St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-10
B0YC0TTS IN THE AIR.
Organized Labor Propose to
Get Even With Refractory
Employers.
A Labor Organ to Be Pub
lished in Behalf Of Union
Men.
BARRIERS to Be Supported in
Their Agitation Against
Sunday Labor.
Odds and Ends Picked Up at
Random in Organized
Ranks.

The trades and labor assembly held
protracted meeting last evening at
Labor hall. Over twenty labor Organi-
cations were represented and number
of grievances were passed upon.
The report of the committee recon-
mending the publishing of a monthly
paper or bulletin, under the direction
of the aSSe mbly, was approved. and
5000 copies will be issued monthly for
distribution. The assembly subscribes
500 to start the paper, and committee
will call upon the several labor orgdni-
cations for subscriptions to the fund.
1t was decided to appoint an
editor, two associate editors, busI-
ness manager and a secretary and treas
urer. This will constitute the commit
tee having the publication in charge.
A committee will be named to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing plant
to print the bulletin and to advertise
for bids. No advertising will be insert
ed for the present. The publication
will contain editorials, con municatiOnS
and news Of interest to organized labor.
1t will also contain roster of the sew
eral organizations, with list of officers
men will be published. Space Will be
afforded such organizations to be used
in levying bOycotts or publishing spe-
cial matter.
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The assembly has taken up the fight
being made by the BARRIERS to close shop
Sunday, and named MeSsrS. Black,
Ward and Mitchell as committee to
wait upon the county attorney to urge
the prosecutions under the statute law
of the shops at the Ryan, Merchants
and Manhattan for doing Sunday shaw
ing. 1t was stated that the cases
brought to enforce the law at the i'll
stance of the journeymen BARRIERS
union had been postponed from time to
time, and that the corporation attorney
still refuses to prosecute them, and has
suggested to the county attorney that
the hotel shops be allowed to open
Sunday. 1t was also stated that the
boss BARRIERS boast that they "stand inn
with the authorities, and do not fear
prosecution, and the shops named re-
fuse to employ union BARRIERS or to
listen to the requests of its committee
for Sunday closing.
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The committee ON union printing
houses reported list of union printing
houses and asked for further time. as
several offices are taking steps to organ
ize on union basis.
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The committee was instructed to keep
a look out for agents of Eastern clothing
firms that are representing that their
factories are employing union workers,
and to report such as are making mis-
statements.
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The assembly will still occupy its
present quarters, Notwithstanding the
fact that the owner of the building
seeks to terminate the lease.
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The assembly authorized boycott on
Gillett d Sargent's restaurant.
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The tailors' union reported that when
its committee waited on Reid the tailor
in reference to employing union men,
he declined to confer with them, and
threatened election i'll case the commit
tee should not take immediate depart
ure.
The State Eight-Hour league sub
mitted proposition looking to feder-
alton with the State Federation of La
bor The trades and labor assembly
decided against such union. The as
sembly also voted in favor of collecting
dues from the several labor organiZa-
tions on the basis of l per cent per
month per capita.
The committee appointed to organize
the hackmen and teamsters asked fur
ther time, and stated that there is
prospect of a meeting next week to eff
feet such organization.
Alliance will be asked to establish a
boycott on the Worthby Shoe company,
of Lynn, Mass.
The cigarmakers' union has appro-
priated SIS to be used in advertising the
blue label cigars, and fund besides to
distribute circulars.
the credentials of delegates from the
pressfeeders' union and bricklayers'
union were received.
a communication was received from
an organization in Chicago asking for
the names of steamftters, with view
of organizing the steamtitters of st.
Paul.
Journeymen horseshoers' local union
No. IS at a meeting held Tuesday night
elected Ole L. Olson as treasurer, and
Louis McGuigan as delegate to the
trades and labor assembly. A commit
tee was named to ascertain what shops
are working on Sunday with view of
taken action in the premises.
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The blacksmiths held a meeting at
labor headquarters last evening, but,
owing to the fact that no charter has
yet been received from the interna-
tional union. which. by the way. is now
holding convention in st. Louis, the
organization was not completed. A
meeting will be held the Goth inst. for
this purpose.
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The executive board of the K. of l..
assem- blies i'll the city held meeting
last evening. This a new organization
composed of delegates from the K. of l..
assemblies. Officers were elected and
committee named to boycott the Wirthby
Shoe company, of Lynn, Mass, the
Rochester clothing manufacturer and
the Thomas Shoe company, of New
York. The board decided to meet twice
a month.
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