Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-05
UNION MEN OF STATE MEET.
Federation of Labor Holds Annual
Session at South Omaha.
SOME DELEGATES WALK IN SNOW
President MRupin Says the Session Is
Not Only to Maintain Principles,
but to Crystalline Them
Into Laws.

The president gave in the opening Of his
annual address a brief history of the or
ganization of the state federation, which
was largely the result Of his call issued
after the adjournment Of the last legisla-
ure. The first convention met with a
hearty response and elghty-three delegates
were present in the Lincoln convention
Tune 25, 1909.
The chat man then reviewed labor condi-
tions Of the state which he said had been
fair during the year. He made mention
or the Omaha street railway strike as the
only disturbance OF magnitude. He said
the strike was lost through the influence
OF the Omaha Business Mems association,
and he declared the cause was reasonable.
Deploring the outcome, he said the street
railway company had spent enough and
lost enough during the strike to nave paid
the employees higher wages for several
years. He denounced the strike breakers
in unsparing terms.
Object of Convention.
He declared the object of the convention
was not only to maintain the principles Of
labor, but to make them practical by crys-
talking them into laws. He strongly OPP
posed prison contract labor in competition
with men of the trades and mentioned the
last labor contract which has been drawn
a few days since at Lincoln.
He recommended that the American Fed
Grafton be asked to send a permanent sal
aired organizer to Nebraska.
The report of the secretary and treas
urer showed that the receipts for the year
were 1926 and the disbursements were $152,
leaving a balance of S16S in the treasury.
The committed on amandnApta nroppcaa
an amendment to- the constitution and by
laws.
List of Committed.
The chair appointed these permanent COM
mittees:
Lincoln, chairman; j. c. Trouten, Federal
union, South Omaha; S. A. ID. Smith,
Blacksmiths, Havelock; o. j. Randall,
Street Railway Employees, Omaha; l, j.
Copenharve, Typographical, Omaha; H. W.
Nation, Railway Clerks. Omaha; A. A.
Flyers, Machinists, Havelock.
Peate, Typographical, Lincoln, chairman;
II. H. Cave, BARRIERS, Fremont; T. w.
Parker, Cigarmakers, Lincoln; George
Stevens Stationary Firemen, Omaha; Fred
Organization-L, V. Guye, Central Labor
union, Omaha, chairman; T, c.. Kelsey
Central Labor union, Lincoln; ]. ]. Ferron
Structural Iron Workers, Omaha.
Finance-Jacob Kaufman, Brewery
Workers, Omaha; L. ]. Morrow, Street
Railway Employees, Omaha; John Lambert
Carpenters, Fairbury.
Legislative-V. b. Kinney, Typographical
Omaha, chairman; Jacob Carter, Horse
shoers, Omaha; A. F. Schwenker, BARRIERS
Lincoln; II. w. Nation, Railway Clerks
Omaha; Frenk F. Turner, Plumbers, Lin,
coin.
Laws-E. B. Cummings, Leatherworkers
Lincoln, chairman; A.. L. Small. Typo
Omaha; Henr White, Pressmen's Assis
tants, Omaha.
Presidents Report-Guy Smith, Brewer,
Workers, Omaha, chairman; Frank Chev
ront, Sterotypers, Lincoln; Xavier Stad
Ter, Stonecutters, Omaha,
Secretary-Treasurer's Report-John +
Nelson, Painters, Lincoln, chairman; s. L
Kayer, Brewery Workers, Omaha; II. c
Jacks, Fire Department Employees
Omaha.
Co-operation-F. c. WINNER, Switchmer
Omaha, chairman; Rev. r. w, Liveri
Ministerial, South Omaha; A. r. Schwen
ker, BARRIERS, Lincoln; Lou Baltzell, Lsth
ers, Lincoln; j. F. Hoffman, Brewer
Workers, Fremont.
Grievance-R. r. Ricketts,, Carpenters
Nebraska City, chairman; J. W. Jonas
Boilermakers, Havelock; George Cameron
Theatrical Stage Employees. Lincoln.