The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-21

| or the FEDERATED Trades assembly.
He was reelected by unanimous
vote at the semi-annual election held
last Friday evening at Owls hall.
Mr.. Jensen has entered upon his
sixth term as president.
| Nels Espelund Of the Carpenters
union was elected vice president.
John A. Barron Of the Typographical
union was handed the secretaryship
| on silver platter as was A. G.
Catlin Of the same union the posi-
ton of financial secretary-treasur-
err. Thos. Chalmers was chosen
reading clerk over E. o. Adams.
| George B. Cooke was elected SER
geant-at-arms over his own protest
by unanimous vote. The trustees
are H. r. Tinkham, Filing .Munke-
by and o. H. Tarun. George B.
| Cooke and Charles Olson will con-
tinue to represent the Duluth as
senbly as fraternal delegates to the
Superior Trades and Labor assembly,
The following delegates were seat
| ed: Thos. Chalmers, J. H.. Opper-
man and Charles Palmer, Public
Service union; Y. C. Kitzman and
r. E. Olson, Motion Picture Opera
tors union; John E. Jensen, Filing
Munkeby and E. J. Saltau, Painters
union; o. H. Losb:', Ray: SCHNEIDER
and Leo Paquette, Machinists' I'M
| ion; Henry Rim, Stage Employees
union.
A communication was read from
the Chicago Federation Of Labor
: protesting against the creation of an
additional number of federal judges.
Protest was. also made against sal
airy increases for Judges. The let
ter sarcastically referred to Judge
Lands and said that if he devoted
more time to the duties Of his Of
flee and less to baseball and lee
turing he would be able to take
care of all judicial business COM
ing before him. i
The Waterloo Central Labor union
asked information about the city
manager plan OF government. 1t
was stated that an effort was being
made to introduce that plan in the
Iowa city. The secretary was d.
rected to notify the Waterloo union
lists to there was no such animal
|
! in Duluth. =;
A communication was. received
! from the Steel Plant News stating
that its printing plant was equipped
to do all sorts"of job printing and
soliciting the trade of organized Ia
Dor. The present owners of the
News We're striking printers. They
are worthy and DIES irving OF sup
port. Their: print paper contains
| the water mark of the .PapermakerS
| union. j-...
William S. Abbott of the Colorado
college at Colorado Springs asked
for information on the affect OF the
'open shop" 1drite, in Duluth. The
matter was referred to a committee
consisting Of w. r. McEwen. Henry
will prepare a reply.
A letter from the Duluth Board
Of Realtors relating to the water
supply. and the sewer discharge in
the city and proposing that a COM
a1ittee be appointed by the council
to make scientific study of the. sit
uation was referred to the city coun-
ell committee. Commissioner Phil
lips, who was present, addressed the
assembly on the proposition. opposed
it and severely scored. the realtors
! for butting in. He said the state
board of health was now making
Il survey and he expected a report
within a year. D.,
The city council committee. upon
! motion. was directed. to look into
the theater situation in Duluth. 1t
was reported that since local thea
| ters have taken men from stages in
| theaters having scenery there is an
element Of da: Jer from fire since
they are now unguarded. It was
suggested that an ordinance OH the
subject might be necessary. Dele
gates from the Stage Employees un-
ion would not com nit themselves on
tho subject, but intinated that the
proposition was worthy of -consid-
Grafton. go, ..
Delegate George 3. Cooke declares
that the Superior Trades assembly
had organized an active Federal La
Dor union and he thought such an
organization should be launched in
Duluth. The matter was referred
to the organization committee.
The city council committee. report
ed that its members had made a
careful examination of the proposed
central heating ordinance and sub
mitted the followin. which was ap-
proved by the assembly: . g..
THE Federated Trades assem- bly,
is committed to the principle. of
municipal ownership. Our, expert
ence with public service corporations
in the past has not been satisfac-
tory. They have Influenced politics
to their own advantage and largely
at the expense of the people. They
have been loathe TO keep pace with
the growth and development OF the
city until they have been assured of
sufficient earnings on new improve
ment to give them a return on their
investment. They. with an occa sion