The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
UNION LABOR WILL 60
into POLITICAL CAME
President Shartel Sounds Key
Note and Committee Is
Appointed to do Work.
Assembly May Choose Candi-
dates for Aldermen on Both
Of the Old Party Tickets.

We guess the boys are getting
their eyes opened. At least the dele
gates to the Trades Assembly are not
going to permit favorable oppor-
tunity to go by default. President
Shartel started the ball rolling when
he said: ... ;4at4K
- 1--WE want to know who our friends
are. 80 that We may have an oppor-,
tunity to vote for them" This was
the signal for a merry argument at
the last meeting of the Trades AS
sembly.
"The time is ripe" continued
President Shartel. ''for labor unions
to go into politics, but not into party
politics. because that would be ruin
GUS. This thing was brought up at
the State Federation Of Labor con-
vention last summer and all the dele
gates were urged to bring the mat
ter before their different unions.
1--WE have got to get Justice and
to get that we must get into politics
or our enemies are more sure than
ever to elect judges and other officials
who are tools of the corporations and
capitalists and have nothing but en-
nifty for the masses.
II strongly urge the appointment
of q committee of five at this meet
ing to lay political plans and find
out who are friends Of organized la
Dor, that we may vote for them"
This talk by their president SEEM
ed to greatly impress the members
of the assembly and several Of them
sought the floor, in order to express
their sentiments and endorse the
move.
T. G.. Freshney of the Painters
union secured the floor and delivered
a strong talk In favor of the move
advocated by President Shartel. He
recalled the fact that a union man
has been elected mayor OF San Fran
cisco for a third term and suggested
that a union man might enter the
next election. He did not mention
the office of mayor.
Mr.. Freshney's plan was to elect
a union man to an Office and then
devote part Of the salary of the Of
flee to helping along the union cause
in a political way.
= J. H. Baker, who has been a men,
Der of the Duluth Trades and Labor
assembly, for fifteen years, declared
that he had often proposed political
action, but he was promptly sat up
on. President Shartell then explain.
ed to him that heretofore the assem-
bly, had been prohibited from enter
ing politics by the constitution. Mr..
Baker then endorsed the presidents
speech. r. s.
The president was asked to serve
on tho political plans committee and
he appointed as the other members,
John Mcdonald. e. H., Holdren,> J.
H. Baker and T. J. Freshney.
President Ferguson OF the Typo
graphical union urged the assembly
to take a more active hand in the Job
prtnters' strike. He urged the ap-,
pointment Of . committee Of three to
work with the eight hour committee.
The assembly decided to do this and
those who will serve on the commit
tee are TT. Freshney, Joseph Shar-
tell and Joseph Miller. This COM
:mittee will visit the different union
meetings next week and for some
time to keep the printers tight before
the members Of the different unions.
and to help In the campaign for the
union label. ii ii. u Issssz s#s
Chairman Mcdonald of the execu-.
tive committee Of tho Typographical
union reported that work had BEEN
found for all bhts nix mon and four
apprentices of the twenty-five men
and six apprentices Who won't out