The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-09-07
sTlI LABOR g0uhG
SESSION |! MS LIVELY ! 4
First Quarterly Meeting Of Fed
( Aration Council Held Under
Many Matters Of Interest to All
" Worhngmen Were Dis
posed Of. ~ .,@% G :.
xspecial to Labor Worldly

/ AdOOT IN the intervals ,eetWeeH rtHe
conventions Of that body, held it's first
quarterly meeting since the st. Cloud
convention Of the Federation. at which
| It was created, in Federation hail. this
| city, last Sunday. The council, in its.
new formation consists of the presi-
dent of the State Federation, as pre-
| siding officer, its secretary treasurer
| as secretary. and a vice president for
| each congressional district Of the state
as constituent members. except + the
| district which happens to- have no
labor unions in its territory. and the
I fourth and fifth districts, each, Of
! which has two vice presidents OF, the
Federation and therefore two mem
bers Of the council, -" -: - -
All the members of the council. were
| present at last Sundays meeting ex-
cept Vice President Logue' of Fari-
bault. =:
Asks Gov. johnson to Investigate. p
| "A communication received from the
Western Federation Of Miners recited
| at length and in a graphic manner the
| conditions now obtaining OH the iron
| range In this state, alleging that the
strikebreakers imported by the steel
trust were under the full protection of
| the legal authorities, while the rights
Of the striking miners were brutally
| invaded and trampled under foot. It
| asked that the council take steps to
have the whole matter investigated
and to bring about an impartial adj
ministration of the law, such as would
secure to labor all the rights, privi-
leges and protection the steel trust
enjoys. BY a unanimous vote the
council directed the president and Sec
rotary to prepare as it's utterance a.;
comprehensive resolution on the sub
ject and send a copy Of it to the
governor of the state forthwith, tie
same to demand an immediate and
thorough investigation Of the whole
case and such relief and remedy as it
might require. !.
| Tho Farmers Union.
| President Howley called the meet
Ing to order promptly at ten o'clock.
a. M, the hour named, and on motion
OF Mr.. Thomas Of the fourth district,
! time was first devoted to an inter-
change of views with Messrs. Hag-
erty, Schaeffer, orr, steindorf and
Render; Of Houlton, Wis., representa-
ttves of the American Society of
Equity. otherwise known as the
Farmers Union" looking to a close
an1liatton and unity Of action between
that society and organized labor. Mat
tiers of interest to both organizations
We're talked over In detail and In a
very earnest and profitable manner.
and as a result with q view to per-
fecting "a practical plan of. Cooper
ation,. on motion Of! Mr.. Thomas the
president Of the council was author
lied and directed to appoint a COM
mlttee to confer with committees Of
the Society Of Equity on the subject
and formulate a plan of procedure.
Tho Co-operative Elevator Company.
! Mr.. Brennerholtz of Fairfax. MINI.
who represented the Cooperative
Elevator company of the northwest,
stated that the farmers Of this and
adjoining states would hold a conven-
ton in Minneapolis on September
and 4, and asked the members Of the
council and other labor representa-
t1ves to attend. the same. He stated
1urther that the question OF handling
the grain elevators in the; northwest
IN the interest Of the farmers would
be considered at the convention, and
this was question of vital import
ance to labor. men as we'll as farmers;
that there were some 700 elevators in
the territory. and If they. could be
combined under the control of the
farmers, or company representing
them and working in theft interest,
the farmers and labor unions together
could dominate the section, make
| prices fair all around and reap some
OF the profits which now-go to COM
| mission and other middlemen. He
said the company he represents. was
making an effort TO enlist the support
! Of the farmers in this movement and
purposed incorporating at .orce with
| capital stock of half million dollars
to make its work more effective and
put greater resources in action toward
the desired end. The committee Of
the council to be appointed was in
structed to take this matter also into
| consideration. ~ ~~@ -.
| Reports Of the officers., 4
! President Hawley made a., report OF.
his official acts since the last meeting
Of the council, all Of which were .ap-
! proved. >. ~%
The several vice presidents also
made reports, most OF them in writ
ing, carefully detailing conditions, res
suits and needs In their districts, and
showing conclusively that the labor
movement is in "A decidedly healthy
and vigorous state and il, steadily
forging ahead and winning converts
to its ranks with every succeeding
month. "A number Of new unions have
been organized in the state during
i the last three months and many old
ons have been strengthened; and,
during the same period several OF the
central bodies have been greatly In
creased IN numbers and EFFICIENCY.
and made vastly more active. / The
i great need OF the cause was shown in.
all these reports to be more money
for organization work.: and although
the treasury OF the council: is almost
exhausted, i. small donations for such
work were made for places where the
need appeared to be most urgent. Ss
MoEwsn's Work Among che Farmers.