The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
CARP ENTERS OF
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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 1s.-
The sixth annual convention Of the
Minnesota state council Of carpenters,
held at st. Paul, Mimi, adjourned Fri
day, after a two-days' session. Nine
teen delegates representing local I'M
ions thruout state and three fraternal
delegates, one from Wisconsin, one
from Iowa and one from the national
office, indianapolis, Ind, first general
vice-president Cosgrove, were in at
tendance.
Paid representatives and officers Of
local unions made up the bulk Of the
delegates. Good feeling scented to
prevail thruout the convention, tho
the reports of delegates from various
districts thruout the state proved that
conditions were deplorable. Unem-
ployment is quite general. wages
range from 80 cents per hour and M
for frst-class mechanics. The usual
work day is from to 10 hours. Most
carpenter work is done by open shop
contractors.
Membership Falls OF.
The membership in local unions ban
been falling off. In spite of these
facts, the left wingers were warned
by the old guard against any attempts
which would tend to destroy the "har-
mony and friendly feelings" which
they were now enjoying. Education is
out OF the question for wage earners.
as 1t costs too much to attend col
leges, as was expressed by National
Officer Cosgrove.
Every proposed change in form Of
organization was fought. Recommend
atoms were made that an agitation for
increase in wages be started immedi-
ately. Party politics was excluded
tho VIM. Mahoney of st. Paul urged
the delegates, at a banquet held in
the Ryan Hotel, that we must use s,nr-
political power, instead of vesting n
IN the hands of bankers and middle
class politicians to control our politi-
cal destiny. Mahoney also stated that
there is something rotten in the labor
movement, but he did not propose anv
program to remedy this situation.
Only Talk of Unemployment.
Unemployment was touched upon
by one of the delegates, the causes
underlying it and the workers eondi-
tons generally Due to the Industrial
development in this country. mora ana
more workers are forced into tbe
ranks OF the unemployed. These work
ers who have no means Of livelihood
only the sale of their labor mower
must organize into their unions in or.
der 70 safeguard their interests with
TINS permanently unemployed army
and with the aid of machinery the
employer can drive those workers who
are at work, thereby extracting the
greater profits, due to the fact thar
the unemployed are at the factory
gates competing for Jobs.
As result Of this. speedine nm GU,
TENS in the workshops are being en-.
forced on the workers. The old-time
WORKOUT scheme Of revivine tha ward
organizations were made TO select
members living in each ward to %
out and solicit the non-union man -
JON the union. This has been their
pan OF organization for the last five
years and in the last couple Of years
II mas proven total failure in bring.
ing in new members.
AT the close Of the convention. the
CHAIRMAN called upon the representa-
tive from the national Office for the
closing speech. His closing remarks
We're that If anyone does not agree
win the policies laid down by the II
d. OF c. and ]. OF A., he will be re-.
moved as was done in some eastern
states In simple words. it means the
continuation Of Hutchinson's policv 90
expulsion IN order TO make the broth
. ernood OF carpenters safe for reac-