The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-08

THIRD DAY (Morning Session) i After the convention was called to
 order by President O'Meara, Dele gate Murphy, chairman of the com 1 mittee on resolutions, reported on the resolutions intr oduced during the sec
 ond days session. This occupied
 practically the entire morning session.
 Afternoon Session
 , Secretary Ornburn read the fol- l lowing, resolutions: ?" That this convention go on record
 to extend and render such aid as pos , sible to organize the barbers of Stam-
 ford ....
 1 That the delegates to the conven-
 ton be requested to report at the next
 meeting of their respective locals. 1 That Hyperion and I, C. s. cigars
 are non-union made and that the dele gates be further requested to urge their fellow members to demand and i accept only cigars packed in con tainers bearing the blue label of the 1 lCigarmakers' International union. That the work of the State Tuber-
 culosis Commission be endorsed.
 That the convention pledge itself to endeavor to persuade all members
 of organized labor and others of their
 acquaintances eligible to become voters to be made electors at their | earliest convenience.
 | That the convention denounce the
 methods practced by the Cowles l Manufacturing company, in dealing with it's employees, particularly with its metal polishers.
 | That the Connecticut branch go on Irecord favoring the enactment of an Old Age Pension law in Connecticut. l That the Federation do all in its power to have law passed calling for the licensing of all steam filters, after they have passed an examina- ton. | Leonard Craig of San Francisco, representing the International Iron I Holders union, was then introduced
 and given the privilege of the floor to explain the efforts being continued to secure the release of Tom Mooney and Warren K Billings and to ask T Incorporation of the Federation in se- curing that end.
 | Delegate O'Connor of New Haven
 moved that the request be granted and each delegate contribute accord ing to his means to a fund to be sent to Mrs. Mooney President O'Meara ruled the convention would not rule I the delegates as to what they should give. Eventually $6o was contributed. The committee on resolutions next |reported. A discussion arose in re- . gard to resolution No. g endorsing ;. the State Tuberculosis Commission, especially Dr. Stephen J. Maher. Delegate Lappert of Meriden opposed and declared the commission and es- ,pecially Dr. Maher had acted unfairly l towards organized labor in refusing to grant requests that union labor contractors be given an opportunity to bid on work done on the Meriden l sanitorium.
 The election of officers followed All the officers were reelected A new vice-president was appointed He lis E. M Scott, Street Railway Elm
 ployes, Stamford.
 l Convention adjourned at APO.
 FOURTH DAY (Morning session) l At o:1o the convention was called
 to order by President OiMeara and the committee on constitution,
 through Chairman George Watson, reported. The committee favored . changing the dates of the fiscal year
 from beginning May I and ending ! April 30" to "beginning August and
 ending July 31." It reported favor ! ably on a plan to consolidate the offices of secretary and treasurer and
 providing for the election of five in stead of four vice-presidents.
 | Discussion was resumed on resolu- ! tions put over from the third day ot the convention. A warm discussion arose over the resolution commenting ithe work of the state tuberculosis commission and Dr. Stephen J.
 Maher. Secretary Ornburn spoke in favor of the resolution and praised Dr. Maher for his aid to labor in com pensation cases where doubt existed as to whether the worker had con- ltracted the disease in the line of em- !. ployment or not Delegates spoke , both in favor and opposition and finally the entire matter was tabled. Il The proposition to establish a labor , paper, the proceeds from which would pay for legal counsel permanently. The president of the Federation, it Twas proposed, be made editor of the paper an dstock sold among the Iunions. It was finally agreed to have : the executive board study the matter and report later.
 The executive board was also in : structed to take up the matter of en- gazing permanent atorney-
 . (Afternoon Session)
 The proposal to establish labor :. bank was taken up. The expected lspeaker on this subject, J. T. Brady, . was unable to attend because of lll- . lness. A committee of seven (the president to appoint fve) is to inves- , ltigate the matter and make their re- port to the executive board as soon
 as possible. f The discussion of the labor bank 3 proposition became so general and