The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-09-11
LABOR FEDERATION
CALLSCONvENT|O
Labor Unions Will Meet in Salt
Lake City, September
18th and 18th.
Will Adopt Important Resolu-
tions for the People
Who Toll.

The Utah State Federation of La
Dor at It's convention at Salt Lake
City, Utah. Sept IL to l3. will de
eide to take more interest in the
coming state election than has ever
been taken before
Mr.. Theo. Gierse. secretary ard
treasurer of the Utah State FEEDER
alton of Labor, has Issued the Off
cial call for the convention, in which
he strongly indicates the necessity
of state laws for the protection of
the wage earnerS.
IL is considered that the mechaG-
les lien law on real property In Utah
does not give much protection to the
mechanic against the dishonest prop
erty holder. An efficient shop and
factory inspection law will also be
considered. also that this state should
have some sort OF an employers lia
bility or compulsory insurance law,
whereby all those whose work or oc-
cupation carries any risk of life or
limbs may be provided for In case
of accident
Now one who follows hazardous
employment to earn the livelihood for
himself and family. and through some
cause happens to be killed or in
Jured, his family and neighbors are
made to suffer. and ir cases where a
man who does honest but hazardous
work loses an arm or leg and can no
longer earn his daily bread. he is
made a beggar and an object of pity
and shame unto society Those are
the points and facts that will be
fully considered by the convention.
Mr.. John NJ. Marshall, who is a
delegate to the convention, will orc-
sent that body with n copy of the
mechanics lien law OF the state Of
Michigan. Mr. Marshall, being ia
nKliar with tho efficiency of the me-
ohanics' lien law of Michigan, be-
lleves that the copy will be of some
assistance to the legislative commit
tee of the federation,
|, The question OF patronage OF home
Industries Will also come in for It's
share of consideration Both Mr.
Gierse and Mr., Marshall are strong
advocates. among organized labor, OF
SNN1i biohO 6Nooo lol Idn ilti-
zens." II Is characteristic Of union
men TO encourage home industries
hot only because the wages earned in
the home factories are put into cir
culation among the consumers. but
also because the consumers have tho
privilege of inspecting and Superyls-
Ing the factories of their home city
OF state
II is well known fact among tho
better informed union men that things
OF every day uee which are made in
the sweat shops and under unclean
conditions In the large cities. and in
many instances by persons OF III
health or afflicted with contagious
diseases. carry those contagious TO
the consumer
Tho American Federation OF Labor
Tor come time past has been making
n series OF Investigations and chem
ical analyses along these lines; and
the union men maintain that they
have sufficient evidence OF authority
TO prove that garments OF articles
otoclothing, cigars and such, IL made
under mclean conditions, or by dis
eased persons, viii In most cases.
carry Che germs OF the disease 10 the
consumer
The Cigar Makers International
union is one of the strongest labor
organizations in the world, and it is