The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
DETAILED REPORT OF CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS
REPORT OF PRESIDENT HALL

iESIDtNI HALL !
nesceSsity Ter more sxtensi0s
household use Increases day by day,
and trade activity grows rapidly with
the increase. This is the time of all
all trade unionists, their families and
those who are in sympathy. with our
movement NOV! a weighty and Imperative
Great Value Of the Labor Press.
| Volumes have been written on the
and women Of labor in the hope Of
| awakening a greater interest among
the workers in the publications. de-
X vote to their cause: It has been tore,
ers' side Of any Controversy With the
employers, and the only ones that give
and comprehensive manner: Yet in
spite Of every effort to press home
women the Importance. Of giving the
labor press all possible. support and
announcement, many take no interest
even their own local labor papers in
the great work they are constantly
doing for the working people. Under
the circumstances. r deem it my duty
here to this grave neglect and urge
/ them to do all they can to induce their
Irrespective unions to support at least
Sse heS hsRe u %h IN
nesota should subscribe for the labor
paper published nearest to it's location
for all its members in body.
Moreover. there is now in progress
| n Tvxyin yxYa1I mt OIL
and vigorously conducted campaign in
behalf of a new daily paper which is
to be published in the interest of the
this project is calling loudly for Sup
port. I cannot but believe that IT this
ment can give it and ought to furnish
it will be Of inestimable service to the
We all know that the daily papers Of
in the interest Of the employing and
large advertising classes. and that they
have little If any sympathy with the
in fact' in open or covert hostility to
the rights and claims Of the toilers:
) The proposed new daily to be published
oham ns st sdvo w a1S gsfen Ss 5
the workers and the other common
people, and these two classes should
give it all the support they can.
Dangerous Legislation Threatened.
Immediately after the close of the
review of the work of the session,
which was sent to all unions for in
formation, future reference and guild
ance in coming political activity, This
troduced during the session and what
disposition was made of them. The
whole ground was covered with a fair
degree of completeness. and it is UNI
| necessary for me to dwell unon the
subject at length in this report.
~, desire; however to warn you nov ",
Of the present legislature viii be called
but in reality to change our. election
by x xRnE n psop Of nsr
candidates for office. The purpose is
to bark back, II possible. to the old
nations, thus placing the choosing of
candidates in the hands Of few po-
. Htical bosses.
, given careful consideration and such
action be taken as will show the exact
position Of the State Federation OF
.. election methods in general.
, Union Labor in the War.
! Since our last convention conditions
throughout the world have changed in
so promising and pleasing a way as
to call for some mention Of the change.
our exalted qualification over the re-
. suit. When we met in Virginia a year
ago our. nation was associated with
a mighty effort to overthrow ruinous
attempt to subjugate the world to des-
potism. Our, country was an essential
the c49e. trs ha 9S Finally 5oa2S s
awful conflict to victorious conclu-
sion.
In this conquest Of right over might,
Of freedom over slavery, the American
the cost and the sacrifice, and, under
eraa soo5 a Ma ana 'ssRs0ea o%pe '1s
5seams vital e1s%ent in SwginninE the
ing influence almost the whole body of
American trade unionists was massed
behind the guns of the battling allies,
fields or in the second and no less i'm
portant lines in the workshops, fields,
factories, mines. mills and other de-
We e Should ID e esteem it 'oq High honor
and a blessed privilege to- hold mem
bership in such an organization, and
Se9s r s% % at our %Fh f
Union i workers. into its fold in IN order
that they. too. may enjoy the advan-
their own and our behalf to reach the
condition we seek, in which all work.
ers shall obtain the full fruits of their
toll.
In connection with the war and the
duties and responsibilities it entailed
on the American people, our state labor
| movement has met all just claims upon
1t with large measure of success.
| rendering my most sincere and
hearty thanks to all for the support
they have given and the consideration
they have shown me in the perform
ance Of my exacting and often very
trying official duties, and invoking the
same for all your officers in the fu-
ture, I lay before you for your con-
sfderation and action this annual sum-
mary of my work and the suggestions
and recommendations which have
grown out of It.
Respectfully submitted,
E. G. HALL
President.