The New York herald., 1922-08-25
LABOR HEADS ASSAIL
'MILLER'S COSSACKS'
New York Federation Votes
to Work to Abolish
State Police.
HOLLAND REELECTED
Convention Ends With Sc
ries of Denunciations
of Governor.
BUFFALO INQUIRY ASKED
Government Agents Accused
of Brutality in Keeping Or
der i'm Car Strike.

PoUcHKEEPsIE, Aug. 24.-The New
York State Federation of Labor ad-
journed its fifty-ninth annual conven-
ton tonight after electing James p.
Holland president for the ninth time.
The other officers who have served
during the last year were also re-
elected. Plattsburg was selected as the
meeting place in 1928.
The closing hours of the convention
we're filled with further criticism of
Gov Miller and his administration,
which was characterized as one that
had emasculated laws enacted to pro-
tect labor and had furthered capital
istic interests and the open shop pro-
gram. The State police, called Gov.
Millef's Cossacks" by Holland and
others. were accused of brutality while
on duty in connection with the strike
in Buffalo.
The convention adonted 2 resolution
introduced by William Collins. an or
ganizer for the American Federation OF
constabulary through legislative action
next year. or failing in that to have
the State police act so amended as to
keep the troopers away from all indus
Holland again pleaded with the labor
men to begin non-partisan campaigns
as soon as they reach their homes.
urging them 20 forget party lines and
vote this year on the basis of whether
a candidate would be fair to organized
labor.
Hylan Buses Endorsed.
The convention adopted resolution
praising Mayor Hylan's plan to extend
his municipal bus system in New York
city.
Labor trouble in Buffalo was the
subject of most of the conventions
consideration. A resolution was
adopted asking every member of the
Legislature to petition Gov. Miller to
investigate the strike there on the
lines of the International Railway Com
pany. which. speakersr said, the COM
pany was trying to break with men
loaned by the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company for the purpose OF estab-
fishing an open shop.
Betty Hawiey, one of the vice-presi-
dcflts of the federation and member
of the stenographers union, declared
that teachers and many of the girls
working in offices didn't think it was
quite nice" to align themselves with
union labor 'You do need the re-
finement the teachers can give" she
skttt fhn oh fi,a
to God fighting blood OF labor.
up in Buffalo they We're afrall To
stand up with the ice carriers and the
hod carriers because they thought they
were too good TO be seen with them.
But when they got fired they weren't too
nice TO ask the ice carriers and the hod
carriers to fight for Them
Lunn AssafIs Die-Hnrds.
Mayor George r. Lunn of Schencc-
tady addressed the convention during
tho afternoon session. He declared that
while the great labor organizations have
steadily refused 10 be swayed by ex-
tremists this could not be said of the
capitalistic group until the capitalists
refuse TO be led by the cry crush the
unions" The finish fight. slogan Of l..
r. Loree and other railroad heads in the
coiitioNeiNN WIN tue STRIKING SnDDncU
he declared was letting loose destruc-
tive forces, but he relt sure these men
could not bring back the conditions Of
1914"
Reactonaries he termed destructive
force among a progressive people, and
declared there was no greater destruc-
ZIONIST In the United States to-day than
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge OF Massa-
ehusetts. Millions face inevitable suf-
fering this winter because OF the coal
situation complicated by the rail trou-
bles. Mr.. Lunn said. He added:
1T is time for constructive capital to
put to shame and weed out from their
midst parasitical promoters who add
nothing TO the worlds wealth or we'll
being. IL is time also for clear sighted
loyal labor leaders to penalize by proper
methods the destructionist In the ranks
OF labor who sneer at the thought OF a
days work for days pay"