The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-10

!, Little Falls. Mimi, June 10.-The State
Federation of Labor opened its morning
session with large attendance. Great
interest centers In the business of the
day. which includes the election Of off,
GERS.
Delegate Sperrell of the Minneapolis
Carpenters union rose to a question Of
privilege and stated that the delegates
from the various carpenters unions would
return to their respective bodies unit
in favor Of withdrawing from the fedora
tion in the event that the convention did
not reconsider the action taken yesterday
which resulted In the defeat Of proposed
amendments to the 4federation's constitu-
ton. 49, Is
, Delegates from the, st. Paul steam en-
gineers introduced a resolution that the
federation; affiliate with the American
Federation. of Labor. It, was adopted and
the state federation officers were in
structedto take proper steps. The new
preamble to the constitution was sent to a
referendum. i: A resolution that the fed
Grafton send fraternal delegates to the
Wisconsin state federation convention at
Manitowoc on July IA was carried.
L The fedora ton will hereafter elect the
federation council from the floor of the
convention. Formerly the members were
In which the council was located
A Universal Label.
The garment workers. delegates intro
duced q resolution, which was carried,
that the federation confer with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in an effort to Sc
cure the adoption of a universal label.
The organization committee made re-
port recommending the placing of q per-
manent organizer in the field, that work
In this branch may be prosecuted more
vigorously The report was adopted.
| r. M Srnr ~
workers, spoke of the progress of the union
labor movement in Little Falls, and in
its behalf asked that the federation pro-
vide an organizer to do special work
here.
The federation took action upon the
question of securings amendments to the
existing state labor laws, defining the
liability of employers and the matter was
referred to the incoming council, which
will draft a new bill.
Committee Recommendations.
advised the adoption, Of the following rec
concentrations:
First-That a. permanent organizer be
placed in the field.
| Second-That the federation concur ir
the recommendations have the inmates
| of Saltwater prison make only enough
shoes to provide for themselves and the
ulLldISS OIL OIuSt. state anC
| II this would not require all of the time
of the inmates, that they be employed ir
the manufacture Of Irvine, and that this
matter-be left in the hands of the in.
coming federation council.
Third-That the matter Of printing the
| proceedings of the convention be left$ir
| the hands of the secretary treasurer
The committee report on the federation
councils report recommended that tht
matter of affiliatiHg the state federation
Of labor with the American Federation o
| Labor be referred back to, the convention
! The committee also raconim ended the pas
sage of the RMnely1 employers 1iabilitS
bill, an act relatings to damages sustained
i by employees. Ex&S
The committee recommended that tn,
constitution be SO amended as to provide
that the federation council be selected
from Minneapolis and st. Paul during ses
lsions Of the legislature. M -
| Offered blythe Socialists.
A new preamble to the constitution wa.
offered by the socialist group this morning
Which embraces among other things de
mands for collective ownership of al
means of production and all means O.
communication and transportation, ma
tional, state and municipal; the election O
the president, vice president and judges
by direct vote of the people; abolition O
all indirect taxes; reduction of hours Of la
Dor; equal civil and political rights TO
men and women; prohibition Of all con
tract prison, labor. establishment Of posta
deposit and savings banks; national in
surance of working people against acct
dent, lack of employment and old age
prohibition Of child labor; compulsory edu
cation at public expense, and that the u.s.
of halls in all municipal buildings b.
granted free of charge to citizens for tn
discussion Of public questions
The constitution committee reporte,
against the adoption Of the proposed pre-
amble.
At yesterday afternoons session the pro
posed amendments to the federation con
/. stitution were defeated by the decisive
vote Of 1872 to 81. The friends of tn,
amendments hoped all along to have then
referred to the affiliated unions but /,
this they were disappointed, and as re
suit there is much ill feeling Some dele
gates go so far as to hint that their unions
may withdraw from the federation becaus
of what they term the shabby treatmen
accorded the Carpenters union in tn
matter.
At the close Of the session yesterda,
afternoon w. I. Nolan Of Minneapolis ap
peared before the convention and gave ;
short talk, after which I. w. Bouck o
Royalton, member of the committee OF
labor in the last legislature, was Gale,
upon and spoke Of the work Of the legis
lature commimttee of which he was :
member in relation to the labor move
ment.