The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-06-16

| VeutAO4e-EleCLlOu OF .Ou1CeTS
Brought About Complete
Harmony-Political Policy
of Federation Starts New
Era.
The convention of the Minnesota
State Federation Of Labor has met
and adjourned. It was the most sue
cessful gathering of workingmen ever
held in Minnesota. The people of
Saltwater turned out en- masse to en-
tertain the hosts of labor. All in all
everybody joined into the spirit of the
occasion.
| From every standpoint the meeting
was most satisfactory. The election
of officers on Thursday crystallized
the State Federation of Labor into
were elected:
President, J. A. McElroy, Carpen-
ters' union, Minneapolis.
First Vice President, H. w. Libby
Winona.
Second Vice President, David Logger
stead, Saltwater.
! AAAu VAN0 1ISS1uSuC, MIS-. l.. w.
Hynes, Minneapolis.
| Secretary-Treasurer, w. E. Nc
Even, Duluth.
Federation Council-A. w. Turner,
+. G. Hall, S. w. Moore, Minneapolis,
A. H. Garfield, T. D. Thomas, J. H.
Walsh, St. Paul; Garfield Morrison,
Mankato. The Minnesota Union Advo-
cate was declared the official organ.
! The Morning Session.
The morning session of the first
day taken up largely by entertaining
the delegates with speeches.
Afternoon Session Monday.
In the afternoon the members of
the convention listened to the read.
ing OF the last reports. The papers
OF the officers were exceedingly in.
teresting and elected round after
round OF applause from the delighted
audience which filled the beautifully
decorated auditorium. They showed
a comprehensive and able under
standing of all matters pertaining to
the labor world, and particularly to
those affairs more Immediately con.
nected with the state federation. They
had been prepared with considerable
forethought, and were clear. concise
and directly to the point.
The position that the laboring or.
ganizations shall take in politics
came in prominent mention. Each of
the speakers was of the opinion that
labor Observation-Disclosures
I ciples, interview all candidates as to
their beliefs, and if possible to elect
men from their own ranks to fill the
offices.
Special Committee.
After the reading of the report of
Secretary-Treasurer w. E. McEwen, a
motion was presented and carried to
the effect that special committee be
! appointed to consider the matter en-
bodied in his paper and make a re-
port to the convention. The mem.
bers OF the special committee are
! Messrs. Joseph Shartel of Duluth,
Charles Boviard of Minneapolis, G.
| w. Deacon of Minneapolis, John
Wahlquist of Minneapolis, Thomas
Van Lear of Minneapolis, George
McNabb of Duluth and M. Mogan of
Minneapolis.
At noon a report by President Tenn
pleman was given covering at some
length the more principal matters.
He said in part:
l greet you all as delegates hon.
ored by your various unions and trust
that in all the deliberations of this
convention we may WORK in perfect
harmony and use our best efforts to
devise ways and means to enhance
the standing of the workingmen, to
multiply his opportunities for ad-
vancement, to minimize his - griev-
ances and enact legislation that will
prove to the critics of organized labor
that we desire only the betterment
OF conditions for the toilers, and the
equalization OF conditions necessary
to the fulfillment of the scriptural
flesh
one brethren, much partiality was
exercised in the bestowal of all the
wealth and property to a few govern.
ment-favored individuals and corpora
tions the world over, and believing
also that without concentrated and
intelligent effort through organiza-
ton this inequality can never be
remed1ed, we would urge you all to
greater and nobler service in the
cause that has already accomplished
oO AAuSA LII IuC way OIL D6CC0lxnK
mankind through the securing of bet
ter hours OF labor; better wage for
labor performed, healthy workshop
In which to labor, the partial aboli-
tion of child labor and compulsory
education for the child
The year past, has seen greater
struggles between labor and capital.
These have not been confined to our
own state, but have been general over
the entire country. These conflicts
have proven to us the need of closer
organization and the need of a great
er defense fund which may be used
in giving employment to those out of
work through troubles of this kind.
To this end we would recommenu
that all trade organizations organize
allied crafts and contract only joint
trade agreements with employers Of
labor and thus be able to prevent the
using of one craft Wine kindred
crafts suffer through lockout or