Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-02

you and I take pleasure In introdae-
ing Grandma Haynes, aged 3 wears,
End one ef the eldest members IN the
International"
There VS. great applause when
Grandma HAYNES arose. She said
J IN nsgnd - he a member II the
Gn5oa Label League and ! am glad -
greet seu aud bid yoa welcome -
Hannibal and | pray that the organi
Eailon which We all love viii accom-
plish a great deal Of good
Miss Fitzgerald. the president Of the
organization. gave a most excellent re
port Of the work Of the league and
told Of is aims and objects. Among
other things she said.
Lincoln once said after the civil
war, that As a result OF that great con,
fliet that capital would become On.
throned in this country 20 such an ex.
tent that II might threaten cur liher.
ties. | wonder what Lincoln would
say today.
a handful Of men control the mon.
ey and credit of the nation and they
use that power 10 force up the value
OF the dollar
The fundamental purposes of our
league are 60 encourage organization,
90 sustain. safeguard and protect inSo.
far as lies within our ability to do So.
the organized trade union movement
of our time and country--a movement
which has done so much to conserve
and protect the best interests of tho
defenseless toilers
Our efforts in this direction should
not be limited nor has IL been. 70
that of promoting = greater demand
for the union label, shop card and ha.
ton alone. We have rendered ealu
able service in the general organizing
work. assisting in the promotion OF
labor organizations formed In compli.
ance with and in accord with the fun.
danental principles laid down by the
American Federation of Labor.
We would recommend to this con.
yentfon that we urge upon all local
Label Leagues the Importance of hold.
ing periodical public meetings TO dis.
cuss labor problems and to provide
an opportunity To educate the public
as TO the purpose of the Woman's In.
ternational Label league and Trades
Union Auxiliary.
Il have confidence In the people and
believe that to understand, means nc.
ton.
Where II is possible, we recon.
mend that the work and purpose of
our Organization be kept before the
people by writing articles for the labor
and other papers, where space can be
obtained
When ii is realized that the mem.
bers of the trades union movement
receive in wages during the year, ap-
p7oximately five billion dollars and
that so little OF 1t goes back into
channels for the employment of the
fcllowtrades unionist, the indictment
is so frightfnl TO practical trade
u"ioni~ts as 10 be almost incompre-
he1sible, and proves beyond all
doubt. that education on this line is
greatly needed"
After the adjournment of the con.
yention the delegates enjoyed chick
en- supper in the lecture room of the
First Methodist church. Wednesday
night they we're entertained at car
nival dance given by Mrs Deemer at
Robal park. In the afternoon the IN. |
dies were taken on a sightseeing tour
of Hannibal. including trip TO River.
view park. In the evening they were
the guests of honor at reception
given by the Hannibal Trades and La.
Dor Assembly at the Labor Temple
The next day at | o'clock the dele.
gates enjoyed steamboat trip on
the steamer Washington to Quincy
returning at 6:45 p. m. Thursday
night at Sis o'clock there was an
excursion on the Washington on the
Mississippi river to Quincy and re.
turn.
The local Women's Label League
feels that 1t has been amply repaid |
for sending their two delegates to the |
convention, and feels that much good |
is bound to come from the contact |
thus obtained with the delegates from |
other cities and the international Of |
ficers.