The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
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the bills we want" said Ne1s Nelson
of the Minneapolis Carpenters. Don't
beg from the capitalistic politicians.
You won't get what you want by
begging for it,
William Mahoney, president Of the
st. Paul Labor assembly and chair
man of the newly organized labor
political party's executive council.
stated that St. Paul politicians had
come to him to suggest the one-bill
plan. "Why?" he asked. because
they want to be in a better position
to bargain with us.
1--WE are at the parting of the ways
We are now going into politics. Are
we going to bargain in the same old
way; work in the same old narrow
groove? ,
mo, We must reach out and do
things so that we will enlist the sup
port of the thousands of unorgan-
lied workers. That is the way we
elected Congressman Keller, by
standing for broad measures.
with the people back Of us, we
are in a position now to change the
whole political complexion of this
state. The politicians are terrified.
In st. Paul we have the politicians on
their knees. Let us put the politicians
out of office. Don't be so damned
modest. 1t makes me tired when
tremendous problems confront us to
simply ask this great body of workers
to drop everything and work for one
measure"
At this point, Mr.. Lawson asked
that the report, which was written
by himself and President Hall as
heads of the legislative committee, be
referred back to the committee for
changes. This was voted down 18c
to 1913 and the report was then killed
by large majority.
A number of resolutions were in
PRODUCED Tuesday. tbe following be-
ing among them:
employes Of the American Hoist &
Derrick company of St. Paul in their
efforts to obtain from their employers
the awarl of the federal commission.
and characterizing attempts to. repeal
it as the work of enemies Of labor. -.
Appointment of commission comm H., OF
This was brought up by the Twin City
typos, who started that no fair wage
scale can be, fixed while prices, are
ranged employers and profiteers again
raise prices and get their money, back.
snow ake on Ten tne and Mrs.
bread, made in the Twin Cities. be-
cause the Purity. Sanitary and Flour
State Baking companies do not recog-
PROTESTING against employing men
in the railway mail service who have
not passed the classified examinations.
To place the John F. Jelke company
margarine, on the unfair list. because
Of refusing their employees the right
to organize.
TO place the federation on record
against compulsory military training.
which was declared contrary to all
PRINCIPLES of democracy and union
1ndorsing the amendment giving the
of Columbia and the Panama oanai
pany, Minneapolis, on the "we do not
patronize list due to the hostile at
titude of this concern against the
TO advise members that the Jewel
Tea company is unfair to labor be-
cause of the drivers strike in Minne-
Petitioning the postoffice depart
in St: Paul Of S. A. Cisler. former
postal agent in Siberia. because of his
"sour. surly, bulldozing and domineer..
ing attitude and wanton disregard of
the rights of the postal workers."
A number of other important reso-
lutions are still to be reported by the
resolutions committee, among them
one indorsing the League of Nations
and one providing for lone big union"
to take the place of the present fed
Grafton plan. which is called a failure
by authors Of the one union resolu-
ton who are headed by Arthur Dorm
of the Minnea polis metal trades