The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

lockouts our opponents have schem-
Mgly utilized every avenue of publicity,
and in this manner they have partially
prssd e ssaatF trade
and trade union philosophy. :: H.
:. With the aid OF powerful lobby
consisting Of the ablest lawyers their
the seat of our government and have
cowed congress into a do-norning pol
icy. They loiter about the hotels,
work into society circles, and lounge
every opportunity they begin their
attacks upon organized labor with a
strangely winning .finesse. The short
com1ngs of the labor unions are mag
but lightly mentioned. and then Only
with cunning artihce under the pre-.
tense of being fair. .
In this manner they have succeeded
vironmentl wholly prejudic1al to the
philosophy, of the labor movement
This has grown to such an extent that,
It has even infected the Judges Ct The
thought, watch led their minds to con-
clude that the workingman's organIza-
ton. should be amenable, to a law
pose Of protecting labor and ali the
people from the conspiracy OF a. trust,
2 Because "a! Of ths Judgment Of ths court.
almost useless, for every heretofore,
lawful weapon used in a strike mas
been taken away by Judicial edict: :,
On the other hand. the courts, ever
rights Of property have, declared un-
70 protect OF to give relief to labor:
Manned and halted working men, and
continue to suffer to satisfy the greed
and avarice of the property class and
all because a judicial tribunal ::1as
DECLARED void model employers liza
soning the same court mas legaMzed
the blacklist, the employers means Of
boycotting labor. THE minor federal
courts in several instances have ex-
the writ of injunction. - - Cd ~
! Congress-, while repeatedly threat
sned by the president Of the United
Citations are still waging their wars
against organized labor. The whole
year has been fraught with exciting
events in which the trade unions have
been forced to bear the brunt Of the
defense. -, 49,. .l.,.s .E.. III : ..
That we have come out of the many
sided conflict in Minnesota with our
banners still floating in the breeze, our
membership unregistered. and our move
ment in a creditable condition may bs
seen by a study Of the following sta
tistical and financial report. *
2 Mr.. McEwen then read an exhaustive
statistical report, which will be printed
later in this paper. He also dwelt, at
length on several departments Of Sworx
conducted by the: Federation. :: e%.'s
Organization work. j.
:. Referring to- organization work ne
considering the Industrial reverses
of the past year, and the strenuous OPP
position Of the organized opponents Of
the labor movement we come 70 you
| our EFFORTS in the field Of organization.
:. President HoWley had charge. Of the
| work IN the field, and the success at
tanned in this department. Of our an
[ and indefatigable efforts. Deputy or
ganizers were, In many instances dis
! patched to local fields, and. In each
case good returns were reported. :s s3 m n Il
ton, for the purpose Of basins our con :.
illusions on the results accomplished,
We must take into considera ton the
Industrial condttio ns Of the year. For
vention this portion of our. country
Industrial activity. 81 al @1.5 s.. "a. =
During tnat period our membership
Your Secretary treasurer /: In n three three
weeks had organized unions containing
2.loO members. In. all portions OF, the
state the i desire for organiza ton, was
pointed to a bountiful year for the
labor NOV ment EE5 ggj5fE 80 4 III ..lfG
Suddenly busine reverses began
TO set III. Il For SONS strange reason the
banks refused to pay: currency on on
checks presented15to them. Large corr
porations made marked reductions IN