The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-04-17
'REGULAR SESSION O
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
Full Record of It's Proceedings as
. Recorded by Secretary =
% Richard Jones.

? The regular meeting Of the FEEDER
ated Trades Assembly was held Fri
day evening, April 9, in the Kala-
mazoo hall. All officers except Ser
geant-at-arms p. G. Phillips, were
present.
Delegates reported condition OF
trades as follows: Butchers, Carpen~
tiers, Electrical Workers. Freight
Handlers, Horseshoers, Machinists,
Painters, Steam Engineers, fair; Ty-
biographical Union, Telegraphers,
Women's Union Label League, good: :
Tug Fireman's Protective Association
fair; Cigarmakers, Building Iaborers.
L. T. P. A., Team Drivers, ..Tailors,
Musicians and Plumbers, quiet
From the Labor World, directory
cards, $500; w. Nj. >Prindle & Co.,
rent for the month of April, $500.
Both were ordered paid
New Delegates.
H. Boutelin, of the Plumbers" Union
and James Gerrie Of the Horsesl1oers
Communications. =
From President of the American
Federation of Labor calling attention
to the Hatters' strike and asking each
delegate and every member Of union
labor in Duluth to contribute the sum
OF ten cents to aid the strikers. In
view Of the fact that the assembly
had already contributed $500 for this
cause. 1t was moved and carried that
the communication be filed, and each
delegate instructed to report back to
his local, and if possible, to have the
different locals take the matter up.
From Givernor Johnson, acknow-
lodging receipt of our resolutions en-
dorsing Alfred Jacques for the posi-
ton Of district judge, Governor john
son said that he had a high regard
for Mr.. Jacques as a lawyer but that
he had already decided upon a man
for the position.
From the international headquar-
tiers of the Garment Workers, stat
ing that the Big Duluth store is car
rying a large line of union made
clothing, and urging the delegates to
patronize this store.
From the headquarters of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers asking that the assembly
ascertain from the president of the
American Federation Of Labor the true
status of the controversy now existing
between the two factions Of electrical
workers.
Report Of Committees.
The executive committee, which was
instructed to confer with the executive
board of the local Electrical Workers
submitted it's report. The report re-
commended that no action be taken
by the assembly until final action
had been taken in the matter by the
American Federation Of Labor and the
contending factions of he electrical
workers. The report was accepted.
Delegate Perrault of the special
committee appointed. to- look into the
Building Laborers' matter, reported
that he had written to the interna-
tional secretary Of that union and
had received a reply advising him to
take the matter up with the interna-
tional president Mr.. Perrault said
he had written to that gentleman and
should receive reply before the next
meeting of the assembly. The com
mittee was continued.
The secretary was directed to write
Prindle & Co., asking them to fur
nish better lights In the meeting hall
Delegates from the Cigarmakers
Union presented communication
which stated that a committee in con-