St. Paul daily globe., 1895-10-13
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.
Items of Interest Clipped From
Leading Trade Journals.

Leading Trade Journals.
The power of the trade union was
never so clearly defined as during the
past two years. The unorganized
workers of the country have suffered
at least three times the reduction in
wages that has been suffered by union
men and women, and the majority Of
union members have not been reduced
at all. With a revival the union MEM
berS are prepared to at once secure
some of the benefits of the revival,
while the non-unionist will have to
wait very long time for voluntary in
crease by the employers. That it pays
to be a union member is becoming SO
manifest that trade unionism must
grow in the future as never in the past.
The Tailor.
The roadway is strewn with the
wrecks of all kinds of movements that
have been the offspring of people who
started out with the very best of in
tentiOnS in an effort to benefit the
masses, but who possess minds that
run to the theoretical instead of the
labor parties. movements of all kinds
with high-soundtng titles and worthy
objects in view, start up on all sides
and as quickly disappear, while the
trades union, which is built on a foun-
dation of historic experience and COM
mon sense. successfully withstands the
combined antagonism of all the hos
tile elements that seek, in season and
out OF season. to retard the advance
ment of the producing classes. If one
half of the energy that is now put into
the catch-penny schemes was placed
to the credit of the trades union move
ment, the people would make more
progress in the direction of the estab-
iishment of better era for the work.
ing classes, and would enjoy better
conditions on the way.-Cigarmakers
Journal.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald has
psen collectlng statistics In relation to
the influx of Japanese laborers into
this country since he assumed the Of
nee some months ago. Mr. Fitzgerald
claims to have indisputable evidence
OF the wholesale attempt to import
contract Japanese laborers. He has in
his possession letters and documents
confiScated from immigrants by the
immigration commissioners During
his recent visit to Los Angeles Mr..
F1tzgerald called upon Senator White
and asked him to introduce q bill re-
stricting Japanese immigration. On
his return Mr.. Fitzgerald reported that
Senator White had agreed to introduce
bill and asked for the material gath
Of this information are now being pre-,
pared In the shape of a report, to be
h!ed with the governor, and it will
also be sent to Senator White.-San
francisco Chronicle.
The Illinois state board of labor o.
It's recent annual melting reelected q
>. Stfvers, of Chicago Typogranhicai
Union No. 16, chairman. George a
Schlliing, of Chicago, was reelected
Practical common sense trade union
ism mas received great announcement
py the recent legislation of the British
trade union congress. Trade union
lsts OF all lands can congratula them
Ssives on the success of real trade
unnlonlsm In the congress, and can look
! IorWard with renewed confidence in the
ultimate triumph of trade unionism of
the practical kind.-The Tailor.
Inc Federal Labor Union of Cincin-
ma .E u mas put itself on record as against
the lntroduction of militarism in the
pupllc schools and denounced the prace
uce IN set of resolutions. A com
tnittee was also authorized to confer
.I. WIN ood1es in sympathy with the
sP;rlt OF the resolutions, and the same
Will be brought to the attention. of the
proper authorities.
Inc conference committee represent
ing the window glass manufa ctlrers
and a11.1 Workers met in Pittsburg on the
3lst ult. for the fourth time to fv The
wage scale for the coming bla ct Whinh
started on Sept. 21. The conferences
Ilnally agreed upon a 10 per cent ad-
vance In wages of the workers. Ten
the advance. ''
The demand of the Philadelphia. Pa.
Frescoers' union for an eight,hou2.
working day has been acceded to bv
al OF the employing frescoers. with
Two or three exceptions.
The Chicago & Alton shops In Bloom.
1ngton, ILL.,, began opera tions on the
4th inst. onn a nine-hour Schedule for
the first time in two years.
Two hundred machinists EMPLOYED bv
the Standard shops in Whiting. Ind
nave been locked out for asking an in,
crease in wages. A general strike is
| threatened.
window glass manufacturers of
Plttsburg, Pa, and vicinity, have or
gan1zed "'selling-agencY," with can
| 1tal of $25,000,0OO. This is a scheme to
| cut out brokers'
Weavers at the Irvington mills. Ches-
| ter, Pa, struck on the 4th inst for q
reinstatement Of 20 per cent wages.
They agreed to accept 10 per cent now
and 10 per cent later on.
| Carroll D. Wright, United Commits
| sloner OF labor, has accepted the chair
OF economies in the McMahon Hall of
Philosophy of the Catholic University
at Washington, D. c.
The president of the c. L. U. at
Manistees Mich, is an Episcopalian