The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-06-18

Of Mllinneap oils from interesting them
selves In controversies between own
ers and workmen. When the unions
appealed to the supreme court the
higher tribunal dissolved, the, ,injunc-
ton, g. practical victory. for the Fed
Grafton. In this connect he re-
commended; that some provision be
made for retaining legal talent when
citizens alliances escorted to the
courts and he also requested that the
organisation exert It's influence: to-
ward securing the passage Of a meas
ure making: employers responsible for
accidents occurring in their factories.
The establishment fa the free employ
ment bureaus was also recommended:
as was the permanent employment of
an organizer. * z=:=z: -:
Ed. Stevens Of Minneapolis, offered
motion that asspecial committee be
appointed to draft resolutions treating
OF the conditions In Colorado. It car
ried and President Neary subsequently
named: 80
L. e. Chesney, Thos. Van. Lear, Hugh
Jennings, Minneapolis; Katherine
Brown: James McNally;' st. Paul; Gus
Bye, Brainerd; ; .oColson, Mankato.
Before adjourning number of i'm
portant resolutions; were introduced
and referred to various committees.
One of these asked that Washburn-
Crosby flour and the products of the
National Biscuit Company be placed
on the unfair. list" and another that
$3.50 be appropriated toward the fund
for the assistance Of the Minneapolis
mill workers now 'on: strike. A third
Endorsed the Wotnan's Label League.
increase, Per Ca ita Tax.
Secretary McEwen offered one to in
crease the per capita tax fund from
one to two cents monthly and the
Brainerd Trades and Labor council
had. a measure In the interest Of hui
manity. To guard against ptomaine
poisoning which might result from the
decomposition Of vegetables, fruits or
foods preserved in tin cans, it. would
compel manufacturers to stamp the
tins with the month and year in which
the goods were: prepared.
Garfield Morrison introduced a reso-
luton to alter the manner Of choos-
ing the members of the Federation
council. At present there are three in
Minneapolis, three In st. Paul and
one in Saltwater, but the smaller
towns of the state petitioned for rep
resentation by requesting that cities
having ten unions affiliated with the
Federation be allowed one member and
those having twenty-five unions be
entitled to three.
At o'clock Monday evening the
delegates formed in line in front Of
the Dakota House and led by the Sec
ond Regiment band marched to Turner
Park. There the band dispensed nu-
sic while the various classes Of the
Turnverein went through drills and
gymnasium exercises, furnishing an
entertainment which was highly prais-
ed by the laborttes.
Resolutions of various kinds occu-
pied the attention Of the convention at
Tuesday mornings session. One was
introduced to increase the salary Of
the secretary ,to,, $50 per month and
then the COMMITTEES on resolutions sub
Fnaitttse'td ted q epoEt> recommending the
adoption of n..bat e,fas tive. The, Wo-
mans Label Leaf que was hid orsed, the
products Of the American Biscuit COM
pany boycotted and Federation mem
bers were Instructed to insist upon
union labels upon their bread. The
Brainerd canned-food resolution went
throug h and the delegates voted to
boycott the goods manufactured by
Bobitshek, Krank & Heller Of Mime
apolis, at the same time volunteering
support to the 'co-operative factory
established by the Garment Workers
union of the same city, in retaliation
for the lockout order issued by the
firm.
Committee on Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions recon-
mended that the proposed" contribu-
tory negligence' law be referred to the
Federation council with instructions to
use all legitimate means to secure it's
passage by the legislature. A lengthy
discussion followed but the convention
ultimately adopted the report and went
on record as favoring the placing on
employers of responsibility for acct
dental injuries sustained by workmen.
/ Instructions were issued to organi-
zers to enlist railway 1aborers in the
labor movement and Secretary Nc
Even introduced a resolution censur-
ing Senator Clapp for evading the
vote on the eight-hour working law.
Sympathy for the striking flour mill
employees of Minneapolis was mani
tested by the labor delegates yester-
day afternoon in q forceful manner:
The incident came about through the
recommendation of the finance COM
| mtttee that $3.50 be paid into the
strikers fund. John Swift of Mime
apolis, one Of the founders of the Fed
GRAFTON, took the floor. in defense. OF
the mill owners, saying that they had
shown a disposition to be jvat, that he
considered the: strike hasty and ILL
advised and that the flour packers and
leaders really had no grievance. Sew
| eral speakers took issue with him on
these contentious. and when submitted
to a vote the appropriation was given
unanimous. passage amid the great
est enthusiasm. -
The Federation, further committed
itself by adopting a resolution con-
demning the action Of the bakers
union OF Minneapolis In furnishing
| food to the scabs engaged to break