The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
Third Day Afternoon Session

hlrd Day (Afternoon Sesslon
 President O'Meara called the Con- vention to order at 2:I5 P. M. l Secretary read the following Reso- lution:
 RESOLUTION NO. 36 1 Whereas, House Resolution 66II, Bill to Establish Veterans Bureau limits the number of sub offices which will reduce the number of offices in Connecticut from three to one and similarly in other states, and Whereas, Proper service to the dis abled war veterans requires decen- tralization rather than centralization and an expansion of local offices rather than contraction. Therefore, be it resolved, That we, the Connecticut Federation of Labor, protest against the limitation of local offices and urge our Connecticut Con- gressional representatives to oppose this feature of the proposed measure.
 Submitted by:
 M s. TREAT,
 Bridgeport C. L. U. JOHN J .O'NEILL, Typographical Union 252 JOHN F. NEALON,
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 Resolution received and referred to Committee on Resolutions. Delegate Edward Clarke, Typo graphical Union, Hartford, Chairman of the Special Committee appointed by the Convention, to interview the management of the Pleasure Beach Amusement Assn, relative to the As sociation having their printing done in non-union establishments. MT. Clarke reported that his Committee had interviewed two officials of the Amusement Co.,, and received prom ises from these officials that insofar as possible they would give their work in the future to printing estab- lishments entitled to the use of the Printers Union Label. Delegate Lang member of the Committee stated that the Amusement Co. claimed that it was impossible for their Company to get their work done in Bridgeport. This statement was denied by Dele gate O'Neill of Bridgeport, who moved the acceptance of the report of the Committee and thanked the Convention for the appointment of such Committee.
 Delegate Mordecai, Chairman of the
 
 the following report:
 RESOLUTION NO. 34 Third Days Proceedings. Recom- mends the following substitute, Amendment to Article 5 of the Con- stitution. There shall be two Chap | lains to of1ciate at the opening of the | Conventions to be appointed by the Executive Council upon recommends ton of the Local Central Labor Union where the Convention is to be held. Lengthy discussion followed | the presentation of Committees Re port. Delegate Garland of New Haven moved that the Amendment offered by the Constitution Commit tee be recommitted. After thor ough discussion of the Amendment it was moved that the previous question be put. The President announced the motion lost The decision of the President was doubted and upon ris- | ing vote the motion prevailed for the previous question being placed before the Convention. Delegate Gartland's s amendment defeated.
 Voted: That the recommendation of the Committee be adopted.
 RESOLUTION NO. 13
 , Second Days Proceedings. Con- mittee recommends non-concurrence. | Chairman Mordecai in supporting the Committees Report said that his Committee felt that owing to the pre- 1 sent financial circumstance of the Connecticut Federation of Labor that this matter should rightfully come be- fore the Executive Council. Recom- mendation of the Committee adopted. l ha of ton No. B from the Second Days Proceedings the same appears below: Whereas: There IS need of constant l legal aid in preventing the disruption of Organized Labor by adverse legal methods and
 1 Whereas: The Connecticut Fedora ton of Labor is the proper body to maintain a legal adviser, therefore be
 Resolved: That per capita tax of Goo per year shall be levied and pay able on or before April 3Oth, of each year. That the Executive Council shall engage said legal adviser who is to devote his time mainly to the cause of Labor and his services shall be available to any affiliated body at the direction of the Executive Council That any amount in excess of two years fee shall be available for gen eral organization purposes.
 Respectfully submitted:
 HENRY c. GEES.
 The Secretary submitted the fol lowing financial report of the money received and disbursed during the Strike in Waterbury during the year 1920, all of which was handled through James T. Donahue of Water bury
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