St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-30

Zation speaks to the Mill En-.
ployes-Commends the 4. II. u.
Mayor Eustis Is in Very Bad
Favor With the Valiant Knights
*. OIL. Will Aid the Strikers.
Master Workman Sovereign. of the
Knights of Labor, addressed large
and enthusiastic meeting yesterday
afternoon at Labor Temple. The meet
ing was composed of K. of j. men for
the most part, and their reception of
their chlet was hearty to say the least.
Mr. Sovereisn's address was especially
directed to the mill employees and the
striking nailers and packers, whose
places have been filled by the company
by men outside the pale of labor organ
izations. Preceding MIR. Sovereign's
speech was one by Tom Lucas aud
another by J. McNaily.
Mr.. Lucas delivered himself of his
Ideas with his customary vigor and old
time rancOr for the public prints. or
Diutocratic press, as he terms them. He
made it decidedly uncomfortable for the
reporters for the nonce, but at the con-
clusioh of his speech he stated to the
meeting that his references to the press
and the monopolies that controlled them
were meant for the newspapers of the
country in general, and no individual.
He spoke on patriotism. and maintained
that it was not patriotic for men of the
army to go out to fight in behalf of capi-
tai. The military of the country was
being used for corporate greed. and to
further the cause OF corporations to op-
press labor and capital. Whenever
there was struggle between labor and
capital the militia was always
ordered oct. Gov. Nelson's order
through Gen. Bend to call out the
militia was made at the instance of
Hill, and when it was found that the
interests of the Republican party and
Gov. Nelson's political chances were
being hurt by it, the order was rescind-
ed. 1t was then claimed that Gen. Bend
had misunderstood the orders and ex-
ceeded his authority. In referring to
| the Great Northern strike. MIR. Lucas
said the uprising was but the spirit of
1776 revived. The people were forced
again to fight for their homes and fire.
sides.
J.. McNally made speech that
b! ought down the house and demon
strated clearly that Mayor EustiS was
not in favor. He roasted that dignitary
in manner pitiful in its severity. He
said that the mayor had been present at
the meeting of the strikers held in st.
Paul that morning.
"A more hypOcritical man l never
saw" continued Mr.. McNally. he
stood up there and gave us his sancti-
monious palaver until everybody won.
dered why they allowed him to speak at
all. We made mistake when we had
him in this hail that we did not throw
him out of the window. He the friend
of the laboring man, indeed! Why. he
stood up in that meeting this morning
and preached TO US in his sanctimonious
way,and told US stories about his grand
father. and how he himself had been
brought up to work at the trade OF the
blacksmith. Then he told us some
more about his grandfather, and sprung
lot of sanctimoniOuS cheStnuts that
were simply laughable. tell you the
only thing to do with such hypocrlucal
ours is to set down Oh them hard. l
warrant you he will not try to give Us
any more of his chestnut advice. His
whole song was arbitrate, arbitrate.'
The speaker referred in the highest
terms to MIR. Debs, and then it was an
nounced that the district assembly of
ST. Paul had signed the papers in boy
colt against flour made by Washburn &
Crosby. The papers had been turned
over to Mr.. Sovereign. and later in the
meeting that gentleman stated that he
would take them to Chicago with him
and by Tuesday not an ounce of the
coinpany's flour would be sold 10 the
laboring people in Chicago and Pitts
burg. This boycott will be made gen.
eral and will not he declared off. accord
ing to the master workman. until the
company takes back its old packers and
nallerS.
MIR. Sovereign, in the beginning of
his speech, said that he was in full SYM
pathy with the employees OF the Great
Northern road. He had been asked by
President Debs to come here. and he
would have gone to any part of the
United States In response to such re-
quest. for the fight was just one, and
the A. r. U. was a just organization.
He commended the organization in the
highest terms. and stated that the
Knights OF Labor had the assurance of
the union that it would reciprocate it
| i'll any just cause the Knights of Labor
| might be called upon to ask for. The
| fullest support of the union would be
accorded them. and that meant every
thing for the knights of Labor. for the
| A. IL. u. was the strongest railroad or
ganization in the world.
Then followed general resume of
| the condition of the laboring classes at
| the present time, and the speaker ad.
vanced some excellent arguments. He
| mentioned several instances in Chicago
| where the large store firms had cut
| down the wages of their girl employees
| to So. 60 4 week. The committee from
the Knights OF Labor called upou one Of
| these firms and asked the manager for
| the sake OF decency, if nothing else, to
| pay the girls enough TO live on. The
reply was: 81 don't care d-n for de-
cency! If the girls can't live on what
l give them let them sell themselves
and make it that way"
When Mr.. Sovereign made this state
ment there were cries of Shame |!
shame!" from all parts of the room. the
sentiment being anything but favor
able toward that Chicago business man.
The speaker said he was able to sup
stantiatc all he said. and he wished the
press would quote him on the matter.
He gave all extended and elaborate dis
| SertatiOn on wages. and said that it was
| impossible for the country to be peace
full ana prosperous under the present
condition Of things and the system dis
tribution of wealth. The result of the
present system was, instead of land of
liberty, a land of soup and misery.
In speaking on the question next to
the hearts OF the mill employees aud the
striking packers and nailers, he advo-
Gated their joining in general union,
| and ii that be done. the various labor
organizations, especially the A. r. u,
will stand by them in the hour of need.
Then the just demands of the en-
ployes can be secured from the mill
owners. for in the event of the support
of the A. r. U. in strike no flour
would be hauled to market.
In one portion of his speech MIR. Sow
ereign said: Here we have Coxey on
the Potomac: Frey is In indianapolis
and Kelly in Des Mcines. The press
call them hnhQpS Warrants and uona-