St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-29
COMING OF GOMPERS.
The Reception Tomorrow to
the President Of the La
Dor Federation.
Printers Have a Big Time
Over Their Annual Choice
of Officers.
Events Past and Future of
Interest to Labor in
st. Paul.
minneapolis Information Of
an Industrial Tone and
Tinge.
The reception to President Gompers,
ct the American Federation of Labor,
at the Harris tomorrow night, will be
a prominent milestone in the progress
of the labor movement IN this city.

Complete arrangements have been
made, and it is doubtful if the Harris
will Accommodate anything like the
number of people who are likely to
flock to its doors, Invitations have
been sent to the governor, prominent
Legislators. the mayor and common
council and to many pronounced
friends and advocates of the united
lndustrialists of the state, to occupy
seats upon the stage. The procession
of escort will form under the direction
OF John Brown, marshal, at labor head
quarters at Z p. m, and at 7:15 will
move by way of Minnesota and
Sixth streets to jackson, to the
Merchants where Mr.. Gompers will
will be received and escorted up
Third to Franklin and on Frank
lin to the theater. A band of music
will lead, followed by the trades and
labor assembly delegates in a body:
then the cigarmakers as the immediate
escort OF the guest of the evening, he
being vice president of the cigarmak-
erS' international body. Following
them will be the printers, clerks, paint
ers. bricklayerS. shoemakers, and all
port at the gathering place or at the
Merchants. There will be no rigid
formality about the formation of the
procession. 1t is desired rather to make
it hearty and spontaneous testimony
OF welcome and regard for the Fedora
ton president, and all workers are cor
daily invited to fall in and swell the
lire. At the theater the body of the
house will be held for the marchers, so
that no one will lose a seat by Joining
the procession. The speaker will be in
troduced by the president of the trades
and labor assembly after selection by
the band. A reception is to be rendered
Mr.. Gompers after the meeting by the
Gig armakers at their annual ball. which
occurs the same evening. At this
afternoon the reception committee will
meet at Labor hall to complete all de-
tails.
There will not be any general demand
for reduction of hours during the COM
ing season, although several of the
building trades are actively agitating in
that direction, and some of them are
already assured of fair success. During
the past week nearly all the large paint
shops in the city have posted up signs
informing their employees that after
April l nine hours shall constitute a
days work. This is looked upon with
considerable qualification by members
of the painters union, who see in this
move friendly recognition of their de-
mand. Thus far the question of wages
has not entered into the proposed
change, but that is expected to soon reg
ulate itself to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned.
The proposed bureau Of legal aid and
advice which, at the present time, is
looked upon with considerable favor by
a number of labor organizations, finds
its counterpart i'll Gen. Booths book
in Darkest England" which is now
occupying the attention of many social
reformers. Gen. Booth has in view the
establishment of similar bureau in
connection with his great city colony.
and if the plan finds sufficient favor
among local unions. st. Paul will be the
second city to place the proposed reform
in practical operation.