Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-12
and recommendations receive
favorable consideration.
t Secretary Streifs Report.

favorable consideration.
Secretary streif's Report.
Secretary j. H. Streif's annual re-
port is concise statement of the af-
fairs OF the federation and shows that
the Iowa federation has become indie
pendent OF the American Federation
OF Labor for the first time, in a finan-
cial way. Not once during the year,
just closed has the Hawkeye organiza-
ton been forced to call for assistance
IN defraying expenses. His report fol.
lows.
10 the officers and delegates of the
twelfth Annual convention, now
notwithstanding:
II IS with pleasure present to you
the following condensed report of my
work since our last convention. NV
financial statement shows our organ
lzatlon TO be in very healthy condi-
tlon. We have had a harmonious and
prosperous year, the affairs have been
economically administered, and the
benehcial. results of the work Of the
organization are numerous.
Revenue.
The total amount of money received
during the past year was $2,547.76.
from per capita tax and charter fees.
$2,Slo.32; other sources, S277.44, which
IS ltemlzed In the financial statement
During the last year we received no
financial assistance from the American
Federation of Labor, and I am pleased
to report that not at any time during
the year did we need any aid in a
financial way, from the A. F. of L. The
year previous the American Federation
kept our organizer in the field and paid
his salary and expenses during the last
three months.
A Complaint.
State Federation matters have run
very smoothly during the year. Immedi-
ately following the Davenport conven-
ton a complaint was sent in from the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, through President
Gompers, of the A. 4. Of L., that the
delegates representing the Iowa locals
of carpenters and joiners had been dis
eliminated against at the Davenport
convention. President Urick and my
self at once took the matter up with
the general secretary of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
and after some correspondence the
complaint was adjusted to the salts
faction of all concerned, as shown by
the following final letter from Mr.. Duff
fey, general secretary United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America:
Indianapolis, Ind, July 10, 1903.
J. H. Strict, Sioux City. Iowa.
Dear Sir and Brother: have your
communication of the 9Th inst. con-
tanning further information relative to
our complaint against the action of
your recent convention in refusing to
give the delegates from the Iowa car
penter unions proper hearing and con-
tents are fully noted. For your infor-
ftNt, H. cfn 10. ,y1o s,,ft rs
this office came from Mr.. Minnick. in
asmuch as he is secretary of the Iowa
State Council Of Carpenters, which ma
turally is the proper body to enter such
complaint to this office. We are, how
ever, entirely satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION sent here by yourself and
Mr.. Urick, and do not think there was
any intention on the part of the dele
gates at the convention of the /. s. f..
Of L. to discriminate against delegates
from our local unions.
With best wishes for the future sue
cess of our organization. Yours,
Frank Duffey.
A Withdrawal.
While no complaint was ever re-
ceived or any dissatisfaction mention
ed by the Dubuque Trades and Labor
congress, the officers of the State Fed
Grafton were very much surprised to
receive the following letter from the
Dubuque central body on July 10 last,
Immediately following letter paying
the per capita for the previous quar-
ter:
Dubuque, Iowa, July 16, 1903.
J. H. Strict, Secretary I. s. f. of H.,
Sioux City, Iowa.
Dear Sir: At the regular meeting of
the Trades and Labor congress Of this
city, held Sunday July IL. 1908, it was
unanimously decided to withdraw from
the Iowa State Federation of Labor
and let the unions individually affiliate
if they desire. Yours truly,
f. A. Lymburner, Sec'y.
1926 Fremont Avenue.
An effort was at once made to as
certain the cause for this unanimous
action in withdrawing from the state
organization. But our efforts to ascer-
tain the reason therefor were futile at
first; several months later it was
learned, through officers of some Of the
Dubuque locals, that the withdrawal
was brought about through some in
ternal troubles In the Dubuque central
body, but not through any fault of the
State Federation. AS President Trick
later visited the city of Dubuque, he
has probably covered this matter more
fully in his report. Since the with
drawal of the congress, the following
local unions in the city of Dubuque
have been issued charters Of utilization.
and are now enrolled on our books
Typographical Union, No. %.
Amalgamated Woodworkers Union,
No. Ga.
Journeymen BARRIERS Union, No. 429.
Journeymen Plumbers, Gas and
Steam Filters, No. Sc.
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, No. 95.
Transfers Union, No. SGT.
On October 13, received notice from
local No. 634, U. M. w. of A., of Mystic,
Iowa, withdrawing utilization. The rea-
son stated was it was thought by the
Mystic local that, as the State organ
ization of the Mine Workers was affili-
ated with the State Federation, it was
unnecessary for the. locals to BIZ. This
was a very erroneous idea for the
Mystic local to harbor, and evidently
it did not take into consideration the
fact that state organizations only pay
yearly dues of $500.
,, These two organizations, at Dubu-
que and Mystic, We're the only with
drawals during the year.
Waterloo Central Body.
The Waterloo Central Labor Union
reorganized since our convention last
year and a new charter of affiliation
was issued on October 26, 1903 This
central body had a number of setbacks
and various obstacles to overcome, and
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