St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-28

Debs case was received with a great
deal of interest by laboring people. 1t
may be interesting to note that efforts
are being made to have Debs pay q
visit tc the Twin Cities at an early
date, and it is generally believed that
he will do so.
The social given by the Retail Clerks
union Thursday evening at Labor hall
was very successful a large crowd be-
ing present and a lengthy programme
of numbers capitally rendered.
A movement is on foot to form
new international organization OF
painters. considerable number of st.
Paul painters are anxious that the
plan should succeed as they are de-
sirous Of forming a local union,
step which will probably be taken in
any event.
The German Typographical union
has beetl having a scale difficulty with
the Volkszeitung. which has resulted
in the office being declared unfair and
closeh to union men.
The carpenters are still adding new
members, and their weekly meetings
are always well attended.
The agitation to cut the wag6B of
city laborers from $3.50 to 81 a day
meets with opposition around Labor
hall. 1t is looked upon as a scheme
to help out contractors in their efforts
to have men work for little or moth
ing.
The charge Is made against the Com
mercial club that 1t does not keep with
in its store of refreshments homemade
or union-made cigars, which Is rather
a hot shot for an institution that
breaches the doctrine of patronage Of
home products. This item is for the
benefit of unemployed resident cigar
makers.
President Rayney, of the st. Paul
Walters union, will head a delegation
which gots to Minneapolis tomorrow
evoining to organize the walters of that
city. Some fifty applicants are desir-
Gus of getting together" and the
outlook is favorable for strong
union being formed in the Flour City.
All through the present industrial
depression and before, for that mater,
some said, Settle the tariff question;
oilers said, Settle the, financial ques-
tion"-and prosperity will return on
the wings of the wind. Congress set
tied the tariff. They repealed the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act;
they Struggled with the money question
and are still at it, but the promised
land is not with us as yet, although
all signs indicate that 1t or better con-
ditions are in sight. We find the same
old story in free trade and protective
tariff countries, in the single gold
standard, and the double standard,
or the free silver coinage coun-
tri1s of the unemployed, the want,
privation and oppression of the masses.
This state Of affairs will continue
here, elsewhere, and everywhere, until
the masses organize into trades unions,
there learn to control their economic
condition, and through it finally COM
pletely master science of self-goVern-
ment. To evolve any state of society
that would be a succCsss and in which
the contentment and happiness of the
mass of the people will be permanent
and lasting in its nature, requires
thought, study, and the enlightened
united cooperation of a majority of
the people. The surest way to reach
that stage is to unite in the trades
union movement, make it first, fore
most, and abovo all other issues. Out
of perfect economic movement mans
condition will change for the better
and an ideal state of society will surely
evolve.-Cigarmaker Journal.
The outlook for members of the
building trades is anything but cheer
full. But little work is in sight that
will occupy any large number of men
OF course. should operations upon the
capitol building get under way il
would be great help to large num-
Der now idle. The opinion has been
expressed that come steps should be
taken TO secure fair proportion of tho
stone cutting for the capitol building
to be done at st. Paul instead of at the
quarries. In his way the work will ba
divided, and st. Paul given a fair
share.
The following meetings will be held
at Labor hall during the week:
Sunday-Typographi union, at 3.
Soclallst-IADor party, 2:30; ChildS-
Drexel club. 4; Eintrocht Singing So
ciety entertainment. 8.
Monday-A. r. u 2f4
Tuesday-Ca
Wednesday-Tin. sheet iron and cor
nice workers; bcokbinders
sday-Pressfeeders. bricklayers.
stereotypers.
ay-Horseshoers. A. r. U. $50.
mailers.
saturday-Letter carriers. pressmen.