The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
st. Paul Labor Men In Mass Meeting Hear Industrial Relations
Commission Report Discussed At Length Will Urge !
Congress to Pass Relief Laws. -
UNION MEN PLAN TO HAVE SECTIONS OF +.
REPORT DISCUSSED AT EVERY MEETING
W. NICE Editor of The Labor World, Delivers Strong
Address In Which He Completely Analyses Conclusions
of Majority Members of Great Labor Commission.

st. Paul workingmen turned
out in large numbers last Sunday
afternoon to hear prominent labor
men discuss the report of the
Commission on Industrial Rela-
tions. The meeting was held at
trade union hall and was presided
over by George Greenville, presi-
dent Of the st. Paul Trades and
Labor Assembly,.
The following account of the
meeting was prepared by the ed
.itor Of the Minnesota Union Advocate
for publication in this weeks issue of
that splendid labor paper:
Lawson Tells Purpose of Meeting.
George w. Lawson, secretary of
the Trades and Labor Assembly, ex-
planned why the meetingg had been
called and what it was expected to
90. He said the late federal commis-
sion on industrial relations was the
1lrst federal commission in the his
tory OF the country that had made
an honest and fearless Investigation
ana truly and clearly reported its
innings without timidity toward or
FAVOR Tor any class. He stated that
the meeting was one of many hum
oreds to be held in all parts of the
country to Great public sentiment in
!aVor or the recommendations con-
talned In the commissions report to
congress and bring pressure to bear
on the members of the senate and
mousse OF representatives to induce
them to carry those recommendations
into, effect. He then introduced w
~. McEWen, formerly secretary Of
the minnesota State Federation Of
LABOR and now postmaster of Dill
luth, VINO was the only other speaker
McEwen Makes an Excellent speech.
=. ! !. y NJ, 4 MeF1Wen is "A, Rripas faYorite. as
a speaker IN St. Paul labor circles
ana ne was received with much an
pause. He. explained his Inability
70 properly prepare himself for the
occasion owing to an unexpected
pressure OF business in his office. He
said that he would, therefore, have to
con1lne himself to practical remarks
out he feared in his attempt to do 81
ne might be led into the common or
ror OF extemporaneous speakers. that
VI trying to cover too much terri
Tory, which he illustrated with q,
stoy told by w. J. Bryan. It must
oe said, however, that, although Mr.
McEwen talked for an hour and
half, he did not "cover too mucb
ground" but delivered an address
that was exactly to the point. plain.
practical and sensible, and that
Pleased all his hearers, who gave him
close attention from the beginning
to the end Of his talk.
Day For Meeting Appropriate.
The speaker expressed his high ap.
probation of the compliment paid
MIN by the invitation to address the
meeting, and declared that the dav
selected for the meeting was emf
nently appropriate, coming as it did
SO soon after the hosts Of organized
labor had contributed SO liberallv to
the relief of the Danbury hatters.
Ihe labor organizations of the coun-
try had done whatever injury the
Loewe Hat company had suffered.
put the Danbury. hatters were paving
the penalty, and it was altogether
right that the union men everywhere
In the land should help them out.
Courts Still Have Narrow View.
Commenting on the effect of the
dissolution of the Standard Oil mon
.opoly, Mr.. McEwen said that the
stock of the trust, now held by it's
former constituent companies, had
risen from value of $500 to one of