St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-22
MEETING OF The STRIKERS
Expressions Of Sympathy for the Ma
chine Girls.
WHAT THEY DID YESTERDAY
a Statement Showing Their Conditions
and Needs---Some Spicy Speeches
by the Girls.

About 260 of the striking machine
girls assembled again at $50 Second av-
enue south at o'clock yesterday after
noon to discuss the situation in regard
to the strike. A number of girls en-
ployed at Wyman, Mullin d Co.'s were
present, not on strike, but to show their
sympathy with their sister workers..
Promptly at 8 o'clock all reporters
and outsiders were excluded, and the
chairman called the girls to order for
secret session.
A press committee was appointed,
then the report of the committee IN
charge was given. The committee yes
terday visited several Scandinavian
planned all the ministers expressed
themselves in favor of the strike
and promised to explain the situation to
their societies and tell the girls that if
there was no inducement for them to
seek work at Shotwell, Clerihew q 10th
mans. One minister said: '"This mat
ter should have been attended to long
ago. How can girls live on such wageS?'
1t was also reported that the various
labor organizations and several business
men of the town promise financial AID
should there be any cases OF need
among the girls while they are waiting.
The girls receive well-merited praise
from all classes of citizens, both for
their orderly and dignified department
and for the frmness they show in hold
ing together. 1t was reported that
few messengers in the employ OF the
firm would be sent out to-day to induce
some experienced hands to go back at
big wages, in order to teach any new
help that might come in. The
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ton such messengers would receive.
The report from the shop stated that
there were but four new hands, as the
finisherS and preSSers, having no other
work, are at the machines. Counting
these the working force only musterS
about twenty. Also that Mr.. Wood
ward said he was: having the shop caleb
mined and newly painted while it was
idle. The girls agreed that this i'm
provement was much needed. BY
unanimous rising vote they agreed that
no one should go back until tic demand
of all was granted. The girls deny
that Frank Nevins had any hand in the
strike, as was stated in the Pioneer
Press. claiming that they alone are re-
sponsible for it. A vote of thanks was
rendered the girls in Wyman, Mullins d
Co. for the sympathy and good will
SHOWN. LII is ItpOllcu liltG d ldl SO
clothing house has countermanded its
order from ShOtWell, CleriheW d
Co., saying that they cannot sell
clothing made by inexperienced hands.
The remarks of Mrs. Dexter, the sub
forelady. concerning the committee,
again came up for discussion. A plan
was formulated by which the committee
propose to make it rather interesting
for that lady unless she can show proof
for her statements. The committee re-
ports were followed by speeches from
several of the girls. Judging from them
and the way in which they were re-
ceived, the girls are in the best of
spirits, confident of success and not at
all afraid of having to wait long before
the firm make favorable proposition.
The meeting closed with rousing
song by 260 voices, which fairly shook
the building. Next meeting will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
sharp, at 250 Second avenue south.
At the meeting it was learned that
three OF four of the girls are in desti-
tute circumstances. One of the girls,
after her winters work with the firm,
finds herself so in debt for board.
The Ladies' Protective association
will take care of the needy ones. Sev-
eral of the assemblies of the X. of l..
have already rendered financial aid.