Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-25
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR HELABOR
CONVENTION.
will be Heidi Trenton in Au-
guSt--LOCaI Unions viii be
Represented.

| State Federation of Labor, af1llated
with the American Federation of La
Dor. The following official call for
| the convention has been issued:
Newark, N. j., June %.
| To the Trades and Labor Unions of
New Jersey:
Greeting-The twenty-eighth an
nual convention of the New Jersey
| State Federation of Labor will be
held in the assembly chamber, state
capitol, at Trenton, N. j., commenc-
ing at 1890 am, Monday, August
20, and concluding on Tuesday, Au-
| gust 81, 1906.
Every local in the state organized
on trade union principles, and which
is affiliated with the national or in
| ternational union of it's craft, or the
A. F. of L., is urgently requested to
be fully represented by its most act
i've and best qualified members.
The aim of the State Federation
of Labor is the establishment and
promotion of local trade and federal
labor unions and central labor bod
| les, and the combination of all such
in national and international trades
unions, the state federation and the
| American Federation of Labor for
the purpose of aiding and assisting
each other, and securing state and
national legislation in the interest of
| the wage workers, and influencing
| public opinion ~byapeaceful and law
| full methodssih favor of organized la
Dor. No question of a partisan po-
litical character can be received or
| acted upon by the congress, but the
| political battle GRIP recently adopted
by the American Federation of La
Dor WHO'D placed before the dele
gates for earnest consideration. One
| of the most''fmportant matters now
confronting the labor movement, vi
| tally affecting its every interest, re-
| quiring wise counsel, deliberate judg-
ment, and inse1ffsh action, is that in
| spring watthw6rd SEM forth by the
| executive council of the A. r. of L.,
as follows:oHThat we will stand by
our friends aid administer a sting
ing rebukeIfo men or parties who are
either Indifferent. negligent, or hos
tile, and, wherever opportunity af-
fords, SECURE thea election of inteli-
gent, honest, earnest trades union
lists, with clear, unblemished, paid-up
union cards in their possession.
Workingmen organize in local I'M
ions for, LOCAL trade purposes; local
unions unite in, national trade unions
for national trade purposes; they
Ithen federate in the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor in order to combine
all labor, forces nationally; local UNI
ions also unite in the local central
bodies for the purpose of combining
all local LABOR forces, and the same
local unions should unite in the state
federation with a view of combining
labor forces within. the state for state
purposes. The State Federation of
Labor contains the largest possibili-
ties of benefit to the movement in
general, by Strengthening the weak
| points Within the state, by agitation
for the various forms of union labels
and union cards, by fostering and
promoting short hour movements and
by giving attention to the matter of
| state legislation. Almost all labor
legislation secured is the result of the
earnest q EFFORTS of the state fedora
ton. An important field of work in
legislative matters, in which the state
| federation has exerted a great infiu-
ence, is its ability to defeat the pass
age of anti-labor laws. 1t can and
does exercise a most powerful oppo-
| sition to measures detrimental to the
interests of labor, as well as exercise
influence in favor of the passage of
the measures which they desire, and
we urge the necessity of all labor UNI
ions helping us to continue this work
lin the future. We are the only or
~ganization that maintains a watchful
care over the workers. interests at
the legislatures sessions.
All trade unions entitled to repre-
sentation are invited to send dele
/ gates to the convention, The basis
of representation is: Two delegates
for every bona fide trade, federal or
wage labor union of fifty members or
less; from so members to- 100, three
delegates, and one additional dele
| gate for every additional 100 mem
bers or a majority fraction thereof,
and one delegate for each central la
Dor union or trades assembly. Dele
| gates will be admitted upon presen-
tation of properly sealed credentials
and on payment of the following tax
alton: From each trade or federal
labor union with a membership OF
less than 100, So annually, to be paid
in advance, and from each trade or
federal labor union with q member
ship of more than 100, a per capita
tax oil seven ca cents per year, to be
paid In advance. From each central
trades assembly or labor union, so
per annum in advance. All organiza-
lions r. urged tc send their per cap
ita taxa cVengintthey are unable to
| send ~delseateso isOrganizations not
affiliated who wish to be represented,
and to whom a cordial invitation Is