The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-31
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Trades Assembly last Friday evening
at Owls hall was rife with excitement
from the moment President Murnian's
gavel fell to the time Of adjournment
a few moments after midnight. The
delegates voted to place the call for
the general strike in the hands of the
executive board with full power to
act. The vote on the strike was over
whelmingly in favor of, a strike call.
The MARSHALL Wells company by
unanimous vote was officially declared
unfair to organization. This action
was taken following the report of the
special committee, appointed to. in
vestigate the trouble with the Duluth
Show Case company, a subsidiary of
the Marshall-Wells company. The
Cabinet Makers union asked, for the
endorsement as did also the Car
penters' union
Live For New Ulm.
Delegates Murian, Jensen, Jesse,
Barron and NORM were elected to
represent the assembly at the New
Ulm convention of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor. A number
of new delegates were seated, among
them three representatives from the
new union of city and county en-
ployes.
A letter was received from Chair
man Bergin Of the Duluth and st.
Louis county REIMBURSEMENT commit
tee stating that Mr.. Ostrom, manager
Of the Duluth Show Case company,
had made one statement to the COM
mittee, and gave a reverse statement
to the press. Mr.. Bergin regretted
the situation provoked by Mr..
Ostrom's duplicity and rendered to
the assembly the further offices Of
the REIMBURSEMENT committee. w. e.
Hammond, one of the labor members
of the REIMBURSEMENT committee, has
left the city and A. G. Catlin was ap-
pointed to succeed him.
Unions Organized.
Henry Pereault. chairman of the
organization committee, reported at
length on the work of his committee
He is hopeful Of organizing the shee:
metal workers employed at the ship
yard and was awaiting only the con-
sent of the local Sheet Metal Workers
union to make application for a
separate charter for Duluth. The new
union of Ore Dock Workers at Two
Harbors is progressing. Organizer
Jones of the International Longshore-
men s union had visited Two Harbors
for the purpose Of completing the
work started by Mr.. Pereault.
The assembly went on record In
favor Of the Seattle plan for the re-
organization of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, with ~ big internal
tional unions. The proposition will
be submitted to referendum vote of
the local unions. -
For New Daily Paper.
w. E. Towne reported as chairman
of the committee to assist in the pro-
motion OF the new daily labor and
farmer paper to be started in Mime
apolis. The committee advised that
every union purchase at least one
share Of stock; that each union supply
the committee with it's membership
list; that shop committees be re-
quested to assist in selling stock and
that the delegates be directed to re-
port the plan to their local unions.
William ]. Farmer, chairman of the
committee to interview the Duluth
Marine Supply company, reported that
an interview had been had with Mr..
Simon Clark and he believed the mat
ter between the company and the
union could be easily adjusted. The
committee was continued and it was
requested to work with the butchers
to this end.
Joel Lichten and John e. Jensen
were elected delegates to attend the
political conference to be held at
Owls hall Sunday next.
Against Dual System.
The delegates from the Plumbers
union brought to the attention of the
assembly the matter VI the dual water
connection system recently installed
by several firms along the water front.
President Murnian appointed Peter
Shaeffer, Filing Munkeby and Henry
Pereault as committee to take up
the matter with the city commission
ers. The commissioners will be in
vited to address the assembly on the
subject.
The assembly voted to request the
city commissioners to repeal the hand