St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-14
THE RETAIL CLERKS UNION
OPPOSE POLITICAL ACTION AND con-
DENIM STAKES AHD SI3TS.
Two BUSINESS SESSIONS HELD.

Editor Nash's Plan orc -gan;zation
Does Not Meet With Favor
The Constitution Am snded-A
Visit to Como and Fort SMELL
ing-Banquet at the Commer-
cial Club Last Evening
speechmaking and Social En-
joyment.
Temporary President James Morrow
had to be excused from presiding at
yesterday mornings session of the re-
tail clerks union. J. A. Maynard was
chosen in his stead and held down the
official chair for the remainder Of the
meeting. The first business transacted
was the report Of the committee on
resolutions. or the resolutions thus
handed in only one, indorsing the
firms advertising in their national paper,
was adopted. the others being referred
to the committee on constitution. In
purport the more important ones were:
10 adopt a uniform working card to be
used by all members of the national
union, and another was to recommend
the appointing of all organizer in each.
state. and thereby facilitate the addi-
tion of more branches to the national
tree.
A short report from the constitution
committee was then read, changing the
constitution in many parts and increas-
ing the tax per member from three to
five cents. As the resolution commit
tee did, it also recommended the APP
pointing of an organizer for each state
Louis Nash. editor of the National
Advocate. of Chicago, proposed that the
national association concur in the rec
ommendation of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, that the political pro-
gramme of the trades unions of Great
Britain be adopted i'll this country. The
trades unions of Great Britain advocate
compulsory education, legal eight
hour day. government ownership OF
railroads and telegraph lines, and that
all measures of national Importance be
adopted by direct vote of the peopl
instead of by representatives of the
people. These propositions form the
standing platform of the British unions,
and Mr.. Nash thinks they should be the
standing platform of the American
Federation of Labor. A. B. Lobenberg,
of indianapolis. the national organizer
of the Clerks National Protective asso-
citation, is the chairman of the commit
tee appointed to consider Mr.. Nash's
address. He reported as follows:
That matters referring to independ-
emf political action be rejected; while
we claim that amelioration can be had
through the ballot box, we think that
the interest of our organization is best
served by ignoring political action en-
tirelY, as body, and this does not de-
prive any individual of independent
political action. We fully agree
that strikes and riots are not within
keeping of American principles, and we
oppose them. We believe that the con-
dltion of the wage earners can be best
improved and difficulties settled by
arbitration. We therefore recommend
the Endorsement of compulsory state
and national arbitration throughout our
and"
handed in to the constitution commit
zee, were discussed during the after
noon in executive session.
The delegates enjoyed street car
ride to Como park, Supt. Smith turning
over to them special car. After they
had enjoyed a good airing in the park
they took their car and were conveyed
to Fort Smelling. Here they spent some
time IN looking over the various parts
OF the fort.