St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-01
Trades Assembly Projects
and Eight-Hour League
Schemes.
Industrial Talks and Topics
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Labor Note and Comment
Handled From LabOp'S
Standpoint.

The month which has fifth Friday
generally finds the last week with an
unusual quietude in labor circles, the
reason being that many unions meet
only in alternate weeks, leaving the
fifth week vacant. This week, however,
there are enough events Of general in
tereSt to fill the gap. and give the usual
quota of industrial news. This is only
one of the many indications that organ
iZation is again becoming popular in st.
Paul.
The long article from the merchant
tailors' union last Sunday only elab-
crates and enforces the argument to
which it seemingly takes exception.
The GLOBE labor department was we'll
aware as to which class of journeymen
tailors were striking, but did not know
what class of merchant tailOrS were IN
cluded in the association which pub
lished the resolutions, and perhaps was
excusable for assuming that caste dis
tinctiOnS existed only among journey
that home Industries should be patron
lied, and that was the only point worthy
of emphasis in either article.
A special meeting of the stonecutters'
union was held Tuesday evening to re-
ceIve several new members and make
arrangements with two of the heaviest
contractors to employ none but union
men. Both firms employ large num-
Der of men. and one until recently was
an active member of the Missouri Valley
Cut Stone Contractors association,
which imposes heavy penalty on any
member employing union men. But the
fact that all skilled workmen are mem
berS of the StOnecutterS' union made it
difficult for contractors to fulfill their
obligations. hence their graceful con-
cession to the unions demands. The
difficulty that is being so pleasantly set
tied dates back to year ago, when the
StonecutterS struck for an eight-hOur
day and 80 cents an hour, which was
then refused and nearly all union men
left the city. The situation has assumed
new aspect and it is expected that a
large number of men will now be en-
ployed in the city. Other contractors
will doubtless follow the good example
set by Thomas Breen and Gildrech 81
Steinhauser, and as the building season
advances accede to the unions demands
and employ only union men: ~
1t is rumored that the new director of
the Wage Farmers Home association is
the same individual who attempted to
pass as M. w. of K. of l.. assembly in a
recent meeting Of workingmen where
only members of labor organizations
were admitted. The real M. W. of said
assembly happened to be present, so
that the statement was easily disproved.
If it be the same person, how happens
1T that the wage earners have use for
talent of that sort on their board of
directors?
If there should be an independent
ticket nominated by working people
this fall, and there are indications of
that sort, it would be well for all VINO
believe in movements of that kind to
cut out and file away interviews now
being published from prominent
labor men," These are the dlsinter-
ested people who are moulding public
opinion while the poor workingman
laDors. Of course. no member of labor
organizations knows any reason why
these people should be representatives
of labor-some not even members of
any organization; but they label them
selves that way, and of course that set
files it,