The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
LABOR MAPS OUT PLATFORM FOR ITS
 POLITICAL BATTLE
Eight Starting Principles Adopted Financing Arranged and Ward
 Work Started

Eight cardinal principles upon which Organized Labor will base its non-partisan political campaign this fall were adopted by the Non-Parti- san Political committee under the auspices of the New Haven Trades Council on Wednesday night. All prospective or avowed candidates for office on state or national tickets will be quizzed along the line of those principles and Labor's efforts turned to elect or defeat the candidates aC- cording as to their views as expressed in the questionnaire to be sent them.
 The meeting Wednesday night was exceptionally well attended more than 6 odelegates being present and each and every one evincing an interest that betokened Labor having a mighty voice in the campaign this fall. It had been preceded by meeting Of the executive board the night before at which the platform had been drawn up and upon presentation by Chairman I. M. Ornburn and full and free discussoin the platform as pre- scented was adopted.
 It starts off with proposed amend ments to the Workmen's Compensa ton law to provide for state fund for administering the same and also to increase the compensation to 66 2-3 per cent. as attempted at the last leg islature. Then there is a provision for the enactment of an eight-hour law for women and children in hot manufacturing and mercantile estab- lishmnets; the direct election of judges by popular vote; opposition to the right of judges to issue injunc- tions without trial by jury when ask ed for; opposition to the incorpora- ton of unions; providing for a mini mum wage for women; providing for old age pensions and demanding the repeal of the boycott and intimida ton law. At the next meeting further program dealing with the modification o fthe Volstead prohibition act will be taken up and questions prepared to quiz candidates on the issue.
 Plans for financing the campaign were also discussed and definite ar engagements, heartily endorsed by ev cry delegate present were made. !. F. O'Meara, former president of the Trades Council and now president of the C. F. of L., was elected treasurer and vii handle the funds as raised by lI1C (OlIIlIlIllCO- 1-OO V NOlllOI ,lNP1 scnting the trolleymen, was elected to the executive board to represent the miscellaneous trades.
 The formation of ward committees was left with the executive board 10 appoint the ward chairmen and the executive board and the ward chair men then to select the ward com mittees.
 Especially pleasing to the general committee was the interest taken by the railroad brotherhoods who have joined heartily in the campaign The railroad delegates present to man declared their hearty sympathy with the campaign which will eventually lead to the uniting of the general trades and the railroad men which has been an object long hoped for by Labor generally.
 Before adjournment the committee adopted rule providing that all local unions or individuals interested will have 30 days to offer proposals for adoption in the general platform to be followed out during the campaign. This will bring it up to the meeting nj mid July after which time a de- finite program must and will be map ped out and then carried through to the polls.