The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02

labor movement, to carry on the work
as others have been compelled to lay
it down, to try to help my fellows Of
today, SO that they and /, when our
time shall come to lay down our work,
and to hand over the labor of our coun-
try and our time untarnshed that our
labor movement may be in bit better
position for those who shall succeed
us, that the burdens OF labor shall be
lighter than those that we bore when we
entered into the struggle.
III we can, in our time, contribute
something to bring light into the work
and INTO the lives OF our fellow work
ers; II we can touch the spark that in
stills the spirit OF independence and
character III the men and women Of
Labor; II we who are the successors
OF the struggling masses Of tn. past,
OF the labor movement whose men and
women have borne the scars Of battle,
and all the pains and pangs OF the strug-
gle for human justice and uplift, if
this great labor movement OF ours can
but help to place one better opportt1-
nifty in the hands OF the toiling masses
OF our country and our time if we can
be helpful to our fellows across the sea
III every country, iii every cline to the
iarthcst rccesscS Of the world, ii we can
press home TO all the world and upon
all those who now, consciously or un-
consciously, undertake to oppress and
tyrannizc over the workers and deny
them the elements OF justice and the OPP
portunity for equality, ii we can help the
ushering in OF brighter and a better
day, il we can understand the general
concept OF human Justice and human
freedom, il we can nstill in the minds
OF all that the best and highest con-
ccpts and idcalisms of freedom make
Tor the utmost fraternity and unity OF
the peoples OF our common country
shall have done something in the in
tercst OF Labor, oi the masses OF hu-
manity and for the pcrpctuation OF Our
Republic and the ideals and ideas upon
which it is founded and to which it as
pires. To be helpful, to be of some in
strumcntality, to be useful in that
movement is one OF the greatest heri-
tagcs and opportunities that can come
to any man, and am proud indeed OF
the fact that my conscience is free, my
mind unhampered and my consciousness
unaffected. | know as the light has
my fellow men"
President Gomncrs again cxnrcssed
his aprcciation of thc gir and asked
that If he considered q off to the
American Federation of Labor, and that
some place be found for it in the Amcri-
can Federation of Labor BuiIdinp
President Gomners in thc chair
lanes Duncan, Of the Granite Cut
tcrs' International Association, wa,
placed in nomination for first vice.
president by Delegate Frey q. P0. Nc
further names being presented the
chairman declared nominations closed
Upon motion of DELEGATE KovcIesli
the secretary was instructed to cast the
unanimous vote of the convention fo,
lanes Duncan for first vicc-prcsident
| The secretary complied with the in
structions of the convention, and lame!
| Duncan was declared unanimousl,
elected to serve as first vicc-presidcn
for the ensuing wear.
lanes O'ConncIl of fine Intcrnat;ona
ASenc;ot;or oi Niocb;,,;sts ,,,os ,,i,,a
in nomination for secnnd y;cc,nrns;Ier
hy DnIng,te Er,nL.I;n of thn pa;Io
Makers, oro,n;,at;on No fmr,ho
names be;ng mrcScntnd the cha;rn,a, '.'
JcrIored nnHm;n,t;one ciosnd '''"
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Il, pom .ao''on ~ DeIeH",e JoI's.p TO-
'nc SECRETARY was Instructed TO cast IN