The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session. President Lee Inman pre-
sided. Owing to the cold weather
many of the delegates did not attend
the meeting The total number Of
delegates was 'enty-two.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The regular monthly bills wers
allowed.
A communication was read from the
Hamilton Welfare Federation which
administers the Community Chest,
in which the secretary, John E. North
way, calls attention to the twelfth
annual meeting which will be held
in the ballroom of the Anthony
Wayne Hotel on Friday evening,
March 18, at 7:30. The council is in
vited to send their representative. On
motion the same was received and
the chair appointed himself and
Stanley Ogg to represent the council
A communication was read from the
Henry George Lecture Association of
Chicago, ILL.,, in which they announce
Mr.. Claude L. Watson, Of that city,
distinguished lecturer, will be in this
vicinity to fill speaking engagements.
They ask if we cannot arrange for
Mr.. Watson to address our organiza-
tion. On motion the communication
was received.
A communication was read from
VIM. Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, regarding
the kidnapping of the infant son of
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs
Lindbergh. The communication also
carried copy of the telegram which
VIM. Green sent to the family. In
order to be helpful and serviceable
to the Lindbergh family in the midst
of this tragic experience, President
VIM. Green calls upon the officers and
members of the Central Labor Unions
and State Federations in the states
of New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Massachusetts, Delaware,
Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and
Maryland to assist in all the efforts
which are being put forth to bring
about safe return of the baby to
it's parents. On motion the communi
cation was received and ordered COM
piled with.
A communication was read from
Thos. j. Donnelly, secretary of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor, in
which he states that he just received
a letter from VIM. Green, president
of the A. F. of L., containing an ur
gent request that he commence at
once with the affiliation and urge
them to write our congressman imme-
diately and urge them to vote for the
Norris-La Guardia injunction relief
measure, which passed the house IS
to S, and which is now pending in
the house of representatives. On mo-
ton the same was concurred in. It
was also reported that Secretary Ogg
had already sent the word to the
Hon. Byron B. Harlan at Washington
A communication was also read
from VIM. Green, president of the
A. F. of L., asking the assistance of
Trades Council regarding the relief
measure. He asks that the council
and all other organizations wire in
stead of writing congressman. On
motion that communication was con-
Cured in.
Another communication was read
from Thos. J. Donnelly in which he
thanked the council for submitting
the names of the non-partisan polit-
ical campaign committee selected by
the council so promptly. On motion
the letter was received.
Under the head of reports of dele
gates and affiliated locals, the fol-
lowing reported:
Delegate Haggard, of the Electrical
Street Railway Employees Union, re-
ported that his organization is in
good shape at present, and that
everybody is working, but that all