The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-11-05
ABSENCE Of LABEL Il =.
+. ON [AYB0URN CARDS
NOTED BY ASSEMBLY

| at Kalamazoo hall Friday evening.
September 2sth, 1909, was duly called
| to order by Vice President w. r.
| Thompson.
The following officers were alb
| sent: President P. G.. Phillips, and
Trustees Mrs. c. Dempsey, Jas. Miller
and James Walsh. .
! Delegate S. S. Mcdonald was ap-
pointed to act as vice president pro
tenn.
! The minutes of the previous regu-
lar meeting were read and approved
as read.
On roll call of delegates the at
tending delegates reported on trade
| conditions for their respective locals
as follows: Butchers, horseshoers,
longshoremen, tailors, typographical
union, good; machinists, musicians,
fair; cigarmakers, painters, dull.
New Delegate-LOuis Weissmiller,
of the Musicians union, whose Gre
vious meeting, are duly obligated as
| a delegate.
Bills-Owing to the absence Of the
trustees, the bills from the Labor
World and Duluth Marine Band wree
| ing.
Communications-F Journey
! men Horseshoers' union No. 50, COM
| planning that Mr.. Sullivan of the
Board of Trade livery was unfair to
! organized labor, and asking the sup
| port of the assembly in the matter.
After Vice President Thompson had
explained the existing trouble, a COM
1r1S< S~%S l@1@ Dnr~e
ault, Richert and Thompson were
appointed to investigate the griev-
ances of the local.
! From G. l.. Baine, general secret
airy Of the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union, Boston, Mass, in reference to
a moving picture exhibition, was re-
| ferred to the executive board.
From Jno. Oliver, secretary treas
urer of the Fargo Trades and Labor
Assembly, requesting copy of consti-
| tuition and bylaws, was ordered COM
piled with.
| From S. H. Solomon's Sons Neck
wear company, st. Louis, Mo-, stating
that they had not received any or
ders from the merchants in this city.
! and presuming that the members
probably forgot to ask for union la
| bel neckwear. The secretary was di-
rected to answer the communication
in an appropriate manner.
. From Frank Morrison, secretary
of the American Federation of
Labor, in regard to copies of roll
call of the members Of the house of
representatives, on the Hughes
amendment, was filed, and another
communication, in relation to the
per capita tax matter, was ordered
laid over until the next regular meet
ing.
pamphlet from the National
Stogie Makers league. a history ON
stogie industry. was ordered filed.
Pamphlets from the union label
trades department. of the American
Federation of Labor, United Garment
| Workers Of America, and Boot and
Shoe Workers union, each contain
| ing list of manufacturers using the
! label, were ordered filed for future
reference.
| New Observation-Disclosures Weiss
| miller called attention to the fact
that the union label is not displayed
on the campaign cards of State
Senator Geo. r. Laybourn.
| The same delegate also inquired
to know why the Third Regiment
band had not been employed in the
last Labor day parade. He stated
that if there was any feeling against
any individual member of the organ
ization, that that was not reason for
turning down the entire band. He
had been informed, he said. that the
reason the band had not been en-
!
the members wore the soldier uni
forms. He declared that the band
had done much for union principles
ana union labor, having on various
occasions refused to play in non
union places or to turn out with nom
union bands.
| Delegate Perry, answering the dele
gate, explained that on several pre-
vious occasions the band had been
engaged to play in the parade, but
that the management of the organ
lzation, after accepting such engage
ments, had turned the committee
down and had taken the band to the
state fair, and that year ago the
committee was again accorded the
same treatment, although the band
had been given first position in the
parade, and to avoid a. REPETITION of
such disappointments, the band had
not been considered this year.
Delegate Pereault explained that
the assembly had nothing whatsoever
to do with the engaging of bands
for the parade and that it was a.
matter that had been left to the COM
mlttee to take care of, and he also
suggested that a resolution providing
for an equal consideration of all the
bands, be presented at some future
| time.
An adjournment was taken at 9:45
w. I. butcher, Secretary.
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