The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-30
SUPERIOR LABOR TO
OBSERVE LABOR DAY
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whose ability and loyalty to the labor
movement has never been questioned,
but to a desire to show the outside
world that the labor movement is no
one-man affair.
This spirit also prevailed in the
appointment of the Labor day COM
mittee which, with the exception Of
James B. Campbell, the chairman,
consists of men who have never be
fore served in this capacity. New
brooms sweep clean," says an old
proverb, and the manner in which
the committee has taken up the work
in making the arrangements would
indicate that the members are anxl-
Gus to show their nettle. If l don't
err the committee will make good.
thus corroborating the statement thaC
the labor movement is the most edu-
cational factor among the working
class.
The Committees.
The general committee, appointed
by the Trades and Labor assembly,
and the subcommittee subsequently
named by the general committee, are
composed of the following:
General Committee. B. Camp
bell, chairn1an; William Grings, Geo.
Eigel, B. M. Baston, F. e. Sell, E.
Anderson and B. Strong.
Dancer. NJ. Baston, chairman; r.
Strong, William Grings and E. An
derson.
Grounds and Concessions-Georg
Eigel, chairman; E. Anderson and F.
E. Sell.
Sports and Prizes-B. Strong. F. E.
Sell, R. M. Baston and William Grings.
Programme. Anderson, chairman;
B. Strong, r. M. Baston ard J. B.
Campbell.
speakers-J. B. Campbell, chair
man; B. Strong and E. Anderson.
= Music-W. Grings. chairman: Geo.
Eigel and E. Anderson.
The Orator.
In selecting William E. McEwen os
Duluth orator of the day the conf
mittee has made an excellent choice.
Mr.. McEwen needs no introduction
to the readers of the Labor World,
of which he is the publisher and edi-
tor, nor to the labor movement at the
Head Of the Lakes, in which he has
long been a prominent figure.
Through his paper he has kept labor
we'll Informed on all phases of the
working class struggle, and he has
at all times been ready to fight for
the betterment of the wage earners
and recognition of their unions.
Achievements Last Year.
One Of the greatest victories won
by Superior workers during the past
year was that of obtaining for the
coal dock workers an eight-hour day
at the pay of 10, the hours formerly
constituting a days work on the coal
WI
the war labor board at Washington
after the cause had been presented ~
James B. Campbell of Superior. t
the head of a delegation which besides
himself consisted of J. c.. Hennessy of
Superior and Otto Koch and Louis
Thomas of Duluth. Coal dock work.
ers at Duluth and Two Harbors bene-
fitted by this award just as we'll as the
Superior men.
Last spring the building trades of
superior were given an increase in
wages after a strike of short duration,
ms victory was gained through con-
1erences between the union men r D.
resentatlves and the Builders and
traders exchange, and although in
some instances the advances were not
as large as demanded, the workers
feel that it was better to make a, fa;r
settlement than to prolong the strug-
GLE The public was not unduly in
convenienced by the strike, as the
craftsmen in nearly all lines per-
formed all necessary work without
the aid of middlemen.
The Retail Clerks union has scored
two victories during the year. The
flrst victory was attained last spring.
when nearly all stores consented to
cut off one hour on Saturday nights,
closing at 8 o'clock, with the ex-
ceptlon Of the grocery stores and
meat markets, which close at $3.50.
During the summer the drygoods.
furniture and hardware stores con-
sented to close at 6 o'clock during
July and August, an innovation tha At
has proved so successful that next
year it is expected that all other
lines Of business will follow suit.