St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-27
The mass meeting announced for May
MINNEAPOLIS NOTES.

The elght-hour mass meeting to be
held next Thursday evening on Bridge
square is the absorbing topic of interest
among working people of Minneapolis.
About this time last year an audience
of 10000 people gathered there to hear
a discussion of the street car strike then
in progress. This year the meeting will
be to discuss peaceabe means for the
solution IF all industrial difficulties. 1t
is not at II likely that there will be a
single strike in progress on that day, so
far as Minneapolis is concerned. The
work done by the state eight-hour
league has had so marked an effect that
employers have little OF no objection to
the change. Workingmen of Mime
apoIls can obtain the eight-hour
day whenever they are sufficiently
organized. For this reason the change
is likely to be made very quietly. There
is general impression that both the
carpenters and plumbers, and possibly
painters, will make the demand. The
three unions have each held number
of special meetings lately, but decline
to state their intentions. There is no
doubt but the bricklayerS could reduce
the hours from nine to eight II they
chose, but the leaders are very conserv-
alive, and think it would be wiser to
wait until next season. The fathers
and plaSterers are having eight hours
conceded without trouble. The stone
cutters are already working eight
hours. The establishment of the eight
hour day on city work is likely to be an
issue during the coming campaign.
Most organized are inclined to be pa
tent for few months, until they are
more thoroughly organized, in cases
where there is any doubt of success,
rather than precipitate strike without
prospect of success. AS the situation
stands, the mass meeting Thursday
evening will be the only reminder that
May is here.
The coopers are still unable to agree
upon any sort of organization, and it is
a puzzle as to where the trouble Will
end. The journeymen coopers are GER
tainly entitled to better wages than they
| are earning, and organization is the
only possible remedy. Every attempt
in that direction seems failure from
one cause and another, and the situation
gets every day to look more like Chi
nese puzzle.
The painters union held a special
| meeting Tuesday evening and decided
| that their interests and those Of the
| newly formed union are near enough
| alike that they can work in harmony.
| There is no doubt but this means higher
wages for skilled painters, ana eight
hours is also limited at.
| The Journeymen StOnecutters' asso-
citation is about to moveits headquarters
from st. Louis to this city. This is a
timely recognition of the fact that Min
neapolis is one of the best organized
and most progressive cities in the
| country. James McHugh, of Min
neapolls, has just been elected presi-
dent. Thomas Ward, OF st. Paul, has
long been secretary-treasurer; so that
| the affairs of the national union will
now be administered from the Twin
Cities.
Another labor agitator has appeared
upon the scene. He hasn't been chris
tened yet. but Mike Morgan says that
| he is sure to improve upon the brilliant
reputation of his father.
The lathers' union gave pleasant
social at Labor Temple last Tuesday
evening. About forty couples were
present and did full justice to pleas
ant dancing programme and the re-
freshments which followed.
The Minneapolis lodge, B. of L. F.
has issued handsome invitations for 6
ball to be given at Masonic Temple
Tuesday evening. 1t will probably be
the most successful ever given under
the auspices of the firemen.