The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-23


ployes, and by other fitting ways seek to rec
ogn1ze the worth of honest toll and consider
ways and means for elevating and improving
the condition of the wage-earners in our
midst"
LOCAL LABOR NEWS.
The Address of Mr.. Chrfstopherson
to the Trades Assembly.
President-elect Christopherson, of the
Trades, and Labor assembly, on being
Installed into Office at the last meeting
of that body, delivered an address of
which the following is a summary:
Sister and Brother Delegates: l thank you
1or the honor you have conferred upon
| IN elect1ng me your presiding officer. I
/ fully realize. the Responsibility which I have
taken on myself, and realize also that I'M
less receive the earnest support Of the
delegates of this assembly, my efforts as
| your. president will be fruitless. l shall,
therefore, ask you to do what you can in
giving me helping hand in the work in
which we all have, should have,} equal
IN interest. There IS Ra-doubt that this assem-
made good progress and been of much assist
ance to- and done much good for, the toll
Ing masses, both organized and unorganized,
In this city but it has much more work to
! perform before 1t can rest on laures earned.
| During the past three years the Iaboring
people have passed through the most strin-
gent financial depression this country has
ever seen, and il is. but fair to admit that the
labor unions have suffered in consequence
thereof. However, sthere never a cloud
able after awhile to shine through, and
never was a night so dark that the break
of morn did not bring light Let us hope
that the night which the laborng people
have suffered from for the past few years
will soon be at an end, and in anticipation
of the fact let us put forth all our energy,
have lost. Let us make special efforts to
build up new unions and strengthen those
| that are already formed, until we shall every
man and woman in this city among the wage
earners enrolled under the banner of union
| ism; until everybody who tolls shall be al
lowed to enjoy s"eight hours for work. eight
hours for rest and eight hours for what we
WHIT -
The most useful weapon in the hands of the
working people, and which causes the
least criticism, Is the union label, Let us
| make special efforts to secure the use of
the same always remembering that in call
ing for and purchasing goods bearing this
emblem, we are improving the condition of
the working people and those dependent upon
them for support Let the motto of>the dele
gates to the assembly be, Organize, educate,
agitate.,' Let us not think too lightly Of the
work before us, for in our hands we hold the
welfare of those we represent In addition
to the standing committees provided Tor by
the constitution, ! would recommend that
board, either elective or appointive be insti-
tuted by this assembly, to be known as the
building trades board or council which shall
be composed of one delegate from each build
ing trade affiliated with this organization.
It should be the duty of the board to re-
ceve reports and other particulars relative
to the construction or alteration OF buildings,
also to endeavor to induce owners ana build
ers to include in their contracts or specifica-
tons a clause providing for the employment
of union, or, at least, home, labor
In my opinion it is necessary that tmme-
date steps be taken to organize the women
workers in the city, that they may pc PAID
equal wages with men for the Is, same me VOTE a
considerable towards the adjustment O. child
and prison labor in securing laws preventing
competition from such sources we should re-
new our effbrts in this direction and with
greater yigor and determination light Tor our
just demands untilIwe finally succeed In en-
| tirely Graduating the evil The boycott Is
an extreme measure. and should only be
applied as a last resort, but when once In
augurated it Should be enforced to the ut
termost., l would recommend that this as
sembly do not indorse such measure be-
fore having first thoroughly investigated the
grievances brought before it; them II IT. is
even to the expenditure of the last dollar
the last cent in the treasury, to carry it
to a successful ending.
The want OF paper IN ST. Paul, published
in. the interestsypfe organized labor, has never
been more apparent than at the present time,
| and would Recommend that this assembly
take steps to secure the publication Of week
iy paper devoted to the welfare of the
union organizations in the city
/ In concluding his address, President, Chris
topherson discountenanced the airing of
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to the right of personal privileges, and
intimated that such tactics would not be
allowed while he acted as presiding officer.
unless the, points were stated beforehand and
strictly adhered to- He also insisted writ
ten reports from both standing and special
committees; He advised the deleeates to
admitted that he himself would probably
make many mistakes, but If he did. they
would emanate from the head and not the
heart -. s5ss+-ss8
The photographers of Minneapolis. at the
last meeting of the trades council were rep
resented by a regularly elected delegate.
There is room in the trades and labor as
sembly of this city for representative from
the local organization of the same body.
Arrangements for the Labor day parade
! and picnic are fast nearing completion. T. F.
Thomas, chief marshal Of the parade reports
the following unions as having selected as
sistant marshals. and others will do SO dur
ing the next two weeks, and from present in
dications at least thirty labor organizations
will be. in. line: The harnessmakers have
chosen George N. Giles; bookbinders, F. T.
Keegani Webb press helpers, George You'd;
iron moIders, john 0'Toole; journeymen bar
SeF Gsares eigarmakers + Joseph
pressfeeders, Ed. Furnell; carpenters, J. L.
Hughes; bricklsyers, T. Jones; horseshoers,
Ole Olson; brewery workers Anton Priesen:
The line of march, as corrected by Chief
Marshal Thomas wiki be as follows: The par
ade will form and move from Rice park at
o'clock sharp, going nup Fifth to Fort street,
Fort to Seven Corners, down Third to Sibley,
sibley to Fifth, Fifth to Wacouta, Wa
eouta to Sixth. Sixth to Sibiey. sibley to Sew
enth, Seventh to H3pert. Robert to Sixth,
Carriages will pc provided for the speakers
of the day. wIfss will turn out in the parade;
also for the &aiteds garment workers and
bindery girls Unions.
The Trades and labor assembly will be
headed by Stegp's Hnion band, the bakers
will have musE the brewery workers and
eoopers have jointly Engaged band while
the printers, pressmsn and pressfeeders will
unite forces and engage the best music to be
had in the city, 8 Il
/. The picnic will be held at White Bear lake
and six trains, the first leaving the union de-
pot at 1910. tie second at 1920, then one at
lis. las. ESQ and o'clock. win carry all
desiring tc attend. Trains will leave White
Bear for St. Paul beginning at $40, and every
half hour, until 1f.3e. Sidney M. Owen, of
Minneapolis nominee of the Peoples party
for congress from the Fifth district, and State
Labor: Commissioner Powers will debate the
gold and silver question. Both gentlemen are
well known throughout the state, and people
from far and near will go to White Bear to
hear them. At the picnic grounds athletic
sports of all kinds will be INDUCED AWHILE