St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-06
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR.
Talk of BOycottins the Exposition
--Trades aud Labor Assembly.

AT the meeting of the Minneapolis Trades
and Labor assembly Friday night, the fol-
lowing resolutions were introduced
Whereas, the directors and building COM
mttee of the exposition building now in
course of construction, having entirely ig-
nored the demands made upon them by the
union bricklayers of the city, and are erect
ing the same with "scab" and non-union men
at under rate wages, and
Whereas The building committed and d-
rectors of said exposition have positively
refused to concede to the demands made
upon them by the union bricklayers of this
city, and
Whereas, We, the union bricklayers of Min
neapolis, feeling ourselves wrongfully and I'M
exposition building. allowing such a grand
structure TO be erected and stand monu-
ment to scab labor, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we, the laboring classes of
people, condemn the action of the building
committee of said exposition committee, and
be it resolved that boycott be placed upon
said exposition building, and that we petition
all organized labor throughout the I'm tied
States and Canada to give us their hearty
support and cooperation in our struggle to
uphold the rights of union labor: and be it
resolved, that committee from the Trades
and Labor assembly be appointed to obtain
the addresses of all firms, companies and in
dividualS who have contemplated placing
their goods upon exhibition in said building,
and that said parties be notified that a boy
colt has been placed upon the exposition and
the reason why the boycott has been ordered.
Resolved that all the firms, companies and
individuals be requested to cancel their agree
ments and not place their goods upon exhi-
bition in said building. Furthermore that a
boycott shall be placed upon all goods exhib-
tied in said building after its completion.
The need of care in so important a mat
ter as this was fully recognized, and the
resolutions were tabled for the time being,
and committee appointed to make a full
and careful investigation of all the crcum-
stances. The resolutions asking the ap-
pointment of commissioner on the water
board who will stand up for the interest of
home industry. were turned over to COM
mlttee to be presented to the mayor and the
city council. The resolutions. or rather
petition, denouncing the practice of sending
vast sums OF money out of the city for work
that can just as well be done at home, and
has been signed by 1000 citizens, embrace
ing members of seventeen labor organiza-
lions and many leading business men.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The committee appointed to make an ex-
animation Of the building of Barnes, Hen
gercr. Morse & Co., reported that they had
found the plumbing in bad shape and not
done in compliance with the ordinance;
noxious gas was found to issue from a
Workroon on the fourth floor that was
thought sufficient to create sickness.
A resolution from the Switchmen's union
was received. which asked that the as
sembly should undertake to induce all rail-
road companies to place steps on the front
and rear of their engines, and that no
engine. unless so equipped, be used for
switching purposes. 1t was stated that the
death of Charles Anderson on the Milwau-
kee road last Monday was due to want of
this precaution.
A motion was carried to indorse the eff
fort of the BARRIERS Brotherhood in moving
to close their shops on Sunday, and the
moral support of the assembly was pledged.
1t was reported that an employment agency.
located at III Washington avenue south,
was sending men out to Dakota upon the
assurance of getting work, which had not
been furnished according to promises.
BY the request of the Stonecutters' union
the boycott upon Westphal's brewery was
raised.
J. P. McGaughey, district master workman,
telegraphs from Cleveland that there have
been no dissensions in the general assembly
OF the knights OF Labor, as reported by the
Associated Press.
The Yardmaster's association of the United
States and Canada will hold its sixth annual
session in Minneapolis and st. Paul next
week. The association will visit the Mime
apolls mills in body on Saturday morning
June IL. A j. Hit, H. Staples and j. Berry
constitute local committee of arrange
ments.