Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-03

proposition on the basis of 81 per year
dues, with 81 additional as d joining
fee was submitted to the local unions
with blanks for the signature of tho5"
who desired to register their willing
ness to become affiliated with the COM
pany. We would report that this com
pany has, since our convention, dis
solved.
The following resolutions wero
favorably reported by the committee
on resolutions:
Whereas, the International Broom
and Whisk Makers Union is seriously
menaccd by reason OF the fact that the
various penal institutions are engaged
in the broom making industry, thereby
entering into direct competition with
free labor to the dctrimcnt of tho
latter; and
Whereas. but small portion of tn"
Broom Makers are organized because
of the reasons above enumerated: anu
Whereas the Broom and Whish
Makers International Union is unable
by reasons of its small membership,
to remedy these dcplorable conditions.
| therefore be it
Resolved. that every possible effort
| be put forth by the Maine orGanlZa
| ton and the members thereof to pro
| mote the sale of broons bearing thu
| label OF the Broom and Whisk Makers
| International Union.
| Whereas the International Typogra
phical Union issues in pamphlet form
and convenient for vest pocket re
ference a list of weekly. monthly and
] 81 81, nr0GIred
union and non-union conditions, and
| Whereas. this list is intended for tn,
guidance of friends and supporters OF
| fair wages, fair hours ana tdir conui
| tons; therefore be it
| Resolved. that all trade unionists
be requested to secure a copy of thu
list referred to- and that they guild
themselves by its contents in the pur
chase of weekly papers and monthly
or quarterly magazines.
Resolved, that this convention of The
state Branch of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor re-endowed the Stanl
of the Foot ard Shoe Workers unloi
and urges all union men TO u" SUR
that the stamp s upon the shoe befor'
purchasing.
Report of Legislative Committee.
| Roscoe A. Eddy of Bar Harbo'
Legislative Committee of the Nam
state Branch A. f. of l.. presented thu
following report:
To the Officers and Delegates of TIL
Sixth Annual Convention of the Nam
state Federation of Labor
Another year has speedily passe'
and again VIC find ourselves searchln'
the records and reviewing the work q
the last twelve months preparing a re
port to be made at this, our sixth an
nual convention. In reviewing IN
work of the past year we ma Una
there is ample material upon when Z
report and it is a cause tor c"nsra'''
lation for us all that we can truthfui
report that we were SucceSStui VIII
nearly all the labor measures intro
duced during the last session or TN
Legislature. In fact we accoinpllsne
more than in all time in the past an
e we have no doubt but that many year
will elapSe before we shall be able !
make another report that will compaT
with this one.
= AS a result Of the legislation granite
= us last winter we are under grea
obligations to many members of til
LEGISLATURE and we would like in thi
: report to acknowledge in detail thes
6 favors but space and time will hardl
permit. We will say that in mos
- cases we found the leaders of eac
political parties fair and capable me-
Indeed it is the opinion of your CON
mittee that the last Legislature II
men of great ability eXcelled all Other
that we have attended just as there
y no question but that it excelled a
/ others for men of small ability. OF II