St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-20

submitted by the union were accepted
and will go into operation on the 1St
day of May. This will also cut the
'helpers" down to the same number Of
hours, and as they have strong union
and their scale of wages is satisfactory
to the employers there will be no
trouble. The bricklayerS are willing to
co mpromiSe Oh nine hours, and it is IN
derstood that several cOuncilmen will
favor nine hours aday on all city work.
The journeymen plumbers association,
which is one of the strongest labor or
CARNATIONS in the state, has already
issued its edict, and the bosses
have practically agreed to con-
cede the demand. What action
the painters have taken no one
outside of their organization knows, but
it is generally expected that they will
be in line when the time comes. Tho
carpenters have not as strong an or
ganization as formerly, but new mem.
bers are being added; to the ranks at
every meeting and Vice Preside Mt
hood, is now in the city looking after
brotherhood matters and his fame as an
organizer will domuch towards strength
ening the organization. In h is speech
at the Labor Temple Thursday night he
declared that it was to he interest OF
the workingman to get every m EN- Der
of the craft into the organic alton
whether he was an expert wOrkm an or
not. 1t is possible that the exper fence
MIR. Kliver had in the Chicago st rikeS
will be turned to good account in Min
neapolis, although it is not the inten-
ton of any of the labor organizations to
strike, except as last resort. In d e.
scribing the work done by the Chlcag
carpenters, Mr.. Kliver said:
SIN 1881 we formed an organization in
Chicago among the carpenters. The
poor workman came along and wanted
to join it. We said No, we are sorry
for you, but you can't come into our OF
ganization. You will have to do the
best you can on the outside. We only
want first-clasS mechanics with u.s. The
bosses all declared that we were doing
what was perfectly right. We made
our demand for eight hours for days
work and the bosses Sa id no. We struck,
and every red Ratchet and saw man was
at work while we in the organization
were walking the streets. In 1885 we
tried it again. This time we got all the
men who had taken our places in 1881 to
Join us. When the demand was made
the second time the bosses laughed al
us, and reminded us OF our failure In
1881. What was the result OF that
strike? We got not only the eight
hours but 35 cents an hQSr for oue
work, simply because weiI were all
united and helping each other.
To-day there are 1000 carpenters
in Chicago, and only twenty-five out OF
the whole number are not members OK
the union" In Minneapolis, however,
the union is not so strong; and, during
the past winter, men have been work.
ing at from Is to 20 cents all hour.
There is but little doubt but what the
stand together. and make a demand.
The corniceworkers have recently re-
organized their union, and now nave
almost every sheet iron worker and tim
ner in the organization; Whlle TINS
union is beneficial, and has an insur-
ance fund attached, it will also look
after the matter Of wages, and perhaps
take some action looking towards the
shortening of the hours of toll.