The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-09
Under the Auspices
of the
OGDEN TRADES ASSEMBLY
sEcRETARY's REPORT.

Ogden, Sept 13 and IA. 1909.
To Oficers and Delegates Assembled.
II Is with qualification that ] an
nounce to this convention that from
all unions responding TO this ONCE
the past SIX months, there seems TO
be an increase In membership uni
versnlly. and, In only one or two In
stances has there been a decrease.
While there is no substantial In
crease in the number OF affiliation
10 the State Federation. some have
come back after dropping out for a
year, and some have dropped out that
will come back In less then year;
their reasons given were varied; n few
came back because their information
nls recommended II. and some have
ignored the fact that It Is the intent
OF their internationals that every
local possible should join the re-
spective central bodies OF city, dis
trict and state Many internationals
ara now passing laws making this
compulsory for their own protection,
and for the protection Of their men,
beTship who are sometimes unfortun-
rately within the evil influence OF
overbearing and mistaken alleged
leaders with short term of imperfect
authority. who recurrently rise like
boys spring kite and os quickly so
into the oblivion that is reserved for
all who do not gladly avail them
selves OF the correct meaning OF the
spirit of the law which has made Of
unionism what II is today. and what
It will be in all time TO come-"Unit.
ed nc stand. divided we fall" a
house divided against itself in what.
ever particular. is bound 10 fall. In
the same progression as four quarts
make one gallon. and three feet make
one yard. do the purpose of union
Ism gain strength and ascendancy
Dimes make dollars. and dollars do
the talking. Nature organized this
world with all Its animate creatures
and It's inanimate wonders for their
Use and benefit, and In all time the
world has not varied a hundredth part
OF second In It's course through
space. showing the relentless force
OF its compact organization; in just
the same way will the marshalIng
forces Of labor on It's fields and plains
cities and communities, prove labor's
strength The little aut bill or the
busy bee hive tells the story OF union
ism all too plainly for denial of its
patent force. But poor humanity,
with all its brains and aspirations
and high ideals, sometimes and in
some things puts the beasts of the
field 10 shame. With the 10000 or
more men and women of Utah who arc
working at the various Industries
great and Small-with all these iu
one compact organization, captained
by true leadership in each vocation.
there is no telling what benefits they
could accumulate as the march of the
years so by. Capital and wealth or
eanizes as naturally as a child seeks
Its mothers side I'm time of trouble.
In groups Of the four hundred ii toll
crates anybody who has more than
enough and assists kindly TO help
him by every known means of assist
snce TO accumulate more. | need not
point out to any sensible worker, who
produces the bulk of this wealth by d.
rect and indirect taxation, where VIC
do not do as do the rich and well 10 do
] need say little where either fault or
remedy lies.
The Federation OF Labor was orig
inally founded for the purpose OF al.
lowing the officers and heads of or
ganiZatlons to meet regularly and
compare notes, tell of success or de-
feat, how 1t was accomplished and
by nei9hborly and brotherly confer-
ence find out each for himself through
such advice being traded of thc daily
experience Of his brother worker In
other fields. what il was that was
good for the membership he repre-
sented, while circumstances some
what changed the original plan TO
what you know now as the A. F. OF L.,
us original purpose was the very
best. and as such should be applied
10 its various branches and depart
ments. 1t is aggregated industrialism
instead OF Isolated industrialism ami
has the same strength of accomplish.
ment that aggregated wealth has