Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-02


o4 "a great number OF measures OF
major Importance, after u 1uli and
stee discussion, by reason OF the idct
- II WAS not necessary TO consume
.s,o-tniras OF the weeks meeting
agptIpY over the program OF the
md international, sponsored anu
.4e,retlcalIy backed by the FOSTER
ts4fnenbefg combination OF American
sanerents OF the Russian Red dleta-
ms. VINO mad SHOWN great strength
nm several previous conventions, but
4. no were IN a hopeless minority at
eaampalgn- rbana. Inc Comnlun-
ISIS introduced nine windy and wofdy
resolutions OF the usual Red character,
INIT all of them were overwhelmngiy
voted down alter brief debate.
Labor Victories Rejoice Delegates
The dominant note OF the conven-
tion was appreciation of and elatloh
over the record achievements OF the
officers in obtaining favorable leglsla-
ton at the recent session OF the ILL
nols General Assembly, particularly IN
reference to the passage OF the lnJunc-
tion limitation bill.
4 rising vote of thanks was given
To Gov. Len Small and Frank l..
smith. chairman of the Illinois Com
MERGE Commission and candidate Tor
the Republican nomination for United
States Senator, for the help they gave
in persuading members of the Legs
lature to vote fayorably on labor
measures. Friends of organized labor
in the Legislature were given a IKE
vote of thanks and a pledge that they
would be supported in future elections.
There was an apparent feeling on
the part of many delegates that all
was we'll now that the injunction Inn
itation bill was on the statute books
after many years of struggle and since
it had been declared constitutional by
Superior Judge Hugo Pam of Chicago.
Some of the delegates seemed to
believe that the time was ripe TO EN-
bark on new legislative adventures
and to definitely instruct the officers
as to the future program.
President John II. Walker and Sec
retary-Treasurer Victor A. Olander
warned the delegates of the danger OF
tying the hands of the officers in leg
islative matters and pointed out that,
while one Judge had declared the IN
junction limitation law valid, there
was a possibility that another court
might be found with a sufficient lack
of scruple and feelings of humanity
to decide against the law, in whlch
event it would be necessary to put the
measure to the fore again. The advice
was needed.
Praise for Work of News Service
Enthusiasm over the success of the
Federation officers in obtaining favor
able legislation at the hands of the
General Assembly was leavened with
a due appreciation of the aid given
by International Labor News Service
and affiliated labor papers located In
all parts of the North American con-
tinent.
1t was realized by the officers and
delegates to the convention that With-
out the help of International LABOR
News Service and the labor press III
generating a favorable public opinion
the injunction limitation bill would not
now be on the statute books OF the
State of Illinois. The convention unan-
imously concurred in recommends
tionS of officers and committees IN ae-
knowledgement of the help thus op-
tanned.
Officers First to Give Praise
Victor A. Olander, secretary-treas-
urer of the Illinois State Federation
of Labor. was the first to acknowledge
the assistance rendered by lntefna-
tional Labor News Service and the
International Labor Press of America.
He made a written statement lmmedl-
ately following the enactment OF the
injunction limitation law last June
President John H. Walker joined IN a
verbal statement at the time, and dealt
with the matter at some length IN his
printed annual report submitted 10
the convention.
The committee on officers reports,
Of which Harry Jensen, president oi
the Carpenters District COUNCIL OF
Chicago, was the chairman, and EdWlh
r. Wright, former president OF the
Illinois State Federation of Labor, the
secretary, commended international
Labor News Service for its work III
the State of Illinois and gave express
sion to the belief that the news service
should be given adequate nhahciai'
support so that it might function en'-
GENTLY in future situations. -
The executive board of the ILLINOIS
State Federation of Labor had pfeVI,-
ouSly instructed President John H.
Walker to attend the sessions OF the
International Labor Press of America
10 be held concurrently with the con
yention of the American Federation
Of Labor at Atlantic City in Octo-
Der, with a view of ascertaining III
what manner the Illinois labor move
ment may be helpful in building In
temational Labor News Service into
a powerful and effective weapon W
the hands of organized labor oi
America.
Seamen's Head Lauds |. L. \. -
As further evidence of the increas'
ing prestige, power and influence o.
International Labor News Service
two kilograms were received by sec
fetary- Treasurer Olander from >
Havelock Wilson, president Of TN
Sailors and Firemen's Union OF Gfea
Britain and Ireland, saying that th'
story cabled to London from Chicago
by International Labor News Service
IN reference to the American career o
George Hardy, who is leading the com
munlst outlaw strike of seamen Il
england, Australia and South Affiea
mad been the means of exposing an
@Serediting the former general secfe
tary-treasurer of the Industrial NofK
ers Of the World, and that the Brtisi