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C. P. B PLEA (Continued from Page 1.) privileges which other craftsmen of oUr state cmjoy. r ~ •* r-" 'The evils of child labor, and the |largest percentage of illiterar^ex^l |isting in our state will beiouncr Jamong these employes. ^^.Js ga fthetic indeed to see children \vo£k ^ing ten, eleven, and even twelve long hours a day who should be j-Out enjoying the pure air, and sunshine of the great outdoors. May I here and now urge every 1 union man to use his influence land prestige to build a strong tex j tile union in his community, j It i$ an indictment to the labor, | organizations Jfchat the employes i of one of the largest industries •of our state remain unorganized, 4and are; forced to work under un 1 healthful, and unsanitary condi itions, to fatten the purse of some *of the wealth barons"T>f our state. Boys land girls that should be |in school , are found in the mills finstead; so the most of my at tention, efforts and actions for jthe past year has been to help aid |and assist these employes to or fganij&e, and try and better their |conditibhfe* J|have sj)oken to them, jtalk^ ^wSi ghehi, met with them, land ;plead wilh theih to get in the forganization that means so much |for their progress, advancement, conditions and education. § rhe executive committee has met once "during the past year. This meeting was held in Ashe rafter November, 1923. jSonie,,a'outin^-business was dis posed of; and other things dis cussed Tor the advancement of pur cause.* The chief aim of the meeting, however, was to select an organizer for the State Feder ation. Only a few applications Jiad been furnished for the posi tion, .and the committee selected Major Worley, for this work. The efforts of the organizer were not «as successful as we would like^for them to have been, yet I feel that he met with fair success. A number of new locals have been formed, and a number of locals have had tfieir membership in creased through his efforts. Much more could be said about the or ganizing work, but I suppose he will have a report at the conven tion covering his actions, so I will |ass on. ? Quite a bit_ of dissension and discussion rose during the politi cal Campaignespecially prior to the democratic primaries, but we fulled through it O. K.r and X feel1 that through the formation Of the Farmer-Labor non-partisan political conference, the solution rill be in perfecting this organ nation, The coalition was not a kilure, neitfer did we meet with le desired success, yet we have >wii the seed that should bring Relief In the near future, and I here .want to .speak for your un biased support of the non-partisan move."' ^ ■ V ■J A‘ ’ number of central bodies ircd locals have organised auxil iaries during the past year. I ^eartity endorse this move, and I Relieve that the laws of the State federation should be so amended is to seat representatives from fie auxiliary .organizations in our Convention, with the privileges hat we partcipate in, and enjoy, f Quite a bit Of correspondence i^s -come to us relative to the □onfereuce for Progressive Politi cal Action, anti- a number of in ;er national labor organizations ’iave' endorsed the caiididac^ of La Follette and Wheeler, and in keeping, with “the outlined program of the ; American Federation of L^bor, I have supported this move ijl PeeuM. ~ W«r did nut get The sited results from7 thr Bemo -ratjc Nationals ^onveitfcieii, yet kept a watchful- ey« on the fnv*n$u>a, though it was mpnot lods, and*. I believe through the forts of the officers of the North rcjlina State Federation of La-’ >r the North Carolina delegation %s held iii line for odr maff until he last- v; V>. - > I We . have had three strikes in Iprtb Gar&flnlt during the past '|ar, and in each of these there is been a moral victory for the luseT which We represent. The textile: strike * ef Charlotte, tb«: Canton strike; and the present typographical stidke of Asheville; N. C. " ' A number pf gnion Label Leagues ^have beeh ~ organized during the year, Amt they don’t seem to be getting the proper oh their goods. I want to urge you to demand the label on every article purchased, and heartily support and co-operate with your Union Labe| League, this is the only solution to the buying prob lem that will force the. merchants to handle these goods. Some very important legislation has been passed by pur national law making bodies, and now is before the legislatures of the sev eral states for their ratification. It has been estimated thatthe North Carolina legislature will have only three votes favoring the child labor constitutional amend ment. This- is an indictment that we have not got enough of the right kind of men to represent us in the legislature, and I want to call your attention -to the; coming election in which some of , these can be remedipd^if we, will only get aristocracy *bpTt of • polities, - and follow the nbn-partisan plan as is outlined by the American Federation of Labor. /, - j in going from place to place over this state I find that hun dreds of .people in a number of communities belong to their labor ; organizations, and their central or district bodies’ yet* they subscribe j to- no labor . pape^.- This is an indictment of the state labor pressj and I recommend that a subscrip tion campaign for a labor paper be started by all delegations as soon as they arrive to their homes and communities. This will help solve the educational problem, and will not only solve it for the work ers, but will help inculcate labor’s ideas into the youngsters in the home, who will read these papers. This I think a very important matter because education of the workers will solve a lot of our present day problems. Much more could be said about the work during the year, but I feel that you have read from time to time - in the papers about the various activities, so I have just touched on what I thought to be the most important . things con fronting us today. | , There are, several things which' should be remedied, $nd I have ' the followingRecommendations to -make: v 1. I recommend that a repre sentative of .organized labor be stationed in Baleigh during the entire sessions of the .legislature, and that he be furnished with the addresses of all the local, central, and district officers, both mail, telegraphic, and telephone, in or der that he may get in “touch with the leaders from any community in which strong opposition arises; also that his addresa.be furnished all locals, centridr^and district bodies in order Sk&i they might get in touch 'with him when they deem it advisable. 2. The American Federation is preparing to make a strenu ous organization drive in the South, and the North Carolina State Federation of Labor should be represented at each convention of the American Federation of Labor while the eyes of the entire, federation is centered upon Us here, * and I recommend that ar rangements be made whereby a representative can be present, apd show our appreciation for their interest. ' 3. I wommeud that; the-delc^ gateshere assembled be asatftive during the entire year as they are during the convention, and that they daily live the part of a real union man, and come to the con^ veations for work, and not .as va cationists, or bench warmers, or politicians. I want to thank each of you for the support gWericm$ during the year, and I will' feel that; ri^y ef forts in this great cause havo not been in vain. Trujb^Sng that I may have the privilege of meeting with you in many more conventions, and: that the movement will go uteiidds, I i« m»in, : r v Yours fraternally, . . C. PTBAERmGERf ^ ' v President.' ■Tr'v !!?'-4 WHEN COAL IS GONE. Toronto, ( Ontario, Aug. 14.— .When coal and oil are exhausted, mew forms of fuel will be obtained from common salt and water, ad c<jjr<Jkig to Professor R. G. Don nan, of London, at a meeting of the British Association for the ad vancement of science. Where water power exists near beds of sodium chloride, otherwise known as common salt, the power will be turned into electricity and used to ^btain chlorine from the salt, the chlorine gas to be trans ported to industrial centers for fuef,V Professor Donnan said. v —-=-*—-— \ EMPLOYMENT DROPS. Albany, N. Y., Augr* 14.—July factory employment in this state continued its “definite downward trend” of the last four months, reports the state department of labor. The recession is lead by clothing, textiles and .metals. The employment drop from June to July was between three and-four per cent. This is a net reduction of 14 per cent since April. The Pennsylvania Railroad sys tem employs more than 200,000 men and women. YOUR UEf may be lost in a fewi^iuites by Protect yourself against this loss with ALEXANDERS F. D.—1Ttids. L. Fire ■ Insurance Protection ESTABLISHED -1893 WMICHAEL KIRSCHBAUM im mvf zxtuuuvF cuomta **** HATTgft iW THE MAKER Am REKOVn. 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