The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-17

The minutes of the meetings held
by the vice presidents of the State
Federation of Labor for st. Paul and
Minneapolis were laid before the
council by Secretary Lawson. : They
showed that the president and asecre-
tarX had not opposed the granting of
a pardon to William Sullivan, one of
the Crosby men convicted of -kidnap-:
ing a union organizer, because there
was evidence before the board of
pardons that he was innocent Of any
direct or Intentional connection with
the crime; that he had been deceived
into being present at it, and that the
union men of Brainerd were heartily
In favor OF his being pardoned. Their
action in the matter was approved by
the vice presidents. The secretary's
letters to the Minneapolis Trades and
Labor Assembly in reference to the
offensive articles about the Duluth
convention which appeared in Labor
Review, the official organ of that AS
sembly, were also approved. The Sec
rotary was instructed to employ as
sistance In sending letters in favor
of the immigration bill to the 426
members of the national house of
representatives and in the perform
anca Of other duties bearing on legis-
latlvn. A donation of $40 to the fund
to defray the expense of bringing
Owen Lovejoy, secretary of the Ma
tional Child Labor Committee, to the
Twin Cities to make addresses on the
work Of the organization was ordered.
A written request from julius F.
Emme, a member of Machinists'
Lodge No. 459, St. Paul, for permits
sion to inspect the minutes Of the
conference board on the workmen's
compensation law was referred to the
State Federation's representatives on
the board with instructions to sub
NIT it to the full board and act in the
matter in accordance with tho deci-
sion Of that board.
Hillman's Course Condemned.
At the last meeting of the Twin
City vice presidents Secretary Law
son read a letter from G. M. Hillman,
Minneapolis, a member of the con-
ference board on the workmen's COM
pensation law. In this letter Mr..
Hillman announced that he had
signed the pledge made by all the
members of the conference board to
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against all opposition, but had done
held himself to be free agent in the
matter. 1t was ordered that the con-
ference board be notified that the
State Federation of Labor accepted
no responsibility for Mr., Hillnan's
action, but condemned it as unworthy
Of a representative of the Federation.
All action taken at the meetings of
the Twin City vice president was
unanimously approved by the council.
St. Paul WOrkhouse Broom Plant.
William r. Boyer, general secre-
tary Of the Broommakers' Interna-
tional union, asked the council to as
sist him In having, the operation OF
the broom plant at the st. Paul work
house limited to the manufacture of
brooms and kindred articles for use
by the city. In this connection Sec
retary2 Lawson reah q letter from
Thomas r. Tracy, secretary of the
union label department of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, quoting one
to him from Mr.. Boyer, and urging
that all POSSIBLE help be given to
union broommakers in building up
their organizations and promoting the
welfare of their craft. The secretary
was instructed to correspond with the
city officials of st. Paul on the sub
ject and to include Mr.. Boyer's letter
in his next official bulletin to the
labor organizations of the state.
Causes of Strike at Shakopee.
A committee representing the strik-
ing iron molders at Shakopee stated
the difficulties which led to the strike
and the present status of affairs in
connection with it. After hearing
this the. council adjourned for
luncheon.
Afternoon Session.
When the council reconvened in the
afternoon Vice President Marandaw
was called to the chair and President
Hall took the floor to speak on the
strike situation at Shakopee. He ex-
| planned that the order Of the state la
!: Dor department for the installation of
sanitary toilets in the foundry there
! had not been enforced because the
deputy labor commissioner had been
; told when he gave it that the foundry
J would be closed down in a few days,
! and the order could not be enforced
now because there was only a small
I; force working there and the sanitary
conditions meet all present require
ments. He read to the council let
ter from G.. L. Nye, president OF the
! Minnesota Stove company, on the sub
ject. On motion it was ordered that
the president and secretary take
| charge of the matter for the council
and that they act on it inv conjunction
with representatives of the Shakopee
union. The representatives Of the
union present expressed their 'appre'
citation of the attitude of the council
in the matter.
Amendments to Compensation Law.
Secretary Lawson submitted q brief
report on the work done by the State
Federation's committee on the com
pensation conference board. He re-
counted in detail the work done by
the conference board and stated thai
only one labor organization in the
Observation-Disclosures Lodge No. 112, St
Paul-had given official notice of dis
agreement with that work. The re-
port was accepted and ordered placed