The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
Officers Of the State Federation
Summon Council Of State
Labor Forces.
MANKATo TO ENTERTAIN
CONVENTION OF LABOR
Expected That Meeting Will Be
Most Important Ever Held
in: State for Labor. ,

The call for the twenty-nlnth CO.
vention~ of the Minnesota, State Feds
Grafton Of Labor, was this week is-
sued by the executive officers, Presi-
dent George B. Howley and Secretary
treasurer, w. q. McEwen,
The meeting place is to be at Man
kato, and the date is June 10. Every
bona flde trade union within the
state is entitled to representation.
Trades assemblies and other central
delegate bodies will be entitled to
five delegates. provided that they
have more than ten unions repre-
sented. Those with a membership Of
less than ten unions will only be en-
titled to two delegates.
Trade unions paying into the fed
Grafton on a per capita tax basis
will be entitled to send one delegate
for each twenty-five members or
major fraction thereof, but no union
will be entitled to send more than
five delegates.
7 The call gives very good reason
why everytrade union in Minnesota
should be represented at the 2conven-
ton and says: = = r; i ss%
/ ''The success of the Minnesota
State Federation Of Labor now as in
the past. will depend upon the sup.
unions throughout the state. There
is great work to be done in Min
nesota for the men and women of
labor, and the State Federation Of.
Labor is the only institution in posi-
tion to do It. t-SE a ~
"In addition to- the Organization
work which is regularly claiming the
attention of the federation, there
is a. neld for. great. sopportun-
ity in promoting the civic welfare.
In our own ease there 1s q call at
this time for the utmest sectlvtt,ysll on
the part Of labor to secure the pas
sage Of laws necessary to the seono-
mic well being of the working classes.
A legislature has just adjourned with
out giving to labor single law Of
general benefit. This legislature,
more than any other, began work full
of promise for labor, as we'll as for
all the people. It's session had not
progressed very far, when the steam.
roller of the class Representatives was
killed, and we are now no better OF
than we were two years ago.
The experience Of the Immediate
past has fully demonstrated that Ia
Dor, with mere lobby about the
capitol building, cannot expect relief
from the legislature. Special In
terests are fully entrenched by able
representatives on the inside. Labor
must follow their example. The
next convention will be called upon
to map out a plan for the entry of
the working classes of Minnesota In
to politics. Independent Of all poll
tical parties.
without dwelling further upon the
urgency Of the situation we trust that
the present call will be; responded to
with greater enthusiasm than ever be-
fore. ."...-..z. - ...s:.- .. : ~ Ss-@ s5-@
Delegates should be elected at
least two weeks previous to the con-
vention. and their names sent to the
secretary, w. b. McEwen, care Of
The Labor World, Duluth. MINI.
'The federation Is a. deliberative
body. for the consideration of meas
ures calculated to benefit the work
ing classes. The sessions are of but
short duration; and as it is necessary
to expedite business, it is; expected
that all resolutions, bills, memorials,
etc., will ,be either typewritten or.
printed in duplicate, at the expense
of the organization Interested, before
they are turned over to the secretary.
The credentials committee will
meet on Saturday and Sunday, June.
II and 18. and it is necessary for
all credentials to be in the hands Of
the secretary on time z..