The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-09
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
 HOLDS IMPORTANT CONVENTION


 ing states This comparison, how
 ever, is not offered as any criticism
 toward our Brother and Sister Trade
 Cnionsts of New York and Massa-
 ChuSettS as 1 have the highest re-
 gard for the officers of the New York and Massachusetts State Fed cratiOns of Labor. 1 simply offer this
 comparison as conclusive proof that
 your officers of the Federation have
 represented the rank and file instead
 of miSreprcsenting them. The Fed
 tra;ion during the fiscal year just
 passed has not been able, due to the financial conditions, to undertake many, many things of importance that
 will admit should have been cared
 for, but l ask you delegates in all
 10 the full responsibility, or should
 the rank and file share part of this
 responsibility? If there are any
 delegates present, if asked the ques
 ton upon their return to their 1 spectiVe localities, what IS the Fed l cration doing for our organizations Answer the question by asking an
 other: Where could the same amount
 of protection such as rendered by the ] Workmen's Compensation Act be sc- | cured for 30 cents per year, which Is 1 the sum paid into the treasury of the ! Federation by each member of an affiliated organization, or would they l prefer to go back to the old system, prior to the passage of the Work
 mems Compensation Act, and have
 to sue tlc employer in the case ol an
 injury, or furthermore WoulG they care to live in state with a law upon the statute books that would prevent them from striking in defense | Of d principle, such as would have : been the case had the Anti-Strike Bill ! become law In addition, permit me to call your attention to the l thousands of men and women organ izcd by the Connecticu State Fed eratiOn of Labor officials when the financial condition of the organize i ton permitted.
 Political Situation
 l Permit me to call your attention to 1 the elections that are to take place , this fall for United States Senator, , Governor, and an entire State ticket including State Senators and Repre- sentativcs. As has often been said, the only way that the wage earners l Ot Connecticut can secure the reme- l dial legislation favorable to them is l by eleCting a Governor who is will 1 ing to give consideration to the needs of the wage earncr and by the cleo l ton of a majority of the State Senate ! n accord with the ideas of the gov crnment There are thirty-fve sena- | torial districts in Connecticut and if | Organized Labor is' active this fall they can secure the maj Ority. Each candidate for senator and representa- tive should be placed on record upon the following platform, amending the 1 " WOrkmen's Compensation Act to in | clude State Insurance, the Repeal of | the Boycott and Intimidation Act, Eight-hour Day for Women and Chl- dren in manufacturing establishments, Minimum Wage, Old Age Pension, and especially record your senator and representative in opposition to the incorporation of labor unions, the right of injunction without trial by 1 jury, and against any legislation what sOever that will prevent the organized wage earners to strike. Active com mittees should be immediately organ ized by City Central Bodies, Local Building Trades Councils, Local Metal Trades Councils, Union Label Sections, and State Organizations to further the work of electing our friends and defeating our enemies. These committees to work in con junction with the Executive Council l Of the State Federation of Labor. l feel quite sure that whoever may 1 serve the Federation in an executive | capacity will be able to furnish to the | committees of the above named or @anizations all of the information and l data required for a successful cam paign ,and 1t Is to be hoped that no i group of organizations or individuals l will organize separate party to | further their own personal selfish in tcrcSts at the expense of thousands | of wage earners in our State. A more splendid opportunity never presented i itself than that which Confronts us | this fall. The wage earncrs in the last presidential election were prom 1 iscd relief which has not been forth coming, and l am therefore willing to believe that the majority of the organized wage earncrs here in Con- necticut are willing to cast aside their old party affiliations and support men and women for public office who do not represent specail interests only ! The organized wage earners ask only 1 that fair deal be extended them by
 the men seeking public office and, if | these candidates cannot guarantee | favorable consideration to the needs
 oi the wage carncrs, then every ef-
 fort ~hould be made to elect them to
 stay at home I desire 10 call the attention of the delegates from Stam-
 ford 10 the fact that Senator Kcnca1y
 rod Representative Mickey, both of Stamford. supported every measure in
 the General Assembly of I02T that
 inc Federation was interested in,
 therefore the Trade Union Movement | of Cr,,7,,fC-I would ho tn<-+ra,,,c1,- nm rratcful it a determined effort was not made to return these two men to
 the General Assembly Of 1922
 Labor Paper
 I believe the majority of the dclc-
 gates to this Convention will agree tl'at Organized Labor in Connecticut