The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-19
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kdents were heard, Tie first congress.
siona district represented by Wal
worth reported as to the reviving Of
the Trades and Labor council :of
Winona which promises to be vigor-
Eous and effective. For the fourth
district vice president Henry Waters
| reported that his colleague Brother
Walsh was attending the Centennial
convention OF the writing of The Star
Bangled Banner being held at Baltl-
more. The movement in St. Paul is
blurred only by the possibility Of q
strike among the stone masons who
are unwilling to work with stone cut
in Tennessee by non-union stone
cutters. -.--
Gould and Hogan reporting for
was no trouble in labor circles but
and Labor assembly Of Minneapolis
| and their official organ The Labor
Review is in control Of faction
wholly out of touch with genuine
trades unionism." Their recommen-
dalton that the vice-presidents Of the
Twin Cities hold meetings once a
month for the purpose Of giving la
Dor conditions in the two cities close
and. constant attention was con-
Cured in by the council. =.
j.: G. Rider Of st. Cloud and J. M
Taylor. Ut, Brainerd each reported
progress in their respective districts.
Duluth Active.
| Vice-Presidents- Henry Pereault
and p. T. Marandaw reported for
the Eighth congressional district,
stating that conditions In Duluth
were normal except that there was
now and then a. little trouble with
the smaller moving picture houses;
that steps had been taken to organ
ize. the mill workers and 10 men had
signed as charter members of q un-
ion Of them, but promised inter-
| rive and the project had fallen
through for the time being. The
vice-presidents said they were laying
plans to strengthen the weaker I'M
ions, but the city needed an organ
izer on the job all the time for a.
period to secure the full measure of
good results. "
Vice-president Marandaw added to
the general report that a union Of
boxmakers was in prospect in the
city, and that the brewery workers
!. were assisting in the effort to get it
started. He also stated that holding
the convention of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor In Duluth had done g.
great deal Of good and had even
softened the opposition Of the Com
mercial club in that city to organized
labor.
Albert Hurst from East Grand
Forks made report az to conditions
in his district.
r. Lawson's First Report.
C. w. Lawson secretary treasurer
Of the: State Federation, Of Labor
made his first report to the execu-
tive council which covered a. large
field. Among the many items of: in
terest in his report were his activities
I in working for al high minimum
wage for women workers., a state
ment regarding the favorable atti-
tude in the state prison towards con-
Wet labor and, his efforts to- widen
the field for the use of the boot and
shoe workers label.
A letter was read from Samuel
Gonpers president of the American
Federation of Labor commissioning &
the several Independents as organ
'izers for the A. F. of L.
+ Several calls for help were heard
from unions in need Of organizers
and financial aid.
It was decided by the council not
to send a fraternal delegate to the
Michigan State Federation Of Labor
convention which opened last Tues
day at Lansing and President Hall
was instructed to so to the Missouri
I Federation convention which opened
lat Hannibal, Mo-, last Monday morn
ing The Missouri Federation was
represented at the Duluth convention
by their president, r. T. Wood.
James to A. F. Of L.. Convention
On the understanding that no ex.
pense would be incurred by the
state federation, C. e. James of. ST.
Paul was authorized to represent the
Minnesota Federation of Labor al
the American Federation convention
which meets in Philadelphia Novem:
Der. 9.
Several matters of jurisdiction
were taken up and the many resolu'
tons adopted at the last convention
were considered by the council.
l. Pardon For Charles n. Beum.
President Hall read a letter he had
received from Charles N. Beum, 9
Minneapolis structional iron worker
who is one of the men convicted Of
completely: In a so-called dynamitint
consptracy, and is now confined II
the prison at Leavenworth. Kan. Il
was unanimously agreed that all pro,
per efforts should be made. by all tn.
members of tho council to secure Mr.
Beum's pardon by the President o,
the United States at the earliest pos
able date. To this end the member
were instructed to get letters from
nronainent business men and othel
citizens who believe in Mr.: *Beum's in
nocense, as the members of the coun
ell do, asking President Wilson tt
pardon him. The letters are to b,
, addressed to President Wilson ant
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