The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
.R|[Gl|LAR Session Of
The /. I ] |l|I !. | assembly |.
Official Proceedings as Recorded
I'll by the sedetary Of the VI, "
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eASHA4NAys
The regular mdting Of: the FEEDER
ated Trades Assembly was held in the
Kalamazoo hall, friday evening, Jan.
%. Vice Presid4t Blackwood pre-
sided. -. H., r.
All officers wire present except
President: Macdonald, -. Treasurer
Perry and Trustas Walsh and Mil
Ter. ~
Delegates replied condition Of
trades as follIs: Blacksmiths,
butchers, tailorsl women's. Union
Label league, goo9 telegraphers, ma
chinists, steam agineers, plumbers,
switchmen, steana filters, fair; ce-
ment workers, pahters, L. T. p. A.,
dull; building lalprers, poor; cigar
makers, quiet.
The following delegates presented
credentials and v&re duly obligated:
w. J. butcher, lof the Musicians
union; A. L. Juth, H. Anderson, F.
Johnson, tailors; hos. O'Mara, build
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Mortified, butciaek;' H. H. Murphy,
j. Marandow, A. Mley, switchmen.
Communications.
From the secretly of the American
Federation of"Lahr with renewal Of
application for bod Referred to the
| trustees.
j From the local ranch of the Elec-
trical Workers unpn giving a, list Of
! the Duluth FIRMS fair and unfair to
organized labor. Mere being no dele
gate present frdn the Electrical
| Workers union, His communication
was filed for referhce.
From President Eompers issuing a
call for financial assistance in order
| that the case brought by the Bucks
Stove Range comlany might be car
| ried to the supreme court. The COM
munication stated that the American
Federation of Latnr mad been under
very heavy expen!e and that it had
become necessary Ito. appeal to at
fliated bodies for assistance. It was
moved and carried that the assembly
donate $25 for this cause.
Reports: i Officers.
From the trustees stating that they
had examined the books of the treas
urer and found them correct to date.
The report was accepted and filed. :.
Reports ofsconmittees.
Delegate Pereaut, of the organic
alton committee, said that another at
tempt would soon Ne made to organize
the broom workers. also that there
was chance thatathey might induce
the Structural IronsWorkers to become
affiliated with the assembly, and that
steps would be taken in that direction
by the committee. /
Delegate O'Mara, !. of the visiting
committee, reported that he had Wis
tied the Musicians $ union Stage En-
ployees- ~eandSss, The Bravery Workers.
4lEce sae last llae eHsia hat t&eIt
Of these 4n1lcns pro 1'aad ~ have laie7:
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floor a:,Gi expgss ,ted All ,7eraon.lratea
ox &'lar*s the stftra: ptoposel anc~nd :
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ton. "..7 7'r.':~
w. E. McEwen, state labor commits
sioner, appeared late in the session,
and was called upon for few re-
marks. Mr.. McEwen gave his views
concerning an employers liability law
and said that it would be his aim
while in office to have such a law
passed by the legislature. -: :
Mr.. McEwen also stated that a.
movement was On foot to have all
labor organizations celebrate Lin
coins birthday, and that that day be
made an occasion on which to voice
the sentiments of labor in regard to
the recent decision Of Justice Wright.
1t was unanimously decided that a
mass meeting be called in the Kala-
mazoo hall on the evening of Feb. r..
I All locals to be invited and asked to
bring their friends. The matter is to
be in charge of the} executive .com-
mittee of the assembly,.
| Mrs. Catherine Dempsey announced
that the label league would hold a
| card party in the Kalamazoo hall,
Monday evening, Jan. IS. All dele
gates were cordially invited to at
tend. -.
| Adjournment was 1aken at 10: 80.
r RICHARD JONES,
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