Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-22
GETS
READY FOR WORK
Organization Is Perfected
and Number Of Resolu-
tions Introduced.

Idaho now has fun fledged State
Federation OF Labor in which about so
unions are AFFILIATED. It's organization
was perfected yesterday afternoon. The
state was divided into three districts
and each district is to have it's vice
president and maintain an organiza-
ton. The districts are divided as fol-
lows:
First, Bonner, Boundary. Kootenai
Benewah, Shoshone, Latah, Clearwat-
err, Nez Perez, Lewis and Idaho; Sci
cond, Adams. Washington, Canyon
Gem. Boise, Ada, Elmore, Owyhee and
Lemhi; third, Gooding. Lincoln, Twin
Falls, Cassia, Power. Oneida, Bannoek
Bear Lake, Franklin, Bingham, Bonnie
Vile jefferson, Madison, Teton, Free
mont, Custer and Minidoka
Officers of the organization were
elected as follows: President, E. F.
Cation, Boise; secretary treasurer, r.
II. spangenberg. Boise. vice presi-
dents: first district j. G. Vesline, Wal
lace; second district A. W. Kool.
Boise; third district, A. H. Brown, Po-
catello.
Robert Lewis in behalf of the union
men OF Twin Falls, presented to Presi-
dent Cation, upon his election. a gavel
purchased by the union men of the
Magic city. The gift was accepted
with thanks by the president.
A constitution and bylaws were
adopted yesterday after being care
fully gone over and discussed section
by section.
The session will close this evening
with the organization complete and all
plans definitely laid for a perfect
working body having all sections Of the
state amply cared for and arranged for
handling matters of union interest and
advantage.
Resolutions Are Presented.
At the session this morning 15 reso-
lutions were presented and are being
acted upon Resolution No. / came
from the Boise Typographical and was
in regard to the trouble Of unionizing
the printing establishments in Cald-
wen and Nampa. The second was from
the Electrical union and dealt with a
compulsory inspection of overhead
construction. Resolutions Nos. 3, 8
ana Ia, were from the State Federation
and were requests to have the national
organizer ~ " J. ouhE1 AUtlAftAll IL Aid :
no and organize unions at all points
possible. Resolution No. was in be-
half of the emergency employment act
asking that it be so amended that the
features found unconstitutional by the
supreme court would be eliminated
and the act made constitutional. No.
was a request that the local unions
prepare data regarding a minimum
wage scale for women and present the
same to the commission appointed by
Governor Alexander. No. was a re-
quest to the State Federation of Labor
to create standard of wages and
/ hours of labor In all Ines. No. 10 was
/ a request for the executive committee
to assume Jurisdiction of the labor
press and make 1t an official organ of
! the union laborers. No. II came from
the plumbers of Boise and Poeatello
requesting the state legislature to pass
a law requiring an examination OF
plumbers and steam filters. No Il
came as a general request for the pas
sage of the Burnett imm' grafton bill
limiting immigration and to give no
tiee to the state representatives Of the
Iiaboring mems attitude on the bill. No
lis was to the executive board Of the
state federation asking them to use
their influence to have passed at the
next session Of the legislature work.
able compensation act No. Is came dis
a request from the Grange asking tht
union bodies to cooperate in securing
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