The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-25
WISCONSIN, STATE Fedora TON OF LABOR
HOLD 22nd ANNUAL CON WEN v11ONA Z OSHKOSH
Largest Convention in History Of Wisconsin
States and One Hundred and Twenty Delegates
From Various 0rgenizations
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alton made for the e.s entertainment
by local talent and arranEemsnts
that had been made for "Wednesday
evenings program. At p. m. all
| delegates were promptly on hand and
were greeted by 40 girls wearing re
ception badges from the newly or
ganized local Of garment workers
working in the Oshkosh and Racine
overall factories. The reception was
| entertainment given the delegates that
I evening was such as will not Sbe soon
! forgotten Songs, dialogues and CONS
J edy sketches were staged by the girls
from the organization all of which
were worthy 81 those more expert
enced in the dramatic art. An orr
chestra composed Of four pieces fur
nished the music for the evening.
After this part of the program was
completed the floor was cleared and
cancing i:ldulged in The democratic
spirit and the pleasant smiles of the
reception committee was one which
1 will lingeI. with the delegates for
many. mouths if not for years s
Thursdays Session.
Promptly at, $3.50 Thursday morn
/ ing she cory ention was again called
to order. Edmund r. Melms of Mil
waukee representing ,nc MilWaukee
4 Trades and Labor Council was chosen
chairman Ct the day. The committees
on credentials and rules and order
made there reports and mo other
committee having complete reports to
4 present the meeting adjourned until
the. afternoon. .@.s. 4
1 At the afternoon session frater-
nal delegates from. the various. states
extended s;the greetings of their re-
spective states to the Wisconsin Fed
GRAFTON. C. e. James OF Minnesota
was the, first speaker. He told of the
progress and working Of the Mime
sofa. Federation and recommended
l*that Wisconsin, send a strong repre-
sentative to the. Minnesota federation
convention which convened in Du-
luth last Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. ssfsa 4 .ss 81 - !. SIS: 81:
81. ~ Taylor Speaks.
&C. O. Taylor president of the Mich
igan Federation Of Labor was then
introduced. He made tho statement
that another strike IN the copper res
3 3 sion of northern Michigan is immip-
lent ..sAss
1 Ia He said he I,ased hiss ceisclusion
upont the stafepsats te
women vhos mad come to iss
to solicit funds ana who HAD stated
4 that the mine operators were work
ins the strik e sbreaksFs Overtime to
\ make UP for past losses and those
i men tthe strike .breakers9 were be-
i coming ready to make trouble also. n
i Mr. Taylor told OF an attempt on
his part to have 4n interview with
James McNaughton. OF the Calumet
& Hecla Mining company. He said
he was accompanied by Newspaper
man and was met at the door BY q
Ilackey who said Mr. McNaughton
/. was in, and who took Mr.. Taylor's
card in. Just at that point. said Mr.
Taylor, a deputy sheriff who weighed
about 800: pounds stepped down to
the doorway and waited there On
} guard until the lackey returned.
Il That man then said Mr.. McNanghton
n was out, but that Mr.. McNaushton's
attorney would meet and talk with
Mr.. Taylor Il had nothing to dis
cuss with the attorney said Mr.
Taylor. TT was Mr.. McNaughton 1
wanted to talk with. Sooner or later
; they will have something to discuss
with us and il they do not care they
may have a repetition Of what took
place in 1913. The time is coming
when We viii have voluntary arbitra-
4 tion, a condition which the trade
unionist always welcomes. But the
other fellows are the ones who op-
pose it, I'll ..,sss. .s
Condition, of Miners.
Mr. MI: TAYLOR gave graphic descrip-
ton ion OF conditions in northern Michi-
gan as as he viewed them. .ss In August
g OF .s.: last, year" he said Brother Wa
:. 1erman. (the secretary. and II went
20 the upper peninsula to see if con-
aitions were as they Were reported
!: IN the papers. We felt ii SO many