St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-11
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the union paid out $44, 966 in strike
benefits, S106, 1913 in sick benefits, $751;
1853 in death benefits, and $174, 517 for
the benefit of those out of work. The
whole sum of benefits paid out is
$430, 555.
1t is to be noted that of the various
benefits mentioned that which is cred
tied to strikes is the least, and the
president of union reports that in
addition to these payments the So
ciety successfully protected the rate
of wages throughout the great finan-
cial depression of 1894.
The figures are worth perusal, not
only as an exhibition of the beneficial
workings Of some labor unions, but as
an Illustration that the institution
of the labor union entirely apart from
the institution of the strike has it's
reasons fog being and it's functions
to perform. The labor union properly
operated does more to obviate strikes
than to instigate them.
The appeal frocl the decisions of
Judge Woods in the A. r. u. contempt
cases will be heard before the supreme
court March %, at Washington. This
ganized labor has had a hearing be-
fore that august tribunal, and the de-
cision is awaited with interest.
President Debs is on trip to the Pa
cific coast in the interest of the A. r.
L. He passed through St. Paul last
Monday and spoke at Duluth in the
evening to large audience.
The progress OF the various labor
bills before the legislature may be
summed up as follows:
The Stevens arbitration bill has
passed the senate, and is now in the
hands of the labor committee of the
house.
Senator Wyman's mine inspection bill
was killed in committee and a sub
stitute offered.
The child labor bill has passed the
house, and is in committee in the
senate.
Representative Cant's ten-hour bill
has been favorably reported by the
labor committee, and is on house gem
eral orders.
Senator Morgan's bill providing a
penalty for compelling a workman to
sever connection with a labor organi-
cation as a condition of employment
has been favorably recommended by
the judiciary committee.
At the last regular meeting of Dr.
vision No. $50, Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers P. G. Olson was
elected chief engineer, j. F. Maher sec
rotary and w. E. Moves treasurer.
The tailors' union held q very inter
esting meeting Monday evening last.
A vote was taken upon propositions
submitted by the international union
which are to come up for considera-
ton at the annual convention at Louis
vile in August. Considerable routine
business was also disposed of. Not
withstanding the discouraging circum-
stances under which the union works,
ically and financially.
The pressfeeders' union has elected
the following officers for the coming
term: President, c. A Rinke; vice pres
ident, j. P. Schroeder; recording sec,
rotary, Ed Morgan; secretary treas
uSGi, dllipOSSH,
arms, P. j.. Flynn executive board, H.
l.. Mcdonald, ]. l.. Geehan, F. Men
shek, J. w. Murnane; delegates to
trades and labor assembly, J. L. Nc
Geehan, S. A. Best and Frank Pam
pusch. A plan is on foot to organize
the platen pressfeeders in an auxiliary
union, and committee was appointed
to perfect plans. The feeders -
union is one of the liveliest institutions
in st. Paul.
The bookbinders held a very good
meeting Wednesday evening. Candi-
dates for office were nominated, and e:
B. Lott was chosen delegate to go to
Buffalo, N. Y, in May to attend the
national Brotherhood convention.
Frank Kueppers was elected presi-
dent of the tin, sheet iron and cornice
workers union at its meeting Wednes-
day evening, to fill an uneXpired term.
The matter of suggesting amendments
to the general laws of the international
union is in the hands of the advisory
board. The meeting was well at
tended and praiseworthy interest
taken in the proceedings.