The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-09

Bill tkat may be introduced at the next session of the General Assembly of Connecticut. JOHN w. MURPHY,
 Local 39, Cigar Makers,
 New Haven. Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions.
 RESOLUTION NO. II. RESOLVED: That the 37th an nual Convention of the Connecticut Federation of Labor at Stamford. June ,, 6, 7, 8, 1922, pledge support of its membership to aid the move ment to secure the passage Of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Child Labor
 JOHN w. MURPHY,
 Local 3o, Cigar Makers,
 New Haven. Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions.
 RESOLUTION NO. I2. WHEREAS: The fundamental con- dition of social development IS the equalization of opportunity, which means the free and thorough provis- ion of the completest education the community can possibly bestow on all it's members, education alone can counter propaganda and modern con- ditions have created agencies of pro- paganda on scale of all kinds never before known associations of all kinds seek to influence public opinion. The new means of communicable and expression, the platform, the movie picture, and above all the press have achieved an enormous power of
 ,l r. | only by a more thorough and more realistic education of the working class movement. This can be accom- plished by establishing a Labor paper Therefore be 1t
 RESOLVED: That this convention give it's financial and moral support to be accomplished by raising a stock termined by specially appointed to be amongst the various locals con- nected with the State Federation, the allotment to be made according to their per capita tax. The locals to be requested to absorb the stock amongst their membership on a week ly payment plan. The many and varied details connected with this resolution to be determined by the special committee
 Respectfully submitted,
 FRANCIS R EVERIN, Division 425, A. A. s. R. E., Hart Supported by the entire delegation of
 425.
 Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions.
 RESOLUTION NO. E. WHEREAS: There has been proved that the barbers' license law has materially aided our craft in the State of Connecticut, and
 WHEREAS: Since said law has been in effect 1t has brought about sanitary conditions in the barber shops thereby protecting the public health at large, and
 WHEREAS: From time to time there have been attempts to repeal this law; therefore be it
 RESOLVED: That the Connecti- cut Federation of Labor in conven- tion at Stamford, June ;, 1922, goes Legislative Committee of this body
 
 ble in order to retain the barbers' license law in this state in its present form.
 EMANUEL POPLIZIO,
 Meriden, Barbers.
 FLOREN ALFANO,
 Local 2I5, Barbers.
 GEORGE GOSS,
 Local 33o, Barbers.
 w. E. DAVEY,
 Local 2I6, Barbers. Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions.
 SECRETARY'S REPORT The Secretary read his supplement tary report which was as follows:
 Stamford, Conn, June 5, 1922. To the Officers and Delegates of the
 37th Annual Convention of the
 Connecticut Federation of Labor: Greetings:
 Pursuant to the Constitution, I herewith submit for your considera- ton my report covering the activiteis of the office of Secretary. Immediately upon adjournment of the 36th Annual Convention the i'm structiors contained in each If the Resolutions adopted by said Lonven- ton were Carr1eQ out Dy your SeCTe- tary and favorable consideration was received in each instance from the in- terested parties.
 At the first meeting of the Execu- i've Council the financial condition of he Federation was given considerable thought and your Treasurer author zed to draw check payable to the New Haven Tardes Council for the sum of S3I5.75, in payment of a note and interest due the Council for a period of one year. The Council also authorized the payment of at orney fees contracted during the Waterbury strike to MT. Henry Niseman and Mir C. J. Danaher, otaling $72I.25.
 This will give the delegates some dea why the officers of the Connec- icut Federation of Labor were un- ,h1a 1oco1