The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT :.
TO GEO. B. H0WlEY
Old Colleagues Of State Federation
Of Labor Remember Late
Leader.

At the meeting of the executive
council of the Minnesota State Fed
Grafton of Labor held last Sunday in
Minneapolis the deepest feeling of re-
greet was expressed over the demise
of the former president of the Fed
GRAFTON, George B. Howley.
President Hall feelingly referred to
the death of his revered predecessor
and paid high tribute to his worth
as man, and the sacrificing services
he rendered the cause of labor
throughout the northwest. Mr.. HILL
related instance after instance of Mr..
Howley's work where it required the
courage of a lion to do the right
thing by the men of labor, and Mr..
Howley never failed to do his part in
way that showed the splendid char
acter of the man.
Civic Bodies Take Action.
Mr.. Hall presented to the council
Mr.. Howley passed by labor organ
izations throughout the state and
civic bodies of which Mr.. Howley was
member. These were ordered
spread upon the minutes to be read at
the next convention of the Federation
to be held at Brainerd in June.
Upon the request of the council,
H. w. Goetzinger of St. Paul was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions upon the
death of Mr.. Howley which should
express the sympathy of it's members.
Mr.. Goetzinger later presented them
to the meeting and they were adopted
In mOurnful silence by an unanimous
rising vote. The resolutions are as
follows:
Life Was Given to Labor.
Whereas, George B. Howley has
been summoned to his home in the
realm above to receive his reward for
duties we'll performed on earth; and,
Whereas, George B. Howley DEM
onstrated that his heart throbs pull
ing masses, the amelioration of whose
depressed condition he made the OBJ
ject of his lifes work; and,
Whereas, Brother Howley was
man of considerable force, tact and
consciousness, and was always
willing and ready to perform all la
bors he was called upon to perform
by his co-WOrkers in the labor move
ment; and,
Served in Many Capacities.
Whereas, in recognition of his abil-
ity and worth Brother Howley was
selected as leader and officer by
the members of his own union, by the
Minneapolis Building Trades council,
the. Trades and Labor assembly, and
was also made organizer for the
American Federation of Labor, in
which positions his work was of such
high merit that he was finally chosen
as the head of the labor movement
in Minnesota by his election as presi-
dent of the State. Federation Of La
Dor, in which office, because of the
high character and value of his work,
terms; and,
Whereas, in the death of George B.
Howley the State Federation of La
Dor and the labor moveme nt of the
state have sustained the loss of a men,
Der whose counsel, advice and CO.
operation will be greatly missed; and,
Whereas, by his death hundreds Of
members of labor unions throughout
the state have lost a friend whose
demise has left Nervousness in
their hearts that will be difficult to
fill; and therefore, be it
Loss Is Keenly Felt.
Resolved, BY the executive council
of the Minnesota State Federation Of
Labor, speaking for itself and the
Fedora ton, that we sincerely deplore
the death of Brother Howley, and
feel his loss all the more keenly be-
cause of his removal in the prime of
life when his presence was Of great
est value to us;
Resolved, That we extend to his
wife and relations our sincerest SYM
pathy, and pray that the Lord may
give them strength to bear their great
loss with fortitude;
Resolved, further, That these pre-
ambles and resolutions be incorpo-
rated in the minutes of this meeting
and copy sent to Mrs. Howley; also
that copies be sent to the Labor Re-
view of Minneapolis, Labor World of
Duluth and Minnesota Union Advo-
cate of st. Paul for publication, and
that they be read at the next con-
vention of the State Federal ton Of
Labor as a portion Of our report.
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