The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-31
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-lHIRD
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF WISCONSIN
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
Chas w. Swanson Superior Elected Nonresident
of State Executive Board. Fon du Lac Chosen Un-
anmously as conve ntion City for 1916.
HUM0R AND PLEASURE INJECTED INTO .:,
SESSIONS OF GREAT LABOR MEETING
One Hundred and Seven Delegates From All Parts of Wisconsin
Assembled in Superior Monster Parade, Boat Ride
Auto Ride and Banquet Are Features. ,

With the adjournment of the twen-
ty-third annual convention Of the Wis
consin State Federation of Labor,, last
Saturday in SupertoT.s tt e#@1O 1O7. 5JIe1e-2
gates in attendance returned to their
respective homes with a greater insight
to the Wisconsin labor movement and
with the satisfaction that Wisconsin
is recognized as being in the advance
guard of the labor movement Of the
United States.
All of the visiting delegates return
ed home with many fond regards for
Superior and will undoubtedly re-
member the Superior people for many
years to come.
One of the great accomplishments
of the convention, which will greatly
benefit the city Of Superior was the
cooperation that existed between the
arrangement committee and the indi-
vidual business men, who so kindly
gave their time and attention to the
entertainment of the delegates. It
means more to organized labor of
Superior than anything else that could
have taken place. 1t was the means
Of each becoming better acquainted
with the other, and brought to the
realization of each that the other fell
low is a "pretty good citizen after ALL"
Too much praise cannot be given to
the harmonious conduct of the pro-
cevdings and entertainment Of the
convention.
:. One other matter of interest to the
Superior labor men, was the election
Of Charles w. Swanson, of the bar
mi %~4~ -
sTrades and Labor assembly, as a
member of the state executive board
of the Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor. Brother Swanson was elected
by vote of 121 votes out of a pos
sible 1872. He received 2S more votes
than the second highest candidate of
the six who were nominated.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
With the opening of the conven-
tion Wednesday morning, Prof. A. D.
s. Gillett, of the Superior Normal
school, who is also q member of a
labor union, welcomed the delegates
to Superior in an unusual but ap-
propriate address that contained a
great deal of food for thought.
+ His address, in part, was as follows:
=. Gillett Gives Welcome.
-; A. D. S. Gillett, member Of the Fed
eral labor union, made the formal
address of welcome in which he COM
naented on the accomplishment of Ia
Dor In the last century. Stating that
he would depart somewhat from the
usual form of welcoming addresses
Mr.. Gillett outlined a plan which had
for its object the mitigation OF present
day evils.
8 Nov to be more definite for a few
minutes. Charles Sapher shows thai
per cent Of our people own so ne,
cent .=sof the. wealth of the country
Fifty per cent of our people have
approximately no wealth at all. From
j 10 to 20 per. cent of our people are
2 In constant poverty. Because of the
possibilities of accidents, sickness and
d. death, practical destitution ALWAYS
+ faces three -fourths OF our people; and
the constant fear of poverty is almost
as bad as poverty, itself: Listen to
., William Dean Howells: Poverty is
not the lack of things; it is the fear
and dread of want Listen to Thomas
= 5carlyle: IT. is not to die, even to die