The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-17
:REGULAR MEET|hG OF
:. !. The TRADES assembly.
Jacobson's Hostile Attitude TO-
wards Labor. Reforms Shown 4-:
By His Record.
AS Legislator He Opposed Every
Measure Favorable to Or.
ganized Labor

ing at Kalamazoo hall and in.tfe. alb
sence Of President Ma cDonald, vice
president Edward Blackwood:s presided
and Mr.. M. Harvey was made tenlpor-
airy vice president.
Reports of Delegates. -.
=: The following is the report Of the
different delegates: on the condition OF
their trades: Bakers. fair, carpenters,
good; blacksmiths, fair; .cigaTmakers,
dull; electrician workers. dull: freight
handlers. fair. longshoremen. poor;
leather workers. dull: machinists,
fair; Typographical union, fair; paint.
ers. fair; sheet and metal workers,
good; stationary engineerst.; good;
Tugmen's Protective associa tion fair;
team drivers, fair; tailors,, good;
plumbers, good; steamhtters, good,
and cokos and walters, slow. The
reports Of trade is GOOD or "fair''
are rapidly increasink in nuinber. :.
Communications.
A communication was also read
from President Samuel Gompers Of
the American Federation of Labor,
calling for political activity on the
part of the unions in. behalf Of the
Democratic party.
An invitation was received from
Chairman Andrew Nelson of the
Democratic county committee, inviting
the delegates to the Trades Assembly
to be present at the armory on Wed
nesday evening to hear Governor
Johnson speak. The communication
stated that the big procession is to
start from the Lenox hotel at 1880
o'clock on Wednesday evening and
march to the armory.
Mr.. Jacobson's Record.
J. F. Jacobson, Republican candi-
date for governor, is far from being
a. friend of organized labor, accord
ing to his legislative record on labor
bills, which were cited In a conmuni-
cation from the state central, COM
mittee Of the State Federation Of
Labor. -,
The record, the communication
stated, was taken from" the official
ojurnal Of the house Of representatives
and it shows that Mr.. jacobson OPP
posed every bill favorable to labor.
The communication is a vigorous ar
raignment of Mr.. jacobson as an enc
my of labor.
The following bills were opposed by
the Republican candidate: : '-
A bill for an act entitled an act
to define the liability Of employers to
their servants" engaged in dangerous
employments, and to repeal chapter
-13 Of the General Laws of Minnesota
for the year one thousand eight hum
dred and eighty-seven; bill for an
act to establish the number of hours
constituting days work fortall .coun-
ty,state. and municipal work.
A bill to provide for limit to
terms of daily service Of laborers
workmen and mechanics, employed on
public. works or work done for the
state Of Minnesota in eight. hours. a
day: >~. -
"A bill for ans act to regulate and
define employment agencies. Origin
ated by State Federation Of Labor
A bill for an act to regulate the
practice OF horse-shoeing in the state
of Minnesota. Proposed by State
Federation. of Labor. 1890
A bill for an act requiring an en-
ployer to furnish to a discharged
employe the reason for such dis
charge, and to allow such employee a
hearing upon request.
A bill, commonly knowns as the
Personal Liberty bill, making it a.
misdemeanor for any company or en-
ployer to require as condition Of
employment, that the -employe should
withdraw from Or refrain from join
ing any labor organization, was
amended by Its enemies providing that
no employee or member Of any labor
organization should by force try to
persuade or influence any other en-
ploye or candidate for employment to
join any labor organization:
The bill drawn at the request of
the Shoe workers union and the
State Federation Of Labor. The prin-
cipal feature of this bill was to limit
the number OF convicts to Is: per cent
OF tho inmates at any one employ
ment, excepting In the binding Irvine
plant.
A bill introduced In accordance
with the desires OF the BARRIERS In the
session Of 1901. The bill provided for
the regulation and supervision Of bar
Der schools in the state Of Minnesota.
He also voted for the Anti-Boycott
B1ll-A bill for an act prohibiting boy
cotting Or by any other means injur-
ing, interfering with. or preventing
the carrying on OF: any lawful bust
ness or the pursuit Of any lawful work
or enterprise. Mr. Jacobson voted for
the bill. = -. -.
Remarks BY Mr.. kslIy.:: -.
In a short speech James Kelly OF
1ndianapOliS OrRaniZer Of InteriOT
Freight Handlers and Railroad Clerks,
told Of his mission in this city. He
said that there are about $50 interior
freight handlers and about 100 rail-
way clerks in Duluth. who are eligible
for membership in the new local he
proposes to organize here. He stated
| that the freight handlers of Duluth
were solid for organization and that
he had also made good progress with
the clerks. He told of the strength
Of this union in Chicago and the Twir
Cities and promised that he woult
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