St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-25

and these choosing a, disinterested
third person to act as umpire. Usu-
ally the work Of such boards is so sat-
isfactory that they are called upon
year after year.
THE next important method of set
Ting labor disputes is through state
boards Of arbitration. AS vet there
appears some difference of opinion as
to the possibilities of such boards.
Though they have not accomplished all
that has been expected they are stead
lily growing in favor. There are now
twenty such boards in the United
States. and during the legislative SEES
sion OF 1885 laws were passed creating
boards in Minnesota. Wisconsin and
Illincls, In the order named. Nearly
all these boards are modelled after tba+
OF Massachusetts. They are usually
composed of three members. one So
lected to represent employers. an
other the workmen, and the third is q
dlslnterested person. The boards have
no authority to compel settlement
put they endeavor to bring about an
adjustment by means of media ion o,y7
friendly conference. The decisions are
only binding when both parties agree
beforehand to abide by the result
The Massachusetts board has been
In existence since 1886. Since 1893 a
careful estimate has been mazda eoob
year Of the earnings of the worI,,o,
+ directly interested in disnutas ;r,,os
tlgated by the board. These earnin,s
during the period named exceeded 500
100000. And while the board hoe No.
of11ciated in every strike in Massooh,,
setts' nor been able to settle all that
were brought to it's attention vet IL
has been steadily -
GROWING IN POPULARITY
notwithstanding that it costs tho s+o+o
$4,000 annually The last vear baS
been a crucial one in its history stin
1t accomplished much good nv NJ
venting several strikes that nro,,,iao,
" De very costly. In their latest re-
port the commissioners make 49, 81
I!o"lnS statement, which at this time
: rs OF special interest:
We believe that proe-rasS bo, -,
tne1ue every year, that the good infiI
o o mas been felt all over the STE re-
ana mat the methods of arbitra fioy,
t tI.fT , co1Lclllat1on have Commended
themselves, when in actual oners tioT
LIZ quarters where there has ban,,
either d1strust of their practicaI ea
CLeLcy or openly expressed dislike 70
o cneni on theoretical grounds Some re-.
cent strikes have been the most eYtar
slve and bitterly contested con+rnS,a,.
sIes In the states history, but althoneb
lne militia of four other states U1ara
!. f. fios one ef time IN arms for the preserva-
tlon OF order and the proteefion Of
property, nothing of the Sort has bean IN
required in Massachusetts. 0iA
number of other plans are advo-
cateo Tor the settlement of labor dis
Puues. Prof1t-sharing, incorporation
OF trade unions, and MANY others
SUCH schemes, however, are still with.
In the realm of theoretical speculation
and their consideration can do very
little just now toward the establish
ment and maintenance of friendly re-
latlons between employers and work.
men which are so essential to the we'll
being of the community
mus we see that the settlement of
labor disputes; first, by trade organi-
cations of both employers and work
men, second, through the interven-
tlon OF state boards of arbitration are
the plans most generally applied and
receiving the most serious considera-
ton"
The largest meeting for some time
was that of the Trades and Labor as
sembly Friday evening, and nearly
every delegate answered to roll call.
Great interest was manifested in the
report OF the Labor day committee.
which recited that Fort Smelling had
been selected as the place for holding
/. the picnic. This conclusion was reach
Ell after careful inspection of the
various resorts, including Como, White
Bear and Wildwood. The selection is
the best that could be made, and is a
sample OF the care and thoroughness
/; with which the committee are working
to make the coming picnic the grand
est in the history of ST. Paul. The
committee also reported that all ar
engagements had been completed, and
recommended the election of a chief
marshal, two aides and six division
marShals. A feature at the picnic
grounds will be a large temperance
booth for women. where ice cream,
soda water, ETC., can be had. The re-
port was adopted and the assembly
elected the following marShals: Chief.
John Krieger; aides, Harry Franklin
and G. H. Bonn: division marshaIs,
Joseph Houska, H. w. bennett, T. F.
Thomas, E. B. Lott, Frank Pampusch,
s. A Best and j. L. Mcclellan. John
J. Ryder was chosen orator of the day.
The sensation of the Pioneer Press
fiZzled when W. w. Erwin was unani-
mously seated as a delegate. Other
delegates seated were Messrs. Franklin,
Thomas bennett, Couts and Barton,
of Typographical Union No. 30, and
Henry Feyder, of the Cigarmakers'
union. President Morrow announced
{ the following standing committee:
Grievance committee, John F. Krieger,
W. r. Noyes, Harry Franklin, j. L.
Bonn. Organization committee, Ed
ward Christoferson. Samuel Brant,
Frank Kueppers, K. H. Beckjord, T.
D. Patenaud. Label committee, E. B.
Lott, Miss Kate Heating, Ernest Seid-
litz, A. r, Couts, w. J. Francis. Press
and council, Frank Paumpusch, G. L.
Barton, John Elliott, Frank McArdell,
George Gies, Agitation committee,
Ralph D. Rayney, James H. Cuthill, A
j. Metzger, John Gondek, Victor Bonn.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
b Resolved. That we, the delegates to
. the Trades and Labor Assembly, in
dorse the position of Brother Murray
in regard to the candidacy of Senator
c. K. Davis for president of the United
States, as expressed in the st. Paul
Dispatch.
Resolved further, That the secretary
of the assembly be instructed to notify
the editor Of the Dispatch that in the
judgment of this assembly, when said
editor writes about the sentiment of
organized labor, he is assuming to dis
cuss something upon which he is not
fully informed.
An invitation of the various divis-
ions of the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers of the Twin Cities to attend
the lecture of Carroll D. Wright at