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


dent of the Minnesota State Fedora,
ton, which concluded its labors in
Mankato today William E. Nee ven
was reelected secretary-treasurer
The session today began at eight
o'clock
The committee on union label re-
ported this morning favorably upon
the resolution introduced by the eli
garmakerJ delegation, that the dele
gates use their endeavors before their
respective unions requesting and urg
ing their membership to lend their
assistance to the tobacco workers
label by continued demand. The res
olution was adopted.
The same committee reported a
similar resolution, which was also
adopted. 1t asks union men to use
union made goods of the tobacco
workers
The finance committee reported
that it had audited the report of the
secretary-treasurer and found that
it Tailed. There is a balance in
fund of $52040 The report Sas
adopted. The total receipts were
S2.134.17 in the general fund, includ-
ing a loan of 1922, and the expendi-
lures were the same
The finance committee reported
that it had audited the report of the
secretary-treasurer of the state CEN
trail political committee and had
found deficit of 1871, and rec
commended that the federation re-
imburse G. w. Deacon, the chair
man of the committee. The report
was adopted
Report of Finance Committee.
The finance committee reported on
the $40 expense bill of Delegate
Charles Fraser of Fargo, N. D., for
coming to the convention, as his
union did not have funds to send
him. The committee said that the
constitution made no provision for
this, and referred it to the conven-
tion. Mr.. Fraser is member of
the executive council, and asked to
a
motion to pay the bill was carried.
The committee on constitution re-
ported favorably on two amend.
ments to the constitution offered by
the delegates of the Women's Label
league, that the federation affiliate
the league up to five delegates. The
women would be entitled to one dele
gate to each twenty-five members,
but not to exceed five delegates, and
the fee is to be 81 per delegate.
Some discussion followed Mr.
Spencer did not favor the change.
but several other delegates came to
the assistance of the women.
The amendments went through
after slight amendment to one of
them.
The committee on organization re-
ported favorably resolution that
the federation assist in every way
the railway maintenance of way men
of the three large cities of the
state, and that it be referred to
the incoming executive council. This
resolution was introduced by a dele
gate from Warroad
The UnskIIed Laborer.
Secretary McEwen said that the
labor organization has reached its
high water mark and will get no
higher until it peaches down and
gets the unskilled labor, which is
still blowing away at the same wages
that he got twenty years ago. His
S1.50 or 81 day will not buy half
what it did twenty years ago, so his
economic condition is not over half
what it was twenty years ago. Many
OF them are migratory. Labor unions
have raised the wages of their mem
bers to 81 to Sc a day. The only
salvation is to organize the migra-
tory common labor. Efforts are now
being made to organize migratory
seamen. Something might be done
for the section men on the railroads.
The conductors and trainmen are en-
joying splendid wages at the ex
pense of the section men.
Mr.. Morgan said that if these me
were not secured the Industrial work |
ers would get them. and the fedora.
ton would in time become a thing
of the past, like the Knights of La
Dor.
The report was adopted.
No Paid Lobbyist.
The committee on officers reports
reported on the reports of President
Howley and cretaryTreasurer Nc
Even, and recommended that some |
thing be done for the Mcnamara
brothers; that the federation carry
on the work of organizing; that no
paid lobbyist be had at the next
legislature, but that efforts be made |
to elect men with paid up union |
cards in their pockets to the legisla-
ture, to work on the floor for the
interests of labor.
The committee also referred to the
complete report of the executive
council The committees report and |
recommendations were adopted
Delegate Lees moved that a me- |
mortal page in the report of the
proceedings of the convention be de-
voted to the late T. F. Thomas OF