New Britain herald., 1926-04-20
LABOR CONDITIONS
 HERE IMPROVING
Ornburn Gives C. |. U. Credit at
 Anniversary Celebration

New Britain has always been considered n cesspool of cheap la- bor and although it has changed materially 1t is still far below any other city in the stnte," Ira NJ, Ornburn, first vice president of the National Cigar Makers union, told largo gathering of members Of the Central Labor Union at tho @5th anniversary of it's organiza- ton at Union hall on Main street last night.
 "The Central Labor Union Is re- sponsihlc entirely for the improve ment shown here in It's 25 years of existence" he declared. He touched on the value of the labor ing mans becoming voter. He de- cIared that when the constitution Of the state was drawn up, the farmers and manufacturers made sure that the laborers could not nave any favorable legislature "The Central Labor Union has been fighting for this right denied them for many years. The only way the laborer can get his just conStitu. tional rights is to amend the con- stitution. The first step is 10 get the privilege Of the vote" MT. Ornburn declared
 "The voting privilege will givd the laboring class the right to vote out the present political party if Il does not give the working class an even break" the speaker contin. ned. 1.-The legislature appoints the judges and you know what kind of decisions have been handed down lately. IL will be impossible to gain any favorable legislation if the working class does not have the voting weapon 10 back up the work of the delegates of the union.
 "rhe political machine that con- trols politics in this state appoints the judges whether you like it or not. These men are often those brought up with ono point of view and do not care 10 find out any other mans side of it."
 He urged members of other unions to be consistent and not buy non-union made cigars and cloth. ing and 10 regard it just as much 2 violation Of their ideals as hay ing their homes built by non-unior carpenters, painted by non-unior pointers, and omitted by non- union plumbers and steam filters
 Manning Hits Hart.
 At the conclusion of the talk James W. Manning, president ant business manager of the painters union and chairman Of the commit tee in charge of the celebration. de claro1 that Chief Of Police Hart 0 i this city refused to allow the Contra Labor Union the privilege of run ping the picture, "Iabor's Reward, on sunday afternoon, but there doe i not srrm 70 be any regulatio, 1 against "thcater owners makin jars4 profits running a show Sun ! day night rom : until II o'clock ! The members made arrangements f : put on th" production in Berlin a d time 70 be designated later,
 \ speech vas made by William ( i Pratt telling ot conditions in BcrliI ] where ha is leading q strike on th i brick making concerns of that town 1 lie told his hearers that the poll i tiriHnS of the town arc being broker one after the other as the peopl %r" being educated to the ways c , hr employers. The strikers hay been out II months.
 m the early part of his talk h criticized the Community Ches Drive organization for allowing th drive buttons to be printed by 1 n-union-company and not hayin the union label on them. He said th spirit of tho children in Berlin wa such that they destroyed the butto when they learned it was made D "sca bs."
 "Wo people in Berlin do not us bombs and other such means of yio lence," the speaker declared. en