The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-05

Gulf, under one head, numbering up
ward Of 10000 members, and constant
ly growing In strength and power as
an organization. The objects to quote
from it's constitution, are: The pro-
lection of the material and intellectual
welfare of all workmen In the baking
trade by organization and education,
by the reduction of the hours of labor,
by gradually abolishing such evils as
may prevail in the baking trade; by
establishing labor bureaus wherever
possible, by assisting members in legal
cases, In matters concerning the union,
ard by the abolition of night work.
The international union has also start
ed sick and death benefit fund, to
which every member in good health
will be admitted for fee of ST and a
monthly tax of rs cents. The benefit
In case Of sickness is "a per week;
death beEef1t, $780,
The legislature of New York, of 1895,
says the American Federationist,
passed law for better sanitary pro-
visions in the bake shops Of that city,
and prohibiting more than ten hours
labor per day. A number of factory
inspectors were appointed to especial
ly enforce this law. The last legisla-
'ture. that of 1896, amended the law in
many salutary respects, chief among
which are those to insure sufficient
ventilation, prohibiting bakeries be-
Ing IN cellar or basement, prohibit
ing further than no person shall be
permitted to sleep In the bake shop;
also, providing that a certificate shall
be conspicuously posted, stating that
the bakery has been duly inspected
by the factory inspector. The new
provisions Of the law went into effect
on Wednesday.
The labor papers Of the country
without exception are scoring Mark
Hanna, McKinley's manager, as the
inveterate and implacable foe of organ
lied labor and that Mr.. Mckinley Is
but tool Of the former, and If elected
president will be but clay In the mil
ltonaire iron masters hands.
Official reports give the Independent
Labor party in England 20, 900 members
in good standing.
The National Cooperative congress
will meet in ST. Louis, Mo-. on July
"a. Would it not be good plan for
the trades and labor assembly of st.
Paul to be represented?
The tailors' label is now registered
In Ontario, Can, Connecticut, Colorado,
Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois.
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Montana. Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wis
consin and South Dakota.
Up to and including the June issue Of
the Railroad Tratnmenss Journal
which, by the way, is one Of the best
monthly publications in the interest of
organized labor, and especially so
for the railroad employees, in the
United States-$3, 311 $50 had been
paid out in claims in favor of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
for accident, sick and death benefits.
The order also has a home for disabled
and aged members; at Highland Park.
LII, and the rep0rtojofq the secretary
treasurer for the Quarter ended March
81 showed that during the one year of
Its existence fourteen members had
been cared for and that the assets ex-
ceeded the liabilities by $2,724.6S.
In France, In 1889, the socialists cast
1924 votes; in 1893 there were 473. 241
votes cast, six and half times as
many as in 1889 In Germany. in 1871
124,665 votes were cast by the social
lists, while in 1893 just 1,876,763 ballots
were cast, fifteen times as many as
in 1871. To-day the socialists are rep
resented In the parliamentary bodies
OF the old country as follows: Italy.
II; Belgium, "a; France, Sc; Germany.
40,
The California single-taxers have Sc
cured 10000 signatures of men who
pledge themselves to vote only for can
didates for the legislature who prom
ise to submit a constitutional amend
ment giving the people the opportunity
to vote on the question Of adopting
the single tax.
The Table Knife Grinders National
union will convene at Derby, Conn.,,
on Tuesday of this week.
Just 16,257 railroad employees in the
United States were killed and 172,13O
crippled, MANNED and injured while
in the discharge Of their duties during
the seven years from 1888 to 1894.
There are few battles in history that
show so great a fatality. In the year
1893 alone 2,727 lost their lives and 3D.
729 were wounded. And yet there are
those who claim that the wages Of rail
road employees are too princely.