 A. To adopt the habit of regularly saving a part of their wages,
 B. To invest such savIngs in Gov ernment Savings Securities, and be it further
 Resolved: That we call upon the workers to use every effort to form Government Savings Association in the shops in which they are employed and within their local unions.
 Respectfully submitted:
 JOHN J. DWELL, Bridgeport. Resolution received and referred to Committee on Resolutions.
 RESOLUTION NO. IS Be it Resolved: That the delegate to the American Federation of Labor shall be instructed to request Inter- national Officers of all Local Unions not affiliated with the State bodies to use their good will toward the end that they become affiliated.
 Submitted by:
 HENRY B. GEES, Merden Electrical Workers, No. GAP. Resolution received and referred to Committee on Resolutions.
 RESOLUTION NO. Io To the Officers and Members Ot the State Federation of Labor:
 Whereas, the Naval Bill, H. R. 4So3, making appropriations for the Naval Service for year ending 1922 now be- fore the House of Representatives for final passage carrying amendment ln- cluding fleet submarines
 Whereas this amendment has been introduced and passed the United States Senate, being part of Naval Bill II. R. 48o3 calling for the com pletion of six submarines offered by Senator Mclean.
 Whereas, the Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport, Conn, has in twenty years of endeavor built up an organization and shipyard devoted to the construction of submarines, and as such, is an important part of the Ma tiOnal Defence and,
 Whereas, If the further cOnStruc- ton of submarines is not passed in the house of Congress, the closing of the plant of the Lake Co., will further increase the number of unemployed in the City and surrounding towns in this State, and,
 Therefore, let it be resolved that this Convention take action III passing resolutions favorable to this resolu- ton,
 Be it further resolved that all State Representative of Connecticut be at once telegraphed with to use every effort within their power to have passed the inclusion of Senator Nc Leans Amendment in H. R. 48o3 in the House of Congress and signed by the Honorable President of the United States.
 Respectfully:
 A. w. MILLER,
 Painters, Bridgeport
 PETER BREWSTER,
 Painters, Bridgeport
 F. A. FITZGERALD,
 Hoisting Engineers, New Haven
 GEO. L. FLAHERTY,
 Local 40, Polishers. Resolution received and referred to Committee on Resolutions.
 RESOLUTION NO. 20 Thomas J. Mooney And Warren K.
 Billings.
 Resolved: That in view of the con tinually accunulating evidence of the entire innocence of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings of California of complicity in the bomb explosion at the San Francisco pre- paredness parade, the Connecticut Federation of Labor earnestly de mands that Governor Stephens re- lease these men from further custody at once.
 Respectfully submitted:
 MINER s. TREAT,
 C. L. U., Bridgeport
 GEO. FREEZER,
 New Haven. Resolution received and referred to Committee on Resolutions.
 RESOLUTION MO- 2I
 Free Press
 Whereas, former Postmaster Gen eral Burleson thru a gross abuse of his official powers, arbitrarily de prived the New York Call, Milwaukee Leader and other similar working class publications of their second class mailing rights, thus jeopardizing their existence, and
 Whereas, Postmaster General Hays has reversed the decision of his pre- decessor, refusing to act as censor of publications and leaving for the courts to decide on any violation of law,
 Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the Connecticut Federation of Labor, congratulate Postmaster General Hays on the sanity of his decision and the New York Call on it's clean cut victory and for standing by it's con victions even under terrific pressure and in the face of tremendous fnan- cial loss.
 Respectfully submitted:
 MINER 5. TREAT,
 Bridgeport
 GEO. FREEZER,
 New Haven. Resolution received and referred to Committee on Resolutions
 RESOLUTION NO. 22 Reclassihcation U. s. Civil Service
 Employees.
 Whereas, official investigations re- veal that about 5o,ooo men and women are employed by the Government at less than living wage and there are as many as ten or twelve different rates of pay for the same work, and Whereas, hundreds of positions are vacant because the salaries are too low while at the same time a 40 per cent turnover exists in the Govern ment Service at a cost of millions of dollars to the Government.
 Therefore, be it resolved: That we, the delegates to the Connecticut Fed eratiOu of abOr do endorse the Ster-