The Irish standard., 1886-07-31
GENERAL LABOR NEWS.

Ing
Soft hat trade at Orange, N. j., is re-
ported first rate.
The baicklayers' strike at P}iiladel-
phia was a success.
The iron moulders' strike at St.Louls
has been compromised.
Brockton reports her shoe shops
are starting up one by one.
The steam and gas filters of St.Louls
are still holding out for eight hours.
The American Oil Stove. Company,
Gardner, Mass, is busy with tresh
orders.
Over 1000 truck and draymen in Phil
adelphia recently joined the knights OF
Labor.
The latest novel addition to the
knights of Labor are the servant girls
of ST. Louis.
The agitation Of labor principles WILL
from this ont receive more consldera-
sion than strikes.
In twelve months, at the present
progress, organized Labor Will repre-
sent nearly 2OO00,000 in number.
Thousands of men are hocking to the
West and Northwest, where 1000 miles
OF railroad are to be built this fall.
Members Of congress are accepting
invitations from labor organizations TO
deliver lectures, and both sides are
learning something.
The next general agitation FOR higher
wages will not be attempted until early
next spring. Meanwhile organization
will be completed. A score OF labor
picnjcs were held this week and aver
aged from 500 to 10000 i'll attendance.
The carpenters national convention
will be held at Buffalo.
The knights of Labor for the Second
congressional district Of iowa met at
Dewitt Saturday IN delegate convention
and dominated Thomas J. O'Meare OF
Davenport for Congress. The conven~
ton ratified the action of the non par
tisa,l judicial convention i'll nominal
5ng ". S. B,anlan, OF Muscatine, John
e, Rogers. OF Scott, and A. j. / effing-
well, of Clinton county. foc Judges.
AT The meeting OF The st. Paul Trades
Assembly last Friday evening the fol-
lowing standing committees were ap-
pointed: Press, Murphy, Kain, Houri-
!han; credentials, Casserly, Guyett,
powdell; auditing, Kennedy. Carmen,
Jourhert; printing, Cole Smith,
U'Nein: entertainment, Robinson,
Kain, Michel: grievances from locals,
goraan, Casserly, Ward: arbitration,
Morrow, Newell, Henry, Z. J Jordan
was elected vice-president and James
Morrow. treasurer, to ill vacancies.
George I-,,hret. the New Y orls brewer,
vas informed last week, according to
report. that he might raise the boycott
OH his beer by q payment Of 100000.
.rhe associated brewers of the metro
polls and it's vicinity took a novel stand
ia reference to the boycott placed by
She 3abor unions upon che beer of Eh--
1et. In pursuance OF their resolution
to back up Ehret in his fight. they
agreed to boycott the boycott the boy
cotters. They said they would refuse
TO supply beer to any saloon keeper
who had been using. .Ehret's beer and
refused to sell it On account Of the boy
,ott. There are a few brewers who
are not members Of the association,
and from these the boycotted saloons
will endeavor to secure their supply.
The committees from the Trades and
Labor assemblies of Minneapolis and
st. Paul held conference at the office
OF the district master workman Of the
knights of Labor on Sunday. The
meeting was for the purpose of decid-
lug upon line Of action to be adopted
for The purpose OF ultimately securing
she passage of laws by the State ]eg:sla-
tl,re which will insure greater protec-
ticn to the producing classes. The re-
forms advocated by the Knights of La
hor, which are embodied in the address
adopted at the meeting Of the district
assembly, were discussed and Endorsed.
The details Of the meeting were not
made public. but it is presumed that
the conference was simply for the pur-
pose of securing united action through
the medium of trades unions in The
Twin Cities.
In their efforts to find fault with MI.
powderly, the capitalistic press loses
no opportunity to catch on to all the
impertinent rumors regarding that
much talked of gentleman, that are
sent ous by the Associated Press. The
lies that are telegraphed over the coun-
try daily as news by that institution
are enough to make people generally
lose all confidence in the ability of its
agents to tell the truth. A few days
ago they had Mr.. Powderly candidate
for governor of Pennsylvania on the
Democratic ticket. They did not stop
to think that MIR. Powderly and the
r. =