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: Minneapolis Civil Service Law.
"A communication from the Build
ing Trades Council of Minneapolis and
Vicinity, informed the council that said
Building Trades Council had declared
in formal resolutions against the civil
service law for Minneapolis asxof mo
benefit to organized labor, because UNI
der it's operation the most practical
men are not selected for the positions
to be- filled, and because it hampers
the heads of departments in-obtaining
efficiency in the public service The
legislative committee was directeds to
work for the repeal Of the law.
=. Union-Made Burial Baskets.
A letter from j. A. Willwerscheid &
Son, st. Paul funeral directors, in
formed the council that said firm was
the only one in st. Paul that carries
a full line Of union made funeral sup
plies The letter also stated that the
firx1 had not been given a sufficient
amount of patronage by union men in
the purchase Of these goods to justify
1t In continuing to handle them, as
the amount of extra capital required
for the purpose was large. The firm
declared in conclusion that unless this
condition should be changed it would
be compelled to stop handling the
union made goods. The matter was
referred to the vice president from st.
Paul for consideration and action.
Brewery Workers i'm St. Cloud.
The matter Of organizing the brew
cry workers in St. Cloud into a new
union was discussed at some length,
Edward Ruhe, member of the Mime
apolis Brewery Workers union, Vice
President Rieder of st. Cloud, Presi-
dent Hall and other taking part in
the discussion. It was ordered finally
that Paul J. Scherer, St. Cloud, and
Nj. V. Osborn, president of the Trades
and Labor Assembly Of that city, be
requested to act in conjunction with
Vice President Rieder in the matter.
Printing Convention Proceedings.
After some discussion, in which it
was shown that the project of printing
the proceedings of the Winona con-
vention daily for distribution among
the delegates, which was referred to
the council by the Duluth convention,
was impracticable, the undertaking
was abandoned on motion of Vice
President Gould.
To Organize Bartenders in WinOna.
Vice President Walworth, Winona,
called attention to the fact that the
Bartenders' International union was
unable to send an organizer to that
city to organize the men working at
the craft there and requested the
council to take some action in the
matter. It was referred to the execu-
tive officers.
PArdon for William Sullivan.
The matter of a pardon for William
Sullivan, convicted of completely In
the kidnapping of union organizer at
Crosby, was referred to the president
and secretary and Vice President Tay-
lor, Brainerd, for such action as they
might deem it best to take.
Convention Arrangements Cared For.
! President Hall and Secretary Law
son were directed to act in conjunc-
ton with the local convention COM
m1ttee at Winona in making arrange
ments for the July convention Of the
State Federation of Labor.
Organization Work To Be Resumed.
1t was ordered that after the adj
Journment of the legislature organiza-
ton work throughout the state should
be restlmed under the direction of
President Hall on the same basis as in
the past.
To Boost All Union Labels.
The executive officers and Twin CITY
| vice presidents were instructed to for
mulate a. plan for label boosting
! campaign to last a month or more
whereby the labels of all unions hav-
ing them could be presented in a for
chile way to the various unions by .di-
| rect personal appeals.
Many bills laid before the ccuncn
| by the secretary were passed and or
| dered paid.
Official Organ to Be Distributed.
The editor of the Minnesota Union
Advocate, the official organ of the
! State Federation of Labor, was in
structed to distribute 1000 copies of
his issue containing a full account Of
the proceedings of the meetine
throughout the state as usual
The council adjourned to meet again
| in Winona on, Sunday afternoon, July
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