St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
Nineteen Labor Organizations
Resolve to Agitate the
Eight-Hour System.
Federation of Labor Resolu-
tions Endorsed and Cam
paign Inaugurated.
The Chrysanthemums Guido
the Union League in Post
Pran .lial Repentance.
A Colored Woman Shoots at
Her misunderstanding Of
the Jardin oliver.

The delegates from nineteen of the
labor organizations met yesterday after
noon at Labor Temple for the purpose
of taking initiatory steps in the organi-
cation of the laboring people for the
eiSht-hOur movement. Not only were
the delegates present, but others as
well who were interested in the move
ment. The first part of the session was
taken up with business necessitated by
the meeting at Harmonic hall last week.
At the Harmonic hall meeting by some
mistake resolutions passed at the st.
Louis convention of the American Fed
erat,On of Labor were not Endorsed, so
the delegates, representing the differ
ent organizations as they did, passed
the following resolutions:
Whereas, The application of scientific
genius to the invention and develop
ment of machinery has most marvel
ously increased the productive capacity
of the human race, making it possible
to supply all the material wants of man
and Danish every necessary cause for
the poverty Of single human being;
Whereas, In consequence of defect
i've, but remediable industrial regula-
tons the applications of machinery
and the minute subdivision OF the proc
eSseS of industry are continually
throwing large numbers Of the work
ing class out of employment, visibly
swelling the ranks OF the permanently
unemployed class and booming year by
year larger and larger proportion of
the population of this vast and rich con-
tinent to a state fruitful of moral.
mental and physical degradatiOn;
Whereas. The existence of an idle
class or classes is standing menace to
the republic and an insult to humanity:
therefore, be it
Resolved. That in the light of the
foregoing and undeniable facts. it be-
comes our solemn duty to use all means
consistent with human dignity to re-
duce the hours of labor to such point
as would afford to all the opportunity to
labor-to earn their daily bread: and be
it further
Resolved, That we, the people of
Minneapolis, in mass meeting as
sembled, do heartily indorse the action
of the st. Louis convention of the
American Federation of Labor in fixing
the date for the final Inauguration of
the eight-hour work-day system at May
/, 1890; and be it further
Resolved. That we pledge ourselves,
individually and collectively, to aid to
the full extent Of our ability, regardless
of all minor considerations, this grand
and determined movement of the Ameri-
can people for the eight-hour workday,
and to conquer in spite of all opposi-
ton eight hours for work. eight hours
for rest, eight hours for what we will.
j. p. McGaughey, though not an
elected delegate, asked to bring mat
ter before the meeting, and was enthu-
Slastically voted permission. He pro-
posed that they appoint subcommittee
OUTLINE THE POLICY
and formulate plan by means of
which an eight-hour league should be
organized. He urged the necessity of
such an organization, showing how it
would be impossible for the Trades
Assembly to care for the move
ment properly with their other
work. MIR. McGaughey is
enthusiastic in the work that is to be
done to make the eight-hour movement
an established fact May l, 1890. After
he had made his plan clear the motion
was carried and the president appointed
the following committee, which is to re-
pOTL 10 Gu0 -lEdutS Assembly: y. L.
McGaughey. G. w. Hills, H. B. Martin,
JOHN Kerr, A. L. Lennon. nj. III. Pack
ard, L. FL. Lucas, George E. Ledger
wood, A. Walker, p. Lawrence.
At this point the question was raised
as to whether or not the action should
be published. A gentleman who APP
peared to know what he was talking
about arose and said that he thought
there was no objection to having it pub
lished. but if the reporter present was a
Pioneer Press representative he would
move that special committee be ap-
pointed to explain the action of the
meeting, as that paper always managed
to get printed just what did not happen
and leave out what did. If it was any
other paper it would be unnecessary.
After moving vote of thanks to the
various committees, the delegation adj
iOurned,