St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-28
The Twin City Harvest Of
News Of an Industrial
Nature.
Incidents Of the Strike That
Are Suggested to OBJ
serving Minds.
What the Committees Under
go in Providing Relief
Funds.
The Herdic Venture--Trades
Assembly--Note and
Comment.

The excitement in regard to the strike
has died out to great extent. and peo-
pie can look at the matter more reason
ably. Those who are members of the
executive board and have been thor
Oughly conversant with all matters per-
tanning to the strike. say that there is no
intention of abandoning the contest. but
it will now he pushed upon a new plan.
The fact that a number of the employees
returned to work does not discourage
those who have had any experience i'll
such matters. There are always ssome
who lose courage if the difficulty is not
settled in few days. In this strike the
employees were opposed not only by the
company, but also by the police, the
courts. the council and the senate-that
Is, II the old pr0yerb be true, that .''ac
tionS speak louder than wordS.''
The little ante-room attached to hall
No. l. in the Labor temple, has been,
during the past week. the witness to
about every Whim of which human ma
ture IS capable. The executive board,
OF. the Street Railway Employees assecia-
ton, held its MEETINGS there. The diff
ferent labor organizations and many
private citizens had contributed to the
rush began for aid, and the petit
tons were various in complexion. Here
are q few:
A well-dressed, prosperous looking
man. came in and said: MIR. Chairman.
l would like about $25 TO help me OUT
Are your family in need?"
''A-no, not exactly. You see | have
two houses and lots and about s400 on
my bank book. but | don't want to
of hot hi ..
sistance fund.-
His petition was laid on the table.
Then little. misunderstanding woman
came in leading two children by the
hand.
IF you please" she said. ''my hus-
band was arrested and sent 10 the work
house Tor standing with the crowd on a
corner. I'm going to take in washing
to support the children, but would like
some money to pay my house rent for
week or two"
She got it and went away looking
comparatively happy.
u used TO work for the company
about year ago: would like 4 ticket to
Denver, so | can visit my mother-in-
law" announced 4 gentleman with a
large, expansive cheek. He was adj
Vlsed to apply to charitable citizen
named Col. Lowry.
1t before, but would like little money
to help me in settling few bills said
sturdy Celt, who evidently was accuS-
toned TO relying on his own resources
He was agreeahly surprised when the
board covered his modest request Of 81
with check for that amount.
One day three men entered. who.
from their appearance. might be sup
faSr1npH ~ RI
lot of cowboys. Were honest fellers,'
they chanted In chorus. I'VE don't
want to be no scabS. Now, if this board
will Just pay our expenses fer a few
days and give Us first-class tickets to
Helena. we won't take no strikers
place" The chairman sorrowfully
shook his head and they departed, leaV-
ing N their wake a varlegated streak of
profanity.
The man who peddles Turkish rugs.
clocks, office desks, hanging lamps and
other useful and ornamental bric-a-brac
wanted to furnish the Office of the eX-
ecutiYe board III a luxurious manner on
long time at low rates. and was surprised
to find that the board had no authority
to spend money for such purposes.
Another caller was pretty, delicate
looking young lady who keeps a boarding
house in East Minneapolis: a majority
OF her bOarders are strikers, and she IN
sisted on boarding them without asking
Tor AID. until her means gave out, say
ing that, although she had to depend on
the income received from the boarding
house, yet the strikers were welcome to
stay while her means lasted. A special
record was made of her case. and it is
safe to say that she will not lose any
money On her bOarders.
''rd like some money. so can send
my children TO the convent school," re-
piled another individual, II don't
think these ere public schools are Sc
lect enough" lie couldn't see why
his request was refused.
On Wednesday an Amazon from the
riverside line presented board bill for
five single men who wanted their eX-
penSeS paid from the first day of the
strike. Encouraged by the success of
one effort, she came back next day,
saying that if the committee didn't pay
the board in advance for those men
until the strike would be declared off,
and buy new pair of shoes for one,
that they would 90 back to work for the
company, and she would run Scab
boarding house henceforth. She was
advised TO use her own Judgment in the
matter and went away mad.
Some of the cases quoted might lead
the reader to think that the strikers had
a queer notion Of the availability of an
assistance fund. They are exceptional
cases and show what need the men,
berS OF the board have to exercise pa
thence and discrimination. The fact is
that no aid was given in any case I'M
less the applicant received the endorse
meDt of the member OF the board from
his own line. The majority of these
asking for aid are willing to be as econ
omical as possible, and show a dispo-
Sitlon to accept any decision of the
board IN fair spirit. and large num-
Der OF the strikers have not asked for
any assistance and are determined to
stay out.
Those who stay for a few weeks are
cure OF employment at living wages for
the herdic company, and in the mean
time the executive and herdic commit
tees will confer as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
running an employees bus line Oh Sched-
ule time for few weeks. until the
herdlcS arrive. 1t is thought that some
Such arrangement can be perfected by
0eXt Wednesday at the farthest.
MINNEAPOLIS COMMENT.
The Twin City Transfer company is
mildly thankful for the recent trouble
which gave employment to all the ex-
press teams in the city. While the COM
petition between the Babcock-Drake
company and the Twin City still con-
tinues, yet the latter company has
gained large enough share of trade in
the Twin Cities to put it Oh sound