The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
CONDITIONS OF LABOR AND
 LABORERS IN FOREIGN LANDS

ing So cents per hour, they feeling
 that the 10 cents per hour reduction
 of enc year ago IS as much as the
 mou!der and core maker should stand
 iraSnuch as during the war period the 1noulder in this country stood pat and did not ask for an increase >dur-
 ing that period, only in cases where the foundry employer was slow to reach the standard of wages estab- lished.
 "I desire to call your attention to the fact that the worst is over, and | find IF the different Localities that E.orcmen are being employed every day and the shop Is working more time, and I believe indications are that they will continue to improve. Let me suggest that we go along conducting ourselves in the future as we have in the past and if we do, and 1 know that you will, we will finally convince those foundry men who now feel that we cannot be trusted that we are gentlmen and conduct our selves as such all the time with the final results that they will be forced to acknowledge that we are a respOn sible party to do business with and so finally enter into COnClllatlOr and arbitration of any of the disputes that nay arise with view of keeping the wheels of industry going
 The convention adopted resolutions endor sing the Non-Partisan political campaign of the A. F. of 1. to sup port our friends and defeat our enc mics. Also that the recent decision handed down by the U. 5. supreme court and written by Justice Taft was an unfair ruling to Organized Labor and in fact any volunteer or ganzation, as all will be affected by
 The convention voted that when 1t it would meet again in Norwich, Conn, next year.
 Local No. 60 furnished smoker on Friday evening which the delegates very much and expressed appreciation for the same.
 Under the head of Good and Vel fare Vice President O'Neil gave the delegates a. very instructive talk and also commended the delegates and the local unions for their loyalty to the l. M U. This talk was much appre- ciated by the delegates, who gave him quite hand and vote of thanks. Brother O'Neil IS quite a favorite in this section of the country.
 Secretary Treasurer Michael Con- nor, reporting on the finances of the board, said that considering the de- preston gone through the moulders have done as well as expected to meet all expenses with a shortage of $2o only which will shortly be cleaned up.
 The following officers were elected for the coming year:
 President, Richard Sheehan, Local 167, Springfield, Mass.
 First vice-president, William Hear ing, Local 161, Stamford, Conn.,; sec ond vice-president, William Brew, Local o5, Westfeld, Mass; third vice president, C1aud Van Cutler, Local 2o6, Rutland, Vt.
 Secretary and Treasurer, Michael Connor, Local ITS, Holyoke, Mass.
 Business Agent, John A. Dunn, Local 60, New Haven.
 There was no contest for any office.
 The conference board is composed of 24 local unions taking in all of Connecticut and some of Massachu setts and Vermont up the Connectl- cut Valley with a membership of :, 2,ooo. Its territory is from Stamford, Conn, to Rutland, Vt, There are two other boards in New England, known as the Boston and Vicinity Board, l with a membership of about 2,ooo; l and a board known as the Eastern New England Board, with member 1 ship of about 2,7oo; in all about 1000 l moulders in the New Eng | and states.