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proved and he was directed to con-
tinue his efforts to bring about an
adjustment Of the difference, and
particularly to ask the union. for a
statement Of its reasons: for :. with
drawing from the Federation. :'''
Union-Labeled Stoves to be Made in
y. ..''.. s11akopee.:
A. letter from the Equity Stove
company, Shakopee, Mimi, informed
the council that said company was
about to begin the manufacture of
union Labeled stoves and asked the
cooperation of the labor orEaniza-
tons Of the state in the undertaking.
Secretary Lawson had given the COM
pany assurance that the State Fed
Grafton Of Labor would cooperate in
the work of the company in every
way possible and put forth special ef-
forts to create a market for home.
made union stoves. The secretary's
action in the matter was approved.
To Increase Demand for Union-Made
Caskets.
A letter from the st. Paul Cabinet
Makers union earnestly requested
the council to aid in increasing the
demand for and the handling by un-
dertakers Of union-made burial cask-
ets' The request was granted, and
the secretary was instructed to COM
municate the contents of the letter
to the central labor bodies THROUGH
out the state.
Life and Labor to be Recommended
to Unions.
In response to a request from the
editor OF Life and Labor an Of
hcia1 magazine of the National Wo-
mems. Trade Union League devoted
to the organization Of women work.
ers, the vice presidents were directed
to give the matter of increasing the
circulation Of this publication atten-
ton in the unions of their several
districts. 80 = '@
Efforts to Get Parole for Charles: NJ
BeIm, -'-'~ rr".s .
President Hall was left in charge
OF the efforts in progress to obtain g.
parole or pardon for Charles IN.
p Beum,F Minneapolis, one Of the men
declared guilty of: :comnlicity- in the
so-called dynamiting7 conspiracy, and
ne was directed TO: continue his work
~ C11S3 U09akI,
10 Enlist Congressman for Govern
ment OwnetshIp, -
The fece bnS Y Y,;mas1de = Ttby
President Hall in his report to tn,
|: Winona convention I'M favor Of gov
efnme9ts Ownership of telegraph aIid
telephone sAnesc and of uaindnEi pro15s-
critics involved in; labor dfspates,a and
those urging promotion: OF: the PRO
ducer r=to-table" 1nevements were 7re-
ferred tor, the Twin City vice. rbsrta;t,i.
dents with Instructions TO formi,fate
plans OF: action for submission to ali
the vice. presidents for suggestions.
The plans to be devised are to pro-
vide especially for efforts to enlist the
congressman from this state in the
government ownership project, =
Literature on. Seamen's Bill tn h
|: tra.:: Distributed. II
| Andrew Furuseth, one of the lead
ing men in the >Seamen.s Internation-
| al union, in q cordial letter, requested
1.-The council to aid in distributing.
where it would do, the most good. .
literature In defense of tho La, Fol.
}lette seamen's act passed by the last
congress-. The secretary was directed
TO INFORM Mr.. Furuseth that the
council would comply with his re.
quest and to send the literature to
the vice presidents when 1t was re.
cefved. $i$# ~. a: ~ *ES3 3s5#sis &
Interests OF Stone Cutters. to Get AZ.
| tent1on. 53s.
Communications to the SS1 1Vfn0ns
IconYention o6 Il the state Fedarafior