The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-02-25
TO THE BITTER END
DULUTH UNIONS WILL OPPOSE THE
BOYCOTT BILL TO THE LAST.
Will Die With Their Roots on
If They Have to-:rrudcs As
scmbly Considers the Bill at
Last Nights Aiecting Several
Other Bills We're Given Con-
alteration,

Inc antl-DOycOtt Dill was ulScuSScu 1t
the meeting of the Federated Trades as
sembly last night. The concensus of opin-
ion was that with the passing of the bill
organized labor would be a thing Of the
past. However the unions of Duluth have
decided to fight the bill to the bitter end,
and if they fail, will die with their boots
on. Should the bill pass it is the purpose
of the labor unions to force every mcm-
Der Of the legislature to so on record
and 1t is said these records will be kept
in a cool place till the next election.
William McEwen will go down to st.
Paul next week with the authority Of
every union in Duluth to fight the bill in
every honorable way that may present
itself. There will also be considerable
individual work and the labor organizes
tons entertain strong hopes of the defeat
of the bill.
The work of the assembly last night was
mostly in the nature of approving or dis
approving bills before the legislature that
involve the interests of labor. A bill MAX
ine' it unlawful for any employer of labor
to pay less than once every two weeks,
and preventing the use Of time checks
and fixing the penalty for infractons at
not less than $40 or more than $500, was
endorsed. Another bill compelling the
label of convict goods placed on all ar
ticles manufactured in prisons and fixing
a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for one
year, was also endorsed. A third bill
prohibiting the forming Of pools, trusts
or combines In the state was not en-
dorsed. Delegate Harwood O. the Dray-
mems union said that the bill would pre-
vent the draymen of Duluth from COM
Eining to raise rates which at present he
said were deplorably low. Delegate Nc
Even said that corporations over in Su-
perior could flood Duluth with corpora
ton goods discriminating against local
houses.
A bill regulating a legal days work to
eight hours was endorsed. Acting Sec
rotary McEwen was instructed to draft
setfof resolutions to be sent to st. Paul
urging the passing of the S-hour bill.
The bill making boycotts illegal was
then brought up and a copy of the bin
read. The delegates had considerable fun
over the line in the second section of th<
bill that makes it unlawful to go else
tain house that a person has been patru-
MIXING. 1t was said to mean that a man
either had to lie or go to Jail. When
it became known that Senator Hawkins
had introduced the bill considerable indig-
nation was expressed as 1t was claimed
that Mr. Hawkins owed his election TO
the labor vote of the Seventh ward.
President Kriz said that he didn't care
whether it passed or not. If it passed
it would have a tendency to drive people
into the unions and he predicted that
within a year an extra session of the
legislature would be called to repeal it.
Delegate Thomas Savadr said that in
his opinion half the members of the
walters union would be doing time il
the bill passed. Walter Thompson thoushc
that compromise could be effected. lie
thought that the placing of pickcts in
front of a business house should be made
illegal
William McEwen said that the govern
ment was almost founded on the boycott
system. He referred to the Boston tea
party as the first boycott He said the
bill was drawn up out of prejudice with
the idea Of debating laboring organiza-
tons In Duluth and preventing the fu-
ture growth of labor in this city. He
said that the farmers of the state con-
trolled the legislature and that farmer
as much as laboring people were opposed
to trusts. He said that if the farmer cle-
ment of the legislature knew that this bill
was fathered by the board of trade they
would vote against it, but if the bill
could not be prevented it should be COM
promised. He also said that a PROPOSE
ton to compromise the Fish boycott had
been refused by the restaurant people
and he urged the matter to be taken to
all the unions and fought to {; finish.
BY a vote that was unanimous Mr. Nc
Even was instructed to so to ST. Paul
and fight the bill.