The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-28
CONVENTION
Of Chic State Federation of
Labor at Mansfield
Robert FaIIert Named On
Legislative Committee

The fortieth annual convention of
the Ohoi State Federation of Labor
was called to order for the opening
session at 1920 o'clock Monday morn
ing in Schuler's hall, Mansfield, by
NJ J. Beery, president of the Mans
field Central Labor Union, who on be-
half of Mansfield organized labor vel
coined the delegates to the city, an
nounced the entertainment provided
for them during the week and intro
duced the speakers who were to ad-
dress the convention.
The first speaker, Rev G. a. Kienle,
of ST Johns church, extended the
greetings of the churches of Mansfield
and asked divine blessing upon the
daily deliberations of the convention.
Mayor Henry c. Brunner extended
a cordial welcome to the delegates and
assured them should they incur the
displeasure of the law during their
efforts to have a good time that they
could call on him for aid, assuring
them at the same time that he had
no further political aspirations and
that his remarks were not to curry
polcial favor
Honorable w J. Galbraith, Judge
of the common pleas court, was the
next speaker introduced His honor
expressed his appreciation for being
asked to make few remarks, stat
ing that he had come up from the
ranks of labor, his apprenticeship
having been served as painter and
paperhanger, and that he took up the
practice of law 30 years ago in Mans
field, and at which time there were
no union organizations in the city.
The Judge advocated the need of or
eanizaton in labor lines as a com
petitive means of combating capital
organized for industrial depression.
Other speakers were A. w. Myers,
popularly known as Farmer Myers,
who was presented as representing the
agricultural interests in particular,
and interested in the progress of or
ganized labor in general Mr.. Myers
was formerly professor parliament
ary law in the University of Chicago.
G.. W. Biddle was introduced as being
so interested in the progress and de-
velopment and welfare of the labor
movement that he had contributed his
services as legal representative of the
Central Labor Union for $1.00 per
year. He made a most interesting
address.
President Moore then called the
convention to order and thanked each
of the speakers for their presence and
contributions to the convention. Pres
!ident Moore expressed qualification for
the interest being taken by the
church in the progress of labor and
thanked the advocates of the law for
their assurance of a square deal to-
wards labor, and in his reference to
the agricultural representative that
thought was expressed that the farmer
should eliminate the gentleman"
farmer and get the real ''dirt" farmer
into an organization, and that labor
was ready to go along with him. The
members were complimented upon sea-
rificing monetary interests in order to
attend the convention and aid in their
unionism. President Moore was loudly
applauded.
The convention then got down tc
real business. Many resolutions were
presented, much oratory was INDUCED
in and vast amount of business OF
importance to all organized labor was
transacted during the week, full ie-
tails of which will be given in next
weeks Press.
Among the committees named by
President Moore. Robert Fallert, rep
resenting the local Retail Clerks
Union, was named on the committee
on legislation. Bob" has attended
a number of the state sessions and is
fast becoming known in the state as
a live one in the labor movement
Other delegates from Hamilton are
Herman Perpingon, of the carpenters