The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
eFINTEREsT LOCALLY.

Next Fridays open meeting Of the
Trades and Labor assembly promises
to beaa lively one as much interest Is
manifested In the probable disposition
of the following resolution submitted
by the last convention Of the state
federation of labor:
Whereas The, emancipation of the work
ing class is that of all human beings, with
out distinction OF Sex race;
Whereas. The working class can never be
free until 1t gets possession OF the means of
Whereas, The collective ownership of the
means of production can result only from
the organized efforts of the working class
on both economical and independent poltt-
ideal lines;
Be 1t Resolved That the Federation of La
bar of the State of Minnesota call unOn the
working people of this state TO organize both
on economical and independent political lines
for the purpose of establishing the co-opera-
tive commonwealth, based ON the collective
ownership of the means Of production and
their operation for the benefit of the peouie.
The resolution will come up In the
coming session of the federation and
its disposition In the various affiliated
bodies will serve as instructions to
their respective delegates to the former
organization.
The union label league will meet in
regular session next Tuesday evening
when novel proposition locking to
the introduction of label bearing pro-
ducts will be submitted for its con-
ssideration. The details of the Ulan
have not as yet been evolved but IT
VIII probably be IN the nature OF a
popular exposition with q few orig
inal variations and its promoters are
confident that it will make hit
Now that matters have assumed a
pest-etectfen quietude the organizatign
committee Of the trades and labor
assembly will resume the active rwcrlx
1t has found necessary to suspend dur
ing the campaign, as 1t was next to ina
possible to divert the attention Of thcge
with whom the committee is OBLIGED tn
work from the attractions of that
period.
A regular meeting of ST. Paul Dfyis-
Ion No. 90, O. r.. c., YVES held Eun-
day afternoon at Bewlby hall In uaII-
clifton to the regular business the board
OF trustees and the officers of the fqr
ganizafion were directed to arrange
Tor the banquet which will follow iflhta
annual election of officers to be held
the afternoon of Dec. 20 At ethesgagr
nnal election in addition to the sefpp-
ton OF officers. delegate and alter
nate TO the biennial meeting of fine
order at Los Angeles, Cal, in NAV zr1e,xt
viii be chosen. The banquet following
the annual Aeieefion of the local -tIivis-
Ion of the order will be held at the
Ryan hotel.
AT It's meeting Tuesday evening tF,a
carpenters union elected Charles Fst,-
NaIrd and John Burns delegates to the
minnesota State Federation of I .al,o,..
J. l.. Hughes, A. j. Metzger and
Charles Beyaird were constituted n
committee with Instructions ito prepare
a sick benefit law, which the union de-
STres to make effective with the he
ginning Of the new year OHe appIiea
ton for membership was received.
Delegate Becker at the last uraeeting
OF the trades and labor assembly sug-
gested that a sufficient number of
union men club together for the epur-
pose OF purchasing a case of shoes
bearing the stamp Of the National Boot
and Shoe Workers union if none of the
local houses see fit to put ina stock
soon. The idea proved very effective
in Chicago and Mr.. Becker proposes to
put it through if possible.
The cigarmakers unions of st. Pau,
and Minneapolis have determined to in
1tiate a vigorous fight against tire tene-
ment house products af a New York