The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-13

against certain specified firms
 Massachusetts State Federation: Suggesting investigation by the Fed eral Trade Commission of the nation wide telephone monopoly and call ing attention to the practice of the New England Telephone company Tn locking out competent operating and supervisory employees and subJectlng the public to harassing inconvenience and hardship of the miserably made quate grade of service given by in competent force"
 To direct that in the future all books published by the Workers Educational Bureau be printed on union watermarked paper.
 By George W. Perkins, of the Cigar Makers, and Matthew Wo1l, of the Photo Engravers: Authorizing the A. F. of L. to conduct or direct the investigation of "all forms of insur- ance and death benefit systems now provided by national and international unions" and group insurance plans and other insurance features used by employers to provide insurance for their employees" and to advise nation al and international unions of the findings and recommendations result ing from the investigation" so that these beneficial features of the trade union movement of America may be strengthened and solidihed."
 Hedging support to the campaign of organization in the steel industry and urging internationals to place active organizers in the field in that campaign so that the effort may be carried on without Interruption until such time as the steel industry IS one hundred per cent organized"
 Conforming the maintenance by ship owners of private shipping offices, compulsory registration of |seamen and compelling them to carry a black listing discharge book, declar- ing that these practices are driving Americans from the sea and calling upon the federal government to en- force all laws enacted to provide greater safety of life at sea and to do everything possible to develop a personnel that can compete in peace and defend our country Tn war.
 Declaring that I've do not recog- nize any organization as representing the organized workers in any indus try, where such industry admits as members persons not affiliated with the trade union of their scraft," hav- ing specific reference to an organiza- ton for the support of retirement Legislation.
 For endorsement of constitutional amendment forbidding child labor
 By M. J. Flynn, president News paper Writers Union: Instructing A. F. of L. organizers to assist in or ganizing those employed in the news, department of daily and weekly news papers.
 Relating to the establishment of a memorial chapel to the founder of Mothers Day.
 Providing that in the event of re- fusal by jour ney11en barbers to char ter lady barbers, the A. F. of L. issue direct charters tos such organizations.
 Asking for renewed efforts in be- half of suffrage for the residents of the District of Columbia
 Appealing to Great Britain, Persia, and Turkey to cease growing the opium poppy and appealing to The Netherlands, Peru and Bolivia to cease production of the cocoa shrub from which cocaine is made and call ing upon China to again undertake the suppression of the poppy and ap- pealing to the labor organization of Great Britain and other countries to urge their governments to take ade- quate action for the suppression of these drugs, except so far as they are necessary for medical and scien- tihc purposes.