St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26
The Carpenters Union Addressed by En-
inent Speakers Reasons for Join
ing Trades Unions
The Labor Element in Politics Demo-
Gratis Nominate Union Man for
Alderman.
Handsome Pictures of Three Promi-
nent Minneapolis Ni1lers--Notes
of Flour City Industries.
The Labor Situation at Large--Im-
provement in the West--Contin-
ued Depression Elsewhere.
CARPENTERS, BROTHERHOOD.
A housing observation-disclosures by
leading Men.

Leading Wen.
A largely attended and very interesting
meeting of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and ioiners was held at the Trades Assem-
bly, hall, No. 81 Jackson street, last night,
Mr.. William EastOn III the chair.
R. \. sHADRICK
of MINNEAPOLIS first addressed the meeting
The speaker commenced by referring to
the benefits of federation in all branches Of
labor He assured the carpenters that the
idea of combination was not a new one or
one that was isolated. Every man en-
ployed on any building i'll ST. Paul
should be a member Of the union.
This plan Of a union must be carried out
eventually. The interests Of Minneapolis
and St Paul were identical, and very soon
the workmen of both cities would be able
to form a complete federation and by May
/. 1886, the speaker thought that eight
hours per day could be demanded as a far
DAYS work. The speaker was III favor or
all labor organizations discussing the hour
problem. BY securing this as standard OF
labor one-ffth more men would be pro
vided with labor and One-tifth more men
would have the advantages OF leisure.
The speaker then proceeded to demon
strate by series Of fOrcible and irrefragi-
bic arguments, that by cutting down the
hours of labor employment would be fur
nished to a much larger number OF mechan-
les. Reference was then made to the
tyranncal system in vogue i'll the big dry
goods stores of the land, in which the
speaker said that
WOMEE'S FLESH
was looked upon as secondary to the al
mighty dollar. The effect Of organization
on the churches was then re-
ferred to- In speaking of this
the speaker said that when
the churches taught the rights Of man:
when they listened to the voice Of the Op-
pressed: when they taught the grand doc
trine Of human rights and liberty when
they taught that the oppressed
In every condition Of servitude
had wrongs to be righted and redressed;
then. and not till then would the churches
secure the cooperation Of the work
ing classes. The speaker closed with an
eloquent plea in behalf Of trades and labor
unions, and expressed the hope that by
united effort the working classes Of both
cities would be able to secure a maximum
of eight hours to constitute days labor.
&. A. LAFAYETTE.
Mr.. G.. A. Lafayette was then introduced
and in commencing his address said that
organization was necessary to society, for
the reason that in this way only could the
working classes combat the forces of
monopoly.
The speaker said that capitalists tried to
do away with tie genius Of the mechanic.
He illustrated the remark by citing an an
necdote how a king in ancient times had
cut off the head Of a subject because the
latter had displayed pcnchant for inprOy-
ing on articles from The manufacture Of
which the monarch had derived his princi-
pal income The labor classes were fast
coming to the period where amalgama-
ton was necessary. Division was
of course proper in its way, but
the need Of the masses was organization.
Workingmcn should be brought into the
union on the same principle as the states
are brought into congress. or wards into the
CITY government. A number Of instances
and comparisons were here cittd BY the
speaker to show why the artisan classes
should be banded together by organization.
The salvation OF amy workman in any
branch OF effort depended upon the stability
or skill of the particular mechanical inter
est. lie advised the carpen-
tiers to 20 on with their work.
he adjurcd them to 90 on with the hammer
of organization until they were heard all
over the universe. and 10 wave the banner
of labor until il was famed by the breeze of
postcrty, and lac assured them that in due
tiue il would be theirs TO command and not
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