The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-06-26
SERIES OF RESOL Ut TONS ADOPTED BY q
MINNESOTA STATE. .FEDERAT ton OF LABOR

many questions Of !. the 2&f Minnesota
State Federation OF Labor, at its con-
vention held at Red Wing, June II.
Is and Is, 1909, will be found III the.
following : summary Of resolutions
adopted by the convention. Where
numbers are missing as in. number 3.
"a, ETC., the resolutions were either
withdrawn or their substance en-
bodied in some other resolution. ,
j No. l., by G. H. Becker Recon-
mending that all organizations having
bills to- present to the next legislature
submit the same to the federation
council at least sixty days before the
legislature meets, in order that they
may be properly considered and the
facts needed to defend them and urge
their passage may be- collected and
tahulated. .~&1 1900 =" ~.
No. 2, by David Lagerstadt-De-
claring that it Is OF the utmost in1--
labor throughout the jurisdiction Of
the state federation that all work
on the new state penitentiary, now
in process Of construction, be- done
under union conditions, and in
structing the officers to use all pos
sible endeavors to secure such action.
p No. 5, by B. F. Lathrope-Request-
ing the various Trades and Labor AS
semblies In the jurisdiction to pass
stringent resolutions calling upon all
Participants in Labor. day parades,
and other demonstrations in which
.oragnized Ia Dor takes part, to use the
union label Of the Leather Warkers
on all horse goods used in said par
AIDES; and further, Requesting said
Trades and Labor Assemblies to ap-
In said parades and report to their
respective bodies the names Of all
teamsters whose horses are equipped
with said label and the names of all
teamsters whose horses are not so
equipped; and also to give attention
to the horses to the extent Of seeing
that they are shod by union horse
shoers. s.,
No. s, by S. T. Skrove-Reaffirm-
ing the State Federation's former ,po-
sition on political, action; declaring
full faith in President Samuel Comp
ers and his associates on the executive
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Labor; commenting the political
course they had pursued in the last
national campaign, and announcing
the p'1rpose = Of the State Federation
OF Eabor Whenever ~opport tunity .nffers,
to, attempt to- secure the election to
office of intelligent, honest, earnest
trade llnionists witt clear rnblenr=..
ished, paid-up union cards In their
possession. IN, ~,
= No. Z, by J. H. Wilson, substitute
reported by the committee on resolu-
tions-Declaring the West Publishing
company of st. Paul unfair and ask
ing all union men to refrain from
purchasing any Of its publications:
also directing that the facts In the
case be reported to the next con-
vention Of the American Federation
Of Labor, and that it be.aasked to
give them all possible publicity in
order that they may be known to
the friends and sympathizers Of the
labor movement. 49,.
No. s, by p. G.: Phillips, modified
by the committee-Declartn in favor
of the establishment Of labor temples
In the larger cities and suitable labor
headquarters In the smaller cities
wherein workers in the various indus
tries can meet and find facilities for
mental development and, proper re-
creation; also instructing the Fedora
ton Council to use it's good offices
toward the furtherance of this design,
No. 9, by the Cigarmakers' Delega-
on-Recommending to all dealers
and consumers of cigars and tobacco
to purchase only such cigars and to-
.bacco as bear, the blue label Of the
Cigarmakers' International Union Of
America, and the label Of the tobacco
workers. !.
No: 10, by c.. Carlson-Asking the