. Carpenter. rresponaen. I,abor Forward Movement of Syra-cuse, N. The Carpenter: On January 15, a trade union forwardmovement was started in hundred union men, headed by abrass band, marched from labor head-quarters to the City Hall, where theCentral Trades Assembly held an openmeeting. The large hall was crowdedto its utmost capacity and several hun-dred persons went away because of lackof room. It was the largest labor meet-ing that Syracuse ever had. President Norman E. Sprague, of theTrades Assembly, turned the meetingover to T. M. GafFney, editor of the In-dustrial

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. Carpenter. rresponaen. I,abor Forward Movement of Syra-cuse, N. The Carpenter: On January 15, a trade union forwardmovement was started in hundred union men, headed by abrass band, marched from labor head-quarters to the City Hall, where theCentral Trades Assembly held an openmeeting. The large hall was crowdedto its utmost capacity and several hun-dred persons went away because of lackof room. It was the largest labor meet-ing that Syracuse ever had. President Norman E. Sprague, of theTrades Assembly, turned the meetingover to T. M. GafFney, editor of the In-dustrial Weekly, our local official organ,who read the following telegram fromPresident Gompers, of the A. F. of L.:Mr. E. V. Wood, Labor Hall, Syracuse,N. Y.—Had it been possible I shouldhave been glad to come to Syracuse todeliver an address at the opening of thelabor forward movement, but importantduties made it necessary to return toWashington. Please convey my earnesthope that the labor forward movementmay be showered with

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