Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-07-22
STATE FEDERATION
Annual Meeting CT the State Federation
OF Labor in Wausau the
Past Week.

UWenty-lrSt annual convention of tn,
state federation of labor, convened il
Inls city. The city was gaily deckeC
with flags and bunting and there
were numerous designs which addeC
to the general decorations.
Frank j. Weber who opened The
first convention in Milwaukee twenty
one years ago, also opened this con
yentiOn in ElkS' hall at 10 O'Clock a. m
There were IS delegates present al
the opening. Mayor Ringle was tx
have made the address of welcome
but owing to illness, City Attorney
Frank T. Regner, was substituted
VINO SAID In part, after giving hearty
welcome to our city:
GU are mere as representatives OF
a mighty host. The laboring men OF
this land always have been and are
today, the support and principal reli
ance of the government. They fought
its battles in tip of war and their
hands earned the taxes in time ol
peace. 1t is the labor of the land
that built its cities, constructed its
railroads, cleared its forests, developed
its natural resources and made it the
greatest country of all times"
Frank j. Weber of Milwaukee, re
sponded in behalf of the federation.
Among other things he said:
The aim of our organization is 'to
better the conditions of the human
family as whole, to secure the high
er, grander and nobler civilization OF
the human family. We are moving
toward the time when the workers
shall get a fair share of the benefits
their earning produces"
j. ID. Beck, of the state industrial
committee spoke in the afternoon
relative to the campaign for the pre-
yention of accidents.
The day was mostly spent in receiv-
ing delegations as they arrived.
On Wednesday evening a band con-
cert was given in the band stand at
the county square and our streets
were crowded to listen to the music.
On Thursday the executive COM
mittee of the state federation sub
mitted a report upon their inveStiga-
tion of the profit system which was
generally discussed. There was also
a talk on apprenticeship by w. II.
Seiserson on apprenticeship The
various committees of the session
were announced.
The parade of the convention took
place on Thursday evening. The pre-.
ceSSion was very creditable one,
there being two bands in line. Our
streets were thronged with people as
interested spectators. At the close
of the march, one band occupied the
stand at the court house square and
after several selections Frank j.
Weber, of Milwaukee, spoke his adj
dress occupying fully an hour. His
theme, was organization.
Friday was spent in business and
there were several banquets in Elks'
hall, the last one at p. m.
Resolutions, Better pay for legislat-
ors of the state and the question of
aiding the labor members of the as
sembly were brought before the Fed
Grafton Friday morning and a hot
discussion was precipated by the reSo-
luton presented 10y Edmund T.
Melms asking that $50, 900 be approp-
rated toward the expenses of the
representatives of labor at Madison.
A resolution was adopted terming the
soldiers of the regular army of any
nation as hired aSSaSsinS and denounc-
ing the boy scout movement.
r Other resolutions adopted were the
following: To appropriate $500 for the
Fond du Lac carpenters; asking dis
tribution of West Virginia mine
strike data; against open shop; to
compile data on Wisconsin labor COLI
ditions; against prohibition legislation;
against the Sutherland workmen's
compensation bill before congress;
asking state legislation enabling the
poor to have counsel at the states
expense; against the establishment of
printing plant in the state prison.
A resolution of thanks to the city
was passed as follows:
"WhereaS, The officials of Wausau
extended to us a cordial welcome
Regner, who, on the part of the mum
of the city, and
"Whereas, The delegates of this
convention have been met by the
tradeSpeople and citizens with the
utmost cordiality and fairness both
in their business and social relations;
therefore be it
"Resolved, That we extend to the
good people of the city of Wausau
and to their representative officers
our deepfelt gratitude and apprecia-
tion of the spirit in which they have
entertained US during our stay with
them"
Also a resolution of thanks to the
local committee of arrangements
which was composed of A. Mueller,
chairman: John Hildeman, secretary;
f. w. Dahlke, financial secretary and
treasurer; Herman Schugt, Kenneth
Campbell, Paul Luedtke, Carl Stark,
Walter Mccormack and Frank Riege
as follows:
Whereas, The committee on ar
rangements and reception has left
nothing undone to provide for the
entertainment and convenience of
this convention and their efforts have
been successful and have contributed
largely TO the work accomplished by
the convention, and
Whereas, The Wausau Central
Labor council, its affiliated local
unions. and their membership have
enthusiastically entered into the Spir-
it of the occasion and have done ev-
erything possible to make the con-
YentiOn a success.
"ReSolved that we extend to the
organized workers of Wausau our
heartfelt thanks and deep apprecia-
tion of the active interest they have
taken in making this, the twenty
first annual convention OF the Wis
consin State Federation of Labor, a
most pleasant and profitable one."
The officers elected were as follows:
State Organizer-F. j. Weber of
Milwaukee.
Sec'y and Treas. ]. Handley OF
Milwaukee.
Executive Board-A. T. LeDue of
Eau Claire. ]. II. KitZ of Oshkosh,
l.. p Christensen of Racine, NJ
WeiSfenfluh and f B. MeIiralf of