St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
DEMANDED BY LABOR.
The State Federation Talks
Over Matters Interest
ing 1t.
Agitation for the Initiative
and Referendum Talked
Over.
Saturday Half-Holidays and
the Eight-Hour Day
Wanted.
The Election Results in the
Choice Of Many Present
Officers.

Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
delegates to the State Federation OF
Labor began to gather at Labor hall, az
East Seventh street. President Morrow
was ON hand promptly, and welcomed
the delegates from various parts of the
state. There was good representation
from Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
The president announced the following
committees:
Committee on Rules of Order-George W
Morey E. e. KENNY and Z. Applehagen.
Committee on Resolutions-H. b. Martin,
H. S. Wigle and E. 2. Stevens.
Committee on OrganiZation-J. h. Holmes,
NJ. Johnson ana John Steigler.
Committee on Constitutional. K. Clark. A.
G.. Newberg and Charles Settgast.
Committee on Officers Report-B. Ness,
John Stewart and Joseph Hansen.
The federation then adjourned until
2:30 p. III.
At the afternoon meeting the several
committees reported, and the president
read his report.
The committee on rules reported a
code which seemed quite satisfactory.
1t was adopted without discussion. 1t
had one novel feature-that of limiting
the discussions to five minutes each.
President Morrow made brief re-
port, in which he reviewed the prog
ress made by organized labor i'll the
past year. He thought the Northwest
could be fairly considered the real CEN
ter of organization. Their action in
sending w. w. Erwin to Homestead
has made them famous. The organiza-
tions OF Minnesota have had an un-
precedented growth in the past year.
He thought the following lines OF work
should be followed in the next year:
First-Agitaton for the patronage OF union
labels.
Second-That the meetings of the state fed
Grafton be held occasionally in other parts OF
the state.
other practical suggestions were made 10
local unions.
A special committee was appointed to
memorialize congress in regard to trusts
and combines. The committee are: A.
&. Newoerg, John Swift and j. 4.
Holmes.
A resolution was also adopted scath-
ingly denouncing trusts and comDlnes,
and suggesting free silver aud other
fancies of that order.
The committee OH organization urged
that steps should be taken to organize
the carpenters in all cities i'll Minnesota.
The federation secretary was Instructed
to send a circular letter to each union
in the state asking its active affillation
with the state federation. Also that an
organizer be sent to the smaller towns
and cities to organize them i'll whatever
form of organization they desire, a
fund to be raised Tor that purpose. The
report was unanimously adopted.
The shoemaker's label received Spe-
cial Endorsement, as it is compara-
lively new one.
The platform adopted at previous
meetings was reaffirmed and the follow
ing new resolutions adopted:
Favoring the organization of retail
clerks and early closing.
Saturday half-holiday.
Free employment bureaus.
Agitation for the initiative and reTer-
endum.
The eight-h0ur day.
Thanks to W. w. Erwin for services
at Homestead.
The reports of the different unions
consumed greater portion OF the time,
but proved of great interest to the dele
gates. Each union reported its condl-
ton and advised the others as to what
might be done to aid them.
The following officers were elected:
President, James Morrow; first vice
president, E. ApDlehagen; second vice
president, b. Ness; secretary, George
w. Morey; treasurer, e. s. Spence. The
executive committee were: j. e.
Holmes, John Swift, o. r. Clark, NJ. b.
Martin, A. Gloeser and II. s. Wigle.
The next meeting of the State Fedora
ton will be held in Minneapolis in De-
cember