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

that might tend to reduce the wages
of female labor.
Boiler Inspection Criticised.
P. T. Brown of Brainerd intro
duced a resolution demanding Of
the state legislature the abolition
of the present loose and inefficient
system of boiler inspection and that
law be passed providing that no
person shall be eligible for the Of
fee of boiler inspector unless he has
had practical experience in the de-
signing, construction and repair of
boilers
Juls. j. Anderson stated today that
he will not be a candidate for
president of the Federation or for
any other office this year. This
reduces the fight for president to
two men, President Howley and E..
G. Hall. Some who claim to be we'll
posted predict the reelection of both
President Howley and Secretary
Treasurer McEwen.
The local committee provided
tanks of ice water today, which was
greatly appreciated by the delegates,
as the hall is a terribly hot place
The local committee is leaving moth
ing undone.
More Resolutions Introduced.
f. H. Fljozdal of Warroad this aft
ernoon. introduced a resolution that
the federation give the maintenance
of way men in the twin cities and
Duluth who are not affiliated with
the federation and only partly or
gained, all the assistance possible
in the way of organizing and affiliat-
ing.
The cigarmakers delegation offer
ed a resolution endorsing and com
of cigars to deal in and purchase
only such cigars that bear the
union label of the Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union of America.
Delegate Hall of Minneapolis in
troduced a resolution that the dele
gates use their endeavors before
their respective unions requesting
and urging their membership to
lend their assistance to the tobacco
workers label, by continued de-
mand.
Mr.. Wille's resolution endorsing
the action of the Fargo convention
last year in regard to the alleged
unfair attitude of the st. Paul Bread
company was favorably reported up
on as amended, and was adopted by
the convention.
Mr.. Goetzinger's resolution provid-
ing for legal holiday pay for work
on election day was favorably re-
ported upon as amended, and was
adopted.
Mr.. Browns resolution in regard
to boiler inspection was favorably
reported as amended and was re-
ferred back to the committee.
Lena Merrick's resolution against
the establishment of garment fac
tories that will result in reducing
the wages of women workers was
favorably reported, as amended, and
was sent back to the committee.
The occasion for this resolution was
a report that garment factory
was to be started in the Saltwater
penitentiary. One delegate said that
he could see no objection to making
garments for prisoners. Others took
the same view, and the resolution
will be changed to meet this.
The committee, four to two, rec
commended that Delegate Fishers
anti-Boy Scout resolution do not
pass.
Brought Mr.. Fisher to His Feet.
A motion to concur in the report
of the majority of the committee
brought Mr.. Fisher to his feet. He
said that he had watched the move
ment from beginning to end. 1t was
fostered by the capitalist class, and
he did not see why the laboring
men should favor it. The army and
militia are especially taught to break
strikes. There is a scarcity of men
to man the warships. He believed
that the army and navy were in
disgrace to support the capitalist
system. The only patriots are those
who risk their lives in their work
with machinery. Those who are in
favor of the Boy Scouts do not
know the tricks of the capitalists,
who would down the labor move
ment with the military.
Peter T. Brown of Brainerd quot
ed, as Mr. Fisher did, from the Boy
Scout oath, that the boy agrees to
stick to his employer through thick
and thin. He wanted it looked at
from the union mans point of view.
Opposed to Resolution.
Mr. Goetzinger of st. Paul stood
up for the Boy Scouts, and said
that the movement was liked by the
boys, and was endorsed by the
churches. The oath did not call for
the members to stick to their en-
ployers through thick and thin"
The federation has enough troubles
of it's own without going out of its
way to antagonize the Boy Scout
movement The language of the
resolution was too undignified for
this convention to adopt. The Boy
,rn tonuht nhodiapco