The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-07-24
WORKING PEOPLES POLITICAL
LEAGUE OUT FOR SH|PSTEAD
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trial and other accidents, illness, un-
employment and old age, and upon
all insurable forms OF property, es-
Enlistment of a definite fund to pro-
vide adequate pensions for INDECENT
mothers.
9. Complete equality of men and
women IN government and in indus
try. with the fullest enfranchisenent
OF women, and equal pay for men
ard women doing similar work.
10. That the autocratic domination
Of the forces of wealth, production
and distribution by selfish private in
,tsrests, which has proved to be the
prolific source of class antagonism,
and the prime cause of industrial
paralysis and consequent superseded
by a process of governmental super
vision, which shall ultima tely put
those who work by hand and brain in
control of industry and commerce for
the benefit of all the people.
II. Cooperation with the national
government IN the establishment of
department Of education coordinate
with other branches Of the federal
government, in order that uniform
and effective educational system may
be developed in which every child
will be guaranteed a thorough cul-
td1al and industrial education, and
The. academic freedom and economic
independence Of the teachers will be
secured.
~. AS the freedom of speech, of
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surest safeguards against tyranny,
antee Of the orderly development Of
industry and the peaceful progress Of
society, we demand the. immediate
and complete restoration OF. these
~flndame entail political rights, with ad-
equate security against their abridg-
ment or infringement by any person
Or persons whatsoever.
- . New Provisions.
Under the new constitution which
was adopted it is now possible to es-
tablish working organizations in
every county. The financial state
'ltent showed that after various pay
n1ents amounting to $4,000 to con-
duct the organizations various politi-
cal activities Of the last year there
will be deficit Of $1,000. Effort
was then made to raise the per capita
tax from rs cents a month to so
cents a month but it failed of pas
sage.
+. G. Hitler Of Minneapolis de-
cleared that the solution of the finan-
cial problem was the selling Of indi-
vidual memberships in the Working
Peoples Nonpartisan Political League
at SO each, rather than through an
increase in the per capita tax of men,
-oers Of unions affiliated. All labor
men were urged to take out individ-
:ual: memberships in addition to their
union utilization.
=: 1njunctons Played.
AT this point Thomas Van Lear.
asked the delegates how much they
were willing to pay to get political
and economic Justice. He urged them
to get into the movement with greater
erergy for you will get out of the
organization just what you put into
II. You have got to make sacrifices
II you want to get Industrial justice
and political liberty. The speaker
told OF the recent court injunctions
issued against union men in the twin
cities and charged that these injunc-
tons were being issued through the
tools Of big business organizations,
serving as judges on the bench.
Contributions Made.
Van Lears remarks aroused con-
siderable enthusiasm among the dele
gates and voluntary Offering, pro-
posed by one Of the delegates, netted
nearly $400 to the treasury.
The question Of representation in
the coming conventions Of the league
also resulted in a squabble which was
hnally settled by leaving the provision
IN the constitution UNCHANGED, thus
providing that each union be permit
tea to send one delegate and an addi-
uonal delegate for every one hundred
men With maximum delegation of
three from each union.
PRESIDENT Mahoney in discussing
the new third party launched at Chi
,cago opposed any formal endorsement
iof' the national third party at this
ttime and his viewpoint was accepted
.by the delegates.
| Babcock Bill Up.
: When the question of the conyen-
{flon's attitude toward the Babcock
wood roads bill came up, there was
fheated debate both for and against
the measure After considerable dis
cussion, Delegate Frank Miner of Min
tneapolls PROPOSED that the Babcock
lemendment be endorsed providing
that it make no provision for bond
issue. In view Of the fact that the
amendment does make provision for
a. pond issue this practically results
in opposition to the amendment.
Senator Mike Boylan of Virginia,
one Of the delegates, expressed ap.
proval Of the bill. While there are
some features Of the bill that he does
aot like, Senator Boylan said that
the farmers and laborers will control
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