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employed by the executive council to
work on this project He reported
what he had done in the matter; and
his report was accepted and ordered
placed on file. s.~e" = =
Resolutions Nos. 9, II, 20, 2s and
others, asking for the service Of or
ganizers in various places, were left
to the unions involved and a suE-
gestion that they take the matter up
with the A. F. Of L. and their res
pective international unions. ;
Reso1atioi' No: :''f1:>:> r. FSVS6rs FaSV6rrs a'bna1y5
such industrial schools as are thor
oughly practical in their work" and
allow committees Of union craftsmen
to take AN active part in the shaping
OF their policies. The secretary: was
directed to. send a. copy Of the reso-
luton as passed by the convention: to
DR.. Prosser, superintendent of the
Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, who
called attention to the matter in the
convention and earnestly, expressed
his desire to comply with the wishes
of organized labor in connection with
it. 80. =. ::
Resolution. No. 18. Pledges the as
sistance of the State, Federation of
Labor to the Stage Employees union
Of Duluth in it's fight against non
union theaters in that city. The sec
retary was instructed to ascertain
what makes Of films these theaters
use and what could be done with the
manufacturers thereof in the way Of
helping the union to win its fight p
Resolution No. 25. Pledges the Of
ficers to Cooperate with the affiliated
unions in getting, their immigrant:
members naturalized. The secretary
was directed to call the matter to the
attention of the. unions in his next
quarterly bulletin.
Resolution No. .34. Urges the state,
county and city authorities in Min:
nesota to start a. system of public
works to furnish work for persons
out of employment, and also instructs
the officers Of the State Federation
to work for universal eight-hour
day in this state. The vice presidents
were instructed to take the matter up
with yigor in their several districts,
and the president and secretary were
directed to prepare bill on the SUBJ
ject for presentation to- the legisla,.
ture at its next session.
Resolution No. 33. Asks aid for
the BARRIERS unions in. the state. in
obtaining a law requiring students, in
BARRIERS colleges to serve as appren-
tieest the same as is required Of ap-
prentices in barber shops. The Sec
'retarya was directed to inform these
unions that. the officers will be ready
to do their part in ethe, matter when:
ever the, unions are ready to ? do
theirs. ea +:
Resolution 3 No. 81. :: Instructs the
:Federation's executive. council to
work for q state law and. city ordi-
nances prohibiting the sale of: raw
milk. The secretary was INSTRUCTED
to. sepd letters on the subject to- the
sstats :, end the different r local boards Of
Resolution No. i. Comments. I, Ids the
work Of the, federal industrial. COM
mission and urges the publication .of
its report in an edition sufficiently
large to make. It distributable as, a.
public document in all parts OF the
country. The secretary was directed
to send. copies Of the resolution to the
senator's and repr In COM
gress from minnesota. = : ..:s.
Resolution No. 80. Instructs the
officers Of the Federation to use
every means at their comnn4pd to
obtain the repeal Of the Dick mill
tary law, which is q federal statute.
The secretary was directed ta send
copies of the resolution to the Min
nesota senator's and representatives in
congress. < ....., as.
Report Of Oonlnittee on Worlknen,s
Conn mrensst1on.
IS This - report. Az adop ted by the con-
ventiori, reco omnaended that &c.