The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-15
FOR THE UNION MEN
Next Monday They Will Flock to An
aconda From ALI Parts.
TO CONSIDER QUESTIONS
Secretary Garfield Has Received
Encouraging Letters-A Par
tial List OF Those Who
Will Attend.

Great Fails, Nov. 14.-The trades and
labor council of this state L. an organ
izatfon that owes its exis rence to a few
union men of Great Falls and Ana
conda, who met In this city one year
ago to informally discuss labor ques-
tions in all the bearings for the en-
tire state. At that meeting President
Fox of the Trades council in this city
and Joe Reynolds were instructed to
send out circulars to the different
unions of Montana to secure the ex-
pressjons of said unions regarding the
question of forming state labor or
ganization with principles laid down by
the local trades councils. Replies from
q majority of the unions OF the state
favored the proposition. and in May
last delegates met at Helena and or
ganized the present State Trades and
Labor council. r. T. Templeton or
Anaconda was elected president and
A. z. Caufeld of this city secretary.
The preamble to the constitution states
the object of the organization IN the
following language:
THE principles and objects Of this
organization shall be for the purpose
of extending, strengthening and per-
petuating the organization OF all Ia
boring classes of the state of Montana;
to resist the imposition OF additional
burdens; to mitigate the evils OF unjust
and unnecessary legislation; to enforce
existing laws In favor OF labor and
against public contract and convict Ia
Dor; to advance the public sentiment
in favor of shorter hours for all classes
of labor; to encourage the sale OF
union made goods and union labor; 10
disseminate knowledge, and IN every
practical way advance the material
welfare of the various trades ana kaDor
organizations of the state OF Montana
The second meeting of the assembly
for such 1t is-will be called to oroer
in Anaconda next Monday, and from
letters received by Secretary Caufeld
of this city, from labor unions In differ
emit parts of the state, the meeting Will
be largely attended by duly elected
delegates. The basis OF representation
will be one delegate tor each 90 menu
beers or fraction thereof, and one Tor
each additional 100 members or frac-
ton thereof.
Every labor organiza alton OF this city
will be represented at Anaconda, and
the entire delegation Will leave for that
city ON Sundays tram.
From Secretary Caufeld 1t is learned
that the following delegates have re-
ported their intention to be present at
the Anaconda meeting. and a larger
number Of unions have notified him OF
their 1npenLpOn 10 Sellu uCbcSdbcos pae
neglected to send the names OF such
delegates:
Great photographer and Joiners'
union, No. 286, o. NJ. Lambert, l. w.
Thrasher; Butchers union. f. p. Auer-
bach; American Federation of Labor,
e. Y. Strong, Robert Peterson; Brick-
layers union, James Bodkin.
Missoula,-Amertcan Federation or
Labor, r. ]. Burns, ]. A. Ferguson.
Anaconda-TailorS' union, No. 15l,
Edwin Stallard; Carpenters' union, No.
So. r. j. Templeton, c. c. johnson;
American Federation OF Labor. No.
$3.50, James Flanagan, p. Sorenson;
knights of Labor, John Connolly, q.
Chandler; Clerks union, John Twohy,
C. Lanner; Dairymens' union, II. Call
len.
Basin-Bastn Miners union. Patrick
Padden.
Butte - Iron Molders' union, Daniel
Mcdonald; A. r. u, ]. H. Calderhead.
In Great aFlls several unions VIII
elect delegates tomorrow night, max
ing full delegation from this city.