The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-17
WILL BENEFIT
WORKINGMEN
LABOR CONVENTION EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS.
Delegates Return Wen Satisfied With
Work-Socialism Conspicuous for
Its MISUNDERSTANDING of Impor-
tant Resolutions Adopted-Per
Capita Tax Question.

Delegates to the twenty-second con-
vention Of the State Federation or
Labor, which closed Wednesday at
New Ulm, agree that the convention
will result In much good to organized
labor turnout the state. The entire
absence of any attempt to commit
the organization to socialism was COM
mented upon In all directions. Social
ism and resolutions bearing upon the
same took up q very large share or the
time of the last convention. The rep
resentatives of the socialist faction
succeeded at Little Falls in having
their platform and declaration of
principles submitted to a referendum
vote of the unions for adoption. The
very decisive defeat Of the PROPOSE
lions Is supposed to have caused the
socialists to abandon further efforts to
capture the federation and direct their
attention to educating" the unionists
along the lines of socialism.
The federation made an approprta-
ton to pay the expense incurred by the
Minneapolis Building Trades Council
in carrying the injunction cases to the
supreme court. Resolutions were
passed as follows: Demanding the
establishment of employment bureaus
to be operated under the direction of
the state bureau of labor; calling for
the enactment of laws for the prOtec-
ton Of employees and fixing the la
bility Of employers; 1ndorslng the
strike Of the Minneapolis cigar makers
against Lundgren Brothers; indorsing
the Woman's Union Label league,
urging delegates to present to their
unions the aims and objects of the
league, and providing that organizers
shall take special efforts to organize
leagues; urging union men and women
to demand the union label; recon-
mend1ng delegates to instruct their
unions that no bread is union which
does not bear the label of the Bakers
union; authorizing organizers to Or
ganize the railroad laborers Of Mime
sofa; condemning Robitshek, Frank &
Heller for their attempt to force the
open shop; instructing the fedora
ton council to assist the twin city
photo-engravers to secure the conven-
ton Of their international union for
the twin cities; instructing the secre-
tary to send circular advising unions
in the building trades to affiliate with
the Building Trade councils In their
locality; that the federation council
assist the plumbers to secure the en-
actment Of laws protecting the peo-
pie from unsan1tary conditions arising
from improper plumbing; allowing the
secretary-treasurer $25 a month for a
stenographer; recommending that del
egates advocate the Inauguration of
a union guild on a cooperative basis.
as proposed by ST. Paul Machinists'
union, No. 112, which was referred to
the federation council. Resolutions
bearing upon the situation in Colorado
were also passed.
The federation council is made up as
follows: Minneapolis, P. F. Jordan.
Thomas Van Lear and John Rogan.
st. Paul, j. L. Hughes, T. F. Thomas
and c. w. Douglas. Winona, M. O.
Saltz. III
The question of increasing the per
capita tax of the affiliated unions will
be submitted to a referendum vote Of
the Organiza tons shortly, The income
at the present rate is inadequate to
carry on the work of the growing
state body, and the officials hope for
favorable action in this matter in or
der to insure the best results for the
coming year.