Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-13
TIE LABOR FEDERATION
President Holder Issues Call for
the Annual Convention at
Cedar Rapids.
Will Be Held May Ia and Prom
ises to Be Largely At
tended.
Local Trades and Labor Assem-.
bly, to Be Organized at
Marshalltown.

4 Des Moines, March 13.-Arthur f.
Holder, president of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor. will go to Mar
shalltown next Monday to assist in the
labor assembly, which will probably be
done some time during the week.
| Within the past few months 1t is re-
lported from labor circles in Marshall-
town that the painters, paper hangers,
printers, blacksmiths, boiler makers
and carriage workers have been or
ganized into local unions and there
are others to follow. The reports
from all over the state indicate that
the labor union movement has been
making great strides the past year,
and the state federation meeting prom
Uses to be a good one. The tendency
| is to form state labor organizations
and the machinists, BARRIERS. bricklay-
ers and painters will soon follow the
example of the cigar makers, printers
and miners in this work.
The call for the state federation
meeting has just been issued and is as
follows:
ITO all state organizations of labor,
trades and labor assemblies, and local
trade and federal labor unions in
Iowa-Greeting: Pursuant to law of
the Iowa State Federation of Labor,
notice is hereby given that the tenth
annual convention will be held in Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, beginning Wednes-
day, 10 a. M, May IA, 1902. Organized
1ah n, tn,
local trade unions, on whose rosters
10000 names are enrolled; the locals
represent fifty different craft organiza-
lions. 1t is essential to call the at
tention of the membership to the elo-
quence of these figures and inspire ac-
tiyity for more concentrated effort
in order to realize all the advantages
this power and influence can accom-
plish for the wage Garner of Iowa on
q mutual program of Community OF
interest From present indications
the tenth annual convention of the L. S.
f. of l.. bids fair to be more generally
attended and more widely represented
than any previous convention of the
Many questions of i'm
portance await the calm. deliberate
of the delegates. Every
local in the state organized on trade
union principles. and which is af1iliat-
ed with the national or international
union of its craft, is urgently requested
to be fully represented by its most ac-
tive and best qualified members. Many
advances have been made during the
past year Organization has progress
ed steadily. Wages have been in
creased. Hours have been reduced.
Recognition has been secured. Con-
ditions formerly irksome have been
Permanently of organization
is established.
The attention of many wage work.
ers, not yet organized, has been at
tracted to the advantages gained. in
which they have not shared, but who
are patiently awaiting the opportun-
ity to join forces with our movement
as quickly as we can give our atten- |
ton to organize them. The question
of state organizer is strongly urged |
because sorely needed. 1t remains for
the coming convention to arrange for
the continuous service of such an Of
fetal To our fellow trade unionists
in the railroad brotherhoods we would
suggest that, in order to avoid conflict |
with the grand lodge constitutions.
it would be advisable to organize rail- |
way mems clubs at division and term
inal points, and send their delegates
from such bodies, on order to enable I
them to join forces with the federation |
along legislative lines, and so unity |
our efforts Delegates should be Sc
lected at least two weeks previous |
to the convention, and their names
sent to the secretary, Mr.. j. H. Strict,
Sioux City, Iowa, Immediately after
their election. Resolutions intended /
for consideration, and proposed I
to the constitution.
should be furnished delegates by their
locals as an aid to quick and easy |,
dispatch of business. State organiza-
lions and central bodies are entitled |
to three delegates at large. Local I'M
ions are entitled to one delegate for
100 members or less, and one additional |.
delegate for 100 members or less, and /
1ne additional delegate for each adj
litional 100 members or major fraction
thereof Charter fees for state and
central bodies are SO. and for locals 81.
not affiliated who wish
% be represented, and to whom cor
lal invitation is extended to join our
federation can obtain further informa-
ion by addressing the president or
secretary"
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