The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
HALL And LAWSON REELECTED;
Zone BIC union" PLAN OPPOSED
Closing Session Of Convention Is Harmonious Mooney Strike
Plans Voted Down Raise Officers Salaries, and 1.
Favor Vigorous and United Political Action. =

justice in the Mooney case, and that
he believed Mooney would be released
soon. The proposition for the strike
was voted down 277 to 1O4. Those
in favor of the strike were so angered
by this result that they offered a.
motion to rescind the federation's vote
to send a telegram of sympathy to
Mooney. They were again defeated
and the telegram was dispatched. It
gave promises of every aid possible
to secure his release and vindication.
Oppose "One Big Union"
The proposal of zone big union
also was defeated Wednesday. It WAS
introduced by the Minneapolis Milk
Wagon Drivers union and read as fol-
lows:
Whereas, Progress of craft unionism
has ceased and expenditures have be-
come burden. through the multiplied
sets OF officials in order to run the
various craft unions and which have
caused much dissatisfaction in the labor
Whereas BY careful consideration Of
these points we must come to sound
sanize into one big union: and "
Whereas. There is no possibility. of
further Improvement in craft union
''R Res t5STsforT b be i tb;s
vide ways for referendum vote Of all
craft unions in Minnesota for the pur-
pose Of organizing into one big union
whereby improvements will be insured
ism will be eliminated.
The resolutions committee refused
to concur in the resolution, which was
defeated.
A resolution to form one union Of
all crafts in the metal trades. backed
by railway sho1men, was amended to
read in favor of closer affiliation and
was passed. -
Raise Officers Salaries.
The convention raised the salaries
Of President Hall and Secretary Law
son to $4,000 each year. Lawson
formerly received $4,000 and Mr.. Hall
IS day.
The report of the committee on
political action recommended a vigor-
GUS continuance of labor's successful.
efforts in: politics. It stated that
working with the organized farmers,
the ticket last year polled $4,000:
votes, which constituted a great moral
victory and insures ultimate triumph
Members representing the entire state
are on this committee, Of which
William -Mahoney. president of the St.
Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, is
president. Northern Minnesota repre-
sentatives are Carl F. Dahl. st. Cloud;
James w. Riley, Brainerd; Richard
Mcdonald, Duluth: Frank c. Imper-:
man, Virginia; John Erickson, IIib-
bling, and H. J. Hubert, cloquet.
Carl o. Parson, Minneapolis. all Of
fetal of the World War Veterans, an
organization of returned soldiers, ad-
dressed the convention in behalf o..
this organization. He stated that IS
Is working hand in hand with organ
lied labor and charged that tae Amer
lean legion, another veterans society,
is hostile to union interests. The con-
vention voted heartiest support to
Parson and World Veterans.
On motion of Secretary Lawson. the
delegates stood for one minute; in
silent tribute to 70 union soldier boys
who gave their lives in the war, and
1t was ordered that set of engrossed
resolutions be prepared and placed in
the federation's st. Paul headquarters.
The closing session of the conven-
ton Wednesday afternoon. was re-.
markable for its harmony. The cleo
ton throughout was conducted with
the aim of obtaining the best men to
advance the interests of labor, and it
was declared by leading men of the
federation that excellent timber has
been placed in office and will show
results at next years meeting.