Askov American., 1939-07-27
ESTIMATED BUDGET
Jan. l, 1899 to Dec. 81, 1910

N. tracks, thence in NE'ly direction
along said G.. N. tracks to the section
line between Section 1-40-22 and Sec
ton 6-40-22. thence south across G. N.
tracks to Trunk Highway No. 43.
On motion made and carried said
petition was placed on file.
The following resolution was received
from the Workers Alliance Of America
and ordered published and placed on
file:
Workers Alliance of America
St. Croix Camp Local. No. 1854
Hinckley, Minnesota
Resolution on Pine County Forced
Labor and Cody Wage Ruling:
Whereas: The Pine County Welfare
Board and the County Commissioners
of this County having issued a ruling
whereby all recipients of relief must
work in return for their relief allot-
ments at the rate Of twenty-five cents
Whereas. The ruling to compel re-
lief clients to work off their meager
semi-starvation emergency relief with
no other compensation nor incentive
than this relief and as they will have
no alternative than to accept this mig
gardly relief given by this County or
starve Is tantamount to forced labor
and therefore against the principles OF
Americanism and opposed to the Con-
stitution of the United States. and
wages whether it Is or not the regular
Pine County scale of wages Is an in
suit to self-respecting members of a
society which has reached the high
industrial-technical development and
productivity per worker as we have In
the United States today. and
Whereas. Such miserable hourly wage
will help drag down the wages Of all
the workers and their living standards.
and also harming the we'll being of
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labor power but those who derive their
living through the medium Of selling
goods and services on the domestic
market. the workers being the main
consumers Of the society. /. e.. the
farmers, small business and profess
retrogression In American economy and
making the return Of prosperity i'm
possible to the vast section Of the
American People and to the population
Of the Pine County as a whole.
Be 1t Therefore Resolved: That we.
the members of the st. Croix Camp
Local W-1084 Of the Workers Alliance.
most emphatically condemn the forced
labor ruling Of the Fine County Board
of Commissioners and the Pine County
ure incompatible to the American dem
ocracy, and
Be 1t Further Resolved: That we
urge other locals in Pine County of
tn0 WORKERS Alliance anu OIncT OTRdul-
cations to resist and fight this forced
labor ruling and to cooperate with
them in any action they may take
against the measure. and
Be 1t Further Resolved: The copy of
this resolution will be publicized in
order to be brought to the attention
of all interested bodies in the Pine
County, also to send copy to Pine
County Board Of Commissioners and
the Pine County Welfare Board.
Signed: Lewis Emo, Chairman
Signed: Clarence Berg, Secretary.
Note: Accepted June 9Th. 1889. Intro
duced by A. F. Arnio.
A communication was received from
the Town Board Of Nickerson Town
ship and the same was ordered placed
on file.
The following petition was received,
signed by II freeholders OF the TOWN.
ship of Park:
We respectfully petition and request
your Honorable Board to build and
construct a road in Park Township
along the lines as follows:
Beginning at point In the SW corn
er Of Section 3-44-17 thence running
East 2 miles.
The Township Board Of Park Town
ship refuse to build the road and we
request that you take such action.
On motion made and carried the
County Auditor was instructed to ad-
wise the petitioners that there was no
law under which the County Board
could compel the said Township Of
Park to build a road.
The Trustees of the Segregated Trust
Bank Of Osceola. Wisconsin petition
the County Board for the privilege Of