Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-13
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of office Of the president on May 81.
of each year, and the terms of the
other officers with the adjournment
of each annual convention. The conf
mittee of three, on officers report
was abolished.
After Los Angeles Times.
| Among the resolutions brought up
at the last session was one by u. T..
Tucker, of Clinton, which was con-
CURED in by the committee and adopt
ed by the convention, IN which as
sistance was pledged to the typograph-
zeal union of Los Angeles winch Is
endeavoring to unionize the Los An
geles Times, by not patroniZing those
firms advertising in that paper.
Strengthen for Combat.
Another resolution of interest to
those cities where the merchants and
employers have organized was intfo-
duced by George Beatty and r. q.
Stewart, of Cedar Rapids. was con-
CURED in by the committee, ana was
adopted by the convention. Its pur-
pose is to arouse additional interest IN
the war being waged by the Employ
ers' Association, and to strengthen the
unions by increasing its avaitanle
funds that the union may be better able
to do battle successfully with the en-
poyers. 1t was recommended that all
central bodies, subordinate and local
unions increase their revenues for this
purpose.
Thank Women for Aid.
A resolution thanking the women OF
the state, and especially the State
Federation of Women's Clubs, the w.
c. T. u. and the Kings Daughters. for
the efforts used by them in the endeaV-
or to secure the passage of the child
labor law, was brought up by the COM
mittee, which had concurred, and was
adopted.
Other Resolutions.
The committee on the union label
brought before the convention the fact
that but q comparatively few OF the
merchants of the state were selling
goods bearing the union label. q con-
ditiol1 which should be remedied. 1t
authorized the committee on the union
label to correspond with the retail
clerks organizations. urging them to
appoint label committees to visit mer-
chants and request that they buy only
label bearing goods.
A resolution bearing the thanks OF
the convention to the Trades and La
Dor Assembly of Marshalltown, to the
entertainment and reception commit
tees, TO the press and the citizens for
the cordial and fair treatment accord
ed the delegates during their stay here,
was adopted.
Closes With Banquet.
The stay Of the delegates here ended
with the banquet given at F'inkle's hall
Thursday night by the Trades and La
Dor Assembly. Two hundred df-
teen, including the delegates. lady
clerks. county and city officials and
members of the press, We're served al
the three long tables, which stretched
the entire length OF the hall. AT the
east end OF the center table General
Secretary ]. II. Fellingham, of the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A., who acted as
POSTMASTER presided. Upon the raised
platform the Parr Harp Orchestra
played. while the dinner in three
courses, was being served. At its con-
clusion, the plates having been pushed
aside and cigars lighted, Mr.. Telling
ham, in a happy manner, told of the
probable reasons for his selection to
the office OF the evening He then in
troduced Joseph M. Mohr, president of
the Trades and Labor Assembly, who
began the series of short addresses
which made up the program OF after
dinner talks. He was followed by
President A. l.. Trick, who expressed
the belief that the untonizing Of labor
was an indication OF progress, and that
the gathering there assembled was but
another indication OF the effort being
made upward for their betterment by
the laboring men. This meant bet
terment for the family, for the homes
and conditions In general.
j. f. Byrne, OF Des Moines, who fol-
lowed. spoke very briefly on "Unionism
and the Union Label" and confined his
remarks entirely to the force that could
be exerted by the labor unions If each
individual would see that all goods he
purchased bore the official label of the
union Thus the purchaser stood
shoulder to shoulder with the laborer,
each helping the other.
George Beatty, OF Cedar Rapids, who
has proved one of the entertainers OF
the convention, was prevailed upon to
sing. which he did, giving The Bridge,
and answered an encore with several
Irish stories.
TO Edwin Perry. of Oskaloosa, had
been assigned the subject, The En-
ployer and the Employee" He said the
interests of each was interviewer, that
an injury to one meant an injury to
both. Where one Is aided, both profit.
The fundamental purpose of trades UNI
ionisni, is, he said, to bring closer to-
gether the employer and the employe,
that both may profit thereby. He said,
II believe one of the purposes of the
employers alliance is TO wideH the
gulf which separates the two class
es
Hon. Theodore Christensen, of Clinton,
followed Mr.. Perry and spoke very
briefly on what labor organizations
might accomplish. w. T. Stafford of
might accomplish. w. t. Stafford, of
Sioux City, who was one of the closing
speakers. told in humorous vein, of
some OF the trials of he'labor unions.
f. d. Brigham, labor commissioner
of Iowa, Des Moines, closed the even
ings speech making by extending words
of hope and ENCOURAGEMENT to the con-
yention for the Improvement in labor |