Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-02-24
MANY DELEGATES
TURN OUT TO FED
GRAFTON MEETING

to be increasing with each meeting
Last Wednesday nights meeting was
the largest for some time, probably
because of the different things for
the betterment of the movement and
the Twin Cities at large the FEEDER
alton is now undertaking.
All officers with one exception
were present.
Delegates were seated from the
Womenis Label League and the Build
ing Laborers, the latter organization
responding to the recent invitation OF
the Federation that delegates be
sent regularly TO the Federation
meetings, thereby strengthening the
parent body by having their counsel
in the important matters concerning
organized labor as a whole. Their
presence was very welcome ADDITION
to the meeting. Delegates were also
present from one or two organiza-
ton, VINO were seated without the OBJ
legation.
Seven committees reported, they
being the indoor carnival committee,
building code committee, labor tenn
pie committee, coal committee, labor
day committee, mass meeting COM
mittee and street car employees COM
mittee.
Each chairman in turn made COM
prehensive report. Chairman Nalen-
tine of the indoor carnival committee
reported that as il was impossible to
secure a hall until late in April, and
that inasmuch as the committee be-
lieved the time inappropriate to I'M
dertake an amusement of this KIND,
he would recommend that the project
be abandoned and the committee dis
charged. His recommendation was
concurred in. There will be no In
door carnival.
Chairman Valentine of the build
ing code committee reported splen-
did progress in this undertaking OF
protecting the citizens of the Twin
Cities against violations of the build
ing code. He reported having called
the city engineers attention to the
remodeling of building in the north
end of town by the street car com
pany, the work being done, it was re-
ported, contrary to the provisions OF
the building code. 1t is said the ma
ture of the building will not permit
of remodeling, apd it is now probable
the structure WIN be torn down en-
tirely and replaced with building
that will comply with the law, The
committee was enlarged to include
one member from each of the ten
crafts concerned in construction work.
The Labor Temple committee re-
ported practically as printed in last
weeks Review, there having been no
meeting of the committee held since
that time. Chairman Dunn stated
however, there should be no difficult
ty in financing the proposition, and
there was considerable discussion as
how this should be done. 1t is prob
able that later on, after it is definite
ly decided to build a labor temple,
a finance committee will be appoint
ed to work out the details of this fea-
ture. From speeches by delegates,
and straw vote to show which way
the wind is blowing on the PROPOSE
ton, it was the opinion of the major
ity that plans be made as rapidly as
possible toward the realization of the
project. The chairman was author
lied to have a crayon drawing of the
proposed building made, which will
be displayed i'm Labor Hall in the near
future. The next meeting of the La
Dor Temple committee will be held on
Wednesday night of next week at La
Dor hall.
President Daugheray, reported for
the coal investigating committee, that
following the recommendation of the
meeting of two weeks ago, that if it
could not be arranged so that he
H. ,4t nf hn inv
tigation held in the fall of 1920, he
would make his report as fully as
possible through the columns of the
Review The Federation feels that
an injustice has been done by not
having the report, as there are ru-
more of various natures concerning
the investigation, and these rumors
reflect upon the coal merchants of
the Twin Cities and the Federation.
the investigating committee, stated
that at the time of the investigation,
no evidence could be found that To-
cal coal merchants were taking an
undue profit. He placed the blame
upon the middle man, whom, he says,
in some cases had contracts for the
entire output of the mines at fixed
price for the year, and eXacted enor-
nous profits, thus making the whole
sale price greatly in excess of what
it would have been had the middle
man no connection with the deal.
The full report will be printed in next
weeks Review
The committee to assist local street
car men in their trouble with the
company, stated that an international
representation of the company will
be here shortly, and will take the
matter in hand.
The Labor Day committee report
ed bright prospects for this years
celebration under the new plan of
holding the celebration in an enclos-
ure. Referendum vote is being TAX
en- on the matter, and it is expected
that within a few weeks the wishes
of the unions will be known.
Jim Brown, chairman of the Mass
meeting reported several more meet
| ings to be held, according to the
schedule to be found elsewhere in this
paper. He urged those unions who
have agreed to donate funds to the
mass meeting fund, to do so without
| delay. He also stated that arrange
ments are being completed whereby
the executive board of the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor will hold it;
spring session in Champaign, at the
time of the Gompers meeting here
and in the event this is done, the
Illinois State Federation of Labor
executive board will also meet here
at the same time, for a statewide
conference. These meetings are ac.
complishing a lot of good, and il
takes a considerable outlay of casf
to meet the expenses. So those who
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