Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-08-15
. men !! II WHO TOLL UNITE.
Crest Success Of the Movement to
Organize the Work. kinQmen.

Organize the Workingmen.
Aaaw mill workers union. of over
l2Q0men, and growing; q carpenters
union in the near future, and q fed
eral labor union to embra Q the
other crafts, in prospective. These
are the fine results of the movement
to organize the workingmen of Little
Falls. r.. - 49,
Maui in'e hall was packed Sunday
night at 8 O'Clock and many had to
stand outside. This was evidence OF
the great interest taken in the
matter to be discussed. -
Mayor Vasaly acted as chairman
OF tie meeting and said that he liked
to assist in all movements for the
city's good, and that the present
movement was of that kind. Also,
as e union man himself, he knew and
believed in the benefits of trade
unioniem. Furthermore, the more
unions there were to welcome and
care for the State Federation of
Labor. when it meets here next June.
the better.
NJ. E. -Neary, OF Minneapolis, pres
ident OF the State Federation OF
Labor, and journeyman plumber,
was the first speaker, and gave an
interesting address. He said that
though there were many great
problems before the people, the labor
problem was the: greatest Of all. he
thought that such q representative
audience could assist gr' atty If 1t
wished. The speakers of the evening
did not come here to stir up trouble
or create antagonism. The history
Of the present shows q constantly
increasing tendency to combination.
All the great industries are com.
bined for their mutual s interests,
Capital practically forms unions.
Why not labor? The State FEEDER
tion has IS 900 membersin different
trades. It has done great good in
preventing harmful legislation and
4 pronS Sting l,ensf eial IN Child
labor laws, Legislators On factory
sanitation, legislation requiring pre-.
' cautions for dangerous machinery,
these were all fruits OF the work of
organized labor. AS an indvidual
the worker sSonly a unit in the mass
Of humanity. Az a whole he exerts
! a powerful influence. There is no
reason to be given Why the workers
should not unite. No one need ex-
pect that any revolution is to be
precipated: Far from it. The
workers of Little Falls should be
united for their own good and for
the good of their fellow workers. He
hoped the meeting would result in a
Ftgood organization and If 80 no one
would regret it. The address was
heartily applauded.
John Hughes, of st. Paul, a
|iourneyman carpenter, was the next
speaker, and gave a witty and
effective address, showing how much
good organized labor had done in
the Twin Cities in increasing wages
and in reducing hours. Instead of
irregular hours and all sorts of
wages, the carpenters there get $3. 20
for eight hours: work. The union
did not protect a loafer, and had no
place for such. A lair days wage
was wanted for q fair days work.
He thought that the carpenters
needed organization. In the Twin
!. Cities the carpenters union makes
agreements as to wages with the
: contractors for q specified time.
Then the contractor knows what
he's got to figure on during the term
Of the agreement, and this haa
proved very satisfactory to all con
: lcerned. No one Going around
looking for trouble But labor hal
the right to organize as we'll q
capital. Labor is ell the worker hae
: to sell, Why should he not flx the
J price Of it as well as the grocer does
: the price Of his goods. By thorough
, Effort, and in friendly spirit. pre-
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