The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

recommendation and was prompt.
laid on the table.
The committee on political actor
reported favorably upon Charles
Fishers resolution opposing the
commission form of city government
and calling for agitation against
| it.
The report was laid on the table
| by close vote.
Cuts Instead of Stickers.
Mr.. Gaspard's resolution calling
for cuts to print the union label or
cereal sacks in the place of stickers
which come off was favorably re-
ported upon. 1t was adopted.
A favorable report was made on
Mr.. Wille's resolution, that the labe
of the bakers international union
be Reimbursed.
Mr.. Willie spoke on the resolution
saying that it was reported that
all of the big bakers of the country
have been merged into one big
trust, backed up by the steel trust
Several other speakers also favored
the resolution, and it was adopted.
Charles Fisher introduced a reso.
luton that the Federation denounce
and condemn the F. w. Taylor sys-
tenn of shop management, which is
a time limit system, with it's bon
uses, piecework, appendages, as in
human and unjust, and recommend
ing to every worker that wherever
this system is attempted it be op-
posed to the limit.
Juls. j. Anderson of st. Paul Of
fered the following resolution
Whereas, it is apparent that the
commission form of government is
but an insiders method of clipping
political power of organized labor,
by eliminating direct representation
of the working class in our munic-
ipal councils; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor places
itself squarely on record as being
government, and urges all local
unions and trades and labor assem-
blies to agitate against the adop-
ton of commission form of gov
eminent in their various communi-
ties
Relative to Political Action.
The committee on political action
presented a resolution concurring
in President Howley's recommen-
dalton that each central labor body
in the state elect its own political
committee and give its attention to
it's own district on legislative mat
tiers. 1t also endorsed a part of G.
W. Gleason's report, that candidates
must carry union cards, abolishing
the state legislative board, etc.
The convention adopted President
Howley's recommendation with much
unanimity. The recommendation for
the abolition of the state legisla-
tive board was referred to the COM
mittee on offering reports. The
rest of the report was concurred
in.
President Howley said that he
thanked God that this political mat
ter was off of his hands. He would
have opposed it last year at Fargo
had it not been for the fight made
upon him then. 1t had made him
enemies in and out of the feder-
alton. He wished the political work
of the central bodies Godspeed.
Killed off Political Party.
The committee on political action
in the recommends.
ton of the fifth district committee,
and it's action was endorsed
The action of the convention
to killing the effort to
launch a new political party, and
was victory for the socialists,
who were well pleased.
Delegate Gustafson introduced a
resolution that the executive coun-
Gil use it's best efforts in calling
attention to the several boards of
health in the cities of the members
of the council, and that the central
bodies of the state be requested to
take similar action, regarding the
sanitary condition of barber shops.
A telegram was received from
Mayor M. B. Cullen of Duluth, in
viting the holding of the next con-
vention there.
1t was voted to make a special
order for ten o'clock this forenoon
for the election of officers and the
fixing of the place for holding the
next convention.
After the afternoon adjournment,
the delegates had group of photo
graphs taken. At 4:3O o'clock they
were given a ride about the city
and suburbs by members of the
automobile club, which they enjoy
ed greatly.
Last evening the delegates were
guests at very enjoyable dancing