The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-31

following and referred to commit
tees: = z ssls .ss rs - .sa.= 7. Y
w. L. ,Geise, Fond du Lac, relating
to carpenters; Robert seidel, Milwau-
kee, relating to- agricultural schools;
Ben Rubin, Milwaukee,, relating to
cigarmakers' labor. NJ. III. Whitaker,
relating to legislation; w. Fl. Glenn,
relating to legislation; p. J.: Edwards,
! relating to the organizatfp of meat
market employees; Wire sWeaYers' UNI
ion, relating to the organization Of pa
permill workers; Henry Rumpe1, Mil
waukee, relating to additions to the
sheet metal workers; Charles Bar
tholomas, Milwaukee. relating ito car
penters' laboF;5 M, w; Tubbs, Madison,
| relating! to Industrial sand distributive
J. corporations 0thers reso1utfonstswere
l7introducedz defining the attitude ;of. Ia
Dor toward the war: and toward the
Lawson cease In Colorado ."s'-5> :>',Es
/ The committe orfclaws. urged sew
erai changes. inaethe constitution *of
the laws: ~; - Ids: ;ssn' ..-:1 ="
:Appropris ting $500 to furnish en-
P1oyment' SIS s,s:c.j}& .5s.1':<.e, 9: :.
:, Increasing the secretary treasurer's
compensation froms:335O to $500 per,
year, 50 t'tsts. ..irs .><.....+" <: "f.
Authorizing tile executive committee
to send ser1lf-annual news letters to
the affiliated unions
Members Of the label committee ap-
pointed at the Oshkosh convention
last year reported on the progress of
it's work. The, committee had sent
| communications to all state unions
urging agitation for the use Of union
| label goods. A slogan to be printed
on all matter used by the union or
CARNATIONS had also been adopted, it
being Demand the Union Label, the
Emblem of Honest Toll. :. Costs No
! More''
Thursday morning, S. S. Mcdonald,
president of the North Dakota State
Federation of Labor, spoke on the
progress of unionism in his state, and
| expressed hopes of seeing the state
rise to a place in the sum- within a.
! short time. He requisite the conven-
| ton to urge upon the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. the necessity Of send
| ing organizers to the Flicker Tail
state. J.. H. Strict, Of Iowa, and W.
| E. McEwen, historian Of the Minne-
sofa Federation were present
Organizer Weber gave a. short talk
on the present legislature in which he
stated that little legislation had been
secured of real benefit. His remarks
were later misinterpreted by the. pa
pers throughout the state and were
cause Of unnecessary if not ridiculous
comment by Senator Baxter of Sup
erior, in the Senate at the session
Friday. without any intent of Max
ing an attack upon individuals, Mr..
Weber: .po1nted1;autr in the Saturday
morning sessions that Senator Baxter
! was the. one who "by.request"' had
introduced a. pill into the senate,
which, had. II not later ter: been WITH
drawn. would have allowed the quar-
ries throughout the state to employ
Child labor" F.:
>1daentfcent Parade. ::
Thursday evening, the largest par
erier was easily the feature Of the
convention. The .Bartenders' local
which, followed up the parade in ten
automo biles, was one Of the best turn
outs.
Over 800 union working men par
ticipated in the parade: The turnout
indicated only portion of.the strength
of the local labor unions.
Headed by a band the parade start
ed from the coriier- of Ogden avenue
and Belknap street, marched west to
Tower avenue, and then north to Fifth
street between great throngs Of spec
tators. At Fifth street the parade
turned back, marching south to Thirt-
zenith street where is was disbanded
Many of the marchers< later attended
the meeting at which prominent labor
leaders and other delegates spoke.
The parade was headed by members
Of the executive committee of the
state Federation. of Labor in automo,
biles. Delegates to the convention
and members Of the Trades and Labor
com mittee, followed -, . -.
The carpenters followed with the
largest turnout Of any Of the unions
participating. -: :,:t VIII st.. ;. Ill.,.
, Other 8 organizations participating
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