The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
RETAIN ALL OFFICERS
OF TRADES ASSEMBLY
Rare compliment Given to Every
of Duluth s Central
Body.
Secretary Ernest Peters Renders
Very Able Semi-annual
Report.


Every officer of the Federated
Trades Assembly was reelected by
common consent at the regular semi
annual meeting last Friday evening".
w. ]. Hunt, who has served his first
term with credit and honor, received
the first recognition of the evening by
being reelected president by accla-
nation. Ernest Peters was accorded
the same honor when he was chosen
secretary for the second term. So
with the other faithful officers clean
down the line.
The reports Of officers showed the
Assembly to be in a most prosperous
condition. The principle one being
rendered by Ernest Peters. the very
capable and conscientious secretary.
He was given a hearty vote Of thanks
after its rendition. The report was as
follows:
In conformity with the construction
of this assembly, I desire as your re-
cording and corresponding secretary
| to submit my report Of the business
transacted during the term. l also de-
sire to make some recommendations
which I believe will promote the best
interests Of the assembly and the
! unions in the vicinity of Duluth, which
I trust you will carefully consider and
! approve.
Attendance At Assembly.
The attendance has been good and
! the meetings interesting, but there
can be a vast improvement made as
far as Individual unions are concerned.
Among the unions whose delegates
! have not responded for roll call al
most the entire six months are: West
Duluth BARRIERS, printing pressmen,
cooks & walters, theatrical stage en-
| ployes, tile settlers, musicians, boiler
makers and cement workers. Dele
gates should be compelled by their
| unions to attend these meetings, and
be at the service any minute Of a.
| union which may desire the assistance
from this assembly, for we cannot tell
when our union will be looking for as
| sistance, consequently our regular at
! tendance and our activity for other
| unions will be almost compulsory for
| them to act for us.
Two unions have affiliated with this
assembly. They were the Tug Fire.
men & Linemen's Protective Associa-
| ton Of the Great Lakes. and the Unit
| ed Garment Workers Of America. The
progress of the Garment Workers rests
| with every trade unionist. They have
| 81 members in their local and there
are about 40 garment workers in Du-
| l,,fI, vo,, oor fhorofOro yoa1j1v Gao
| the vital importance Of your moral
support to the local. 1t is the duty Of
every man to patronize home indus
| try, but a union man is under obliga-
ton to demand the label, therefore in
| purchasing garments ask for the
"Shore Brand" goods for they are the
| only Duluth firm having the label on
| their garments.
We have 36 unions affiliated with
| this assembly, and as we have about
| As unions in Duluth, would recon-
mend that the organization committee
| be instructed to visit the ten unions
that are not affiliated. Our conserva-
| tive policy has made this assembly
the most important factor in the labor
movement of the city, and If Its 1nflu-
ence has not been tar-reaching enough
to suit US, it is because we have lacked
the united support Of our trade unions.
Some organizations Of labor feel that
| they are sufficiently strong to stand by
themselves, and can appreciate no
benefits in affiliating with the as
sembly. Self1shness alone prompts
such Indifference to the welfare Of the
movement which makes their success
possible. If local union cannot Sc
cure direct benefits from affiliating, II
most assuredly can be of. some help in
aiding us to organize other unions.
This assembly maligned, misunder-
stood and abused by too many trade
unionists, is the factor which has
crystallized into one mass the labor
movement Of Duluth, and it's worth
and value to every union, in the city
should never be underestimated, and
he who attempts to belittle it's efforts
cannot do so without belitting the Ia
Dor movement in genera.
The union label is the slnew Of or
gained labor. Delegates may think
it is not necessary for me to mention
the label, as they already know about
it, but one that advocates the label OF
union shop card should see that his
fellow craftsman working at the mex
bench does not have laying on his
bench a large plug of scab tobacco
Dukes Mixture for cigarettes, or cigars
in his vest pocket that are made in
sweat shop in New York city or else
where
Duluth labor unions are so far ad.
vanced in the movement that the,
\ should continue to send a delegate t,
i each convention of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, and assist in pro
noting the labor movement through
out the country. The matter. shout,
| be taken up and some means devise,
to send delegate to the A. F. of l.