The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-01

Immediately following the election
tor the presidency, during which
George L. Berry, president of the
Printing Pressmen's Union, presided,
the secretary, treasurer, and other
members of the executive council,
were elected. All the incumbent
members were reelected, all but one
by unanimous vote without contest
J. 7. Noonan, president of the Elec-
against Thomas A. Rickert President
Gompers himself placed Rickert in
nomination. The vote was:
Rickert, 24,463H; Noonan, I2,478H.
Fraternal delegates to the British
Trade Union Congress are: William
j. Spencer, and ]. ]. Forester
Delegate to the Canadian Trades
and Labor Congress: John O'Hara,
United Hatters.
Cincinnati was selected over Fort
Worth as the next convention city.
Few careful observers have had
any doubt as to the result of the
election since the convention began
and most have looked for a two to
one victory for the president With
the beginning of the second week
whatever of uncertainty there may
have been vanished completely. But
the constantly augmented supply of
rumors, the claims and repetition of
claims, continued to keep excitement
and interest high.
Spirited Campaign
Another factor that helped to Gre
that there might be possible surprises
was the presence at all times in the
convention hall, even among the
tables occupied by delegates, of more
non-delegates than have in recent
years at least been seen in attendance.
Campaigning was carried on quietly
and campaigning was carried on nois-
lily, between sessions and during ses-
Sions.
But it all came to one thing-the
thing that had to happen-the trium-
phant reelection of Samuel Gompers
and the entire council
Concerning the result President
Gompers had this to say:
There is a great qualification in the
result OF today's election. Our trade
union movement has demonstrated
that it will not submit to dictation
from the forces of corruption or greed
that neither the Hearsts nor the
GaryS can chart our course or select
our leaders.
"Our movement is united 1t is pre-
pared to be aggressive in defense of
the rights of the toilers. 1t will not
be swerved from its course. 1t will
be sad day for the aspirations of
the working people of our land when
corrupt and intriguing interests can
either divide our movement, change
our course or destroy its leadership.
The vote today has demonstrated to
the world that we have not yet come
upon that day.
A United Labor
The whole work of the convention,
the resolutions and declarations
adopted, the policies indicated, mean
Tor the future a united, progressive,
militant movement, following upon a
fruitful and militant past.
For myself l may say that the
work of the convention and the re-
suit of the election fill me with salts
faction, gratitude and pride, not for
myself but for our movement l am
proud OF our movement and my life
shall be given to it in the future as it
has been for these many years We
are in serious times, but we face them
and with confidence and
courage"
A clear cut, emphatic declaration of
the rights OF wage earners was adopt
ed by the convention, with a denun-
citation of the misuse of the writ of in
junction. The declaration of rights,
a portion Of a resolution introduced
by the international Ladies' Garment
W Workers' Union, follows:
I'VE assert that the workers have
the inalienable right to work when,
for whom and for what they please
and TO withhold their work individu-
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