The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-21
LIGHT WINES AND
BEER GIVEN FAVOR
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY
STATE LABOR BODY
STANDS FOR SOWETS
Political Support To Be Handed
Working Peoples Noparty
* Candidates

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crookston Mimi, July 49,
Recommendation for the sale
or light wine and beers in the
united States under govern
mental control was contained
in = resolution adopted by the
fortieth annual convention OF
the Minnesota State Federation
of Labor here Duluth was chos
1923 convention, after Bemidji,
another eontestaa. lad thrown
its solid vote in favor of that
city as against Faribault, the
third entry. The deciding
ballot gave Duluth one hundred
votes and Faribauit ninety five.
Crookston, Mimi, July 1S-When
delegates for the fortieth annual
convention of Minnesota Federation
of Labor met today. they anticipat-
ed the warmest fight of the conVen-
ton over a resolution calling for the
return of beer and Light wines.
The vote on the resolution was
delayed yesterday Afternoon for un-
Expected fight over a resolution call
ing for a change in the constitution.
which would provide for each dis
trict electing its own vice president
TO the state federation instead OF
the district causing for its candidate
and then submitting the name be-
fore the entire body.
The resolution brought on a fight
betw cen the conservatives and rad
icals and in the test vote the rad
icals poll liz to the conservatives
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change requires two thirds majority
however, the radicals lost and the
constitutions remains unchanged.
What Radicals Claimed
The radicals claimed under the
present system districts did not
nave the right to say who should
represent them. The conservatives
Claimed vice presidents represented
the entire body and the entire body
should have the right to select them.
Through series of resolutions Of :
fered by William H. Mahoney OF
St. PAU and Thomas Van Lear OF
Minneapolis, president and secre-
tary of the Minnesota Working
Peoples Nonpartisan Political league
and adopted by the convention. the
state federation went on record by
urging its membership to support
league and to give moral and f.
pancial support to the league for
its fall campaign. Compact politi-
cal action by labor was urged in
the resolutions.
Recognize Soviet Government
Other resolutions adopted by the
convention which viii adjourn late
today, called for:
81 hA n
snent Of Russia and the Mexican
government by tie United States.
Repeal Of the transportation aci
and the abolition of the railroad la
Dor board. rsp
Amnesty for political prisoners ano
opposition TO the, manufacture Of
war materials.
The resolution urging legislation
of the sale OF light wines and beel
was adopted after a compromise had
been affected and after j. G. Pratt
OF Crookston, federation vict
president, had spoken in opposition
TO it
A motion to table the resolution
fayoring a trade agreement witt
Russia by the United States TO per,
NIT workers to purchase in the
manufacturing OF goods needed By
Russia, was voted down and a Choir
us of hearty ayes sent the reso'
luton through.
A resolution offered by Thomas
Van Lear of Minneapolis and VII
liam II. Mahoney of St. Paul, rec
ognized labor leaders in their res
receive cities, charged the "hnan'
cial interests" with supporting the
open shop drive against the unions
and recommended the establish
ment of farmer labor cooperative
banks.
Another important resolution
adopted declared the United States
supreme court had usZrped the pow
constitutional laws that had beer
psL.sed by the representatives o.
the people and it urged amendment
OF the federal constitution curbint
such powers.
Shipstead To Speak
This resolution, paipabiy drawn
on the lines of the address by Sen
ator R. NJ. LaFollette before 1.-The
national labor convention at Gin
cinnau, urged that each locat unIor
set aside one meeting for discus
sion of the resolution and take in
diyidual action on it.
A resolution Gaining Ior reler
endum vote before the United
States could declare war was adop:
ted after it had been amended u
include a vote by the people OF
CONSUMPTION for war.
Other resolutions adopted in
cluded recommendations for relic
by local unions for starving Russia
support of the mine workers nov
on strike; purchase Of union label
ed bread; denunciation OF those
who have locked out printers II
Minneapolis and st. Paul.
DR.. Henrik Shipstead of Minnea
polls, farmer-labor candidate 10
United States senator in the fal
election. was one of the princfpa
speakers scheduled for today's SEES
sion. and he was TO be heard be
fore adjournment was taken, prob
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