Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-28
Trades and Labor Assembly De-
eide to Honor Labor Day.
TO HELP JACKSONVILLE SUFFERERS
HottIers Hold Very Enthusiastic
Meeting and New Members Are Ad-
mitted-E. 3. Sabine, of Syracuse,
Addressed Labor Assembly. go
1.-THE matter published in this coli
umn is furnished blythe officers OF the
Federation sof Labor.1

tFrom Thursdays Daily.l
The regular monthly meeting OF the
assembly took place at Labor Hal
last evening, and the matter of labor
day celebration in this city was made
special order Of business at the
meeting last evening. i. A committee OF
five was appointed to make arrange
ments for the celebration, and this
committee during the week will form
alate some plan to be laid before the
next regular meeting of the assembly.
All the delegates were very enthusiast
tic about holding a celebration, and 1t
is anticipated that this will be the
largest labor day celebration ever held
in Ottumwa.
The assembly also took up the mat
ter of relief for the working people
who were made homeless by the great
fire which occurred recently at Jack
sonville Florida, and instructed the
delegates to bring the matter before
the different local unions, to make an
appeal for financial aid for these
homeless sufferers. d. B. Sabine, Of
Syracuse, N. ", ex-president OF the
United Garment Workers of America.
addressed the meeting on the Union
label, and thanked the Trade Union
lists of this city, in behalf of the Unit
ed Garment Workers, for the splendid
support that, they have given their
label. He also gave a vivid descrip-
tlon Of the sweat shops of the east,
and appealed to the assembly to lend
it's aid to the crusade that is being
made against these institutions for
two reasons. First, to do away with
such competition of the industrial
field, and second, because of the in
human treatment that is dealt out to
the poor unfortunates that are compell-
ed to work in these sweat shops to
maintain life. The address was at
tentively listened to and was very in
structive. Mr.. Sabine will represent
the working men of New York state
at the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo, N. Y, and left Ottumwa last
evening for Buffalo.
The Bottlers' Union.
The Bottlers held a very enthusiast
| tic meeting last Tuesday evening aG
| Labor Hail. The meeting was attend
ed by the majority of the bottlers Of
this city. and was addressed by their
president, D. W. Jones, who pointed
out to them the great benefits to be
| derived through organization, and
showed them the conditions existing
among the non-union men of the city,
in comparison to the brothers who
are members of the unions of their
craft. The argument set forth prov
| ing conclusively that the union men
have the better OF the non-union men
by at least one hour less on the day.
and from fifteen to. one hundred per
cent better wages. After President
Jones address all other members Of
1.-THE union were requested to speak of
the benefits that the union had been
to them, and each of them proved
themselves equal to the task. AT the
conclusion of the speech making three
new memers were initiated, after
(which refreshments were served, ami
all went home happy and contented.
Everything Is harmonious with the
4 bottlers, and from now on this organ
1 ization will commence its activity in
4 the labor movement
A MISGUIDED Labor Paper.
Guided by false Gods and the polit-
/ zeal ward healers Of Des Moines, "The