The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-25
Observation-Disclosures QR'
n. 2NDANNUAL convention.

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Meyer was assaulted when he was do
ing an act OF kindness. A committee
of which Sheriff Kruse was a member
called upon him and asked, him to
request others not to mention the
Christmas catastrophe, in speeches be-
cause @of the. excitement ii. would
cause He agreed to- that and was in
the: act of telephoninx to secretaries
OF various locals asking that reference.
to: the catastrophe. be omitted. when
he: was visited by the second commit
tee. He stood with his back to the
door and he was struck on the head
with a revolver. which was accident
ally discharged, the bullet sinjuring
his back Il saw him at St. Luke's
hospital and saw theewound. on !. his
head and the bullet wound In his
back; -: ....,~.,I- 49, -
II never in my liferknew a more
conservative man than Meyer. He is
not a radical. :. He. told me he: did not
advise the people not. to, accept the
money raised to assist them in want,
but. told them to use their. own judg-:
ment and yet he was driven. out on
that charge. L attended, the church,
from: which eight Of the. victims Of the
hall disaster, were buried:.>; r. L were
to take you to the bleak and barren
road where. men stood bareheaded for
thEee-quartersA of an hour while the
funeral. procession passed. you: would
apnraeiate the: >pesition1sof those, peo-
pie. =" =: e. ~ !. > -: - -
,.,,,. . Minors Won Points. 80. - ,: !:
= Il was present at the hearing held
BY the governor. The first day the
miners appeared. It had been repre-.
scented that. conditions had been salts.
factory until just before the strike but
men testified to a number Of strikes in
individual mines for some time: past
The strikers mad no arguments; but
only gave their testimony. The next
I day the operators were to have their
day. The operators really live In
Boston, and 1t was the. managers and
Isuperintendents who appeared. The
attorneys for the company did all the
talking and everything the so-called
operators said hurt their cause. They
offered to take us to see that they; had
all the men needed and accepted the
! challenge to count them,'. provided
! they would count all. the Idle men in
Calumet, Hancock, Ahmeck and Mas
City, where the strike existed, but my
challenge was! not accepted.
J. IT also appeared before theconkres-
sabnal committee at Washington, be-
fore the official investigation, was
made. No report has ever been made,
because the strike was declared off
But: the miners won everything ex-
cept the recognition Of the union"
Mr.. Taylor told of work being done
| by various organizations Of Michigan.
He: said the copper mine operators
enlisted men at Grand Rapids to
break the: strike, but through the ef-
forts Of the Muskegon Trades and
! Labor council; they were willing to
fight or to shoot but. they must eat
and they had been sunab BILE to secure
| any food. The Grand Rapids council,
he said, succeeded Ia. getting a mum
eipal eight hour day for: contract
work, even though. the city seInp olyes
were 'non-union men; sa!: As . 49,.
Mr.. Taylor paid a compliment to. the
| Wisconsin Federation of Labor and
| particularly to Frank J:-Weber for the
assistance given at the time Of the
miners strike and, urged that past
deeds Of the leaders should: not be
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:. Following Mr.. Taylor was Homer
F. Waterman secretary and treasurer
Of the Michigan Federation" of Labor
who told of the work done in the leg
islative halls of Michigan. by! the
forces of organized labor The COM
pensation act Of Michigan which, has
under gone. a great deal Of criticism
was defended by Mr.. Waterman al
though he"recognized it's weaknesses
which he stated will be strengthened
! at;:tte next session of the Legislature.
l. A. Alton of Illinois was then. in
PRODUCED and spoke briefly upon the
progress, made in his. state. He, was
followed by r. r. Wood. president of
the: missouri Federation of Labor.
MI. Wood spoke at length on labor
conditions in Missouri, gave brief
sketch. of the development of labor
unions in the: United States and en-
phasised the necessity of a working
lclass political movement to work in
conjunction with the economic move
ment.,, Mr.; Wood was roundly zap:
plauded at the close of his address by
= the convention. 49, !
+ Mr.. c. H.. Crownhart, Of. the Wis.
tconsin Industrial : commission was
granted the floor" to speak on: the
II work Of the commission and make
4 suggestions as to its Improvement
He spoke; unofficially and stated hi.
: views frankly and clearly. - ; c
Mr. Crownhart does not agree With
+ John IF: Commons and. William M
: Leisersen, who during the last veal
have advanced: the opinion that TIL
great problem of unemployment car
be most surely: relieved through I
comprehensive system of = state FIRE,
employment bureaus the same" Il
serve as clearing houses for labor. =
Neither can he see how the recen
case wherein the Paine Lumber com
a pany of Oshkosh was ordered to pa,
: q workman compensation; when tn,
) workman was accidentally, injured .b!
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