The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-07-25
Monday morning at

Labor opened it's sessions with r
Perault OF the local Cigarma. ~
union in the chair. There were g
attendance 2S5 delegates representing
various organizations throughout the
state. Credentials were also handed
in for ten fraternal delegates from
several states and organizations. The
state Of Iowa was represented by J.
S. Striefe president of the Iowa State
Federation; Wisconsin by F. ]. Weber
of Milwaukee, general organizer Of
the federation; North Dakota by
William English; Missouri by r. T.
Wood president of the state fedora
ton: Illinois by James Connors as
alternate to J. H. Walker who was
delayed in Chicago to testify before
the Industrial Relations commission.
Credentials were received from
Michigan for President C. o. Taylor
and Secretary Homer F. Waterman,
but neither Of them were able to a.
tend. The Wool Growers association
was represented by Magnus Brown,
while the building trades council and
the Trades and Labor assembly of Su-
perior were represented by J. H.
Hatch and Edwin T. Harris respec-
lively.
Chairman Perault introduced Rev.
McGaughey, who told of his boyhood
connection with the labor movement,
having been a farmers son, and stated
that his sympathies had always been
with the working class. He then
asked the Divine blessings upon the
proceedings of the convention.
Mayor Prince was then introduced
and delivered an address welcoming
the delegates to Duluth and granting
them the freedom of the city while
here but asked that lit be returned
to the city when you leave as we
may need it for future USE" Henry
Perault then welcomed the delegates
on the part of the various unions of
the city. President E. c. Hall re-
sponded to the addresses of welcome.
Seats Denied
The first excitement of the conven-
tion occurred when T. j. Hamlin and
r. D. Cramer of Minneapolis were
denied seats in the convention on the
grounds that they were not eligible
as representatives of the craft from
cha4ltheN sapEesentefs s4acfedentia
Contrary to a. statement published IN
the evening paper, the political faith
of these gentlemen had no bearins
on the question whatever. Had poll
tics anything to do with this question
then the Upholsterers' organization
would have had no representative
Whatever. AS it is one of the dele
gates from this organization from
Minneapolis was given his seat be-
cause he was bona fide member OF
the organization.
The various committees were ap-
pointed, and officers of the session
we're elected. Hogan was chosen as
sergeant at arms with Jos. Miller AZ
assistant and w. J. butcher was
chosen as assistant secretary. The
fraternal relations committee was ap-
pointed with vice president H. w. Lib
by of Winona as chairman. The Nc.
Kenzie Photograph company was Sc.
lected as official photographer.
Mrs. Dinah P. Wolf Of Chicago rep
resenting Life and Labor, the official
organ of the Women's Trade Union
league was given the floor to tell the
purposes of the magazine and told OF
the work accomplished. She urged
upon the men of organized labor f,
cooperate with the women trade
unionists in their work as the
only way in which complete economic
freedom can be attained.
kilograms were sent to President
Wilson and the Miners organiza.
tion calling upon the president an6
congress to put the mines of Colorado
In the hands of receivers until sucl
time as the government could appro
pirate them and condemning the as
sassins of the Mine Owners associa
ton for their hideous crimes at Lud
low and elsewhere. kilograms wer,
also ordered sent to Senators Nelson
and Clapp urging support of the "bii
OF rights and the exemption clauses
IN the Clayton bill as it was passed il
the house. The senators were ais,
called upon to support the immigra
ton bill pending in congress- Their,
was little opposition to this latte,
because of the fact that a faction o
the labor movement are opposed t,
the educational provisions in the bill
Evening Program.
In the evening banquet attende,
by 800 men and women Of organize,
labor was given at the st. Louis no
tel. w. e. McEwen acted as toast
master and introduced the severa
speakers. The first speaker was Mag
nus Brown of Pennington, repre-
senting the Wool Growers associa
ton.
. "Drudgery." declared the speaker
lis hardly the term to apply to tn
manner in which the farmer and hi
family toll from early morning unit
late at night. A condition that con,
n pels people to work from before sun
rise until after dark is more tina
drudgery-it is uneconomic, unsocia
and unhuman.' ,9'
n ss Some Expert Opinion.
s55 Speaking of some experts VIII
maintain that IA cents an hour for
farmers family is sufficient was
the speaker declared the idea to b
Ridiculous. r.s #4~ 49, r
a}8"TIow is the farmer to Compel
with persons living in the city wher
the minimum wage for one person
S7.s0 0sAsWeek- only so cents less tina