The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-16
STATE Federal OF LABOR
TAKES UP MIGHTY PROBLEMS
Executive Council Holds Quarterly Meeting i'm
Minneapolis Prepares Labor Bills-Will Make
Aggressive Campaign of Organization in North
ern Portion Of State Against State Police.

range after the adjournment of the
Hibbing convention and just as the
council was about to- adjourn that
same evening. That letter informed
the council that the strike committee
would regard the State Federation of
Labor as sincere in it's sympathy with
the demands of the strikers if it
would hand over to tho strike COM
mittee it's surplus funds, but it must
abstain from all efforts to organize
the miners under the State or the
American Federation of Labor. On
motion of Vice President Sphinx of
Hibbing the appeal was laid on the
table.
A telegram from Samuel Gompers,
president of the a. F. of L., request
ing that kilograms be sent to the
senators and representatives in con-
gress from Minnesota insisting up
on eight-hour work day at present
compensation and protesting against
enactment of any law imposing upon
Americas workers involuntary servi-
tude, even for a day." Secretary
Lawson stated that he had sent the
kilograms as requested. He read re-
plies from Representative Van Dyke,
Smith, Miller and Anderson. Mr..
Van Dyke said ne and other members
of the labor group had been in con-
ference with heads Of railroad Or
CARNATIONS, and by this means a, bill
had been perfected which was salts
factory. Mr.. Smith said he would
only way out of the difficulty. Mr..
L,
ing in Maine when the matter was
under consideration, but did not say
whether or not he favored the legis-
lation enacted. Mr.. Anderson was
also absent from congress when the
railroad bill was passed. He de-
clared himself in favor of all proper
legislation designed to promote
shorter hours and better conditions
of labor" and said also: II am not
in favor Of compulsory arbitration"
He expressed his dissatisfaction with
the law passed, and his belief that it
would prove unsatisfactory to the
employees whom it especially affects
or to labor generally, adding: II am
inclined to think that the surrender
of the RICH of collective bargaining
and the recognition of the power of
congress to fix arbitrarily by legisla-
ton the wages of employees engaged
in interstate commerce far out
weights the temporary advantages
represented by the legislation ITSELF"
Secretary Lawson was authorized
to rent an office for his use at a
place suitable to him., President Hall
and the. Twin City members of the
council, in order to give him necessary
privacy and convenience at his work.
President Hall stated that it was
necessary for-li i'm to send some per-
son familiar with the craft and suit
ed to the work to organize tho bar
bers on the iron range. He was
authorized to employ E. c. Gustaf-
son, business agent Of the. :Minneap-
oils BARRIERS union, in this work it
Mr.. Gustafson would agree to under
take it.
BY unanimous consent the COM
pensation of the vice presidents for
their time at Wor..A in attending
meetings Of the council was fixed at
SIS a day.
President Hall was unanimously
chosen to represent the State FEEDER
alton of Labor as it's legislative
agent during the next session of the
state legislature, and Secretary Law
son was instructed to assist him as
much as the work Of his office will
allow.
On motion of Vice President Tay-
lor, Brainerd, the the secretary was
instructed to send letters to the two
United States senators and the repre-
sentatives in congress from this state
urging them to work for modifica-
ton of the Indian treaty of 1855 ex-
Guiding from it's operation all towns
in Minnesota in or near which there
are no Indians.