The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-06-16
STATE LABOR MEETING
MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
HISTORY OF UNIONS,
Continued from page one.

a personal sacrifice. We can not ex-
press our gratitude to the members of
the late council too strongly.
shall not attempt to dwell on the
work of organization conducted by the
council, because 1t will be an encroach-
ment upon their report. President
Templeman was. until commissioned by
his 1nteran tional union, to do some
special work, most en- thusiastic Of
fetal. He supervised the work Of or
gan1zat1on most creditably.
Speaking from experience I know
full we'll what can be accomplished in
the field by capable organizers. In
spite of the organized opposition
which ever meets US the unorsanfzed
wage earners Of Minnesota are waiting
for us with patient hearts in the hope
that we may do something for them
It takes money to organize unions
In outside cities. True men are willing
to devote their time and efforts at
home, but organizers can not be sent
In the field to outside cities at an ex-
pense of less than $500 per day. The
FUNDS, as I have previously stated, are
too inadequate to do justice to organ
ization work. I trust that this con-
vention will do something to give the
Federation relief in this respect.
Discussing organization work gen.
orally permit me to state that the
growth of the movement has never
been more marked and emphatic than
1t has been during the past year. It
would be mistake for anyone to sup
pose that the appearance in this state
or organized resistance to the princi-
pies of organized labor has had de-
leterious effect upon the growth OF
union1sm. It is true that opposition
a 1S
weak kneed, who had never added any
force to the cause, but their places
have been refilled by men Of better
material. 1t Is the history Of organic
ed labor and Of every other organiza-
ton where a principle is involved that
they flourish better when they encoun-
ter opposition than otherwise. This is
the history of the movement in other
states and the same is true of the
movement In Minnesota. man Is Of
ten Indifferent to his right to do a
thing, but If there springs up an or
canned effort to prevent him from do
ing that which he has a right to do,
MS indifference Immediately yields to
determination to assert this RIGHT
and thus it Is that the appearance In
the state of an organized enemy to or
ganized labor has had the effect OF
strengthening the unions in every city.
1t Is gratifying, also to note the fact
that organized labor has spread to
several Of the smaller cities OF the
state, and that the work of bringing
the toilers in all of the smaller
towns within the fold has been pushed
as vigorously as our funds would per-
NIT.
Great good could be done the move
ment by the members of trade unions
II they would do PROSECUTING among
other workingmen. The social feature
or the local organizations could be
utlllzed to advantage in this respect
A series of lectures conducted under
the auspices Of the Federation would
render 1mmeasureable good The cir
culat1on of literature and well edi+ed
labor papers would do splendid work
There are a hundred ways by which
we may educate the unorganized work
inemen' and teach them the value Of a
trade union.
Too. many Of US in our own ranks
take up, in parrot-like manner. the
charge made by anti-unionists anon o.
the working class, that the trade union
mas outl1ved its usefulness. Nothing
1s farther from the truth TO saw thai
the trade union has ceased to be efrt-
Client Is to say that organization itself
Is d failure. 1t may be necessary for
the unions to broaden in their scope
and purpose This is only In line with
development. But their is no wisdo,n
IN destroying the labor Organization
until something better ia offered to
take its place.
How much better would It be Tor the
working class II the organizers Of dual
!aoor organizations would work with
IN the trade unions for the nro1ro.s
OF the movement. rather than in III.
vid1ng the forces by forming other IN :.
ions to conform to their tatlor-mada
ideas.
rake the question Of industrial un-
lonism for instance. A great many 1T
us IN the trade union movement III !.
heve In it, do. Although womb
not venture to the extremity asa,,t,, "A