The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-12
STATE FEDERATION
Of LABOR GATHERS
Mayor Clasmann of Ogden
Delivers Address OF
Welcome.
AUSTIN DAVIS RESPONDS
Various Unions Comprising
the Body Are We'll Rep
resented.
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Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. Sept. ii.-Wlth President
George D!nsdale in the chair. the an
ration OF Labor was called 10 order In
Union Labor hall this morning at .
o'clock with good representation from
all OF the labor unions of The state.
Mayor William Glasmann was intro
duced and delivered address of vel
come. which WAS responded TO By Austin
Davis OF Salt Lake on behalf OF the Wis
marks, the ogden city executive men :
toned the Mcnamara case, declaring
that nc was convinced that the men were
kidnapped from the state OF Indiana and
pointing out that had there been re-
call provision In the state laws OF ln-
diana Governor Marshall would not have
dared sign The requisition papers III the
dead of night.
Austin Davis. on behalf OF the visit
ing delegates. thanked the mayor .io ior
his hearty welcome and assured him
that tho laborIng men arc now WORKING
for the measures provided FOR In the ref
erendum. Initiative and recall.
Delegates Present
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Davis's re-
sponsc 10 the address OF welcome the
credentials committee got busy and soon
had It's report ready. The balance o! inc
norning session was taken up Win inc
formation Of the various committees ana
the seating OF the delegates.
The report OF the credentials commit
tee showed the following union labor
men present: II. j. Oswald. represenung
the Salt Lake Iron Molders OF North
America: II. Is. Russell 6. II. Ross and
A. Thompson OF the salt Lake Typo
graphical union; John Rayes and q K
klentz Of the Salt Lake Switchmcn $
Crabtree and T II. Rock OF the salt
Lake Beer Bottlars' union: Elmer Se,ver
%o5 q the sfi lake ev and and 1OneFa &
Cunningham Of the Salt Lake Bartend- :
ers union; Robert stirTat and y. II.
Hampton of the Salt Lake Street Car
mons union; ]. J. Cannon and ). y;
Lawlcss OF the Salt Lake Beer Drivers
union; George Ha!es and George Z.
Evans Of the Eureka local OF the west
ern Federation Of Miners; J. Is. Young
and Roy Hughes OF the 5orscshoers,
union OF Salt Lake; George Roth and
Amel Sncider of the Salt Lake Brewery
Workers; Austin Davis. i. F. Lewis. A.
F.. Harvey. r. a Dunsby and w. NJ.
Kncrr: l.. NJ. Barnes J. +. Wadman.
j. A F1inchbaucb. George Them and w.
bor assembly: John Buehler and w. NJ.
George S Dinsdale and s. II Moore Of the
ogden Brewery Workers union and Jo-
seph Oliver OF the Ogden CiGarmakerS
union
Defends Boy Scouts.
At the afternoon session the Rev. F.
V. Fisher addressed the convention In
regard 10 the reported opposition OF the
labor unions TO the boy scout movement
jsIc nNlOuS opppst vic ilA'NNI-A'' oiN ~
ground that II tends 10 promote milttar-
ism and is designed 10 train soldiers "a
put down strikes. Mr.. Fisher declared
that tho movement was not organized
with tho view of promoting militarism;
that It's sole object was TO provide health
ful outdoor exercise Tor boys. The
church leaders he declared. would be a
much opposed 20 miltarsm as any ono
else The convention took no action or
tho matter today. but probably VIII dc
SO tomorrow.
\ resolution Of coincidence was adopted
in connection with the death OF j. r.
Carroll member Of the Salt Lake
Ciza zarmakers union, and second vice
presldsnt OF the state federation.
Tho convention directed telegram
scnt "a the street car mems convention
now I'm session at ST. Joseph. Mo. urg
ing the association 10 hold its next con
vention at Salt Lake.
Tomorrow the important question d
union tabor In politics will be taken up
II will be pointed out that heretofore or.
sauized iah Dor has split It's vote and I
therefore has been more or less Of
negative factor In 50 far making IL!
influence felt. There seems to be al
understanding that the federation vii
either indorse the Socialist platform ant
candidates or concentrate upon some
other set Of principles. AT any rate th'
federation proposes that organized iabo
shall be given the opportunity To cast I
solid vote.
Tonight the visiting delegates cnjoyc,
open housc ~ the ogden Trades anC
Labor assembly