The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-06-16

Minutes of last meeting were adopt
ed without reading.
| \ motion was passed prohibiting
smoking during the session.
| This afternoon at LAS p. m. the con-
vention was again called to order, near
ly all the delegates responding to the
roll call.
| The president then appointed Oscar
Fogerquist, of this city, as sergeant
alarms.
Under communications and bills sew
eral letters were read and received with
applause. One communication was re-
ceived from Susan B. Anthony, in ref
erence to the condition of working wo-
men, asking that if a speaker was al
lowed to talk on the subject, she would
recommend Mrs. Julia B. Nelson, of
Red Wing.
President Neary then presented his
annual address. 1t was strong and to
the point. He suggested several re-
forms. In substance he spoke as fol-
lows:
lon behalf of the State Federation
to be congratulated on the great ad-
vance Of the Federation. Though we
are advancing rapidly we should not
rest but redouble our effort to forward
the work of the organization. Great
interest is being taken in the future of
the Fedora atiOn. The labor unions are
making themselves felt: if not directly
they are indirectly benefitting the wage
earners of the country. The working
man must take part in politics and take
a hand in the making of laws. He rec
commended that committee be ap-
pointed to draft resolutions for the
| political parties to work on, that labor
| ing men take more active interest in
politics and see that men favoring the
wage Garner should be supported. He
in smaller cities. one of the most prom
Using and successful of which was that
in Red Wing. Work in organizing had
also been begun in Rochester, st. Cloud
and other cities. He recommended that
the executive committee be empowered
to issue charters to the unions organ
lied in smaller cities: that the labor
press be given better support for they
had accomplished great things for unit
ed labor.
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success onorter nours nave raised the
moral standard and bettered the condi-
ton of labor and been the cause of bet
ter work. The eight hour system of do
ing pubic works should be adopted.
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nearer solution than ever. The employ
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RED WING, June 12-The second
day Of the Federation Of Labor con-
vention opened at $3.50 with q good ia
| tendance.
Resolutions were adopted as follows.
That convict labor be emnloved to
build cycle paths and roads.
That union musicians he nroforrod
and summarized
That laws. with a heavy fine for v;o-
lation thereof. be enacted to REGULATE
the hours Of mechanics vorkinp pn,en
and laborers in the ennlov of tho s+.+o
or bv municipa1 corporations and +h. :
eight hours constitute davis work
That all union men look for union
labels on clothing and other things
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