The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-18
union labor TO
PAY NO HEED TO
OPEN SHOP GANG
Trades Assembly Discusses
Citizens Alliance and viii
Await First Move


1t was long after midnight when
the Federated Trades Assembly adj
journed Friday evening" The discus
sion on several topics coming before
the meeting was long and interest
ing.
A communication was received
from the International Teamsters'
union, announcing that the Jewel Tea
Company was unfair to union labor.
Another communication was received
from Thomas Van Lear, Of Minneapo-
lis, announcing he would be at Du-
luth to- attend the meeting of the
Working Peoples Nonpartisan Politi-
cal Leauge at Owls Hall, Oct. 26th.
Mayor Magney asked the Trades AS
sembly to. appoint a representative
to serve on the Fair Price Committee,
but no action was taken on the COM
munication.
Pcreault Reports.
Organizer Henry Pereault gave an
exhaustive report on the work of or
ganization, giving a full account of
his efforts in Strengthening the Re-
tail Clerks union and organizing
unions of janitors~ and county en-
ployes. Mr.. Perault. took advantage
of the occasion when on the floor to
reply to an attack by a local Boil
shevik publication, on account Of the
alleged failure. Of the organization
committee to organize steel workers
in Duluth. Mr.: :Perault placed the
responsibility where it belonged and
declared that il some Of the union
men who were now complaining would
devote a little Of their own time to
organization work, there would be lit
tie reason for them to complain.
Delegate Joel Lichten Of the Paint
ers' union, brought up the matter of
night schools and the extension course
Of the University of Minnesota. A
committee consisting of Joel Lichten
w. J. Farmer and W. H. Koch was
appointed to aid in the enrolment of
students and to- assist DR.. Hoke in
Discussed at Length.
creating interest in the classes.
The matter of the organization of
the new Citizens Alliance in Duluth
brought out considerable discussion,
but no action was taken. The dele
gate resolved to go on with the work
of organizing the workers, declaring
it would be time enough to meet the
Citizens Alliance when it showed it's
opposition to- union labor.
The following subjects for study in
the night schools. and the University
Extension Course were endorsed:
Economics. Price under competition
and under monopoly: the factors Of
production and the principles deter
mining the reward that the factors
get in the shape of wages, rent, inter-
est and profit.
Statistics. Principles Of collection
and tabulation and Interpretation Of
statistical material.
American Literature. A study of
Amer literary development with
particular attention to the effect Of
our own national history upon the
progress Of thought and. expression
Ancient History.
in the United States,
History. A brief survey Of Egypt
and Babylonia, their influence on lat
ter civilizations, followed by Greek
history. The Persian wars and finally
the conquest of Alexander and the
diffusion of Greek: civilization over
the East. A course in Roman history,
including the rise Of Rome in the
ancient world, the struggle: with Car
thage, the causes that led to the fall
Of the republic and it's decline and
fall. Medieval and modern history.
A study Of European history from the
time of Charlemagne to the eighth
century, and from that time to the
year 1648 and. 1914. History Of the
United States. A comprehensive course
in American history. The colonial
period up to 1.-THE revolution and the
closing years of the eighteenth GEN.
fury with a continuation devoted
mainly to the period beginning from
the nineteenth century down to the
year 1861.
Rhetroic: A course designed to give
practical knowledge in composition as
we'll as principles of public speaking.
Sociology. A study Of the evolution
and present organization Of human
society. The evolution Of typical So.
cial institutions, such as the family,
industry and the state.
In regard to course in labor prob
lens, such as woman ana child labor,
industrial education, unemployment,
poverty, industrial hygiene, co-opera-
ton, labor unions, strikes and boy
colts, Cancellation and arbitration if
there is no. teacher available on such
subjects. But the University Of Min
nesota is offering such a course and
there is a possibility, that if a request
by the assembly is extended to the
University of Minnesota to send a
teacher on labor problems the uni
versity may do so.
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