Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-01
Labor Meeting
Will Convene
Next Tuesday
Federation Will Listen to Papers and
Addresses and Will Recommend
New State Laws.
(From a staff Correspondent

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LINCOLN, Dec. S1.--(Special 1.-The Ne
braska Federation of Labor will meet at
South Omaha at 10 o'clock on the morning
Of Tuesday, January 4. This is the first
meeting of the federation since It's organi1
cation in Lincoln last June. The success
of, the convention is already assured, for
there will be fully as many delegates in
attendance as attended the Lincoln meet
ing.
Tuesday mornings session will be de-
voted to hearing the report of the creden-
tials committee and the annual address of
the president. The annual report of Secre-
tary-Treasurer Hart will also be submitted.
Immediately after the noon hour the con-
%vention will get down to business and begin
paving the way to secure needed reforms
along industrial lines.
Tuesday evening a mass meeting will be
held, to which everybody is invited. Mrs.
x. r. ]. Edholm of Omaha, executive secre-
tary of the Nebraska Society for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis, win de-
liver an address on the work Of the society,
and her paper will be discussed by Or.
clifford, Colonel T. W.. Mccullough and
others. Prof. George z. Howard Of the
University of Nebraska will also speak,
taking for his topic the work of the Direct
Legislation league, of which he is president.
The South Omaha Commercial club is ar
ranging to entertain the delegates, and
among other courtesies will show the visi-
tors through the South Omaha packing
houses.
President Maupin has appointed the fol.
lowing committees:
Resolutions-F. NJ. Coffey, Typographical
Lincoln; j. c. Trouten, Federal union, South
Omaha; S. A. D. Smith, Blacksmiths
Hayelo~- Q. J. Randall Street Railway
EmploSr> Omaha; 1. J. C~openharve, Typo
Union Labels and Shop .cards-R. M
Gave, BARRIERS, Fremont; H.. G. Peate
Typographical, Lincoln; T. w. Parker
Cigar Makers, Lincoln; Fred Schulz, Tail.
o0 0rfSnina a k.,sH "; GETySs, Barriers
Lincoln; = j Fenon, Structural Iror
Workers, Omaha; Harry Legg, B%artenders
Omaha.
Credentials - Louis Connelley, stereo
typers, Omaha; F. NJ. Coffey, Typographi
cal, Lincoln; T. o. Duckworth, BARRIERS
South Omaha,
Finance Jacob Kaufman, Brewer,
Workers, Omaha; e. ]. Morrow, Stree
Railway Employees, Omaha; John Lambert
Legisiation-V. B. kinney, T~ypographica
Omaha; T. c Kelsey, Leather Workers
coin; H. w. Nation, Railway Clerks
Omaha.
Laws-C. J. Randall, Street Railway EN-
ployes, Omaha; b. F. Creel, BARRIERS
Omaha; r. B. Cummings, Leather Work
ers, Lincoln.
Presidents Report-Guy Smith, Brewer,
Workers, Omaha; Frank Chevrant, Stereo
typers, Lincoln; Xavier Stadler, Ston
Cutters, Omaha
secretary,Treasurer's Report-J. c. Trou
ten, Federal union, South Omaha; s. Levi
kayer, Brewery Workers, Omaha; H. c
Jacobs, Fire department, Omaha( 7
Co-Operation-F. C. Weiner,< Sw1tchmen
Omaha; Lou Baltzer, Lathers, Lincoln; A
F.. Schwenker, BARRIERS, Lincoln.
Grievances. r. Ricketts,, Carpenters
Nebraska City; S. A. d. Smith, Black
smiths, Havelock; A. D.. Smill, Typographi
cal, Omaha.
One of the most important tasks of tn
federation will be to arrange to draft law
for presentation to the next legislature
The federation will seek to scure an en-
largment of the employers liability Law
the establishment Of a board of arbitratio
and Cancellation, the abolition of the con
vict labor lease system, the establishment
Of a state printing office and a cleare
definition of the rights of labor. The fedeI
alton will also seek to put the State Labo
bureau on a better basis, making it
greater factor in the protection of tn
workers.