New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-08-01
NEw York, July 26, 1888.

oL1TAN NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
New YORK, July 26, 1888.
The expectations of the Iowa
Democrats that the discussions in
the Republican camp and the dis.
satisfaction Of the Germ ans would
materially aid them are now being
found to be baseless.. The Germ
ans of course are the natural enc
mics of the temperance platform,
and SO are many good Republicans.
But the alliance of the Democratic
party with the liquor interest is so
revolving that all self respecting
people must grow Disguised with
the party.
The Republican State Conven.
ton in Massachusetts, will be held
early in September. A leading Re.
publican tells me that a determined
effort will be made to sit down on
Butler, and for this reason the del
egates will go uninstructed.
There is every probability at pres
emit that the threatened telegraph.
ers' strike will be averted. The
Western Union Company is ready
ia make concessions, and if the OPP
orators are we'll advised they will
not stick up for their pound of
flesh. The main trouble after all
is the question of women's work
and pay. As usual in every move
ment or in any difficulty there is a
woman at the bottom. The
| French tatesman who uttered the
memorable "Cherches la femme
seek the woman" never uttered a
truer aphorism. A member of the
Telegraphers' Brotherhood told me
that one of the Vioe-Presidents of
the Association is young lady
| who earns $50 month. She is a
bright, clever and good looking per.
son, full Of energy and push, aud
Of course like every woman given
to plotting and scheming. She is
| said to be the prime lever of the
present movement. She has been
agitating in a quiet way for
months, and since the present
trouble first began has aroused
her fellow operators to the necessa-
ry degree of enthusiasm. Whatev.
er advantages the telegraphers gain
will be traced directly back to her
efforts. There is but little l1keli-
hood that the company will consent
to pay women the same wages as
men. Should they do so however,
it will not do the general body Of
female operators any good, as the
company will then gradually dis
card them and employ men only.
OF course the very superior women
will not be affected, but the large
class of average merit will find it.
self pushed to the wall, thanks
to the unwise exertions Of its
friends.
It has often puzzled students of
social life to discover how it is that
the workmen in their fight against
capital generally throw their COM
mon sense to the winds. and allow
themselves to be carried clean off
their feet by a few agitators who
with little to lose have a great deal
to gain. The lockout of cigar
makers is great case in point.
Twenty six men struck because
their employer refused to discharge
a larger body of men in the factory
who belonged to another Union
than theirs, and hence, in their
eyes were nothing but ''scabs. y
The manufacturers seeing in this
an unheard of attempt to dictate
what they should do, decided to
take the bull by the horns and an
ticipate a general strike by ordering
a general lockout. Thus it is that
at present, on account of the arc.
CANT obstinacy of twenty.six men,
seven thousand hands are without
employment, and hundreds of fam,
lilies will suffer serious want unless
their 3heads come to their senses
shortly.
Denis Kerney would be grieved
to learn that the Celestials are
gaining quite foothold in Metro.
politan newspaper offices. In one
afternoon newspaper Office young
japanese is employed. He is one OF
the party Of students sent over here
some years ago by the Japanese
Government. He has been at vari-
Gus colleges and latterly has devot-
ed considerable attention to agri-
culture. don't know whether
he is acting on orders from home
in now devotiug himself to journ.
alism. At all events, however, he
is studying the whole inside work.
ings of a newspaper Office. During
most Of the day he works in the
composing room, where every aid
is rendered him to learn the noble
art Of type setting. In the after
moons and evenings he does light
reporting. He reads the papers care
fully and occasionally tries his
hand on editorial notes, some Of
which are printed. He is quiet
little gentlemanly young fellow,
who makes friends wherever he
goes. It is probable that upon his
return home he will start an Anglo
Japanese paper.
: Z.
III Iowa the Republican and Dem
ocratic candidates for govern orship
are to discuss the question Of P1ohi-
bition VS.. License in joint meeting