The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-03-07
The Deliberations of the Body
Marked With That Gravity and
Earnestness Characteristic Of
Men Who Have q Solemn Sense
Of the Responsibility With
- Which They are Entrusted.
The Announcement by the Pres
ident Of the Organization at
= Duluth of a Woman's Label
4 League Was a. Source Of Much
Qualification to All the Mem
bers Of the Council. T., II

bers Of the Council. .-,.<
the state of affairs and the outlook
for the future. Mr.. McHugha also re-
ported in writing as follows:
"Abbout Dec. 81, 1907, President
Howley of the State Federation of
Labor requested the Carpenters union
Of st. Paul to send its business agent
to Duluth to aid in Identifying any
st. Paul carpenters who might be
found working in that city. The
union: thought I knew its members as
well as the business agent and sent
me in his place. went to Duluth on
Jan. and remained one week, doing
all could to help in creating enthusi-
asm and bolster up the men who were
out there. Later I got permission
from the carpenters general presi-
dent to return to Duluth, and I re-
mained five days on this second visit,
and while there was granted the
privilege of addressing the largest
audience ever assembled in the state
in the cause of labor"
Fifth Congressional District.
Messrs. A. E. Kellington and E. G.
Hall of Minneapolis, the Fifth con-
gressional district, made oral reports
of what is doing and In contemplation
In that: district, and also detailed re-
suits Of visits made by them to other
places in the state, notably Roches-
ter and Faribault, where additions to
the unions affiliated with the State
Federation are In prospect. Matters
suggested by them were reserved for
consideration under the head Of un-
finished and new business.
Sixth Congressional District.
John M. Taylor Of Brainerd, who
represents the Sixth Congressional
district. in the Council, reported that
trad" has been very dun Sin his dis
trict during the last three months and:
. great many workmen have, been
laid, off, while others are working
short time; that notwithstanding this
state Of affairs the unions: of that
city had contributed the sum Of $113
to aid the men locked out in Duluth;
also that metal trades council had
been organized with all the metal
trades in Brainerd affiliated; that ef-
forts had been made to Organize the
teamsters ,and that vigorous cam
paign; had been conducted for the sale.
of union made flour. : -
President Howley Commended.
In making his oral report concern
Ing the Eighth congressional district
Edward Lowe of Duluth began by
stating that he had been instructed
by the unions there to especially COM
, mend the work Of President Howley
IN the district and say that in their
opinion the st. Cloud convention made
no mistake In choosing him as presi-
dent Of the State Federation of Labor
as ne was enphatically the man for
the place, especially in the present
crisis. He stated that one decided
gain had been made in getting the
Iron work in the new construction at
the Duluth Bottling Works done bv
union men, and that it had been more
than usually difficult to accomplish
this as the architect in charge was
one OF the firmest advocates of the
non-union> shop and had only yielded
to the pressure when 1t became to
strong for hi INTO withstand. He re-
ported In addition that trade was nee.
essarilys dull in Duluth, but that n1any
men were working in all but the build
+ ing trades. x!
Ninth Congressional District.
b F. Lathrope Of Fargo. N. D., is
the representative Of the Ninth con-
gressional district in the Council, as
the border cities Of his state are in
the jurisdiction of that district. Mr.
Lathrope Is also president of the Far
go Trades and Labor Assembly. He
reported that the labor organizations
In his district are In avery healthy
condition, every union reporting new
members each month; that 5000 had
been raised in Fargo for. the aid OF
the Duluth men; that the Tailors and
Teamsters unions had agreed to af-
filiate with the Minnesota State Fed.
GRAFTON at their next meetings, and
that there were good prospects OF
forming unions of the freight handlers
and cooks and walters. He also stat
ed that the boss painters and plum
bers had posted non union shop signs
In their places Of business to take ef-
feet March 1; that he was, however,
hopeful of getting the difficulty adj
justed without serious trouble.
These reports. like the Others, were
accepted and ordered placed on file.
seeretary- Trsasurer's Report
Nv. -, McEwen, secretary-treasurer,
laid before the meeting q comprehen-
sive report Of the work OF, his office
for the Quarter, and also financial
report in which the sums received In
to the treasury from various sources
and all the disbursements were care-.
fully 1ota Slod rha ro,,nr% ..