The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-07-23
DELEGATES CONSIDER MATTERS
! OF IMPORT TO UNION: LABOR
Biggest Convention IN History Of Labor Movement in Mime.
ota Meets Problems Affecting Organized Work.
49, men In Gopher State. .::::: T..

Cool breezes favored Drained on
Monday and permitted the thirty
ninth annual convention of the State
Federation of Labor to participate in
its deliberations. with comfort.
Over 400 delegates assembled made
it one of the largest conventions ever
held by the federation. Gardner audi
torium has been conveniently ar
ranged for the transaction Of the
business Of the convention.
At 1910 a. m. Peter +. Brown of
Brainerd, vice president of the. Fifth
district of the federation, raped for
order and made the Introductory
speech.
Rev. ]. E. Caldwell. pastor of the
Peoples Congregational church of
Brainerd, former labor man, deliv-
cred the invocation. He asked that
labor be blessed in it's work of i'm
proving living conditions, that justice
and truth may continue unoppressed.
Great problems lay before labor
awaiting solution.
Delegates Welcomed:
Mayor Frank E. Little of Brainerd
expressed his pleasure at seeing so
many delegates present and COM
mented on. the increased representa-
ton over that of the convention of
nine years ago held in Brainerd. At
that time he was a delegate to the
convention and today he had the
pleasure Of greeting them as mayor
of, the city. He hoped their stay in
the city would be pleasant and would
result in improvement to all con-
cerned in the labor movement. which
was not alone fighting its own bat
tles, but whose every step in prog
ress> aided organized as we'll as un-
organized workers.
The labor movement believed in
good citizenship. It fostered family
ties:~<+---5s ~-:'.'e -. - -,-,z.
+ z -. -. =, Child Labor. .
1t was hostile to child labor, It kept
the children out of factories and gave
them chance for schooling. It
brought to the lives of the people
something of beauty, betterment and
uplift. The strength Of unionism, its
solidarity would aid in the solution
Of many perplexing problems. The
mayor invited the delegates to in
spect the environments of Brainerd,
a hearty welcome and hoped their
stay in the city would be pleasant. =
D. D. Schrader, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce of Brainerd,
extended a welcome in behalf of the
organization. He explained the
Brainerd Chamber Of Commerce was
not affiliated with the national or
ganizat1on. The local body worked
for the best interest of Brainerd.
The rooms of the chamber in the
Iron Exchange building were all Of
fered to the delegates to meet in and
make themselves at home. His re-
plause.
Hon. III. p. Dunn.
Hon. H. P. Dunn, who was mayor
at the time the state federation was
held in Brainerd some nine years ago.
! addressed the conveitn. as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men of the State Federation OF
II assure you that feel honored
beyond measure that have the happy
privilege to be on the program and
| address a few words to, you in con-
vention assembled. Every organiza-
tim is determined by it's constitution
| it's ends, results and the means en-
ployed in pursuit of the end. I am
confident that the conditions upon