The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-23

from five to Is from practically every
state in the Union
At least 200 brought their wives, and
in some cases their daughters as WE'LL
with them. One delegate, from Pitts
Durgh made it vacation trip for his
entire family, and had cottage at Oak
land Beach tor fortnight He tele-
graphed his wants to the officers of the
Plumbers Union here, and they found
and hired the cottage for him.
Entertainment of the women visitors is
in the hands of the Ladies Auxiliary to
the convention committee, who planned
theatre party, whist party and auto
mobile trips to the places OF historic in
crest III and around the city
An international eight-hour day, with
half-holiday Saturday, was adopted at
the second day of the convention. An
other important proposition which came
before the convention was the election
of officers by a referendum, This was
not recommended by the committee on
laws, and was defeated without dissent
ing vote.
AS the result of the request of railway
pipe filters to be given classification with
the United Association, a resolution to
this effect was passed. This takes them
out of the sheet-netal workers. division,
as classed by railroads, and puts them
in the plumbers and steamftters' divi-
sion allowing them seats in the national
convention.
Another resolution passed provides
that no member OF the association will be
allowed to do sub-contracting or lump
ing, from a master plumber or filter. or
work tor any person that has taken such
contract.
In addition to other items in the new
constitution passed was one referring to
wages, by which different classes of
workmen may be governed. 1t was voted
that not more than one rate prevail. A
number Of other minor items were also
adopted
Daniel Tobin, International president
of the Transfers Union, spoke briefly
In the course of his remarks he said that
the struggle of capital against labor had
just begun. He told the delegates that
they will be forced to fight the biggest
opposition this winter they have ever
fought. He criticised the board appoint
ed by President Harding to study the
unemployment situation and classed the
members of it as men and women bit
terly opposed to labor.
Resolutions approving the Near East
Relief, protesting the reduction of wages
in sh1pyards. supporting Senator Borah
tor his proposition to study unemp1oy-
| ment conditions and condemning the con-
| ditions in West Virginia were offered and
accepted.
The association charges that exploita-
! ton of labor has set aside law to enslave
workers and public officers in West Vir-
| ginia, that the State Government is to-
! day a reproach to democracy, and that
civil war has resulted. The resolution
was offered by Philip O. Lee, a delegate
from Local Union 651 of Virginia.
Several resolutions presented by the
Ohio State Association were passed.
One Of them charges that there is con-
| certed effort in all parts of the United
States and Canada to modify and repeal
existing sanitary laws, regulating plumb
ing and drainage, and safety regulating
heating and power piping, and that the
majority of these laws are based upon
the minimum factor of safety necessary
to the health and safety of the people
By unanimous vote of the convention
the incoming officers are instructed to
use every honorable means to resist
any modification in the sanitary or safety
laws.
A resolution was offered at the same
time and passed relating to the installa-
ton of automatic sprinklers in school
buildings.
1t was voted that officers of the asso-
citation devise means of instructing dele
gates to present resolutions to plumbing
inspectors in their respective cities and
towns to do away with poisonous chemi-
Gals used for cleaning out waste pipes.
These solutions are declared to have
caused many accidents leading to blind
ness, and, in some cases, death. This
resolution was presented by Delegate
Bell, blind man, who said that he lost
his eyesight through An acid used in
cleaning pipes.
One of the most important questions
of the convention, a resolution to in
crease dues from $1.25 to 81 month, was
debated two hours at the evening session
before passage. The resolution met with
considerable opposition and it was only
after a long speech by Secretary Treas
urer Burke that the opposition weakened
and the resolution was adopted by
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