The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
Invading Foreign Markets.
State Federation of Labor Endorses Approves
by Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union

At the recent meeting of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, held in Duluth, the
question of extending the foreign mar
kets of the United States and building
ships to carry the products of the county
to those markets received considerable
attention. The subject was brought up
by the fraternal delegates to the fedora
ton from the Farmers Alliance and IN
dustrial Union of America. These were
Hon. Igntius Donnelly, J. c. Hanley and
p. H. Rahiliey. The need of broadening
the field for the manufacturing and in
dustrial and farming interests has been
recognized by the Industrial union. but
organized labor up to this time has not
taken any action on the subject. 1t was
therefore advanced ground for the fed
Grafton to adopt the following resolution
after a thorough discussion of the sub
iect.
Federation of Labor, in convention as
sembled, do hereby indorse and approve
the proposition of the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial union, and pledge
our support to their efforts to establish
and extend our foreign markets in Ash
attic countries, and the building of our
merchant marine" as outlined In the
able paper read by ]. C. Hanley before
this convention.
Carried unanimously.
MIR. HANLEY'S PAPER.
The paper referred to in the resolution
as having been read by J. c. Hanley,
who is the national organizer of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial union,
is as follows:
ITO the President and Members Of the
State Federation Of Labor - Brothers
and Co-workers:
81 am pleased to see the bonds of fra
tcTnity extend between the toilers of the
city and the farm with each succeeding
convention of the State Federation of
Labor and the National Farmers AL
lance and Industrial Union of Mime
sofa, and hope that the wisdom and in
SEPARATION that viii follow those fraternal
exchanges of delegates will do much TO
clear away the obstacles that has kept
the farmers and the mechanic and city
workman apart in matters that they
should be agreed on, and should work
in harmony with each other to achieve
what would be of the greatest interest
to both fraternities.
81 am especially pleased to report that
I believe that the aims and purposes of
our two great societies have real and
substantial interest in the success of the
other.
Il have the pleasure to announce that
as an officer of the Alliance 1 can assure
our State Federation of Labor that we
have the most ardent and jealous inter
est in your work, and We VIII at any and
all times be pleased to render you any
intelligent and consistent service within
our power to advance and sustain your
interests.
while we may differ to some extent
on certain matters which have a direct
bearing on interests that do conflict. such
as the hours Of labor on the farm and
the rights of unorganlZed labor and some
small details of this character, yet Oh the
whole we are In hearty accord with your
aims and purposes, and hope that the
small things that we do not agree on
will not be bar to united action upon
tho many things that we do agree on.
ST hope to see this meeting the begin
ming IF q plan and policy that will en-
list ths earnest and active cooperation
of the toIlers OF the farm and the work
shops Of the city to advocate IN an intel
ftgcnt and systematic manner. and never
let UP their agitation and education I'M
til laws will be enacted that will guar
an:ee ftvinR wages for the mechanic and
workman and living prices for the prod
ucts Of tbs American farmer without
being the prey and at the mercy of un-
scruDuiaus masters and conlbinatio
who take from the producers the fruits of
their toll without proper compensation
and reduce them to prIvatson and dis
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