St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-20

has the matter of reorganizing the
painters in hand, and hopes to be able
to form a union at an early date. The
trades assembly will also lend it's as
sistance. A large number of painters
are anxious to come within the folds
of unionism again, and but little diff
ficulty will be found in launching
strong organization.
The bricklayers Thursday passed a
resolution condemning a certain con-
tractor now building a. wholesale
house, who is employing "scab" labor.
Samuel GoldWater has resigned as
| seventh vice president of the Inter
national Cigarmakers' union, and the
local unions have been requested to
make nominations for his successor.
Frank Valesh, of st. Paul, has been
nominated, and may contest for the
position.
The enemy of labor organization puts
great force in the assertion that trades
unions are organized mainly to pre-
cipitate strikes and cause trouble with
employers The fact is that trades
union, thoroughly organized, is sure
preventive of strikes. When organ
lied in proper form, better work and
better satisfaction is assured to the
employers of labor. The latter can put
faith in men honorably combined, and,
if made of the right kind of stuff, will
find a certain mutuality of interest in
such combination. The employer
and the employe should come close to-
gether; the closer the better. 1t is the
education of trades unionism that
brings about reasonable relations be-
tween employer and employe.-Typo-
graphical Journal.
The Lithographers' International
union, one of the best organizations in
this country, has local branches in
twenty-five large cities in the United
States and Canada, its greatest
strength being in New York and Brook
lyn There are altogether in the coun-
try about 22,000 men engaged in litho-
graphic establishments.
Ex-President Samuel Gompers, of
the American Federation of Labor, is
about to make a lecture trip through
the country, speaking In behalf of
trade union interests.
San Francisco street railway en-
ployes talk Of joining the A. R. U.
Grand Chief P. NJ. Arthur, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
who left or European trip last week,
was given a grand reception before his
departure at the Windsor hotel. New
York city. He was presented with
magnificent floral locomotive, five feet
long and four feet wide, standing on a
bridge of flowers. The locomotive en-
gineers deserve credit for their treat
ment of their officers.
The following reforms are being agi-
tated for in the French parliament for
railroad employees: Reduction of the
work daily to eight hours, except only
in cases of accident, when overtime
shall be paid double rate. Uninter-
rupted rest of thirty-siX hours per
week. Two weeks annual vacation,
with full pay Equal pay for equal
work, regardless of sex. A minimum
pension of 1900 francs after twenty
years service, revertible to the widows
and orphans. Full pay TO the sick and
wounded during their disability.
An extensive manufacturer of bricks
said to Pittsburg newspaper man the
other day: The disturbing factor in
the labor market is to great extent
improved machinery. In our business
a brick machine turns out, say, $4,000
brick day, as against 5000 day by
hand labor some years ago, and yet it
is questionawhether there is any more
profit in the business now. In fact, 1
know brickmakers who did limited
business by hand labor and made more
profit than the big concerns do now
with machinery. Those who are dis
placed by machinery go to farming or
similar labor and crowd the business
in that direction. The labor market is
constantly changing. and the future is
all uncertainty.