The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
TO ASK CANDIDATES |:
WHERE R ]. They STAND |
Minnesota Workingmen Will Put
Labor Bills Up to Legisla-
tive Aspirants.

Early this week the secretary
treasurer of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor sent to each at
f1liated trade union the regular quar-
terly bulletin Of the Federation.
Accompanying the bulletin was sent
copy of the report of special
committee of the Brainerd conven-
ton, which directed the secretary t.
appeal to the trade unions of Min
nesota for financial assistance for the
trial of Charles Beum and Fred
Mooney, the Minnesota iron workers
indicted by the federal grand jury
at Indianapolis. According to this
report each union man in Minnesota
will be expected to contribute cents
to the Mooney-Beum defense fund.
The appeal has been sent to all Of
the unions of Minnesota. The bull
letfn will only be sent to affiliated
unions It appeals to the unions to
question all candidates for the legis-
allure as to their position on proposed
legislation in the interest of labor to
be presented to the next legislature,
and reads in part as follows:
Direct Legislation First.
"You are particularly urged to
question candidates on the following
legislation: Initiative, referendum and
recall, workingmen's compensation,
legal minimum wage for women and
children. state insurance for the com-
pensation of all wage earners inca
pacitated by their employments semi
monthly payday bill, Improvement of
factory inspection laws, limiting the
employment of inmates of state in
situations to eight hours per day,
giving Minnesota contractors and la
b6rers preference in doing work for
the state and amending the existing
law to make it easier for workingmen
to collect wages due them from en-
ployers.
When your committee shall have
finished its work, will you kindly
notify the secretary of the State Fed
Grafton Of Labor of it's findings, and
Of the attitude of the several candi-
| dates fer the legislature in your ter
ritory?
Great Strike Fund.
In accordance with resolution
adopted by the convention each trade
union in Minnesota is urged to carry
a greater strike defense fund to be
maintained separately from other
funds. Accompanying this bulletin
is a copy of the report of a special
| committee appointed at the conven-
ton to provide ways and means for
raising a fund to assist Charles Beum
Of Minneapolis. and Fred Mooney of
Duluth, members of the Structural
Iron Workers union who have been
indicted on the charge Of conspiracy
by the federal grand jury at Indian.
apolis. Their. trial will be held in
October and it will be necessary for
der them al the Financial assistance
within their power that they may be
assured of q fair trial.,
Newspapers Unfair.
All efforts to settle the trouble be-
tween the St: Paul Pioneer Press and
Dispatch and the Web Pressmen's
union, No. 33, have thus far failed.
The pressmen are still locked out and
the newspapers in question stubborn
| ly refuse to deal with the union. Mem
| BEES of organized labor everywhere
are withdrawing their patronage from
| the st. Paul Dispatch and st. Paul
| Pioneer Press and are giving it to
those newspapers which employ men,
| bers of trade unions in their mechanl-
cal departments throughout.
Labor Day tor 1912 is near at hand.
The central labor bodies in all Of the
cities are making; elaborate prepara-
tions for the observation Of the day.
Every trade union is urged to par
ticipate in the celebration in it's re-
spective community. We should make
this the most successful labor day
of Oar time.