The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-01
HAN1LIN'S REVENGE!

HANIIN's REVENGE!
Revenge is sweet T. J. Hamn Of the Labor Review
has at last got his revenge the machine in control
of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor.
On the mast head Of the paper the following
inscription: Most Widely Circulated Fearless and
Truthful Weekly For the Uplift Of the Working People"
beautiful motto that, but how it has been per-
verted by the editor Of the Labor Review! lasting
disgrace to the Trades and Labor Assembly Of
apolis
The last edition OF the Review is taken up with an
of the convention and especially in showing up
President Hall and ex-secretary McEwen Hard knocks
taken at practically every who took the floor
in opposition to propositions supported by Hamlin
To start well with this expose it was Hamlin's
purpose to show the rank and he how they ridden
by the steam roller. 1.-The steam roller at the
Duluth convention with McEwen at the throttle with
E. G. Hall the seat, etc., by resorting every
parliamentary trick and budosing delegates. BY RE-
FUsING TO LET ONTO THE FLOOR OR GIVE FAIR
HEARING TO TWO DELEGATES FROM UPHOLsTER.
Frs LOCAL UNION NO. %, etc." Fine Tom but why
didn't you inform readers especially the Mime
apos following that the delegates who Duluth
represent the Upholsterers was Thomas J. Hamlin
and R. D. Cramer, two men who worked day in
their life at the trade and wouldn't know how put
seat chair let alone doing upholster-
ing work And to think you put up cry
OF trade autonomy after so voc1ferously condemnng
trade autonomy all these years. It might be we'll for
you Tom to yourself with the trade unionists
and Socialists of Minneapolis both Of you have
d1Egraced by remaining their before
the colossal task Of cleaning up the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor "McEwen is a member of the
Plumbers union state, and then comment, 1--WE
don't how. he got into that craft. believe
his proper place is in Rats Actors union"
and bunk of that kind: BY the way if Billy should
join the Actors association he could greet you as
brother couldn't he, since slipped into that organ
ization on q fuke and at present you running
booking agency for actors side line? One
thing you may be Of Mr. Ham1n is that W. E.
NTAEVrn
plumbing trade before he tried to that
izaton at convention which you have done and
probably never will do.
In the last column the front page we hnd this
choice bit Of ruthfulness" the interval between
the afternoon and evening session one tipped the
engineer OF the steam roller off to the R. T.
Woods president of the Missouri Federation of Labor
who had received such ovation in the afternoon was
progressive. The steam roller viewing with alarm
the applause with which delegates greeted pro-
gressye ideas when they didn't bear the label brought
out that old standpatter James Connors president
switchmen's Union of America, to make a. real old
fashioned standpatter speech clean the minds of
the delegates of the heresy progressvism And for
such stuff that the Minneapolis Assembly pays YOU
salary! To begin with Commons is the president
OF the swtchens organization he was not
out oy any one Tor any other purpose than speak
for the Illinois Federation whose official representative
was unable to be present. That Connors stepped on
himself there be doubt. His vulRarfty is not
endorsed by the steam roller as you are pleased tn
call the officials of the Federation .~- =
Since you have had great deal to say in regards
to the ethods adopted in voting various propositions
The Labor World would be pleased have Hamlin be
more specific and point to the particular thinz that
went through that convention without being but to
fa vote of all delegates The initiative referendum and
recall opposed BY the leaders, was not ruled ont az
order, 1t was not with STEAM roller hut
went to a vote of the convention. roll call was
demanded and granted without any attempt on the part
OF tho chair to hold it When the call was taken
the proposition was voted down almost three to one
tho members Of the Minnesota State Federation Of
Labor are not sufficiently educated grasp the i'm
portance OF this matter then it should indicate to you
the necessity Of carrying campaign Of constructive
education and spend less Of your denunciation
and 1t you please, in telling deliberate lies.
AS to the Minnesota state Federation of Labor pro-
vdins Tor the headquarters In Duluth that
TIE State Federation had nothing to do with
tAe matter This question was entirely in the hands
Of the Duluth entertainment COMMITTEES who rightly taks
"a ahront from the unfair not cowardy attack made
by the Labor Review. It is true that W. 2. McEven
was member Of that committee, but to expect OF any
Individual to get out and organize BARRIERS walters
bartender and host Of crafs merely to aatisv
aseltsh vanity OF few dsSuntled delegates Ii certainly
ridiculous 81 szT SIS
Your barbers invsstEation Hanalin Is q Sxeod joia
We would sugssst that further inyssy ration - nala
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