The labor world., 1902-01-11

The Building Trades council means
business. It's all right. Its delegates
are thoroughly alive. They know what
is wanted, and are working in q man
ner which indicates that they will sue
ceed. We attended meeting of the
council last Monday evening and were
agreeably surprised at both the at
tendance and the interest manifested
in the meeting.
We were there as guest Of the coun-
Gil and were entertained in a royal
manner. The chief event Of the even
ing was the social meeting which did
not begin until rather late on account
of the voluminous amount Of business
which required prompt attention.
The first matter of Importance to be
taken up was the reading of letter
from the secretary of the American
Federation of Labor. A few weeks ago
the council asked the federation to put
it's name upon the official roster of
the A. F. of L. This the Federation
could not do unless the council or
ganized to meet the requirements of
the former. The delegates did not agree
with the suggestion and so the COM
munication was received and filed. The
press committee, whose Guty it is to
furnish the papers with news from the
council were given a gentle roast for
not attending to business. Our read
ers from now on will be furnished with
plenty of notes from the Building
Trades council.
The Labor Day committee was lacked
up bit for not filing 4 complete re-
port. The proceeds from the labor day
festivities are to be divided between
the Trades Assembly and the council.
The committee explained that the AS
passed on the report, and hence 1t was
til this was done.
The council did not receive letter
from the Mckinley Memorial associa-
ton, but it made a donation neverthe-
less. Here is where the eloquent Ole
Larson, of the Steamfitters union,
again distinguished himself as an ora
tor. Never" said he, "in the annals
of history was there a more cowardly
and dastardly act committed upon 4
ruler of any nation, than that of Czol-
gosz upon the president of our beloved
country. To contribute tc a memorial
fund for a statue to President McKin-
ley, is to assert our condemnation OF
the act. There is no politics in this,
but patriotism. Political differences
have long ago been forgotten. Presi-
dent Mckinley was not the president
of the Republican party, but of all the
country, and every loyal citizen recog-
nized in him, man of sterling worth,
of true patriotism and Of noble char
acter. Our unions have often been
placed in the same category as anar-
chist societies. Today we are showing
what we really are.tss ss;5SS=. s ;s. i. E3
S. .Our membership consists OF the
strongest. trruest and most noble types
Of American citizenship. Our treasury
is small, but I believe in giving some-
thing-no matter how litt1e-the small
er the contribution, the more popular
it will be-
The unions represented at the meet
ing were the carpenters. electricians,
fathers, painters, plumbers, builders
laborers, timers, steamfitters, all Of
which reported trade as fair.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, ]. H. Powers, of
the painters; vice president, w. N. Del
cour, of the electricians; recording Sec
retary, John Lydon, of the plumbers;
financial secretary, J. w. Richardson,
Of the carpenters; treasurer, Josiah
Wiles, of the carpenters; executive
board, A. Tessier, John Lydon, J. Fl.
Powers, Tim Timlln and Ed. Brown.
After the election the delegates sat
down to a. pleasant repast. Speeches
were made by w. E. McEwen, A. A.
Fider, Ole Larson, George Davis and
]. w. Richardson. The evening was
pleasantly spent, and all expressed the
hope that the interest now manifested
in the council would continue.