The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-22
State Wide Prohibition.

| lVf IN favor OF and % against adop-
ton of the regular committee re-
port.
State Wide Prohibition.
Can the federation take chances on
statewide prohibition in an effort to
get the initiative and referendum? This
was one question propounded this
morning, which was answered In full
When the matter of preferential bills
came before tho convention, the initia-
tive and referendum was first men
toned as the first choice of the labor
ing men of Minnesota.
Delegate Becker of St. Paul started
the fireworks by putting the statewide
prohibition question before the dele
gates. There was so much confusion
! that Secretary McEwen was asked to
explain the bill.
IF the people of Minnesota want
statewide prohibition, let them have
it, was the substance of his statement
and that met with the approval of
many.
While on the floor the secretary called
attention to the fact that it would be
near impossible to pick out any three
| bills to come first, there being so much
| for which labor is fighting. That it
was necessary to compromise and take
anything that it could possibly get and
be satisfied, was emphasized.
Tile secretary cited a case where
S156,Oo0 was virtually stolen from 1000
Greek laborers working for the Great
| Northern. This came to the attention
of the state labor commissioner and
was taken up with the attorney GEN
| eral, where it was ascertained that it
vas impossible to do anything under
| the existing statutes.
This great unorganized class are
slaves to greater extent than the
black man ever was said the speaker.
| 1T is their battle as we'll as our own
that we must fight.
Eat the coming election it is impera-
tive that you forget you are repu5li-
can, democrat or socialist-but remem-
Der that you are a working man. ]
never voted a straight ticket in nv life.
It's not the kind of government wc
! have, but the character of the men at
the head, that really counts"
N. o. A. c. Is Handed Jolt.
The N. D. Agricultural college was
handed little jab, indirectly this
morning when a resolution was adopt
ed condemning the practice of the
Minnesota state boiler inspector for
granting licenses to graduates Of the
A. G. steam engineering department
1t Is claimed that A. G. graduates go
to the cities after finishing their school
work and are willing to take jobs al
smaller salaries than union men, In
order to secure experience. The con.
vention asked that officers take steps
to stop the practice.
The resolution roasting u S. Sen
Knute Nelson was referred to the
political committee for consideration.
| The recommendation of the A. F. of
L. that support be given looking to
securing better sleeping places for
laboring men in camps, construction
crews and the like, was concurred in.
Bouquets for Officers.
Pres. Geo. Howley, Sec. w. E. Nc
EVEN and the other officers of the
federation were handed handsome
compliments by the committee on Of
fcers reports and in turn by the con.
ventior. The committee report took
up each report and congratulated the
convention on having such able Of
ficers. The report Of the committee
was approved.
What~should be done with union men
who are the hirlings of corporations
and who go before the legislature OPP
posed to bills for which the federation
has been fighting, came up for discus
sion this morning. The federation has
legislative and political committees
In whose hands the handling of bills
naturally comes. However, it has been