The labor world., 1899-06-17

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!, JUNE -, 1890. ......-.. e.
ED invitations, to send delegates to our
central labor bodies No valid reason tt
my Knowledge has ever been presented
as an excuse for their not doing SO, but
their continued. silence to our courteous
Invitations lends currency to the rumor,
lied altogether for their own protection.
4 Following closely upon the Labor day
festivities Of last September ] sent a
communication to every central labor
body in the state urging their commit
tees on reorganization to renewed activity,
at the. same time stating that the organ,
sizers for the state federation of labor
were doing everything possible to build
up the movement. On Marchs17, 1899, !.
issued the following circular letter and
the federation and other organizations
outside OF ST. Paul, where there was "a
trades union: {53F2 ~ 5fs ;e..5.s.s.
Important Office OF President State
Federation of La bor.-St. Paul, Mimi,
March II, s1sss.-To Organized Labor, of
the State Of Minnesota, Greeting:
5s .'Brothers-The passage by the lower
51ousessof the legislature on Tuesday,
March "A, of II. F. 431, more generally
known as the -O'Neill ANTI Boycott Meas
ure, sif At becomes a law, strikes: at the
very foundation Of trades unionism, and
I ifsallowed tospass the senate without our
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- a,s sian nouId
only have been = conceived bysthe he mother
|ofE Einiquity,, sired by Satan and introduced
by an ,enissary;o OF trusts, monopolies and
cdl6red slave stof former days supplanted
blythe white slave. Ifa II becomes q law
" will be Introduced In every legislature
throughout & fliberty-lovfn America,;s Its
option to be followed by Others prevent
WaikoGts. ~. assem9iages OF
,n,iasa anu t,,s .;n e
ossanisasions hot md dir direct e supers aers
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80 es,a meet
YOU @ M adopt stronriy Worded VOID T s eresGntion. iaa
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fla sxs1 ne tsase - opd tbs nati
y ,,a1 Hnlons
tlie senate nrotaatinr z esspsf ths ~ 1 81 =
nf st,,eT SiiI + wo,,id alao a,,s.eaat s
ran,ast csovernor + ;ni =, I,ata tSa s,,,i
if f9it Should come to lim.fors i,is sienafnres
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octian as .aAe
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and petitions to- members
senate n
clrcuiar and7i beHeve were the principal
cause .oI the defeatS OF thefs5i obnoxious
measure. ". ri: q
4 AT the late session OF the legislature,
accompanied by 8ectnd Vice 4Pfe4ident
atese. Johns Swift / of the federatipn Scouns
slahoy assembly sofs ST.. Paul, APPEARED
before the committee on labor legislation
0fssthe house In advocacy Off the passage
ioft the bill In the interest of the electric
committee on labor Of the senate in oppo-
sition to the passageso OF the anti-boycott
measure SRI
..First, Al renresentat t,vea = th4 1on..
yentton Of the NationalE ia armers, .Ailia nca
and Intiust riaI Uilion ii Minnesota @ held n
al. paul. Janala rv last. I:a nnoi1Stea Brnti,
eers A..W.' Field of DMinneanol and a. 81
5nnna idann n +ha fnrno az nitvHs1 Aftar
careful 4 consideration of 1theS ma tter 4 ii
IN aya arrivad at ~ a,,Ision tha : III =
benefits derived from sen ding sde1erafea "a
5thes saliia noe. sara 1inadennate andlerecoms
mend that tl,e nracticaI ~ sendinr them
to that hodvl he iiiscontiniie1; &: s
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3Deenless Yacant. uutlns 3lne lntefydL .z pe,
Tween ee. onVenllons 9 Z. lne nt4e cohIerIeu
upon on lnem AZ slmply nonorary one lss x
M IL: - recoMInen1s = Ina
every eIort possible }ee mace 70 organlze
ieueral ianor unions no in.Sclties numbering
not less ELnan 4vO 1hnaDltaTts.z eall4e
tnatS S1t VIII entalls conslceIaple expense 20
me ORGANIZATIONS aHNaateaS Wtinsithe %state
isoeralion y IN me way OF Iaiiloaa iii 1are,
e.c.;; DuI = il can Win stIehstns
.lne ID por ovtHsne y pne sta.e y
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my III yu.s VI lIas asasuLss iapo. anu
pe Hhe
esI sa.,e oL me Worklng classes.
81 AZ "a " econoMy
anu IS. tHat uurlng tHe
isesslons oL Vne iesIstEatuIe lhey can ,pe
}sloselnNers on the, ,snortesL possible
inotce: :, TecoMme1d s ina. tne 1eaeralion
Gouncll 's.o oe iocated IN ot. Faul during mat
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~ - fiItn Ine ,traptd formation OF trusts
as an. evil Nnlcn II nor checked Will Dring
dlsaster TO leg1tlmate business enterprise
sas ls Wen as q. the Wage-earners The seve-