The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-01
TRADES ASSEMBLY
ELECTS DELEGATES
Five Good Men Chosen to Attend
Brainerd Convention-Hall
and Walquist Speak.

iludS evening meeting OIL Ine
Federated Trades and Labor Assembly
was one of the most interesting held
by the assembly in some time. AL
most every delegate was present and
great volume Of business was hur-
riedly transacted so that the delegates
and visitors present might listen to
speeches from John Walquist of Min
neapolis, member of the executive
board of the United Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners; e. G.. Hall,
also of Minneapolis, president of the
Minnesota State Federation Of Labor
and w. E. McEwen.
A warm contest was had over the
election Of delegates to the Brainerd
convention. A motion was made and
adopted that no two delegates could
be chosen from one union. The fol-
lowing were elected: Peter Maran-
daW, Joseph Miller, Ernest A. Rich
ard, J. E. Jensen and w. P. Thomp-
son.
To Help Bartcnders.
Delega ties Frank of the Cigarmak-
ers' union and Michaud of the Bill
Posters union were elected alternates.
committee was appointed at the re-
quest of the delegate from the Bar
tenders union to wait upon a certain
thirst parlor in Duluth to urge the
proprietor to place the union card of
the Bartenders' union in his place.
President Marandaw will head a
committee of three to wait upon the
clothiers Of the city for the purpose
OF Inducing them to keep on hand
supply of collars and shirts bearing
the union label.
A communication was received from
two members of the Actors union who
recently worked at a local theatre and
who claimed they were not given their
salaries for services they performed
hire. They asked that the assembly
appoint a committe to interview the
owner Of the theatre with instructions
to engage counsel, if necessary, to
collect the money. This is the Sec
ond communication on this matter re-
ceived by the Trades Assem- bly,.
E. G. Hall Rings True.
At the conclusion of the regular
business President Marandaw called
Alexander Kennedy, chairman of the
Union Labor Forward Committee To
the chair. Mr.. Kennedy called upon
John Walquist for a speech. He re-
sponded cheerfully and gave the del
egates and other trade unionists pres
ent an entertaining and edifying
speech on several phases of the labor
problem.
President Hall of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor was next
called upon and he responded with a
half-hour speech that rang true to the
core. Mr.. Hall urged the formation
of union label department of the
Trades Assembly,. He assured his
hearers that while he remained in
Duluth he would be at their service
for any and all work in connection
with the movement
The speaker pleaded for more earn
est work on the part of the members.
declaring that success was impossible
Without the cooperation of the In
dlVlduals who compose the movement
Advocates Open Meetings.
MI. McEwen was the last speaker.
he advocated the return by the AS
sembly to open sessions. He be-
lleved 1t was a mistake for the dele
gates to keep out reporters and stated
that the press would get the news any,
way. 1t would be much better If
they got it correct at first HAND rnan
to publish garbled statements gotten
from irresponsible persons. He said
the success of any movement will de-
pend largely upon the amount of
right publicity it secures.
Mr.. McEwen also spoke on the
street railway situation and urging
delegates to get behind the street car
men and give them such support as
n TT
ed a number of figures showing the
earnings of the street car company
and said If the city owned and oper-
ated its railway system it could carry
passengers for three cents and pay
its employees living wage on the
present number Of passengers carried
by the private corporation. He held
that the local company was over
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