Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-26
,tate, both in a mental and moral

state, both in a mental and moral
way.
Labor organizations, if they only
pointed out the wrongs of the labor
world In an unorganized state, would
be of benefit, but they do more They
find a remedy for these wrongs. One
OF the cardinal points about the labor
organizations is that they take from
the ranks of labor the little children
and put them in the schools. Organ.
ization is the greatest educator that
can be given man. 1t is elevating.
Instead of the spirit of discord which
condition of agreement between all
parties"
Hon. T. D. Foster.
Hon. Thomas D. Foster, of this city,
was introduced to the convention as
the largest employer of labor in OF
tumwa He spoke on Labor and It's
Employers" and said, in part, as fol-
lows:
This is a very complex question to
consider. There are many sides to it..
1t is very hard matter to make an
intelligent response to this toast with
L
look over this body of delegates | feel
safe in saying that the differences
which may arise between the miners
and operators at the coming conven-
ton will be settled in the best man
ner possible.
Organization must be met with or
ganization. The laboring classes have
a great deal of intelligence. l. for
one, like to hear the laborers' side of
all the questions which arise" Mr..
Foster then went on to tell of the best
ways of employer and employee to
come together and settle difficulties.
He suggested that it is not necessary
to have misunderstanding of the
matters under consideration if there
is entertained in each mans heart
feeling favoring justice to all other
men, just as he requests 1t for him
self Mr.. Foster closed his address
with an invitation to the visiting del
egates to visit the Morrell packing
house while in the city.
Addresses.
John F. Ream, of Beacon, formerly
president of the district organization,
was next introduced, and given the
subject, Labor in an Unorganized
Condition is of no Benefit to Society,""
He made a short but pointed address.
Several other addresses, short but to
the point, were delivered during the
evening; on account of lack of space
they are not published. They were all
listened to with much interest by ev-
cry one present Captain S. H. Har-
per spoke on What Labor Can Do to
Better Its Mental and Moral Condi-
tion." C. F. Wennerstrum, of Des
Moines, state labor commissioner,
spoke on the Bureau of Labor Stats
tics;;" Hon. w. A. McIntire on Union
Labor" Hon. A. W. Buchanan on
/ Truth and James Boston, of Sparta,
H., member from that state of the ma
tional executive board, on What
Branch of Organized Labor is the
Best
Hon H. L. Waterman on Miners"
Hon. J. G. Hutchinson on Labor and
the Saloon" and j. r. Byrne closed
the banquet with a brief speech.
A Vote of Thanks.
John p Reese moved vote of
thanks to j. +. Byrne, the reception
and entertainment committee and the
citizens of Ottumwa and the Wapello
Chief band for the entertainment ac-
corded the miners. This was carried
unanimously.
Entertainment Committee.
The joint entertainment committee
appointed from the trades and labor
assembly of this city and from the
two local miners unions, to provide
for the entertainment of the visiting
miners while in the city, is as follows:
Job Deer, Robert Lumsden, D. Nc
Nab, ]. T. Faulds, T. A. Miller, Sher-
man Bradley, G. L. Smith, D. F. Titus,
p. B. Jones, j. F. Byrne, G. A. Gus
taveson.