The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-11

Discuss The Issues of M Day and
III. Abort i Platform.

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Discuss The Issues y, m Day md
Adopt : Platform. E..s#3
& <. a. delegate convention of the Social
lists Of the Eighth Conversational DIS
.trict met at Flaaten Conservatory ot
Music In this city on Monday July
eth at 10 a. m. Alexander Halliday:
Of Two Harbors OBJECTED az president
and r. q. Phillips Of Duluth az seore-E
tary. [ E>gs :. < Il. s:: 81 '>s
3; ;t COMMITTEES: On Credentials. II, s7t
!. The following persons composed the
committee on credentials: %. m. Rob-
ertson, Duluth; George Peterson, Hfb-@
bing; l.. H. Bugbee. Wrenshall The
committee reported favorableSon tho
credentials Of ~ delegates, and the.
report was adopted. s5 @;. l.. n Y
The temporary organisation was
made permanent, whereupon the presi-1
dent appointed the following commit
tees: NJ &z II -, II Il = '[& r
Platform and Resolutions-M. $.
Hershfield, Duluth; Z. II. Bugbee,
Wrenshall; +. ]. Peach. Grand Rap
Ids; B. Make, Duluth; A. smead, Du-
luth. r. ~, . ,,ss+ 49,
Ways and Means-D, M. Robertson,
Duluth; A.. sanead, Duluth; r. G. Phil
lips, Duluth. &$sG* S...f 'tsaas@F:|
~; ,ts.s The Platform s s2%= Il 1ss;s
The following platform was unani-
mously adopted I'M. s 32s.-, .s X y
I'VE. the. Socialist party :of the
Eighth Congressional District Of Min
nesota in convention = assembled do
hereby heartily indorse. the platform
adopted by the Socialist party of the
United States at the national co1ver,-
ton at Chicago In May. 1908, and
pledge our support to the principles OF
that platform and to our standard
bearers, Debs and Hartford. We call
the attention Of the voters OF this dis
trict to the following reasons why
they Should support our ticket in the
coming election: r.. :
Human life depends upon food
clothing and shelter. Only with these
assured are freedom, culture and the
higher human development possible.
To produce food. clothing or shelter
land and machinery are needed. Land
alone does not satisfy human needs.
Human labor produces machinery ana
applies It to the land for the produce
ton Of raw material and food. Who
ever has control Of land and nlachin-
cry controls human life and with it
human life and liberty. -
"Au these means OF production are
rapidly passing into the hands of q
few and this private ownership is used
as a means Of stripping, day by day
many or the results of their labor.
The leading political parties advocate
either busting the trusts or regulating
them. We, Of the Socialist party rec
ognize the trust as an economy In pro-
duction that should not be lost and
intend to take tho trust over to collec-
tive. ownership and use it for the bene-
At Of all. - ="
TN the meantime, while workins
for the accomplishment :of the above
great end, our candidates are pledged
at every step to advocate and work
for every measure that tends to for
ward: tho interests ) Of the: working
class. II: : .->~ :~;.-- :. z>,4:x ,:-,. '4s,'1 -
,:>"We believe in: the unrestricted and
equal suffrage for men and women
andswe pledge ourselves to engage I'M
an active campaign in that direction.
Tn view OF the present sdemoralized
condition, existing IN industry we de-
qnand immediate government relief for
the unemployed workers by building
schols, by reforesting Of cutover and
waste lands, by reclamation Of arid
tracts and the building Of canals and
by extending all other useful public
works: All persons employed on such
works shall be employed directly by
the government under an eight hour
work day and at the pevailing union
| wages. =" The government shall also
loan money to states and municipali-
ties without interest for the purpose
Of carrying on public works. It shall
contribute to the funds OF labor or
| ganizatton for the purpose of assisting
their unemployed :lnembers and shall
| take such other measures within Its
powers as will lessen the widespread
misery: Of the workers caused by the
rnisrule Of the capitaliat class.
-, Candidates Nominated. =.
For congressman eighth district
! Alexander Holiday, Two Harbors;. fol
representative in state Legislature 54ott
| district, ]. G.. Mattaala, Virginia; 70,
sheriff st. Louis County, Edward
Blackwood, Duluth. .l ~ s.-r..< -
-. Ratification. asstina.. : y
In the evening a sratiflcation meeting
was held in the same place.. Among
the speakers who addressed the as.
sen,blage were: Rev. II. Clinton Fox.
ton. Duluth; Je1an sH Reyes. Duluth
T. ;. Peach, Grand Aapida: ALEX Hol'
liday. Two Harbersss Edward Black
wood, Duluth, 8, Simon, Duluth. and
others. s.s IA 5ssF. $s.--5ess% ,sef
"PEERLEss LEADER', rs ,
OUR STANDARD BEAREE
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