The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
MANKAT0 ASSEMBLY
IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
New Officers are Elected and Prepar-
atoms are Made for Labor Day.

Mankato, Mimi, July 30.-Discuss1on
of the proposed new city charter occu-
pied a great deal of the time of the
Trades and Labor Council at it's last
meeting. In all other cities organized
labor is usually represented among the
membership of the Charter conmiss-
ions. and it is felt in circles OF organ
lied labor here that the same po1cy
should prevail in Mankato. II this
concession is not granted It may De
set down for a settled fact that every
clause In the new charter will undergo
the most rigid scrutiny, and II the COLI
templated charter is hostile to the IN
1erests of organized labor, efforts will
be made to defeat it at the polls. Al
ready investigation has disclosed the
fact that an attempt is to be mace TO
"freeze out" union men in the matter
of holding public office. One clause
provides that all public office holders
must own property within the city
limits. OF course this is side-sWlpe
at the wage-worker who is given to the
accumulation Of realty. If this pro-
vision is adopted union men will vote
solidly against the charter. Delegates
Keith and Colson were appointed a
committee to formulate resolutions
protesting against this clause.
The advisa bility Of organizing a
Union Label League was discussed at
length, and delegates Hample and
Morrison were appointed as a COM
mittee of investigation, and will re-
port on the matter at the next meet
ing.
The next business before the Council
was the election of officers, which re-
suited as follows:
President~-Joseph Hample.
Vice Presi Colson.
Secretary-Garfield e Morrison.
Financial Secretary and Treasurer
Geo. M. Yaxtheimer.
Sergeant -at,Arms-R. Buttimer.
A committee consisting of delegates
Keith, YaxtheSmer and Morrison, was
appointed to call on the school board
and endeavor to induce the board to
close the shoots on Labor day.
Work of Labor Day Committee.
Having been unable to secure -Secre-
tary McEwen of Duluth, as the prin-
cipal speaker for Labor day, CORES
President M. E. Neary, and it is hoped
to secure the services of that gentle
man for the occasion.
A. G. Dietloff has been appointed on
the executive committee to fill the
place Of John Tennessee, resigned.
The committee on grounds reported
that the city council had turned the
parks over to the unions for that day.
A purse Of tempting size will be put
up for a good base ball game, and the
committee on sports was instructed to
secure two good teams. The other
sports will be a motorcycle race, a prize
drill contest, horse racing, an automo-
bile tournament, with many minor
amusements.
The following is a full list Of all the
Labor day committees:
observation-disclosures Keith, Deitloff,
Cuddy.
Massachusetts Fakler, Nelson, Hall.
Grounds-Messrs. C1ausius, Morri-
son, Buttimer, Deebach, Montany.
Finance-Messrs Hample, Yaxt-
elmer, Keith, LEM, Otto Hoerr.
Press-Messrs Strom, Cooper, King.
Dance-Messrs. Hample, Yaxtheimer,
Guenther, Hail. F.. Leiferman.
Observation-Disclosures Keith, Thro-
dahl, Huttinger, Nelson, Lestico
Parade-Messrs Morrison, Clausius,
Strom, Marschner, Burmster
Sports-Messrs. Chairman E A, Az
new, Secretary Treasurer o. Over, Hut
finger, Morrison, Yost, Guenther H.
Leiferman.
Dinner-Messrs Karmany, Hansen,
Buttimer, Knuetson, Arnemann.