Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-06-12
GREAT CONVENTION
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Duluth. Their report was unfavor-
able and was adopted. +
Jesse Eaton. representing Rob-
itshek, Frank & Heller of Mime
aolis. the pioneer union factory,
manufacturers of mems furnishings
addressed the convention and dwelt
on the benefits his firm had received
through the use of the union label
and as delegate to the convention
asked the delegates support in label
movement. --s
Delegate Harvey of Minneapolis ad-
dressed the meeting along the same
line and urged conservatism ard CO.
operation between the union laborer
and the union manufacturer and
charged anydelegste failing to support
the union label movement as being
false to union principles.
The resolution proposed by the
Cigar Makers Of Minneapolis. con-
demning the action Of the Hooker
Cigar Co. and the Lundgren Bros of
Minneapolis, who have refused to
grant the request of the cigar makers,
and asking the assistance of the dele
gates and members of the local unions
for the encouragement Of patronage
of those firms, was adopted and pre-
sonal pledges made for the support of
the cigar makers in their fights.
The Cooks loca! union of Mime
apolis presented a resolution calling
for legislative action to secure more
sanitary conditions Of kitchens xnd
premises Of hotels and restaurants,
which was adopted.
Resolution No. 10 denouncing the
long hours of woman and children in
restaurants and hotels as mattresses
and declaring for 10 nou plan, was
offered by Hotel Employees union of
Duluth, and adopted.
Resolution No. 10, offered by the
Brainerd delegation. asking to secure
the change of the punishment law,
providing that the amount due the
creditors only can be held from en-
ployees under garnishment, was
adopted.
Miss Dunbar, representing the
newly organized Telephone Operators
union of Minneapolis, who are now
on strike, appeared before the con-
vention and stated fully their griev-
ances against the Twin City Tele-
phone company. It was seen that the
girls had no doubt been unjustly
treated and that several had been dis
charged from their positions for no
other reason than they had attempted
to form a union. Suitable resolutions
were adopted denouncing the Twin
City company and pledging the strik-
ers the delegares' support. The
officers Of the company received a
terrible drubbing at the hands OF the
several delegates who had throughly
investigated the matter and the con-
vention was unanimous in condemn.
ing the telephone company's actions
Another resolution, proposed by the
Carpenters union of st. Paul, re-
solving that no person holding q
political Office should be entitled to
hold Office or become q member of
the State Federation of Labor, caused
a great deal of discussion and at times
the debate waxed warm and furious.
The resolution had been referred to
the committee on constitution and
two reports were made by the com
mite. The majority report of the
committee recommended the killing of
resolution and the minority reported
in favor of t. In speaking of the ad-
visibility of the adoption of the
majority report several delegates
made strong pleas for members of the
Federation who now hold political
Office John B. Swift of Minneapolis.
one of the pioneers in the history of
union labor in the state, made an
eloquent appeal for support of the
majority report and paid high tribute
to the efforts of Labor Commissi oner
O'Donnell, President Nesry and
Secretary McEwen and cautioned
delegates against turning he cold
shoulder against the men who had
accomplished most in making the
Federation the strong body it it,
Delegates Har vey and Rsgen of Min
neapolis followed in the same trend
and ridiculed the charge that the
Federation was to be again placed on
hands of few greedyroliticians. The
reference to the officers stirred up a
storm of applause which threatened
for few moments to stampede the
convention and when it came to the
show down the majority report of
the committee was adopted by q
large vote and the resolution killed.
Phil. Carlin of Minneapolis was
pro,n;nort ~ urr;oo Tho resolution