The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-06-23
Socialists, Trade Unionists and In
dustrialists all Agree that Time
Has Arrived to Fight Politically
as Well as Economically.
Well Planned Organized to Sup
port Union Labor Candidates
for the Legislature in Every
Safe District in the State.
President Of Federation to Ap-
= point Strong Political Commit
tee, Who Shall Steer Destiny
of Union Labor in its New Field
of Activity.

prohibit the employment Of children,
factory, or shop or mine, and to Sc
cure for and guarantee to every child
in the state the benefit Of our public
school system.
Second-We shall work for the pas
sage of state eight-hour workday,
so that no employe Of the state shall
work more than eight hours in each
day. and that no contractor doing
work for the state shall employ his
men longer than eight hours In each
twentyfour. The proposed bill shall
not apply to farm labor.
Third-We stand for the most com.
plete and thorough sanitary inspec>
tton of workshop, mine and home.
and shall insist upon the passage OF
more stringent inspection laws cover
ing sanitation and the application of
proper safe guards about machinery
to protect life and limb.
Fourth-The courts have so extend
ed their opinions on the question of
contributory negligence in personal
damage suits that 1t Is almost i'm
possible for injured workingmen to
secure redress in the courts. We
therefore insist upon the passage OF
bill which will make employers
liable for injury to health. or body,
or life, whether caused by negligence
or incompetency of fellow employees
or not
Fifth-We are in favor of home rule
for local governments and for munic-
ipal ownership of all public utilities.
We promise to remove the obstacles
In the legislature which now prevents
the people of any community from ex-
ercising their will on any question
which involves their local welfare.
econ nomically or politically.
Sixth-We favor the establishment
of the initiative and referendum
principal to- be followed by a con-
,stitutienal amendments, direct; nom
r IN
state; the recall: direct election OF
United States senators.
Seventh-We insist upon the divi-
sion of labor in state penal institu-
tions so that their products shall not
interfere materially with those of
free labor
Eighth-We believe that the pro-
ducer of wealth has the right to labor
without having to pay for the priv
ilege of securing a job Therefore
we believe that the state should con-
duct free labor bureaus throughout
the state for the purpose Of giving
workingmen information about en-
p1oyment and securing positions for
them. state bureau now in exis-
tence in Minneapolis is proving to be
most successful, and we therefore de-
mand more liberal appropriation
for the extension of free labor bu-
reaus.
Ninth-The farmers and WORKING
men are the wealth producers of the
world. Interests of both are iden tical.
and we believe that it is necessary for
both to work uhitedly and in harmony
for the promotion of their welfare
We pledge ourselves to Cooperate
with them in their wants for leR1sla-
tive relief.
Tenth-We believe that the best in
terests of labor require the admia,ion
OF women to full citizenship as a mat
ter of justice to them, and as a nece..
sary step toward insuring and raisin o
the scale of wages for all.