The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-31
JACOBSON AN INVETERATE
ENEMY OF THE TRADES
UNION MOVEMENT
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introduced by Mr.. Schumacher as
house file No. 80 and the bill that
was passed as house file No. 80 was
a very different bill. The. bill that
was passed was no more like the
bill that was introduced by Mr..
Schumacher than night is like day.
MIR. Schumacher worked hard and
faithfully for the passage of the bill
and he deserves credit for the work
done, but as to Mr.. jacobson he would
never receive nor listen to any COM
mittee from org anized labor.
Further Evidence Of Hostility,
Jacobson used his influence for the
passage of the Johns antitrust bill,
one of the most obnoxious measures
that ever passed the house in Mime
sofa. This bill as it passed the house
was trap for union labor, but we
followed the bill into the senate when
we succeeded in defeating it. He OPP
posed union labor in the investigation
of the labor bureau in 1897. In fact
est of organized labor. Now is the
first time that organized labor is to
have chance at jacobson at the bal
lot box and they should protest
against him as he protested against
them in the Minnesota legislature
Farther, If Schurmeier's prison bill
had been defeated the binding Irvine
plant would have been abolished In
the prison and the farmers of the
northwest would have been left to the
mercy of the American Cordage trust
for their supply Of binding Irvine.
Signed,
J. F. McAULEY,
Chairman Legislative Committee
Minnesota State Federation OF
Labor, Sessions 1895 and 1897
Truth About Prison Labor Bill.
The compilers Of Mr.. Jacobson's cir
cular display gross ignorance Of thu
prison labor bill in their reference t.
their candidates attitude on thu
measure. Here is what; they say:
Relative to the so-called prison labor
bill, n. F. 80, 1895, the statement
is made that Mr.. jacobson opposed
the bill demanding that its origina
form, requiring that Is per cent Of the
prisoners be engaged in any one lin,
of industry, be increased to limi
Of 80 1-3 per cent. AS a matter O,
fact, to be brief, the record shows Mr.
Jacobson voted for the bill with thu
limit cut down to but 10 per cent be
allowed wor at an yone kline Of in.
dustry." i -. ... 7 i,
This is plain attempt to deceive
the unwilling. Mr.. Jacobson neve,
treated the question so generously il
his entire legislative career. Thu
facts are. entirely different than ar,
stated above. f.
! z Il. F. No. $40, 1895, was bill pre-
sented by the: State Federation o,
Labor, and introduced by Representa-
tive Schurmeier Of st. Paul, provid
Ing for the employment Of IS per cen
| of the prisoners at. but one. industry
excepting the prison Irvine plant. I
was Mr. Jacobson's opposition which
| raised the percentage so that whe1
Mr. Jacobson; moved the passage o
the bill (House, Journal; 1895, paa,
$780, the. number OF prisoners in an,
| one Industry was fixed at 10 per cen
| or the total number Of people engage,
IN that industry throughout tn
state: :, :>-%.-.. ): -
What was the effect Of: this? Ev,
Mcdonald Vaaesh, now ASSOCIATE. edi:
tor Of the Federationist, official Or
gan OF the A. F. OF L., and at that tim,
labor editor Of a Minneapolis paper
said: The bill as amended ~ M
Jacobson gives the boot and shoe In
dustry in the prison So more eonvtct
than are now employed in that IN
dustry." r . ,.I ".1 "a HI s,> IL: !.
/ Within "a year from the passage 8
the bill there were more than 100 ad,
ditionql convicts employed .ip the boo
and shoe industry at the prison. < rht
! is an indisputa'ble fact, ANA every boo
and shoe worker in +. Mtnnesota cal
testify to it. Mr.. JACOBSON is a1o,11
Irresponsible. for this condition OF ;af
fairs. ..=,,.: =, T.. .r.s,. ~ !. =
I; 4. ~ Eight Hour Bills. .5c Ssz2
Mr.. 'Jacobson's friends attempt i 4,
excuse him for voting against ever.
eight hour bill introduced III the i1ous
while he was . member thereof. 4: +. y
They hold that Jacobson wanted
bill to TO-. cover labor generally. THIS i
all bosh. Such q law svo,i]d net b
ISpermitted under the consultation ~
|. Minnes Organfzsd labor asked u
Il