The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-02-25
Superior
Adjourned Assembly Meeting.

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at $3.50, the principal business coming
up was a report of the committee APP
pointed to look into the matter of for
eign labor being brought to this city
to the detriment of Superior labor.
As a result of the committees la1bors
the Assembly has forwarded to Con-
gresham Jenkins and Senator Spoon
err copy of resolutions, asking for
the establishment of the office Of
immigrant inspector in this city.
Superior has not had such an official
since the expirati of NJ. T. Stokes
term about year ago.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows:
| ''Whereas, it has come to our know
ledge, through a very thorough invest
igation, that there has been several
cases of alien labor coming to this
city on American and foreign vessels,
and
Whereas, complaints have been
made, but of no avail, for the reason
that there has been no officer in this
city with authority to look after such
cases during the last year, and
"Whereas, it has hurt the American
and union laborer and will continue
to do so unless remedied. Now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, By the representatives of
the different labor unions in this city,
| in Trades and Labor assembly as
se1nbled, That we do earnestly pray
and urge the Hon. John c. Spooner,
United States senator from Wisconsin,
and the Hon. J. J. jenkins, member
of congress from the Tenth district
of Wisconsin, to Use their influence
in re-establishing the office of immi-
grant inspector in this city, which
will prevent the repetition of the
above cases and protect the union
laborer of this city, and be it further
'Resolved, That copy Of these res
olutons he forwared to the Hon. John
C. Spooner and copy to the Hon. J.
J. Jenkins, under the signature of the
president and secretary of this assem-
bly,"
The committee to which the matter
had been referred reported the resolu-
ton to the Trades and Labor assem-
bly, with the following accompanying
report:
1--WE, your committee, appointed to
look into the matter of a re-establish-
ment of the office Of immigrant in
spector in this city, respectfully re-
port as follows:
"The duty assigned to us has been
very thoroughly investigated by us
and we found that in several in
stances during the last years season
of navigation many foreigners who
had shipped on the American vessels
in Canad left their vessels when they
arrived at this and other American
ports, and we have also heard of cases
where foreigners were employed on
American boats in Canada and Ameri-
can and union laborers crowded out.
This has been told us by men in
Authority at this place, to whom COM
plant was made, but that these OIL
Gals had no authority to act and
were consequently powerless.
From the investigation we find it
very necessary that such an office
should be established here, which if it
can be done, will prevent repeOltIon
of such cases as above stated, and
protect the American and labor I'M
ions, and to that end we respectfully
submit with this report q resolution
embodying the same, which we earn
estly urge the assembly to adopt, and
place it in the hands of the proper
officials named in this resolution be-
fore congress adjourns on March A.
| Alderman Hammond also came in
for his share of glory and the follow
| ing resolution was also adopted:
| Whereas, at the city council meet
ing of February II, 1899, the salaries
of policemen and firemen and the city
officials were raised, and believing as
we do that all men should be well
paid for their labor, for where city
pays good wages to its employees it
has a tendency to raise the wages for
all labor.
Whereas, Ogden H. Hammond did
try his utmost to keep wages down,
and, whereas, he favored the Water,
Light & Power Co., at the time the
question of cheaper lighting for the
city was before the people OF West
Superior, and at the time the mayor
vetoed the resolution to pay the Water
Light & Power Co., one hundred dol
lars ($1OO.O0) a light.