The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-22

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Legislative and Political Action
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Wegner, Minneapolis.
Sergeant-at-Arms- ]. Hogan,
weight 400 pounds.
A telegram Of fraternal greetings
and good wishes was received from
the secretary Of the Minneap polls
Building Trades council.
A parade Of the convention dele
gates and the members of the Brain
erd unions ioop place at 1880 o'clock
IN the evening. 1t was followed by
an entertainment at one Of tbs local
theaters
Afternoon Session..
The report report Of the commit
tee on rules and order Of business
was submitted. 1t was adopted as
written.
Beum and Mooney Gases.
On motion OF Delegate Turner Of
Minneapolis special committee of
two delegates each from st. Paul
AMI Minneapolis and one from each
or the other congressional districts
was appointed to consider the parts
of the reports Of the president and
secretary referring to the cases Of
Charles Beum and Fred Mooney, two
Minnesota unionists who have been
indicted for completely in the McNa-
mara dynamiting crimes The COM
mlttee consists of Chris. Jensen, Wi
mona; Louis Hallenberger, Red Wing;
e. P. Lee and Juls. P. Streitz, St.
Cloud; J. W. Holmes, Brainerd;
Thomas Burnett, Duluth, and Harry
Crew, East Grand Forks. It's duty is
to devise means of raising funds for
the defense Of the indicted men, as
organized labor believes they are in
nocent of the charges made against
them
Labor Commissioner Houk.
At this juncture Labor Commission
er Houk entered the hall and was
invited to take a seat on the plat
form. He was received with great
demonstrations of pleasure from the
delegates. and invited to address the
convention. In responding to the
call he read a comprehensive report
of the work Of the labor bureau dur
ing the past year, which contained
several valuable suggestions Of needed
legislation for the betterment of labor
and the ends at which it aims.
Rcd Fire from Mr. Lewis.
Lewis, who has been working in the
interest of the Federation of Railway
Employees on the Pacific coast, was
invited to address the convention on
motion of Delegate Juls. J. Ander-
son. Mr.. Lewis made an impassioned
speech, glorifying the strikers on the
Pacific coast, the pressmen and
other newspaper workers, including
the newsboys, in Chicago, and urging
labor men to be aggressive and bring
the bosses to their knees
Senli-Monthly Pay Day.
Delegate Mayo of Minneapolis
made a motion to the effect shat the
president be directed to telegraph
Representative Campbell requesting
that he introduce again, during the
present special session of the legisla-
ture, the bill providing for semi
monthly pay day for all classes of
employees who are now paid by the
month. After some discussion the mo-
ton was adopted.
Clayton Anti-Injunction Bill.
A communication from Samuel
Gompers. president, and Frank Nor
srison, secretary. of the American Fed