Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-12
SOCIALISTS vs., ANTS
IN LABOR CONVENTION

over a resolution in which the COM
mittee recommended non concurrence.
| The resolution was to the effect that
the central bodies in the different cities
and towns submit to candidates nomi-
mated for election certain lists of ques-
lions of interest to the laboring classes.
/ and compelling the candidates to go on
record as to the stand they would take
provided they were elected. The reso-
| luton also called for the forwarding OF
| copies to the State Federation, and
| that the resolution be printed in circu-
lar form.
/ The resolution was written and in
| troduced TO the committee by Editor
Campbell of the Tri-City Labor Voice,
of Clinton, who defended the resolution
and pleaded for its adoption by con-
currence of the conve zion, which was
| not recommended by the committee.
Many speeches, pro and con, were made
/ by delegates. Mr.. Beatty OF Cedar
Rapids. made an eloquent plea against
the concurrence. in sustaining the rec
concentration of the committee. and a
substitute that had in the meantime
been introduced Mr.. Beatty said that
| the resolution was one Of politics, and
that trades unionists should be indie
pendent of any party utilization, and
not partisans. He said that COM
hitting candidates, In such a manner
was contrary to personal liberty. The
resolution was still under discussion
when adjournment was taken.
A Ill
| the resolution was turned back to
the committee for revision.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee was adopted. as was also that
of the committee on constitution and
bylaws.
The committee on officers reports
will be done away with hereafter.
Endorses Eight Hour Bill.
The convention indorsed the eight
hour bill. before congress. and author
lied the request of the Iowa de!ega-
ton to work for the measure, which
fixes eight hours as days work for
all employed on public works.
Appeal to Roosevelt
Another resolution having a national
significance was one In which discrm-
nation toward machinists is claimed
to exist In the Rock Island arsenal.
The resolution is by ]. j. MacIeay, of
Waterloo. The resolution calls for an
appeal to President Roosevelt and
Secretary Of War Taft, whom the fed
GRAFTON believe are disposed toward
seeing that no injustice to machinists
arises in any OF the government arsen-
ais.
Does Not Condemn Legislature.
A resolution was reported by the
committee in which the condemnation
of the federation was asked to be d.
rected against the thlrtieth general as
sembly. because it failed to pass the
child Tabor law. The committee recon-
mended non concurrence, and the con-
vention sustained the report.
Other Resolutions.
There We're many other resolutions
presented, but many OF them are of lit
tie Importance, and We're adopted by
the convention without discuss l. One
was to insist on union label cigars
and another recognizing the good work
done by the Union Label Leagues.
The committee on officers reports
concurred in the report OF j. j. Jacob
sen, Des Moines, historian, who recon-
meRIsd that the office be abolished. |
DO Not Visit tho Home.
Owing to the rain the delegates
We're not taken to the Soldiers Homo
this afternoon. as was expected. The |
convention adjourned at 3, however,
in order that the hall might be pre-
pared for the banquet
Building Trades Consolidate.
At meeting of the building trades /
representatives, Wednesday afternoon, |
the formation of the Structural Build |
Ing Trades Alliance of the State of /
Iowa, was accomplished This is the
third year dn which the delegates Of the +
building crafts have worked to bring
forth the separate organization, to be |
AFFILIATED with the STAG federation, and |
meet annually when the fedora ton as
sembies. The new organization con-
solidates ali of the allied building
trades, including carpenters, joiners,
timers, painters, decorators, blicklay-
ers, masons, plasterers plumbers, gas
htters, building laborers, hod carriers. /
structural iron workers, fathers and 7
ieamstei's hauling material to build
ings The state organization, when conn
pleted. expects to have q membership
of about 10000
u. b. Curider, of Cedar Rapids. was
elected president Of the alliance, and I
J. b. Shank, of Sioux City, secretary
The committee on organization is
composed of l.. Lightner, Ottumwa
George C. Campbell, Clinton, and j. NJ.
Maus, Sioux City.
Banquet Tonight.
The banquet given the delegates by
the Marshalltown Trades and Labor
Assembly will begin at o'clock this
evening at o'clock in Finkle's hall
The lady clerks of the city. the presi-
dent of each labor union, the city Off
cials and members of the council, coun-
ty officials and members of the press,
have been extended Invitations. Among
the after dinner talks will be those of
j. +. Byrne, of Des Mones, on Union
ism and the Union Label" and Edwin
Perry, of Oskaloosa, on 1.-The Employer
and the Employee" Hon. Theodore
OF Clinton. representative
from Clinton county, will give an in
formal talk, as will also w. T. STAFF
ford. of Des Moines, j. NJ. Mohr, of this
city and others. Mr.. Beatty, of Cedar
y