St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-04
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received from Minneapolis people who
appreciated the life and work of Arm
strong. He was untiring in his efforts
to accomplish industrial reforms.
Looking Backward, by Charles Bel
lamy, has caused nearly as much dis
cussion in labor circles as has Robert
Eismere among theological disputantS.
Looking Back ward" graphically por-
trays an ideal state Of society. in which
labor is put upon a scientific basis and
universal cooperation makes produc-
ton, distribution and consumption
reciprocal. As a result society is placed
upon a higher plane and the tOiling
masses enjoy the benefit OF every adj
vance OF science and art. Societies
have been formed in several Eastern
cities for discussion of ideas advanced
in this book. Some Minneapolis en-
thusiasts are thinking of starting a
similar society.
The Labor temple is rapidly approach
ing completion. Every evening in the
week two or three labor organizations
meet in its halls. Even the corridors
and stairwayS reSeund with plans and
discussions.
A workingman says that the new
reform administration reforms by de-
erecting longer hours and lower pay to
labOfers and higher salaries to heads Of
departments. If that be ''refOrm" he
thinks Webster ought to amend his
present definition of that word.
The trade and labor assembly have
looked up the archives of the Municipal
Reform association. A majority of the
present council are said to have forgot
ten written pledges made to that asso-
citation before election. The Trade and
Labor assembly will undertake to keep
them reminded of those pledges daring
the entire administration. Verify, ''un-
easy rests the head that wears the
crown"
The Minneapolis legislative commit
tee met in joint session with the st.
Paul committee last Tuesday evening
for the transaction of routine business.
seemed to be in melancholy mood the
other day. He said: "a city the size
of Minneapolis ought to furnish en-
ployment to loco cigarmakers. There
are only about 200 belonging to that
craft in the city and nearly all OF them
are idle"
"Don't Minneapolis people smoker"
asked a hopeful member OF the Y. M.
c. A.
."'Of course they do" replied the cigar
maker, but large proportion OF the
cigars smoked in Minneapolis come
from the Eighth district of Pennsyl-
vania, or are made in the tenement
houses of New York. In both places
women and little children do the work
at starvation wages. The cost of pro-
duetion being lessened, those cigars sold
lower, even here in the West, than
union-made goods"
"What are you going to do about it?'
was asked.
The Minneapolis union will cooperate
with other branches of the International
union to take these children out of sucn
employment and send them to school.
Also to free women from working under
conditions which are mentally and
physically demoralizing. Such a step
would tend to employ the lille men with
out increasing the price to the consumer.
Ii it were not for the single tax
agitation what would become OF the
of weekly papers and idle people who
have plenty of leasure for discussion at
this season of the year?
A Minneapolis physician recently re-
ceived a touching appeal from London
charitable association asking aid for the
5000 destitute waits and orphans in that
city. When that physician saw several
little girls selling papers in saloons and
on the streets OF our own city. he con-
Guided that ''charity begins at home.
This is about the season of the year
when the driver of bOb-tailed car
wishes that some one would start an
agitation in his behalf. Hee thinks
that the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals might investigate
his condition with gratifying results.
The members of the Ladies' Protect
i've association While advocating
women's rights, at the same time show
their skill in domestic affairs by fur
nishing dainty supper for the balls given
at the labor temple.
The Social Science institute discussed
the Land Question" at their meeting
last Sunday evening. Hector McClane
presented paper showing the ancient
forms of tenure and tracing the growth
of modern ideas OH the subject. This
was followed by lively open debate in
which many of the members partici-
pated. This evening A. E. Marten,
editor of the Northwestern Labor Union,
will present a paper on the ''Single
Tax" to be followed by the usual de-
bate.
Reports from all branches of trade,
the officers of their organiZa-
tions, show much depression of bust
ness and many men idle. This is
true of the carpenters, coop
erS. bricklayers, stonecutterS and cigar
The horSeshoerS report brisk
business 10 their trade.
Prof. p. Ii. Garside is in the city
spending few days among local labor
leaders, and will give several lectures
on social and industrial questions. Mr..
Garside is by birth and education
He has for several years
held the chair of moral philosophy in
the university of Sweden.
Minneapolis miilers claim to be cur
falling the production of flour in order
to help the market. An operative
miller says: ''Curtailing production
leaves employees large margin of idle
time, at the same time advancing prices
to consumers. This helps the members
Of the pool Such tendencies are quite
a common feature of modern civiliZa-
tion.''
According to the council committees
report, the workhOuse problem has been
solved. Breaking and quarrying stone is
good physical exercise. 1t ought also
to make that institution self-suppOrting,
which would be more practical con-
in the eyes of the average
taxpayer.
THE DIRECTORY.
of Meetings at
Labor Temple, Minneapolis.