The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-07-20
LOYALTY LABoR'S
FIRST THOUGHT.
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The remainder Of the morning ses-
sion and the afternoon session was ia
ken up with the reading Of the re-
ports Of the various committees and
the reading of members of unions and
the number of labels worn by them
and the reading Of the names of men
appointed on the various committees.
The following Duluth men" were
named on the committees: Auditing
and Credentials, William E. Ham
mond, Motion Picture Operators: La
bel qualifications, Frank Kemp, Cigar
makers; Officers Reports, Richard
Mcdonald, Team Owners; Constitu-
ton and Law, John E. Jensen, Trades
and Labor Assembly; Resolutions,
Henry Pereault, Trades Assembly;
Tim Fitzgibbons, Brewery Workers;
COOPERATIVE . Movement, W. J..
butcher, Musicians: Juls J. Anderson,
Trades Assembly. Building Grades.
Filing Munkeby.
Following the afternoon session the
delegates were taken, for a.utom obile
rides over the range by residents Of
Virginia in cars arranged TO by Mike
Boylah. The evening was spent in
watching a baseball game between an
improvised team comprised of dele
gates from st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis aggregation won with
a score Of to 2. A collection was
taken at the ball game at which $25
was dropped into hat. The sum was
turned over to the Virginia branch Of
to the Red Cross.
Tuesday mornings session was
given over to the reading Of resolu-
lions as presented by the various COM
mittees and the voting on them by
the delegates on the floor. The high
spots of the morning session were the
recommendation adopted to establish
a legal department to be conducted
by the State Federation of Labor to
take care Of legal matters of the 335
local unions that are embraced in the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor.
A omunendation was acted affirm
atively upon the resolution as offered
by the Minneapolis Bakers union for
the elimination of basement baker,
les. After a lengthy talk by G. w.
Lawson, secretary, it was decided to
amend the present Minnesota Work
mems Compensation law and pat
tern the new law to be prepared for
consideration by the legislature when
it convenes nextyear after that Of the
state of New York, which, it was said
by Secretary Lawson, was the nearest
to being ideal.
A letter was received Tuesday from
Mayor M. Ibner of New Ulm asking
that the convention be held there
next year, and offering the hospitality
of the residents Of New Ulm to the
delegates of the Minnesota State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. Numerous other
resolutions we've read and voted upon.
The evening was devoted t othe died.
ication of a huge. service flag con-
taininS;2,l34 stars, two of them gold,
to obstinate that two Of the mem
bers Of the State Federation of La
Dor had given their lives for their
country in the advancement Of de-
mocracy and in the death Of autoc-
racy. The dedication exercises were
held at the curling rink. -.
John T. Smith Of Kansas City, MO-,
representing w. B. Wilson, secretary
of labor, was the principal speaker.
He made an eloquent plea to about
5000 delegates and their friends to
do their utmost at home, because
those at home formed a. phalanx
equally as an important factor in the
winning of this war as those at the
front. go to your shipyards, work
at your trades, dig in your mines, APP
ply yourselves tena1tously at your
endeavors and aid b bringing this