St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-26
The WORLD OF WORK.
A New Departure to Be Made
by the Labor Com
missioner.
What Seems to Be the Matter
With the Local Citizens
Alliance.
No Lack Of Spine Manifested
by the Striking Cornice
Workers.
Industrial Information Gath
cred From All Twin City
Sources.

n UeW departure mas D6en decided
upon by the bureau of labor statistics,
and it is making extended preparations
for a thorough inspection of the fac
tories and workshops in the state. The
investigation Will be begun next week.
and will be continued for several
months. This will give the bureau an
opportunity for doing practical work,
which will at once commend itself to
the wage workers, and at the same time
interest the employers of labor in the
condition of their employees. The
bureau does not expect to find
all factories in such state
as to need very rigid inspection, al
though there are cases where some in
SpectiOn may have wholesome effect.
Not only is 1t the intention to secure
the cooperation of employers of labor
III these investigations, but also to
create public opinion favorable to the
principle of some rational system of i'll
Spection. such as is in vogue in other
states in the Union. Some disappoint-
ment has been expressed by the work
ing people at the neglect of the legisla-
ture to enact suitable legislation of this
nature, especially since an opportunity
was offered them to pass upon really
meritOriouS measure of this kind, But
the plan OF the bureau is to interest
those concerned to such an ex-
tent as to secure by moral suasion
and friendly cooperation the same
results that a statutory enactment could
possibly bring about. 1t is also intended
to make special mention of those firms
safety devices on dangerous machinery
and fair sanitary conditions for the pro-
lection OF their employees.
The proposition to establish a bureau
of legal advice for Workingmen bids
fair to soon assume practical shape,
especially since the trade and labor as
Sembly has given the plan its approval
by appointing a committee to take the
matter in charge The constitution
under which it is intended to organize
provides that 1.-The general object of
the society is to secure for its members
competent legal aid and advice at
minimum expense, and, as far as
possible, to better the position
of workingmen in relation to civil rights
and remedies, and secure equality be-
fore the law" An investiga which
has thus far been made. shows that
similar society is ineXiStence in Chi
cago. But it differs from the one to be
organize in st. Paul, which shall be
composed only of members of labor Or
CARNATIONS.
The StOnecutters' unions Of the Twin
Cities are considerably interested IN the
coming election of their national Secre-
tary. Thus far the two candidates
most prominently mentioned are j.
McHugh, from Minneapolis, and Thos.
Ward, the present secretary, of st. Paul.
The friends Of the present incumbent
are quite Sanguine as to the result. He
has filled the office for several terms
and has been largely responsible for the
success of the national organization.
For some unaccountable reason the
work of organizing Citizens Alliances
in ST. Paul is not meeting with the sue
cess that was expected. Last week
about half dozen individuals met at
Labor hall to organize a club, among
them man named Fish, who has been
noted, according to report, as rather
disturbing factor in the Farmers Alli-
ance. AS the labor organizations in st.
Paul are working in harmony to attain
their objects, it is quite likely that gen.
try of this description will not be toler-
ated in their ranks.
Miss Eva Mcdonald, lecturer of the
National Farmers Alliance, is visiting
Chicago to attend a meeting of the ma
tiOnal executive board of that aSSocia-
ton, for the purpose of arranging for a
series of tracts and other suitable litera-
ture for distribution among the farm
erS. The meeting will last nearly a
week.