The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
COURTS DENOUNCED
in THE A. F. OF I.
Socialist Resolutions Are Pre-
sented in Convention Of
Trades Unionists.
FARMERS UNION MAY
ENTER FEDERATION
Delegation from American Society
Of Equity Addresses the
Convention.
Enr aorISnr F,,ronnodi,,,a - &hn n
For earlier proceedings Of the A. F.
Of i. see page IL.

he & Q
Of l.. see page IL.
Fiery denunciation Of the judiciary,
municipal, state and federal, are con-
tanned in so-called .tsocialisticv reso-
lutions presented to the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor just before its noon
adjournment today.
resolution in question, g is one Of the
modern agencies of the capitalistic
class for the subjugation Of the masses.
The federal judges, who are appointed
by the president from the circles Of
corporation lawyers upon the recommen,
dation of prominent business men and
lplutocrats, are as rule. the worst and
most unjust Of the multitude of unjust
! judges. -
What Socialists Demand.
AS a remedy the resolution calls
we will call upon the Legislatures OF
the respectives states and upon con-
gress for speedy reform Of our anti
quated and corrupt system Of dealing
out justice, which is tyranical and an.
tiquated, from the police court up to
the supreme court Of the United States,
and ask that all judges, including fed,
eral judges, be elected by the people Of
their respective districts or states, and
that no Judge shall be elected for
longer term than four years, with the
privilege Of being reelected from time
to time if the people so desire. !"
atitu ate Wat vgne are known M as the soeial,
| ist resolutions and are regular fix.
lures Of the annual conventions Of the
American Federation Of Labor. They
frequently lead to debates which last
for several days, but so far have failed
of Endorsement. They were introduced
today by Victor L. Berger of Milwau.
kee. delegate from the Wisconsin State
referred to the committee. on resofu.
.tions.
| Strike at Insurance.
In addition to handling the Judiciary
with scant consideration, the resolu-
tions take AZ whirl at life and ire M
surance; demand the exclusion of Jap
4 anese and Korean laberers on the same
terms as the Chinese; urge the organi.
4 zation Of women factory operatives;
! commend thu reorganization of the farm:
ers; demand can increased force of fac
! tory inspectors, and urge an invectiga-
tion into the subject Of the seven day
4 working week.
+ On insurance the working is so plain
that all may understand just what is
tioa is that the R'n Present system Of
insurance in the United States is
method of graft and exploitation, and
In spite of the tremendous wealth which
/ is accumulated by the insurance corpo.
rations, the life and property of the
tion.O
! As remedy the resolution goes on:
l"We demand that some plan of COM
pulsory life and other insurance be,
enacted, either by the state or by the
nation, in such manner as to give
adequate security to the toiling masses
of the people.
From the Farmers Union.
! At the opening Of the morning ses-
sion a delegation Of nine from the
American Society Of Equity appeared
in the convention hall, and j. T. Lem.
non Of the executive council immedi-
ately moved that they be admitted and
heard. Vice President James Duncan
offered an addition to the effect that
q committee of nine be appointed from
the federation to confer with the farm
ers as to a basis for their admission
| to the federation, or at least to de-.
fensive and offensive alliance.
The discussion which followed was
| devoted to technical questions Of fed
| GRAFTON procedure, but gave rise to the
best and most eloquent short speech
yet heard on the convention floor when
p. Gerry Brown Of Brockton, Mass,
rose to reply to delegate who referred
to the farmers as unskilled laborers.
/ "This is not the first time the farm
ers have come to us, said Mr.. Brown.
"They came to ST. Louis in 1899, but
we did not have the sense to let them
in, tho they are and should be with us,
i for they are wealth producers Just as
! we are. They are not, as has been care
lessly said, unskilled workmen. We Of
the east do not know farming as do
you of the west, but to my mind there
is no more skilled workman in the world
j than the man who goes into the field,
4 looks at the earth and sky, and makes
| Of wealth. There is no man more
skilled as q workman than the farmer,
/ and no man who in his work gets
! closer to the great over-soul -
Introducing w. Yves Tubbs, the ma
/ tional secretary of the American So
/ ciety of Equity, President Gompers
was brief, referring only to the neces-
! sity for a union Of the producers Of
wealth, whether Of the farm or in the
/ factory.
! What the Farmers Say.
NThe American Society Of Equity
/ ments which sought to build up their
prosperity at the expense of every other
/ class Of producer said Mr.. Tubbs.
eve do not run any cooperative
stores or hunt about the country look
1 ing for cheap goods. -
We are not running about the coun-
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