St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02
The WORLD OF WORK.
Special Efforts Of the Trades
Assembly at Practical
Politics.
The EARLY Closing Movement
in st. Paul Is Bulletined
at Last.
Capt. Snider Writes Affection
ately Of the Assembly's
Projects.
Minneapolis Labor Notes and
Comment Of Current
Happenings.

1t VIII be noticed in the communica-
ton from Congressman Snidcr to the
trade and labor assembly that he speaks
of the measure being intensely interest
ing to ''our'' people. "Our" congress
man seems to be acquiring democratic
tastes.
The passage Of the bill appr0priating
necessary funds for investigating the
amount of mortgage Indebtedness. etc.,
will be an agreeable surprise TO
those JonahS who distrust the abil-
ity of labor organizations 10
obtain needed legislation. Less than
six months ago the agitation in behalf
of this measure commenced throughout
the country. The single tax clubs. f.:
OF l.. assemblies. trade unions and social
Science clubs poured i'll resolutions TO
that effect to the superintendent OF the
census. All the labor ORGANIZATIONS OF
st. Paul have taken an active part IN
this agitation. and may take to them
selves due share of credit for the pass
age Of the measure
The association designing to take an
active part in politics is being generally
discussed among organized working
men. a call for meeting to discuss
the plan of organization will be Sentout
sometime this week by the president Of
the trade and labor assembly. Polit-
ical discussion will be kept entirely out
of the assembly, and the new aSSOcia-
ton will give a broad field of work to
those who like to mingle Ill practical
politics.
An afternoon paper. which publishes
an alleged labor department. in Its last
issue INDUCED in some criticism OF the
GLOBE labor department. 1t has per-
mission to do so as often as 1t has no
more profitable employment. But, at
the same time, it would only be courtesy
for il To credit its news To tie original
source. OF the nine local Items appear
ing in lis last issue, eight had been fully
announced in the GLOBE department
from one to three weeks previous. It's
easy TO run paste pot and scissors de-
partment, and it gives more time for
criticism of original work.
The employees of the great Northern
railway have been called upon during
the past week to perform the last offices
On Wednesday the burial of Lewis
men marched from Eighth and Wakouta
streets to Oakland cemetery. The men
in this case were much to be COM
mended, seeing that deceased was per
SOnally unknown to most of them, hav-
ing only worked in the shops for two
weeks before turning sick. Noticeable
among the floral decolatiO were a
beautiful wreath from Mrs. j. o. Pattee,
the wife of the master mechanic-thiS
kind consideration was deeply appre-
Ciated by the men-and also large and
chaste design from Local Assembly No.
b637. General Foreman Dickson and
Messrs. Carney and Whiting were COM
mittee of arrangements.
4 sad event was the burial of Shop
mate William ii. HOugh, which took
place from his residence to Oakland
cemetery on Thursday. The deceased
had been employed in the machine shop
for upwards of four sand his quiet,
unObtrusive manner had gained him
respect from all. Upwards of l20 men
from the different departments did
themselves the honor OF showing TO the
afflicted widow their sympathy with
her and their appreciation of the one
who had gone before. Pastor BatIick,
First Baptist church. in appropriate
language conveyed to the bereaVed ones
the meaning OF the presence of so many
of her late husbands shopmateS, and to
the men he pointed out what true
righteousness, viz: To visit the widow
and the fatherleSS in their affliction ard
to be true to God. The men in the de-
ceased's department subscribed for a
most beautiful floral pillow.