The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21
State LABOR CHIEFS
make PUBLIC APPEAL
Ask People of Duluth to Beware
Of Non-union Shop Demand
of Manufacturers.
And Continue the Friendly Att
tude Towards Labor Which
They Always Manifested.

Realizing the supreme Importance to
Duluth's prosperity of an immediate
difficulty, the Minnesota State FEEDER
alton of Labor, which is always on the
alert for the maintenance of cordial
relations between our two great in
dustrtal factors-cap1tal and labor
has addressed the following commun-
ication to the men and women of Du-
luth:
Duluth Mimi, Dec. 16, 1907.
To the Public Of Duluth;
Ladies and Gentlemen.
We deem it duty to you and our
selves to call your attention to a SER
ious danger threatening the growing
city of Duluth, and especially your
economic interests as producing and
consuming public.
We presume that it is we'll known
to you that the National Manufacture
ers' Association and some others have
decided to rout the unions of Duluth.
They do not say so in the same lang
uage, but experience has proven that
whenever a so-called Manufacturers
Association has been organized, such
as the large manufacturers of your
city have planned, their aims and OBJ
jects have been to destroy the labor
unions and replace well-paid mechan-
les and union men with cheap and de-
graded labor.
The contention of the members Of
the Manufacturers Association and its
allied interests that they propose to
run their business a they pleae, on the
public be damned" plan, i absurd and
detrimental to the public interests; II
rot, then regulation of public service
corporations is equally ridiculous. For
without the intervention on the part
of the public in our modern method
of production we are sure to have a
! reign of anarchy by the possessors Of
the national wealth.
In cities where the members of the
Manufacturers association have under
taken to oppose union labor they vir-
tually ruined the small business men
by their methods before they got their
| eyes opened to the selfish and ruinous
policies Of the association.
In the state of Colorado they insti-
tuted a reign of terror, and, as II
we'll known at that time, met with a
complete defeat, which carried with
it an exposure of the greed, avarice
and unprincipled action of the associa-
ton which hypocrittcally poses as the
friend of the public. What the Manu-
! facturers' Associations and all employ
;o&S -
cheap ignorant labor, lower wages.
longer hours, and more AFFECT condi-
tions generally for the wage earners.
It can certainly not be said that the
Duluth population has suffered from
the presence of union men, nor from
| the fact that the unions have produced
| humane treatment for the workers and
| raised the standard of wages to q
higher level.
For long time 1t has been said by
| the travelling public that Duluth was
thriving and prosperous town.
Do you want this reputation to be
maintained? Then lend your aid and
| continue your friendly attitude to-
/ ward organized labor.
If not, you will see your population
augmented with degraded scab class,
cheap foreign labor and possibly
Asiatic coolie labor, and with it the
| attending strife, disorder and public
| menace which are commonly found in
| the slum districts Of the large cities.
We hope that We have not addressed
you in vain, but that you will see the
logic and truthfulness of our argu-
| ments and If so, We rest assured that
you will not approve of the plans Of
| the notorious National Manufacturers
Associations to undermine the advan-
Thanking you in advance for any
favors you may confer in this matter,
| we are,
! Very respectfully yours,
| EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
MINNESOTA STATE
FEDERATION OF LABOR
GEO. B. HOWLEY,
President.
w. E. McEwEN.
Secretary-Treasurer.
| Vice Presidents P. J. Warren, Wi
non; Henry c. Hartung, Mankato:
James E. Logue, Faribault; T. F..
Thomas, St. Paul; J. J. McHugh. st..
Paul: A. e. Wellington, Minneapolis;
E. G. Hall. South Minneapolis; john
J M. Taylor. Brainerd Edward Lowe,
Duluth; B. F. Lathrop, Fargo, N. D.
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ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY