The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-31
and the order in;whichs they snalchsd

and the order in;which. they lma-chsd
was as follows: ssas s
Sheet metal workers, fathers, plas-
terers, plumbers, painters, and decora-
tors, brtcklayers, BARRIERS; Il brewery
wokers, cigarmakers, coopers; clerks,
dredgemen, walters, and mattresses,
garment workers, and union. label
league members in automobiles; ma
chinists, stage employees, electricians,
sW1tchmen, longsshoremen, tailors.ty-
pographical union and the federal
labor union. 81 rs 81 es:$$$Is
Members sof the; bartenders, union
/ brought up the rear In automobiles!
They were attired IN white suits and
coats. - - 3 <= +: 4:. r. .$ ,=S.<:
+ The procession on Tower aven1ae en-
b tended from Sixth street to .NOfth
Fourteenth street. Otto Fly Rick ::
chairman OF the local convention CONF.
ym1ttee, was marshal Of the: parade.
Ky. Mass Meeting =$ :=. .,iss@ !:
:. After the parade the delegates and
union men assembled at Tower hall
where short talks were heard by. M.
W. Tubbs ana Magnus Brown at Of the
EQUITY association and 4 Organiser
Frank J.: Weber. Edwin /. Harris,
editor Of The Labor World. presided
at the meeting. #:* s. i. !. ...,.
:. It was unfortunate that the, union
men aof Superior and, those who pro-
Tess to have the interests OF the work
;ers at heart, especially an the, polk-
teal field, saw At to remain away
from this meeting and seemingly took
more interest in q fake fire that was
being staged at the, same. time tor
the insurance men, who were. meet
ing in the city. ~ -.
During the proceedings OF the CON
vention, Mr.. Weber explained his rea-
son for contemplating: restRnation
from the office Of organizer and he
resented any efforts that he: Thought
was being made to legislate> him out
OF ofhce through a: proposed abolition
oE the office Of organizer, He said,
rather than be 1egislated out Of
office. have offered to resign; WI
However, Mr.. Weber intimated- that
If the convention desired him to con
tlnue In his present capacity he would
not decline the Office. 80. -. -
The labor movement in Wisconsin
is greater than any one man In the
movement" said Mr.. Weber. =
A large grist of resolutions. defining
the attitude of the Wisconsin Fedora
ton of Labor on a large variety Of
subjects were passed upon at the Of
ternoon meeting Of the convention
yesterday afternoon: ~~-;.., -.
A resolution by Delegate Lee Par
ker, urging the union workers to. at
all times demand goods bearing the
union label was passed. The .fneom-
Ing executive board is Instructed to
call on the affiliated unions: TO- foster
the union label movement. -. ...,s -,
A resolution by Chas. W.. Swanson.
Superior, endorsing the Brtstow-
Mondell amendment: to the; national
constitution, which would grant? equal
suffrage to women was adopted, y r. "
Another resolution by eChas. W.
Swanson. denouncfng the speeding up
system for postal employees was piss
ed, and the officers OF the federation
United States commission on indus
trial relations that ! it = investigate
wor king conditions I'M the a.postofhte
department. - ;: - $40 : =
A" resolution was also passed Call
ing on the people Of the state to rally
to the support of the :universfty" OF
Wisconsin to prevent the effort now
being made to curb its activities from
being successful. The effort being
made to throttle the state university
is a. part Of the conspiracy on the part
of organized wealth which is mani
tested by the discharge Of Prof. James
Brewster of the University of Colo
RADIO, and Prof: Scott Nearing, Of the
University of Pennsylvania, states the
resolution. ''''.' -: - .t:r 49,.
A demand that the postoffice: clerks
be not compelled to work more than
eight hours per day was voiced In a
resolution intro duced by Delegate zEI-
mer w. Beebe, and passed by the
federation. ,' ,..-..-- =. 49, X =
Another resolution by DeleEate
Beebe endorsed the bill introduced In
| congress by Congressman Palmer pro-
viding for shorter working hours Tor
postal employees working nights. s.:*'+
A resolution by Delegate Beebe call.
ed on sthe various central labor bodies
to aid in organizing the postoffice
workers and. bringing them. into al
flation with the American Federation
Of Labor was also adopted. sz:.: ~ =:
A resolution by Delegate p. j. Ed.
wards providing for the organization
of the meat cutters was passed. :, . -,
Group System Endorsed: ,.. :
A resolution by Delegate Mutter en-.
dorses the amalgam alton of the work.
ers. into groups, each group contain.
ing the workers engaged in some par.
ticular industry. - II: 49, s. If : ::
Another resolution by Delegate
Mutter designated. The Milwaukee,