The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06
ANNUAL UNION LABOR
MEETING At ST. CLOUD
Call For the Twenty-fifth Con.
vention of the State Fedora
ton Is Issued.
Many Strong Reasons Why Union
Labor Should Be Well
Represented.

Inc call Tor the 10Th annual con-
vention of the Minnesota State Fede-
ration of Labor was issued this week
from the office Of the secretary treas
urer in this city.
The convention will be held at st.
Cloud, beginning June 10th, and will
remain in session until all business
has been completed
No. Of Delegates.
According to the call all delegate
bodies, such as trades assemblies and
building trades councils are entitled
to send five delegates each, while To-
cal unions, paying dues on per capita
tax basis, will be permitted to send
one delegate for each rs members or
fraction thereof, provided that no
union snail send more than five dele
gates.
Railroad Rates.
The secretary treasurer has not been
able to announce definite railroad rates
and the following expla nation is made:
Negotiations are pending for a re-
duced railroad rate to the convention
from points in Minnesota. The rail-
roads leading to St. Cloud declare
that they will be unable to make any
rates until proposed railroad legisla-
ton is determined by the state legisla-
ture. AS soon as arrangements can
be made each union will be duly noti-
fed. We are morally certain that the
usual fare and third rate will be
granted
Hotel Accommodations
st. Cloud is not we'll blessed with
Of the officers will be at the Grand
Central hotel Other hotels have made
a rate of 81 per day to those at
tending the convention.
Large Att ~ndance Urged.
Some very good reasons are given
why every union in Minnesota should
be represented at the convention.
Among them are these:
1.-The past year has demonstrated
that the State Federation of Labor is
most useful factor in the growth
and development of the labor move
ment in Minnesota. Were there no
state central body the movement
would scarcely extend beyond the
limits of the three large cities in the
state.
1.-THE foundation has been laid for
a strong and healthy growth through
out the state, and it is absolutely ne
cessary that each union should elect
it's most able and best qualified men,
bers, so that the best results may be
attained by the convention.
Comments on Legislature.
The treatment Of labor measures by
the state legislature has clearly es-
tablished the need of greater vigilance
On the part Of organized labor. An
educational campaign must be prose-
cuted with energy in the rural dis
tr1cts Of the state so that the agricul-
tural producing classes will recognize
the justice Of our position and the
righteousness of our cause. Antagon-
ism to labor measures has unw1ttingly
emanated from representatives Of the
rural districts. thus allying themselves
with Interests as much opposed to
their welfare as to ours. 1t becomes
our imperative duty to remedy this
state of affairs, and cause the primo
lples Of trade unionism to be clearly
! comprehended by the producing classes
| of every avocation.
"A word to the wise should be suf-
! ficient: Without dwelling farther up
on the urgency Of the situation we
trust the present call will be respond
ed to with great enthusiasm than ever
| before
| Special Instructions.
Delegates must be elected at least
two weeks before the convention, and
their names and addresses should be
sent to w. E. McEwen, secretary
treasurer, Duluth.
| The call is signed by President J.
A.: McElroy, of Minneapolis, and w
E. McEwen, Of Duluth.
Mr.. McEwerl is sending out a spe-
cial invitation to every union in the
state, which is not affiliated, and all
are urgently requested to come to the
aid of the: federation. There are 40(
trade unions in the state, and fully
100 are not connected with the state
labor body.