St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-27
NOTABLE GATHERING IN ASSEM-
BLY, HALL AT LABOR HEAD
QUARTERS.
AN EDUCATIONAL MEETING.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
MEN SIT DOWN WITH
UNIONISTS.
LABoR's RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Form the Basis for a Number of
Interesting Responses to
ToaSts.

That was a fine-looking, an intelli-
gent and a notable group of trades
unionists, business and professional
men which sat around the hand
somely arranged banquet tables in
the big assembly room at labor
headquarters last night. There must
have been $50 gentlemena present
comprising the executive officers of
all the organizations that are affil-
lated with the trades and labor
assembly and their invited guests.
Harry Franklin presided, and seat
ed at the table of honor were the
invited guests, Hon. w. w. Erwin,
Postmaster Castle, Col. E. H. Mil
ham, Judge Macdonald, Hon. John
HI. Walterstorff, James F. Jackson,
Conde Hamlin, F. ]. Berrisford, John
Ryder, j. L. Lowering, George F.
Woolsey, Frank Valesh, w. A. Shu-
maker and ]. G. Fisher
When the banqueters had taken
their seats, after election of officers
by the trades and labor assembly,
Mr.. Franklin explained that those
present had been called together in
furtherance of a plan to create and
foster a better and more liberal un-
derstanding between the members of
labor organizations and those on the
outside. He spoke of st. Paul as the
most thoroughly organized town in
the Union, and expressed the hope
that even greater advancement
would be made by the assistance
and encouragement of all the citi-
zens of the community. There is
plenty of work yet to be done, and
the unions are expecting the back
ing of the community when all the
people are brought to understand
just what the unions are doing and
What they hope to achieve.
After a small part of the bounte-
Gus supply of food had been dis
| posed of, and the toast Labor had
been honored standing, James Nor
row, the new president of the as
sembly, responded to 1.-The ReIa-
ton of Labor to the State'' He de-
voted himself mainly to the central
thought that the prosperity of the.
the condition of the laborers of the
land. In developing this idea Mr..
Morrow was happy and forceful. es-
peclally in alluding to the dissemina-
ton of knowledge and the broaden
ing of national intelligence through
| the medium of the labor unions.
whose success, he held, must come
through the encouragement of good
government
Secretary Hammond, of the state
federation of labor, spoke of the
necessity for eliminating the con-
tract system from public work in
favor Of the system of labor by the
day, with the city or the state as
the direct employer of the citizens.
He argued that the change will mean
better hours, better pay, improved
conditions and more faithful. solid
ana enduring work, because the in
cent1ve to poor work would not be
present, whereas the contractor is
in rush to get through as rapidlv
as he can, and with the largest pos
S1ble profit to himself.
Postmaster Castle treated of the "Re-
Iarat1on was in favor of the eight-hot1r
day and arbitration; but he warned
the unions that not all the wisdom of
the world is concentrated in their mem
bers; that no organization and no sef
OF men is infallible. Organization he
held to be the true way to settle the
problem of curing and protectirs la
bor's rights, but calm Judgment and
good temnPr
Of the unions, which will always find
public sentiment behind them when
they are right
Simon Brand, of the clerks union.
told what labor expects from the
press. 1t may be condensed into this
fair, candid, honest, patriotic and de-
| cent treatment at all times. and care
| to avoid false statements in regard to
any given event.
Frank Valesh, of the state labor b1-
reau, spoke Interestingly of the bene-
hts that come to employers as well as
to employees by the enlarged use of the
union label, which he held to be-
| great force in protecting American
| workmen from non-American condi-
tions.
Conde Hamlin was assigned the re-
sponse on behalf of ''The Press,'' and
he handled the subject very cIeverly.
mixing lot of wholesome advice in
his short talk
Judge Macdonald, speaking from the
standpoint of an outsider, elouuentIy
pictured the good that would result
from the amalgamation of all labor
unions in one universal organization.
Then, said he, in case of a disagree-
ment the representatives of labor and
capital could meet and settle great
questions in a peaceful, amicable man.
ner, because the strength of one
would command the respect of the
| other. He deplored attacks on capital.
as such, and maintained there would
be no occasion for them when the la
borerS could meet the capitalists
backed by equal rights and resources.
j. j. Ryder was assigned 'sThe Affili-
ated Unions" and in a brief address
alluded to what he considered the
weakness, as well as the strength. of
the unions.
M. E. Murray, president of the In
ternational BARRIERS union, treated of
Labor and the Church. He criti-
eised the dissensions of creeds, and
asserted that more thorough study of
the problems confronting the laborer
would result in the churches standing
closer to the toilers. He thought
preachers ought to be furnished con-
stitutions, resolutions, platforms and
everything bearing on economic ques-
tons, IN order to let them understand
the exact position of the labor unions.
and thought the pulpit could not then
be in opposition to the workingmen. Of
the land.
I Erwin was called for, and spoke
| minute or two in his own incisive style.