St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-06
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Pass Resolutions Denouncing
Pullman and Indorsing A. II. u.

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The trades and labsr assembly held a
special session last night to discuss the
strike situation. Vice President Nc
CURE presided in the absence of Presi-
dent Quincy. who Is still i'll In St. Jo-
seph's hospital.
Mr.. Doyle, of the A. r. u, made q
speech before the assembly. in which he
stated that the first cut made by the
Pullman company was II per cent, and
the second cut was 1915 per cent.
S. B. McCulloch made speech in
which he stated, that the A. X. U. did
not come to beg but wanted the trades
assembly to stand by the union.
Organizer Richards spoke short time
and said the average wages paid by the
Pullman company since the cut is,
men 63 CO It's per day and women 43
cents per day.
After the A. r. U. men had retired
the assembly decided to order dodgers
printed containing an affidivat of the
wages paid to the employees at the Pull
man works and circulate them about
town so as to lay the facts before the
public.
A committee of five was appointed to
draft resolutions on the subject, which
were subsequently adopted.and are here
To appended:
Whereas, The Pullman Palace Car
Company, In its dealings with its
employees has been gradually making
their condition OF labor more and more
oppressive, by series of reductions In
wages and by its eXactions in regard to
patroniZiug company's stores. tene-
mentS and other conveniences. until the
reward of their labor has in many in.
stances fallen below the cost of meager
subsistence. and IN nearly all the con-
diton has reached that OF slaves work
ing for a mere living. while the respon-
sible head of the company is posing
before the world as philanthropist and
public benefactor; and
Whereas, This condition of affairs has
reached that point at which the honor
OF womankind Is inSulted ana the dig
nifty OF the manhood OF American citi-
ZenShip cannot longer tolerate the op-
preston of this corporate anarchy; and,
Whereas, The Pullman company hav-
Ing refused to remedy the evils COM
planned OF, and denied their existence,
and fearing the scrutiny of justice.
loving public by the processes OF arbi-
tldiluii, Has icluScu ali OfcftuIOS III
arbitration Of the differences; and
Whereas, The American Railway
union has espoused the cause of their
oppressed people aud refused to handle
the cars of the Pullman company OIL
any road until justice is done them. and
this resulting in conflict between the
General Managers association and the
American Railway union; therefore.
be it
Resolved, That we, the Trades and
Labor assembly. representing organized
labor of st. Paul, do hereby offer our
hearty support and sympathy, both
moral and financial. to the A. r. U. In
their struggle for living wages for the
Pullman employees. and against the fur
ther degradation of citizens of this re-
public for the profit of plundering cor
poratiOns; anu,
Resolved, That we enter our most
earnest protest against the high handed
manner in which the General Mauag-
ers' association has refused to carry the
United States mails, though ample IA
cilities were afforded, unless Pullman
cars accompanied them; and,
Resolved, further, That copy of
these resolutions be rendered the press
for publication.