St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-02
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NOMI-
MATES OFFICERS AT TO-
DAYS MEETING.
Further Testimony From the
Brick1ayers ON Gotzfan Boycott
General Round-Up,
(Contrib1ItedO

| people against each other, says the
were agreed upon single policy,
| there would not be the conflict against
| the capitalist any more than there
| is now between the serf and feudal-
| ism, or between the chattel slave and
| slavery. In a square contest between
| the forces of labor and capital, it is
| generally conceded that the latter
would be easily vanquished, but we
| know that the real strength even of
| united capitalists lies in the strategy
of using the unorganized workers
| against their fellows, and even rival
unions against each other. The only
| problem is the education and training
of the workers, so that their efforts
can be concentrated on the most i'm
portant pressing issue, leaving all
other disputed questions aside. Trade
unions fulfill that mission. 1t is the
only road known which leads the
farthest with the least efforts, re-
gardless of the Snowy pretension of
those attired in the gaudiest reform
regalia which cannot stand the dust
and the wear and the tear of the jour-
ney.
In regard to the statement made by
Mr.. Gotzian in last Sundays G. o b e
in connection with the grievance of
the brickmakers' union, in which he
stated that "it is only within few
days that the bricklayers have called
upon me- he said, land 1 at once
went to see the contractor. He ex-
pressed a willingness to employ union
men if 1 would pay the difference in
wages. I could not be expected to
do this under the circumstances. If
the contract were to be let now and
the union asked for stipulation
that union men be employed, I would
willingly comply, but to wait until
this late day does not allow of such
an arrangement. The GotZian Manu-
featuring company has nothing what
ever to do with the building, and 1
do not think any union would consider
it a fair deal to attempt to injure in
nocent stockholders where alone am
responsible, and where the bricklay-
ers themselves have delayed until too
late" a committee of the bricklayers'
union visited the G o b e yesterday
and stated that as early as February
21 the union appointed committee to
wait upon Mr.. Gotham; that said COM
mittee did so within a week after that
date, but no satisfaction was given,
nor was any given at later confer
ences, all of which were held before
the contract was made, so the commit
tee says. The further statement was
made that trades and labor assem-
bly, committee also failed to get any
satisfaction or answer from Mr.. Got
zian, and on the last visit of the
bricklayers' committee Mr. Freeman,
a stockholder, laughed at them, and
said: "You can do as you please;
you can't work any bluff here"
The following meetings will be held
at Assembly hall during the coming
week:
Sunday-Sons of Benjamin, Typo
graphia No. 13, Socialist-Labor party,
Typographical Union No. 80, Willard
]. Hull's lecture, 8 p. m.
Monday-Sons of Denmark, tailors,
A. r. U. 214.
Tuesday-Theatrical stage employees,
harnessmakers, walters, carpenters,
benefit ball for Mrs. Craig.
Wednesday-Tin, sheet iron and cor
nice workers, bookbinders.
Thursday-Pressfeed bricklayers,
stereotypers, mailers.
Friday-Horseshoers A. r. U. 1S0.
/ Saturday-Iron moulders, bakers,
brewers cooperS.
The great West Book Publishing
house in this city bears an important
relation to the allied printing crafts
of this city, more than $50 employees
being interested With the printers
it has been the custom to make annual
scales, and during the past three OF
four weeks the adjustment of the scale
for the next twelve months has been
under discussion. No agreement could
be reached between the company and
the union. The firm wanted redue-
tion in the price of machine compost
ton, to which the union objected.
Rather than resort to the old-time fool
ish system of striking it was finally
agreed to submit the question to arbi-
tration, and this was done. Postmas-
h,ter Castle, County Expert Printer
kClark and Custom Collector .Geraghty
|, comprised the board of arbitratio
and Messrs. Ames, Jellle and Homer
!. Clark argued the side Of the publishing
/ house, while Harry Franklin and A.
McCulloch presented the printers side
of the case. Two sessions were held,
and late yesterday afternoon the board
reached decision in favor of no re-
duction, which is a victory for the
printers, who are. of course, greatly
pleased at the outcome. For the pur-
lpose of bestowing credit where due, it 4
pis but fitting and proper to add that
!. through the energy and ability of
l. Messrs. Franklin and McCulloch the
above result was reached Loaded
with facts and figures, and possessing
!. the ability to make telling applica-
tion of them, the result is a tribute to
their good work.
The revival in the trades union
movement has set in. Let all put a
shoulder to the wheel, and the re-
suits will be as far beyond the ex-
p0CldllOIlS Ol- tue ulOSl SANG ulilS DIS IH6
results will be gratifying. Boom the !
trades union movement. Let harmony
and good fellowship prevail in the
economic movement. Unite and strug-
gle on. Build up your union and help
others to do likewise.
The presence of Debs in the city
Wednesday created considerable stir
among union people, and many lis
tened to his address in Assembly hall
in the afternoon. The A. R. U. leader
is as confident as ever of the ultimate
success and triumph of labor's forces
in the great struggle of human en-
deavor; and although going into re-
tirement for several months he will
continue to work increasingly to that