The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-16

And That the Executive. Council
Could Not Well be I'M
proved Upon
ARE a BODY > or woRKzRs
Heartily Commends the Present
Official Force Of the Min
nesota Federation.

Official Force Of the Min
nesota Federation.
A recent issue of the Labor Review,
Minneapolis, contained the following
editorial on the officers OF the Mime
sofa State Federation Of Labor Ths
reference to ourself is very kind, and
we hope always to be deserving OF
the respect and confidence OF so dis,
! rtnguished and clean cut an authority
as the Labor Review. 49, - s. .ssss
+, y The Editorial.
AS the time Of holding the annual
convention of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor is nearly at Oul
doors, It will not be taken amiss to
say a few. words Of deserved commen-
dation Of the officers, under whose
guidance the past year the affairs OF
the organization have been conducted,
And at the outst we may say. With
out any fear of contradiction, that
nevers#in it's history has the State
Federation accomplished so much, nor
ever has it waged so vigorous cam
paign, nor ever have it's officers been
more attentive and assiduous in tho
performance of thir duties than they
have been in the var about to close.
The executive council could not be
| improved upon. d.
| Not only has attendance at the
regular meetings been all that could
be desired, but every member of the
council has been in constant touch
with the executive Office, Offering
suggestions that seemed opportune.
and when called upon to do work in
their own territories willingly and
successfully performing it. It has
been a good council. Not a taint OF
political or financial self seeking at
| taches to the skirts of any, OF It's $
| members, and not a one of them but /:
has during the year sacrificed time
| and money for the cause they so ably
ana earnestly represent. In years past
the council has been more Of an orna-
| ment tina ma useful appenage.
This year It has been body Of
workers-men who have shown In
I their own lives and acts. that s. the
Ecause sof1ofsanized labor lies close to
their men who have sunk in
dividua1 ambitions III well directed
effort to benefit the great mass Of
toilers in Minnesota.
President Howley will doubtless bs
his own successor, and In all proba-
bility the unanimous choice Of thu,
convention. He has earned this dis
tinctfon. Ills work at Duluth, at Far
go, at Rochester in fact everywhere
he, as president of the State Fed
Grafton, has proven a most grateful
revelation, and, it is worthy OF note
that those who were originally op-
posed to him are now loudest in his
praise. He has won success by mer-
iting and deserving it. s5s,: s-}5.5z rs
Mr.. McEwen, as secretary
needs no word OF commendatfon from
Labor Review. He. stands head and
shoulders over most of the prominent.
labor leaders Of the country, and his
loss to the executive office he has SO
ably filled for fifteen terms, particu-
larly at this time, would be seriously
felt Without making invidious dis
tinctions., we may say that no man in /
the labor ranks stands as high In this
esteem and respect OF the CONNER
cial and political leaders In Minne-
sofa, and his avenues for the performs
ance OF meritorious service for the
cause Of labor, even better now than
ever, are the broadest and the most
comprehensive ever offered an Officer
or member Of the fedration.
: Organized labor IN Minnesota owex
more to Mr. McEwen than to any 9TH.
er. one man, and the worthy gentle
man recognizes that he owes as much
q 0SSA -
and has always been found. ready,
willing. anxious and earnest in step
ping into the breach with services
that count whenever called upon ana
more often has not waited for tho
appeal. #
We hope there will be no opposition
to Mr. McEwen's re- e-election, and
while we recognize the factsthat the
cause Of organized labor In Minnesota
is In no one mans keeping yet, VIC.
believe, as safe, sure, business policy,
Mr. McEwen should be retained in an
Office he has not only capably filled,
so far as It's clerical duties are con-
cerned. but has gone shove and be-
yond its prescribed scope. and always
TOT our welfare, making sacrifices
that gain to us might .inure and sink
Ing personal preferences at all times
where the common good OF union mei,
and women could IN, any measure be
contributed to. 81
Its pleases Labor Review to COM
mend the present fticial; force Of the
Mtnnesota State Federation Of Labor.
Not man thereon would we, if We ss
could, have replaced. From President
HoWley down through the l}nc S : II #ss