St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-01

pany was merely scheme to break the
strike. Then the Hennepin men showed
their fairness. One after another of
them arose and said that they were will
ing to let any Of the c0opers take
their places, and divide up the
work as it should be divided.
but they wanted their mill supplied SO
long as it had been fair enough to con-
cede the advance. This exhibition of
fairmindedness and honest dealing
made many friends for the Hennepln
men. 1t was Moved that the Hennepin
men be.instructed to supply their mill
with barrels at 35 cents, and more talk
and more difference of opinion followed.
Finally, as compromised it was decided
to leave the matter to the committee. to
be reported OIL at 5 o'clock. and the
meeting adjourned until 3 O'Clock.
1t was nearly $3.50 when Chairman
Kabler raped for order in the after.
noon, and the cOOpers were nearly all
there. nj. j. Gill. chairman of the
committee, had not yet arrived, and +.
r. Champion took the platform pending
his appearance. MIR. Champion spoke
cheerfully of the situation, and said
that there was but one thing necessary
to the success of the strike, and that
was ''all must stand together The
men must organize, and all see that the
work is euultably shared among the
coopers. He did not believe that CO
operation had been proven failure.
He thought 1t had not been successful
among the Minneapolis coOpers because
they had all along been trying to get
the better of one another and had not
worked sufficiently together.
NJ. j. Gill then appeared and reported
what the committee had done, which, he
said, was very little. He had been I'M
able to find any of the millers, but he
had been given to understand that, in
addition to the Washburn-Crosby COM
pany, Pillsbury and Graenleaf were
willing to pay So cents. The situation,
he thought, grew more encouraging
every hour. and standing together a
little longer would result in success.
Gill's report gave rise to motion that
all questions relating to the strike or its
settlement be left in the hands OF the
committee and it was carried unanl-
mously.
John Wall was called for and re-
spOnded by advising that the Hennepin
mon should he allowed to 60 to work.
He thought that the Hennepin shops
proposition in regard to supplying its
mill and to the division of the work
should be accepted. He thought that a
contrary action would wean away from
the coopers the sympathy of the public,
which has unQuestionably been with
them in their struggle for living wages,
Several more speeches of conciliatory
nature were made, and then began the
work OF organizing a coopers' union,
which was carried to successful end,
there being but very few. probably not
any, who are not now members OF the
union.
One member of the WashburlI-C Crosby
company has said that his company had
made, nor would would make an offer
of IS cents for barrels, they preferring
to buy OH the open market. 1t is gener-
ally believed, however, that the Wash
Durn-Crosby company is willing to pay
the advance, and it is altogether proOa-
BILE that the matter will be arranged to-
day, so that the company and all others
that will pay the raise will be supplied
with barrels. The machine men are
still out, and, of course, the matter will
have to be arranged with them. before
the Hennepin viii be started. They
cannot be reached before the 9 O'Clock
meeting this morning, but it is eX-
pected that the Hennepin shop will be
making barrels this afternoon.