The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

receive in the way Of income. Five
toned. The secretary, W who s'Ni IS per
manently employed in the work, re-
ceives salary Of $1,000 a year: One
per cent, which is the amount Min
alton, is thought to be altogether too
low, and the additional ! per cent will
prove none too much for the accom-
| plishment of the work in hand this
| year. g.. s., -
There has never been time when
the funds were adequate to the de-
mands, and for several years past or
ganization plan shave been neglected
and hampered thru lack Of money with
which to prosecute the same. In the
convention, delegate from tho north
ern part Of the state, in speaking of
conditions there and lack OF attention
at the hands Of the organizing depart,
ment Of the federation, said that an
a a; s, to present-day needs along 2Rgg
that the Industrial Workers Of the
World would secure a. foothold. =
This delegate pointed out the fact
that already organizers were in the
field in northern Minnesota in the in.
that thew were meeting with some sue
/ cess. The latter have adopted their
!: own labels for the product Of. their
l members, and these goods are appear
, ing upon the market Of this state. This
Is notably SO in the case Of the cigar
industry. ~
Industrial Workers Busy.
, . In connection with this it is also
stated that unusual activity Is being
manifested by the. opposition in or
ganization work Wherever such q
thing is possible, unions are formed and
the members put to work and the out
put disposed Of under the direction of
the representatives Of the. Industrial
Workers.. In Montana cigarmakers'
union was formed under the banner Of
the latter, the members Of which were
expelled members of the International
| Cigarmakers union who were brought
from Illinois principally for the %pur-l
pose of starting rival union. ;.s<%
TT will be the aim Of the Federation
council to do something, to offset the
attempt by the Industrial Workers and
others to disrupt the Minnesota FEEDER
| alton and in this they ask the aid and
united cooperation of all concerned.
This, Of course, will be Forthcoming,
and in addition the American Fedora.
| ton of Labor will .1rob badly lend a
helping hand. If the unions act favor
ably on the proposition to increase the
| about the A. F. Of L. adding as much,
| if not more, to the organization funds,
thus placing the state body in posi-
ton to do the most effective work in
Tits history. age,sstssss.,
F. Politics Sim1nedng. -
Another, and perhaps the most
weighty and far-reaching step con-
templated by the Federation, is. the
political proposition. This will be
taken up next Sunday with view to
making at least start in the approach
ing state and city elections. Advo-
Gates Of the idea are enthusiastic over
its adoption by the federation, and the
prediction is made that great things
will be accomplished Among other
things which it is hoped will be
achieved thru mixing in politics is a
state eight-hour law. This will be
sought in earnest, and two years hence
it is predicted the eight-hour campaign
will be on. - ~ - = -r, =
Meetings Of the Federation council
ARE open, and members of labor unions
and all others interested are invited
to attend the sessions, which, as usual,
will be held alternately in Minneapolis
and st. Paul. t-'< - ne s@ ~.