Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-22
FRACTIONAL DIFFERENCES SUBMERGED
BY DELEGATES AT A. F. OF L. MEETING

turned from Europe. where she went
as one Of the labor mission, issued
warning against false impression as
to women in war industries in this
country. She said that thus far there
are enough men in most OF the indus
tries to handle the war work, and
that employers had been pretending
they were unable to get enough men
in order to disguise their attempts to
break down wage standards by en-
ploying women. The convention met
this condition by voting that equal
pay must be given women for equal
work with men.
Nor has the convention overlooked
entirely the struggle that is going on
in Minnesota, before its very eyes,
between the anti-labor forces, led by
Governor Burnquist Of anti-union- but
ton-order fame, and the Non-partisan
League farmers and organized labor,
led by former Congressman Lindbergh
in the state primary campaign that is
being settled at the polls today, June
II. This struggle is so closely similar
to a big industrial strike, such rs
might in other years have been in
progress in Chicago or San Francisco
or the Colorado coal fields, that the
bitterness and determination of the
two forces is reflected everywhere.
Union Buttons nm Issue.
As all the country knows, Burn
GUSTS public safety commission or
dered all street railway employees, in
Minneapolis and st. Paul, to take off
their union buttons. The chairman Of
his commission also went to Washing
ton and asked that courts martial be
established to deal with wartime
charges Of seditious utterance. He
said that the members Of the farmers
organization were traitors. Later on
the national war labor board under
took to undo the injustice done by
Burnquist's commission ms to the Twin
Cities street railway employees, and
they challenged his right to proclaim
that no union should ask recognition,
in Minnesota, during the war, where
recognition had not been granted be-
fore.
When the convention came here,
burnquist had the colossal assurance
to desire to welcome" the convention.
His agents found that there was
nothing doing" II Burnquist came,
they were told, all Minnesotans in the
hall would go. Neither Burnquist's
name, nor the title Of the governor Of
Minnesota, has been mentioned during
the proceedings.
Home Guards Prevent Meeting.
On Saturday a curious thing hap-
pened. A big farmers rally FOR the
non-partisan and labor candidates
was to be held ut the town Of 81.
Cloud. Grant Hamilton, Legislative
agent for the A. F. Of L. at Washing
ton, with Miss Thorne, associate editor
Of The American Federationist, Frank
Wolfe Of the Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, with New York newspaper
men and several delegates, went to
this meeting. They found a lot Of
home guards, with bayonets ready,
called out to prevent their meeting In
the court house which the sheriff had
promised to the farmers. Local bosses
had declared that the meeting should
not take place. Finally the thousands
OF farmers went out into q cattle pas
ture on the edge Of town and held
their rally.
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