The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12

to the organizer as the person who
will be alert and competent to take
advantage of all opportunities to per-
suade wage earners in this locality
to join unions or organize unions.
The federation petitions him to be on
guard to promote trade union inter-
ests and to be watching industrial
developments in order to know when
to act and what action to take. On
motion the communication was re-
ceived as read
Communication from VIM. Green
president of the American Federation
of Labor, regarding the survey that
is now being made to determine the
tendency of employers to set up an
age limit in industry, has the follow
ing request to make. Can you secure
for me application blanks for en-
ployment such as are used by many
of the larger employers?
The communication was received
anu oruefeQ cOmpiled With.
A communication from VIM Green.
president, to M. T. Middleton, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Theatrical
Stage Employees of New York, regard
ing restoring the road shows, was re-
ceived and on motion turned over
to the local Stage Employees Union.
w. w. DeWolf, president of the
Chicago Typographical Union No. 16,
in a lengthy communication, states
that Chicago Typographical Union, is
confronted with a critical situation
owing to the fact that the Montgom-
cry Ward q Co. and Sears, Roebuck
4 Co, big Chicago mail order houses.
have awarded their huge printing
contracts to the r. r. Donnelley q
Sons Company, owners of what un-
doubtedly is the largest non-union
printing plant in the world. They ask
that we have our grievance committee
to wait on the managers of the
branch stores and discuss the mat
ter with them personally. Thomas E.
Donnelley, president of the r. r. Don
elley Sons Company, has been organ
lied labor's most conspicuous foe in
the Chicago community for many
was received and ordered complied
with. Sears, Roebuck q CO. will open
a store in this city in a short time.
Communication from Arthur H
Phillips, representative from this
county, in reply to councils letter on
Senate Bill No. 81, regulating the sal
airy buyers, was received as read
Communication from Charles How
ard, president of the international
Typographical Union, in which he
takes the liberty to inform the coun-
ell that after many years of effort,
the international has signed up the
Republican-News, and which is now
classed as union. He will appre-
ciate the reading of the letter before
the council, and that the members be
advised that the News is entitled to
the support of union men and friends
Received.
Communication from John L
Northway, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, in which he enclosed
blanks to be filled out with the names
Of those to whom the council author
ize assignments for. A directory viii
be published of the names of the
members Received and order com
piled with.
| Communication from LuciaTf Kahn
campaign chairman of the Hamilton
Community Chest, in which he calls
attention to the "get-togethcr meet
ing" of all agency board members
The meeting was held at 7:3O p. m
Tuesday April 9th, at the Chamber
of Commerce Received.
Molders again reported HOLLAND
and Williamson furnaces unfair tC
them.
Milk wagon drivers reported White
Cross Dairy and National Dairy un
fair to them.
Delegates from the electrical work
ers reported that they feel it is tt
the interest of all trades unionist.
to purchase current from the city.
1t was moved and seconded tha
the council subscribe for the Republi
can-News. The motion was adopted
Frank Vessel, of the Musicians
Local, reported that the musician:
will have delegates regularly at tn,
meetings. He also reported that the,
have had considerable trouble will
the American Legion employing tn,
Gordon Embry Orchestra which il
non-union. Delegates were instructed
to use their influence with the mem
! bers of the legion to have them EN-
ploy none but union musicians.
M. F. Cox, member of Typo
graphical Union, was elected dele
gate to the Chamber of Commerc
from the council.
The secretary was Instructed t
write the Hamilton Daily News, con
graduating them upon their move o
becoming a union shop.
The carpenters reported that tn
Patterson Part Co., of North Secon