St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-16

culated, few days ago. among the
strikers, advising smashing cars. They
had no money, men offered to pay their
board, but they rode to and from
His His ah opinion IN was that eae' they yneseS; WeTd
spoilers and detectives. [Cheers.l 1t
was hard to get any st. Paul men to do
anything contrary to the law. He
hoped they would stand by the men.
Supt. Scott wanted toget them all back,
but he might say that he did not want
them in few weeks because they were
agitatorS. Mr.. Scott was not in favor of
the reduction in wages. Mr.. Lowry
had circulated an irOn-clad contract,
providing that joining any labor organ
lZation would be sufficient to cause the
discharge of any man. Mr.. Lowry had
no right over the men after their work
was done. He would join any organiZa-
ton he pleased and Mr.. Lowry would
not be consulted. These organizations
help a man to be better man. and
what makes him better man for him
self will make him better man for Tom
Lowry. Loud cheers
Hon. Albert Scheffer was received
with loud cheers. He found that a
splendid speech that he had prepared
had been fired Off by Mr.. johnson.
Rather than take off the few pennies
to make the rich pay cent extra.
[Cheers. MY FRIEND" continued he,
''Long Tom of Minneapolis [roars of
laughterl, can get any favors from any
council or legislature just because he
asks them. Long Tom might not be
able to pay the interest Oh his bonds.
Ii he had laid the case before the men,
and showed that the thing could not
pay, they would have stood it like men
until it could. AS long as they did
everything right, and not against the
law, he was with them. Tonight the
men were pleading for their wives and
families. There was nothing to fear
from the honest WOrkingmen; it was
the devils who did not work who were
all the trouble. Cheers He re-
called the trouble, some time ago,
when captains of companies we're APP
pointed to keep disturbance down.
He was appointed, and was called upon
to report the number of men he
had recruited. He told them to wait
till the men barricaded the city, and,
with pickaXes, ETC., attacked property ;he
would then go in among them and with
two-thirds would clean the others out.
1t was impossible for him to give them
any advice. Long Tom is a good fell
low, and if you were to go with Mr..
might melt. If he didn't, you could
stay where you are, and st. Paul would
stand by you" He advised them always
to stand up for their rights.
Secretary Cronin told them that Mr..
Lowry had said the labor organizations
had tried to run his business. In 1886,
in Minneapolis, few drivers organized
an assembly of the x. of l.. Mr.. Good
rich fired them, thirty-five in number.
The matter was taken up by the eXecu-
tive board, and after awhile all were
taken back, on the consideration that
no boast of victory was made. Then
struck. but beat him again. On the
question of hours another strike and
defeat occurred. NO,he said he did not
want to be dictated to. Was not Mr..
Lowry standing in the face of nine
tenths of the population? Had he not
REFUSED TO ARBITRATE?
lie knew that dlSlntereSted parties
would find out his rottenness, and he
could not face the issue. He would not
allow his men to organize, and tried to
make them sign all iron-clad contract.
1t was too late in the day for any man
to say the men should not organize.
L
ganiZation- Had not every government
done foolish things? Is that reason
for abollshing the government? Then
is it reason for abolishing organiZa-
ton because it has sometimes been fool
lSh? Organization made men better
and was good thing. He then intro
duced the following resolutions, which
were adopted unanimously amid loud
cheering:
Whereas, The street railway company of
our city has issued notice to its employees OF a
reduction in their wages which will leave
them insufficient to maintain themselves in
decency and furnish them with the means
whereby they may become better citizens but
the lowest amount that will supply the bare
necessity of life; and,
Whereas Mr.. Lowry has demanded that
his employees shall surrendera right which is
sacred TO them-a right, to surrender which
would be inconsistent with their manhood
as American citizens-the right to associate
| in organization with their fellow men; and,
Whereas, Said employees have refused to ac-
cept those terms and have quit work after
having offered to arbitrate the questions in
volved and
Whereas, The efforts of all classes of citi-
zens, including committee from the cham
ber of commerce, have failed to induce Mr..
Lowry to submit to arbitration; and,
Whereas, Being unable to secure men to
take the places of those who have refused to
work until settlement is made, the company
now leaves its cars in the barns and refuses
TO accommodate the public; therefore,
Resolved, That the citizens OF st. Paul, in
| mass meeting assembled, hold that the action
of the company is despotic and not caIcu-
lated to do justice TO itself, the employees and
| the public; and,
Resolved, That we call upon the legislature
to pass an act empowering the city council
to condemn all the property necessary for
| the operation of the street railway lines of
| the city, and issue bonds for it's purchase at
valuation. and lie
Resolved, That we urge the city council
| and Ramsey county delegation in the legisla-
| ture to support such a measure.
LOWRY SAYS NAY.
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