The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
Minneapolis UNIONS
IN BIG UhDERT TAKIN9
: Union Labor Forward Move
: ment" Will Be Largest Event
Of Kind in History.
ST. PAUL Is PLANNING
MOVEMENT OF SAME KIND
More Than $500 Buttons Have
Been Sold at Ten Cents
Each.


with the launching of the Union
Labor Forward movement, the unions
of Minneapolis, Mimi, have begun
one Of the most stupendous under
taklngs ever planned by labor or
carnations :, anywhere. The Union
Labor Forward movement is in
reality contemplated campaign Of
organization for the purpose of form
ing new unions, rehabilating those
that are weak and strengthening the
whole union movement in Minneapo-
lis, as we'll as scattering the gospel
or sunionlsm to the uniformed and
thus interesting them to a greater
extent in the cause Of the toilers.
The idea originated IN the Mime
apolis trades assembly and was quick
ly taken up and discussed there.
Afterwards it was decided to appoint
a committee to consider the advisa-s
blllty of entering upon such a cam
paign. Later this committee report
ed recommending that steps be taken
py the Trades and Labor assembly
to start the movement and that the
committee be instructed to solicit the
assistance, and cooperation of every
were willing to take part.
Movement Has Grown.
The movement has grown to such
an extent in two months that practic-
ally every labor organization in the
city is represented on the general
committee and plans for the sam
palgn, which is to begin on Sunday.
April II, are maturing rapidly.
Under the plans SO far adopted, it
Is the Intention of the promoters of
the movement to seek the assistance
or national and international unions.
Requests already have been sent to
many for the services of organizers
during the two weeks the campaign
| will last, and the expense of sending
| these organizers is to be borne; by the
International organization furnishing
them. Many have sent word they
will have representatives here.
Money to finance the campaigH is
being raised through the sale Of but
tons bearing the inscription, Union
Labor Forward Movement, April,
| l9l2.". Five thousand Of these have
! been sold at 10 cents each, and the
ways and means committee will place
10000 of the buttons in the hands
| OF officers and members of the unions
to be sold.
The program for the two weeks in
cludes more than 1000 meetings in
! all parts Of the city. For these meet
lnes, arrangements are being made
| TO secure the use of schoolhouses,
churches, one municipal hall and
auditoriums in all sections of the
city.
Many Outsiders Speakers.
I Up to this time those in charge
have not decided just who the out
side speakers will be, but they will
be selected from those who attend.
Invitations will be sent to Samuel
Gompers, and all other members of
the executive force of the American
Federation of Labor, and every un-
ion official Of a regularly constituted
| national or international body will
be cordially welcome. A resolution
passed early in the history of the
! movement by the general COMMITTEES
limits the speakers to actual members
! or labor organizations. Many men
! will take part and the general COM
mittee will embrace at least so mem
! ! bers before the campaign starts.
! AS an evidence Of the popularity
of the Union Labor Forward Move-
ment. St. Paul, also has begun pre-
| parations for campaign similar to
! the one proposed for Minneapolis, to
| begin Immediately at the close of the
| first one.
The Duluth Trades and Labor
| Assembly has taken the matter up
| and steps are being taken to launch
| q joint campaign. Many of the smaller.
cities in Minnesota and the north
west have asked for particulars in
regard to this movement, and the
! information sought has been sent
! them.