New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-03
UNION LABOR HERE
SHOWS STRENGTH
FIVE HUNDRED MEMBERS OF
LOCALS PARADE AND HOLD
BIG MEETING
PLEDGE LOYALTY AND SUPPORT
OF THE WAR BUT OPPOSE
PROHIBITION

New Ulm labor made its first public
demonstration Wednesday evening when
a parade composed of all the unions which
have been formed in the city marched up
Minnesota Street following the New
Ulm Concert Band and proceeded to
the Armory where a mass meeting was
held at which several speakers explained
the attitude of the American Fedora
ton of Labor towards Prohibition and
discussed various other problems con-
nected with unionization. Nearly 500
unionists took part in the parade which
was a remarkable demonstration for
town the size of New Ulm. The Armory
was we'll filled not only with the labor
ing men but with women as well.
Mayor Welcomes Labor
Mayor W. D. Eibner had a seat on
the platform and delivered the address
Of welcome to the Federation officers and
in his Introductory talk mentioned the
fact that New Ulm wishes to secure the
convention of the State Federation which
will take place during the summer Of
1919.
Spielmann Speaks On Prohibition
Gene Spielmann was the first speaker
on the program and was introduced by
ordinary of the Federation. Mr.. Spiel
mann has been working in New Ulm
for the past two months and feels much
gratifed at the results obtained. He
began his talk by referring to the reputa-
ton which New Ulm has achieved by
means of the lying press of the state.
He said that in his two months work
here he had come tooknoW the town and
the neople and that he was convinced of
the loyalty of the people to the greatest
country in the world. His talk was
frequently interrupted by applause. He
defined the difference between lip service
and labor service and at this point in
troduced resolution pledging the labor
of New Ulm to the successful prosecu-
ton of the war. The resolution IVES as
follows and was adopted by rising vote.
'Whereas: The United States Govern
ment is engaged in titanic struggle to
make the world safe for Democracy:
"Whereas: In order to win this war,
the people of this nation must be united
in the common cause.
BE it Resolved: By the Trade
Unions and Citizens of New Uln, as
in the evening of the 18th of June, 1918,
support to the President and the Govern
ment of the United States in the success
full prosecution of the war.
"Whereas: There is bill pending in
Congress known as the Jones amend
ment to the agricultural emergency bill,
which proposes to stop the manufacture
of wine and light wines during the period
of the war, which practically means pro-
hibition.
"And Whereas: Such a measure would
bring misery and unemployment to over
million workers.
"And Whereas: Such drastic move
would throw our war factories into chaos
thus aiding the enemy:
BE 1t Resolved: by the Trades Unions
and citizens assembled at the New Ulm
Armory, New Ulm, Minnesota, that we
protest against the enactment OF such
a bill at this time.
of this resolution be forwarded to our
Congressman and Senators OF this dis
trict and that the same be given publicity
in the press
Mr. Spielmann then spoke on his sub
ject The Attitude of the American
Federation of Labor on the Prohib-
ition Question: He said that the
Federation IS opposed to Prohibition
because it strikes at the root of liberty
and because Labor knows that those who
are urging Prohibition are among the
! greatest haters of Labor. He sketched
the conditions under which men work
in the great industrial plants. He said
in New Ulm laboring men often think
that conditions under which they are
compelled to work are extremely bad, but
he said they are nothing compared with
what men who work in the steel plants
have to endure and when man has
worked twelve hours in the broiling