St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
ToilerS Interested in Traffic
and Politics by Neees-
sity.
The Eight-Hour Day Action Of
Council Endorsed by the
Assembly.
Arrangements on All Sides
for the Celebration Of
Labor Day.
Industrial Information Gath
cred From Twin City
I Labor Ranks.

"A committee from the trades and labor
assembiy,in its investigation Of material
used in life preserverS on lake boats,
finds that fully One-half of the preserv-
erS are filled with material called sea
weed. but which is really made from
the ruSheS which grow i'll every swamp.
This material has the advantage of
cheapness, but it is hardly popular with
the average eXcursioniStS, because it is
utterly unfit for the mission it
assumes to fulfill. Many of the
victims Of the Sea Wing were carried
to the bottom by these weed-filled
life preservers, which became soaked
with water and sunk like logs. That
the owners Of the boats consider the.
weed-stutfed life preservers unsafe is
evinced by the fact that nearly all carry
q portion filled with cork. Iii spite of
tie proof that the weed-stuffed life
preserverS are an aid in destroying life
rather than preserving it. Il. {. Clark,
the inspector, claims that they fulfill
the requirements of the law and puts
his stamp of approval on them. He is
paid a good salary for interpreting the
law aid certainly ought to know what
it requires. But the facts OF the case
warrant remark by Il delegate to the
trade and labor assembly that eitlle.
the inspectors judgment or the law
needed thorough revision.
The labor aldermen are of course
very popular in abor circles since the
passage OF the eight-hOur resolutions; in
fact they are regarded as rare eXotics
which must be henceforth carefully
sheltered from rude blasts. e. Z. Ives
has constituted him self their guardian
in the trade and labor assembly, to see
that that body OF common everyday
W0rkingmen do not overload their rep
resentatives with labor legislation. The
assembly in its ignorance wanted to
have one OF the labor aldermen present
a resolution making a civic holiday of
Labor day. The delegates forgot that
it would he i'll bad TASTE to ask more
than one piece Of legislation
per year in its interests from
the council. Mr.. Ives. however,
in his eloquent and convincing style ex-
planned how unwise and ungenerouS it
would be to ask so much of our labor
poeiticlans even if we did elect them to
push our interests at all times. i he as
sembly promptly saw the error OF its
course. and withdrew the resolution
asking for a holiday. Mr.. Ives should
not stop here. A delegate suggests that
ii the Labor day celebration is tinan-
ciai success the assembly should devote
the proceeds to erecting monument to
the labor alderman and let Ives make
the dedication address.
The Farmers Alliance executive COM
mittee will, it is said. make the Daily
News its official organ during the cam
paign. At least, that paper will pub
lsh weekly edition devoted to indie
pendent Alliance interests. This is eX-
peeted to eounteract the influence of
the Great West. 1t is also stated, On
good authority, that Bill Erwin controls
the stock Of the News, and, Oh account
ofshis love for the Alliance. will keep
the weekly edition in the straight and
narrow path of independence. The
Workingman who intend to affiliate
with the farmers are trying to figure
Erwin's intentions and influence. There
seems to be hidden cipher in the Stu
alton What does Erwin want? How
much? When? Where?
NJ. j. Daily, by request, has returned
the records of the Municipal Reform
club which accumulated during the
time he was Secfetary-treaSurer. He.
however, made 10 mention OF the many
shining quarters which accumulated
from initiation fees, and which he took
with him when the bolt was made for
Bott, McNamee and Fisher. The trades
assembly, with its usual good taste and
delicate courtesy, asked no ques tons.