The labor world., 1899-06-17
If of nrison-made goods i. detrimsnt;alY Is

cOlldr mdnuIactOrleS IN CHlcaSO, employs
ing 300 honest mechanics, closed up and
the 300 honest employees who had done
no wrong, lost their trades and many Of
them their homes. The broom industry
of the United States has been almost en-
stirely annihilate tSby prison la Dor, while
harness count their losses by the mil
lions. . %Si
! e MANY OF. these contractors will antag-
onizeF any effort to deprive them Of their
income, but every consideration Of Justice,
humanity and patriotism demands the
protection of both the q life and the trade
of an honest workingman.' e. g
do not wish to convey the Impression
that the boot and shoe manufacturers
are less intelligent than their employees.
but I insist that they are negligent tbf
their own and their employees welfare,
SO long as they allow the present hellish
fsy stem to be carried on without g word
$sSIf the cooperation of the manufactur-
fert cannot beesecured TO drive this heaven
cursed system beyond the boundary lines
of Minnesota. there s#tsa:a zdut tySs we owe
pledged ato the ameli lioriation. of the, esuf-
iferings OF humanity, measures should be
formulated by this convention looking.
to the he$discontinuance OF convict competi-
ztion5 with that Of free labor as soon as the
contract with the present manufacturer
expires. s.
It is not too early to begin the agita
:tion, and am Of the opinion that It can
be most effectually done along political
lines i, The platforms Of. the several pos
llticala parties OF state have mol yet
of them do not cont An sect ions pledgtng
,.thei t1 ics iapor iors pfont
it win be the fault ,of rsani.ed slabor q.
S ,5s
SO pps1o lne eIconvenin9S g. ane ~ ied-i
Ierat1on az ST. .eaoug the onlcers had been
planSipaIiy = SI
Elesislatfo n me inferesps M zof ne wage g.
earning classes. At t = tina a, convent Ion asltt
was demons tra ted tnat u organlxed laDor
WasSt0s advance, va 20 become. the
power dor5 good s.Wnishs sisss mosh M ardsns.
:adherents desired y to peeoIl1 the workt
Or HorganiSatl tl0nsm ust zen up.ss Al 9:
result OF the delib Ions S0f the dele
Gates add tionaa pc xere ss conterfed
upon the president g authnnxtn him 70
sappo1nt nye5 orga mixers, from as many dii-
farents cities. Th4 result ols syeafss1 laSi
Ebors Of the organtEers wAs mos. encour-g
aeing, ,lSsunions .netng a0dsd to! the NUM-.
e1ers
5. SO aa Aefaetorys Old sthe ens. prove
III OF
state, leaving lts op ptaoTa tn him, subJects
ITO the SapprovaF Of the gfederatton council
as to the. numberE OF organizers ito be
placed: In the field as also the naming OF
9uci iClllS5 tVStlAsej SW0Eh5 Ue 5SdEs
lried on. Those selected as organizers for
the term ending with this is.c0nvention were
Brothers W. N EVEN OF Du1uth i J.
F. ruger, OF ST. Paul John swift, OF
Mlnneap p0ils. and George Hess OF Winona.,
Later Brother field was appoint
ed n2additiOnaI organizer: for SMtnneap01is
and still later, at the sugg ggest1on Of the.
federation. council, Brother q. j. Geragh-
.ty, OF Kilkenny, was chosen special Or
ganizer Tor sWaseca ana sMankato.s Bro tn
,er Hess rendered his sresignat lion IN May
1ast and ms
lectedsS As e e resuE q thelr com pined.. eI-
iorts more thanaS y onsE haveFpeen
instituted since June. 1889, sss Of thsm8in
Ine l.Wln cues the lotal nu mo er oI sunsS
! Ions formed during the TWO YEAR, exceed
ing over.5O.9 ngsehe5inumber are three
federal labor unions, comp POSED aof repre-
senfatlves u Eas yet unorganized trades.
which i proper announcement Is ex-
tended Them. believe will eventually
prlng about the institution OF scores; OF
trane az nnions:.s D, .
fhere IS one subject which desire to
direct the special attention of the dele-
gttes TO "a attthts time and that s.the labor
press. 6 Eshesei.1 Journals are published sin
lapor movement Ills
Inrougn tnem nataWe learn what
otns, Inlo1s re.goings OF ooycotts placed,
QL q, slrihess ssdeeiareda nen. as fs frequently
70 ; ussl I.a
n, i.
ui4 ane aues.lom ~ afsagreemenIs
,nra., iearless laoor
these
Wnlcn aavocate muhicipal
s.aa =. streeL ngnt,
=. otner snort
lne ., and reIeren
oon,t; s4t noohs .ana Lne, apolltloms q
,a
a1.tsna, IroM !aDor 9 ranks Tor
me- ne parry
tne
trust anu monopoly, ln!uslice ana 0ppres-
sloh. ul pfoperiy supportea, lI tney.nave
lMs .u.s, soiiu packing OI Ine. trace unloMsts Il
WIN VII not pe long ltWhsI We snail nave
aaly.as Well as.Weeklyap el p.1ohca tions. lt
tney are TO prosper their prosperity must
c1Me 1Iom organlzeeu laDor az .lney are
~ ue tacA ~
~,
= Aur ~. ..ielr uea 81. -.
war Win = was one sleaIiy -
pc oep10rea. .s Ut y one
iact - no lnsif
TOT tneir country 5tnan nose lrom the
ranks OF organized laDor, men .tMat gave
up. the aearest tles oI5earen oai. .nat me ssaIs
ana stripes might prevail. o4 the ne!a OF
Dattle az Santlago, at San Juan anu =. ~.
the seas they were the pravesl OF Ine
Drave, alWays at-tne tIent, nevsr n ths ,a,s