The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
.LABOR'S LAW Makers
.. CONVENE. At W|N0NA
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and relentless war against union labor,
at time too when its members stood
wounded and defenseless as the result
Of a cruel conspiracy Matched by a
families being deprived of the proper
subsistence of life and al baff1ed with
the worry Of cold Minnesota. winter
before tlem. A,s u.s.. 80 :,
survey of the field to acquaint us Of
our next Immediate move. Aggressive
work for new organizations was tenn
porarily abandoned, and every effort
was exerted to save our movement
from being repulsed.
''The efficiency of this State Fedora
ton was never put to a stronger test.
With limited treasury we covered as
support and advice were freely rem
dered, and the presence of our repre-
sentatives upon the scene Of each con-
aict did much to, cheer our struggling
brothers. -"
I'VE were; happily reinforced with
some very timely support from Presi-
dent Gompers of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, who commissioned
President Howley as special repre-
of t:ae Parryites in Minnesota.
your officers visited the important
industrial centers in the state when
ever conditions would warrant. and +
We report to you today that our move
ment throughout the state is perfectly
intact. =.
I'm, spite of all. the battering re-
ceived during the past year we assem-
BILE today representing a greater men,
bergnip t.aan ever before.
while the attempt at disrupting The
by the Post-Parry-van Cleave aggre-
cation mas resulted in a dismal failure
to them, they have at least unwilling ly
succeeded In, cementing -he organized
result Of their hostility tie labor
| movement mas been practically freed
| from internal strife.
"On account Of increased funds, we
In a position to promote the work Of
than in the past. Because Of our viEiiy
ance during this year we will have no
| strategic position. irrespective of ex-
| listing conflicts, to begin our work
where we left off last fall with no lost
| ground to cover. .r
struggle easier it is necessary to re-
luce the number of non-unionists.
The moral Of this is to organize them.
| Let our watchword then continue to
lie! ofe Oil
| Duluth Building Trades Lockout.
THE most important event In the
t heo rsan mt during
Ing tradesmen into idleness by com
blnation of employers, real estate
agents, and representatives of manu-
facturers' associations in the city of
| Duluth
:The move was. conceived and we'll
planned because Of Dulutns' reputation
as a strong trade union city. It was
believed tnat If the movement could be
destroyed in Duluth, the reputed
Gtbral1er' Of unionism in the north
VISIT. the rest of the state would be
| easy. -. r = : :
"They chose which to them was the
most favorable time In the year. It
| was a most strenuous contest from the
outset. Labor was reluctantly forced
into the struggle, but when the full
purp ose. Of its opponents manifested
itself, it then became a war for the
very existence Of Eunionism
! y FOR the first four months of the
lockout the unions were on the def "a.
sive. We were illuminated and Will.
fed in a most disgraceful manner e W,
were charged with every crime IN the
Industrial decalcgue.s Men, enjoying
regulations for veracity in the COM
munity,~ disposed E Of 1t recklessly by
i 'brazenly3 declaring that the unions
limited the amount of work a member
should perform In q day. Some Of the
i charges.ssw while OF serious nature. be.
Il came amusing because nothing short
j OF the most comp lete contro lii organ.
1zatton would enable 81 union to carry
them out ss RI $ss
However, Is .reas enable excuse tol
e