The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-04-07
Several Conventions to be
w., Held Here. /.
we're NEXT To DETROIT
As CENTER FOR me GATHERINGS
IF 7 OF LAKE TOWNS. i @%I
Most Important That of Internat-
tonal Longshoremen's Union.
delegates From All Over United
states-Traveling Men, Red Men
and knights of Pythias Assemble
State Medical Society. .s '"'

~'A1'e - a. mana Wnen Duluth
people begin to inquire what attractions
Will be here the coming summer in the
way OF conventions and other events
tnat Will bring together great manv
people In each case. There will be a
number of large gatherings. The one
that Will bring people from more dis
tant points than any other, though it
may not be as large in point of num-
pers, Will be the annual convention of
the international 'Longshoremen of
America. . -
The annual meeting of the Inter-
national 'Longshoremen of America
Will be held in Duluth July II and there
Will probably be 200 delegates present
from all parts Of the country where
1oneshoremen are found in sufficient
NUMBERS to warrant their having a
union. There will be delegates here
from Porto Rico and Havana and If
Otis gets hustle on him in the Philip-
pines perhaps there may be a delegate
| from Manila. Cuba and Porto Rico
however, have 'longshoremen's unions
and, they will be represented here
There will probably be only one dele
gate from each of the islands, and from
other distant places, though each union
Is entitled to two delegates. The one
delegate, however, will be allowed the
full vote of two delegates. There will
be delegates present also from the Ca.
madam ports. The third vice-president
of the International 'Longshoremen OF
America Is a resident of Duluth, James
Dunn. president of the local union. ..s,.
| The Dock and River Workers OF
Europe will send delegates to attend the
meeting. They will come simplvs tc
make note of the proceedinRSan and
make report on their return home for
the benefit of their own organization.
Their idea is simply to keep III TOD ~
with what is being done in lines Of won
and In unions similar to their own. III
America. The annual meeting OF III
!r>o .innal 'Longshoremen of Ameri-
lcs =. i,aad In Buffalo last year. Du-
lA1ts' 9. very appropriate place: for
iaapltaiF ';Stas44 annual meeting this year
/ The t.lRs hOremen of the head of the
Flakes. tasprosperous and there are few
Places SYhs,re more of them are en-
IIs.ftf ssp1ates from Europe last yea,
,saaeAst eaSto haveHthe American or.
"a s3iz;S,.: Il enter into proposition tc
/ RsassaslSs an international 'longshore.
iaia me L I'M of the world. The Amer
lean :stse, ties did not consider this
!. pr .,os;tE'-. as, practicable and declined
!, /, u u, s. =. Whether there will be any
suggestions along this line again this
year is not known but it will moi
surprise the American delegates ii
there is. r rr iz# 4 Z:
The United Commercial Travellers
will hold their grand council meeting
for the jurisdiction of Minnesota and
the Dakotas HI Duluth early in June
next and it is expected that the at:
tendance will be in the neighborhood
of 4 1000. OF course the merry CONNER.
cial travellers will be accompanied BY
their wives and babies and Il they are
single they may bring their best girls
along. That it will be a big and jolly
party goes without saying. Duluth
should, and probably will, wear some
holiday attire when the knights Of thu
grip come to town in bunch. The
meeting last year was held at Sioux
Falls; s. D., and the year before that q,
Winona. The local organization d
commercial travellers, Zenith Council. /,
|already planning for the entertainment
lof the coming host. FIX ~. E