The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-08-20
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Be ABOLISHED Just YET
TRADES ASSEMBLY FoRC1BLY DE-
CLARES FOR ITS CONTINUANCE


CLARES FOR ITS CONTINUANCE
In Strong Resolutions 1t Holds That
Bureau Has Not Been Treated Fair
ly-Under Proper Management 1t
Expects to Hear OF It's Success.
Council lis Asked to Put 1t in Proper
Iocation-Other Assembly Notes
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II hold that the :,bybnc employment
bureau could be made "a ogrand success
if it was managed properly" declared
Vice President Freshney at the. last
i, meeting Of the Trades assembly. It
was one Of the most interesting meet
ings held in a long time President
Pereault introduced set of resolutions
declaring in favor of the continuance
Of the free employment bureau. He
was supported by every delegate In
the room. The resolutions as adopted,
which were submitted to the city coun-
Gil on Monday evening, were as fol-
lows: ,,
whereas, there has been considerable
said in the public press relative to a
reported movement for the abolition or
the municipal employment bureau, and
ais the Federated Trades assembly, with
it's allied unions, initiated the movement
for the establishment Of said bureau,
because we believe it is movement In
the right direction, therefore be it
Resolved, by the, Federated Trades
and Labor assembly, that we again re-
new our dec1ara ton in favor Of a mu-
nicipal employment bureau; that we
believe it's apparent failure at this time
Is due to incompetent management,
lack of sincerity in the business and a
poor location;
"Ee it further resolved: that it is Our
belief If the bureat1 is given a fair trial
under capable MANAGEMENT, and in a
good business location, it will be able to
be of ithnea sufab1s benefit to the work.
ing classes, and particularly to that
portion of them who are at this time in
search of employment. We therefore
appeal to tbs city council to give the
bureau a fair trial under new manage
ment, and in proper business loca-
ton. We do not wish the free soup
house comparison attached to the NIL
nicipal employment bureau in any way.
Labor is entitled to a public bureau of
information for employment, operated
by the city. Private agents believe that
the business is wholly theirs by divine
right. We question their position and
hold that in the interest of true prog
ress it is not wise nor proper to compel
the wealth producer to pay for Informal
ton to- secure work, in order that he
may make profits for others. If the
city cannot find person to manage the
bureau properly, turn the management
over to us and Weawill assure you that
we will demonstrate it's usefulness to
both employe and employer in short
time.
Resolved, that a copy of these res
olutions be sent to the mayor and
common council, and that they be pub
lished in the press Of our city,
To Organize the Women.
On motion Of Delegate Mcdonald, a
motion passed ordering a., standing
committee on organization to look into
the matter of organizing. q women
assembly in Duluth, and to: report: find
i ings to theInext NEE ting ofgthe. assem- i:
bly, It was pointed ut l,lf e. The women
could assist greatly in the, labor: move:
ment, particularly IN the settlement of
. strikes, because they are the buyers
for the families, and with AN assembly
they would be posted as to the products
of fair and unfair labor, and might gov
ern themselves accordingly.
This is movement in the right di-
rection and should be supported by
every member Of a trade union in the
city. We hope that the assembly Will
take the matter up in earnest:
No Delegate to Colorado.
The motion Of -. S.. Kromroy tina
the assembly send *one delegate to thu
convention at Victor, Colorado, Angus
Is, called by the Chicago Trades as
sembly in an effort to assist the caus,
of the striking miners in Colorado
gave rise to a heated discussion, whicl
grew almost bitter There were speak
ers both for and against the move
but the motion was finally put to vot
and lost the vote standing IL to /
against it,. The Chicago assembly pro
poses to bring together delegates from
all central organiza tons of the countr:
in opposition to the views expressed b,
President Gompers; of the American
Federation of Labor. -"
Those speaking. in favor of the mo
ton were delegates Kromroy, Skinner
. Freshney and Paul Boileau. and thos
i. against it were Delegates Pereault, s
/ S. Mcdonald, and ::Shartel. Quite, ex
/ tended arguments were presented O.
! both sides but the contention of the or
! position that the. proposed conventio
! would avail nothing; finally won out
The Superior Trades, assembly ais
, turned down the proposition at it's las
= meeting s.-::
, schulze Bros:' Strike Adjusted.
1t was reported that an adjustmer
of the strike Of the. leather worker
: employed by the firm OF, schu1ze Bro
= had been reached, and that the me