FEDERATION OF LABOR.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1919, Page 4

FEDERATION OF LABOR.

, ANNUAL CONKERENCB. ' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, July % ' The conference of the Federation of Labor opened to-day, Mr. T. Bloodworth, Auckland, presiding. The following vomits were adopted!— 1. That the constitution be amended so as to provide that the secretary shall be elected by, and be under the control of, the National Executive. 2. That the conference approve the constitution of the National Alliance o* Labor, and recommend its'adoption £4 ell affiliated bodies. 3. That the conference approro to* action of tho national executive in affiliating with the National Affiance of Labor, and instructs the incoming executive to renew the affiliation. ' A remit that the conference decide la months ahead where the national executive shall be located was defeated.

m . Wellingtoa,lMtinrfit • The conference of the Federation of Labor decided that the national .executive should be located in Auckland for ensuing year, and the following offiotn Were elected! President, Mr.T?, Blood* i worth; vice-president, Mr. H. Ik Hornlfft secretary and treasurer, Mr. B. Marttfc It was decided to rapport the demand for a universal (Saturday half .holiday, ' The following motion Was adopted: That this conference reaffirms its dissatisfaction with the Arbitration (Jowl and the present administration Of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act and supports the alternative system of control of industry as laid down fa the report of the federation executive la respect to the Conciliation and ArMtfft* tion Act '

After discussion, the following resolutions were adopted: That .the confer*** declares itself in favor of tl» abolitton of compulsory military tnJafaff widtHo substitution of -physical training in ftU schools; that the conference enters its emphatic protest against th« organised attempt to extend and foster nilTtWicn *moag youth 0 f .the natkw <§ outlined by the Minister for Defenoe,and oftSl attention to the unnecessary hardship enforced upon technical school working class students by compulsory drill, which takes place after school hours, whereby boys upwards of fourteen years of in are compelled to drill for an hour after having done a day's work of eight hours, sometimes longer, and two hours' work in the school, meaning, In practice, that some boys have to leave home at T or ' 7.15 a.m. and are not free to return to their homes until after 10 pjn.