St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-16
LABOR DOES A DAYS WORK
THE FEDERATION DECLARES VARIOUS
PRINCIPLES.


The A. II. q. Position on the Strike
Indorsed-Platform of the Peo-
pies Party Practically In
dorsed-Municipal Ownership
of City Railways, Gas Plants.
Etc, Favored.
| The state federation of labor was in
session all of yesterday at Labor hail.
| There were about fifty delegates present
from st. Paul. Minneapolis and st.
Cloud representing the trades and labor
assembly of ST. Paul. the trades and
labor council OF Minneapolis, Typo
graphical union No. so and Topographic
No. Is OF st. Paul, St. Paul Pressmen's
union Of st. Paul. and similar organ
ization for Minneapolis. A. r. U. No. 1876
OF st. Cloud, Cigar Makers Union No.
Sl5 Of St. Cloud. Cigar Makers Union
No. 9S of st. Paul, BARRIERS Union No.
81 OF Minneapolis, Typographical Union
| No. AZ of Minneapolis, K. OF L. Assem-
bly, No. 7,5l0 of st. Paul, Retail Clerks
| Union No. of st. Paul, Book Binders
Union No. 81 of ST. Paul, and other
unions.
The committees appointed are as fol-
| lows:
Press-Harry Franklin and A. G.
Becker, of st. Paul, and j. R. Swayn,
of Minneapolis.
Credentials-E. Peterson, of st. Cloud;
j. Swift, of Minneapolis, and J. Adams.
of st, Paul.
Finance-P. J. Maloney and j. w.
Mccoy, of st. Paul, and c. Hallmark, of
Minneapolis.
w. Mccoy, of Minneapolis. and t. NJ.
Daggy. of st. Paul.
Constitution and By-Laws-J. r.
Swain. Minneapolis; j. Daniels, st.
Cloud, and Thomas You'd. ST. Paul.
Resolutions-Edward Peterson, j.
Kokesh and L. d. Stickler, ST. Paul,
!! and P. j. Kennedy and +. Schmidt. OF
Minneapolis.
The officers elected for. the ensuing
year are:
President. NJ. E. Murray, St. Paul;
first vice president, B. McLain, st.
Cloud; second vice president, j. K.
Swain, Minneapolis; secretary. George
K. Morey, Minneapolis; treasurer,
Thomas You'd, st. Paul. Executive
Counci-Harry franklin, Of st. Paul,
chairman; g. H. Becker, of st. Paul;
II. Lodan. of st. Paul; Il. A. Daniels,
of st. Cloud; P. F. Kennedy, of st.
Cloud. es
a committee Of five was also appointed
to prepare new constitution and by
laws. A committee of five to consider
legislation left over from the last ses-
sion, and also such other propositions
as may be suggested. This committee
consists OF Harry Franklin. Edward
Peterson and 7. Nj. Daggy. of st. Paul;
and j. II. Swain and e. Erickson, of
Minneapolis. A committee of three TO
act in conjunction with like committees
Of the trades and labor assembly of st.
Paul and the trades and labor council of
Minneapolis, to Inquire into the report
that stone cut by convict labor at St.
Cloud Is to be used in erecting the new
capitol.
John Swift was elected as organizer,
and will work In country towns this
fall.
The constitution was changed so as to
provide basis Of repre- sentation in the
federation different from the old plan.
4iiC iSM DiOfiSiOii 10 QCiCSdbO lOk
| each Twenty-Five members or major
fraction thereof, no union to-have more
than five delegates. The assessment
viii be 80 cents per delegate.
Resolutions were passed favoring the
following theories:
Arbitration to settle differences be-
tween capital and labor.
An educational qualification as the
basis of voting, an ability to read the
ballot being an essential.
The idea of free employment agencies
| similar to that III vogue in the state of
Ohio.
Compulsory education of the young.
An abolition of the contract system
on public works.
The eight-hour system for days
| work.
Sanitary inspection of work shops.
Municipal ownership of water works,
gas works, electric lighting plants and
street railways.
Government ownership of telegraph
and telephone lines, railways aud
mines.
Direct legislation by introduction of
the initiative and referendum of ell
laws; that Is, to introduce the laws by
request of the people, and after enact
ment submit them TO the people for
ratification.
Make the employer liable to the en-
ploye for injuries sustained in the line
of duty.
Abolition of the sweating system.
The A. K. o, position ON the strike
was approved
The platform of the PeopIe'sparty
was practically indorsed, and circulars
will be sent out calling attention to
features In the platform.
A resolution was also adopted recon-
mending the patronizing of union firms
and the purchase Of union label goods.
The union men were also requested to
organize various crafts in smaller
towns.
The federation adjourned at 1880, and
will meet again the second Sunday in
December in st. Cloud
IN LABOrs CIRCLES,