The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

IN LABOR'S REALM.
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niuAlcdtlon '$WaS received from MEM
PMS, Tenn. in relation to certain mat
lers connected with, the harness bust
ness al that ppiiit. 1t was decided to
make the meeting to be held on Aug.
| 10, an open one. Tt will be called.
promptly at 8 O'Clock. A cordial inyi
tation is extendeaito all collar and har-
! nessmakers in the city to- attend.
The labels Of the garment workers
and cigarmakers' organizations re-
ce1ved the Endorsement of the union,
and 1T was decided to hereafter use
SPECIAL diligence to get all union labels
before the public and to endeayor- to
show the citizens of st. Paul the bene-
hts TO be derived by purchasing goods
made under fair conditions and at liy-
ing wages over those where child,
pauper and diseased labor is main
| tanned
just four weeks until Labor day is
mere. Are you or your union doing
anything to make the parade a sue
cess? II not, isn't 1t time you were?
The banquet rendered the delegates
of the Trades and Labor assembly of
this city by the minneapolis Trades
Council last Fri day evening was an en-
Joyable affair and viii long be kept in
+ remembrance by n these who attended
About seventysfive. Union men and
women We're present frorn st. Paul and
| an equal number ffom Minneapolis
T President SKAseIlss Welcomed fhe
quests on behalf Of the Trades Council.
| in few brief but eIa-chosen words,
stating that IL was Just such. gather
1ngs as the one ain sauestion. which
brought the Wssrkifg people into closer
touch with ea CT OF Ter and aght them
that there was soiae thing in this world
more Ealaa1ales2n ven Mlan@riahes, and
| that was friendship s5zssss.sss
The other fftssaE eapAifs speakers were.
! W. B. Hammond, Frank Stacy, 7. II.
Lucas and Frank Valesh, all of whom
spoke on topics of interest to the labor
| ing classes.
z President 'phristopherson. of the
| Trades and Labor assembly of ST.
Paul; Harry Franklin, G. c. Collins
and j. H. Morrow spoke on subjects
| appropriate 10 the occasion.
The ~Oarina sextette4 and the Ken
lucky Rosebuds entertained the as
! selnbly with alHsie andasong.
The eatables were prepared by union
cooks from No 81. and Magnolia union
ithad eight uniformed. walters in atten-
dance to~cater TO the wants Of the
| guests. a.
The tin, sheet. iron and cornice
workers ghadrae we'll attended meeting
Wednesday egenn@. Committees were
appointed to texafnina into several i'm
portant matteCSsOf interest to the union
and the labor Gay para+1e and Picnic
! was thoroughly discussed. The cernice
| workers viii help to make the festivi-
! ties success.
The committee sfrom the Trades and
Labor assembly on Labor. day picnic
and parade, met. Wednesday evening.
! Repnr-s from the several sutcommit ees
| Indicating satisfactory progress, were
| received. The question OF music for the
Parade was disposed of by the appoint
ment of G. H. Becker, F. J. Boyle and
q. Z. Collins as a committee to secure
the same. Ed Christopherson. presi-
dent of the Trades and Labor .assemb-
ly, was selected to act as master of
ceremonies att The picnic festivities to
be held at White Bear lake. The chair
man announcett;2thatg b.~sG: Powers,
state labor commissioner had been Sc
lected by the, newspapers of the city
to present the gold side of the Sfinan-
,, cial question. The committee to choose
a speaker to advocate the sileyr side
asked for further time, which was
granted. G. c. Collins, Ed Lott and
Harry Franklin were chosen as a COM
| nilttee to get up a souvenir programme.
The souvenir will be- in news spa per
eight pages. The solicitors will go ia
work at once. Ten thousand copies will
be distributed, 5000 the Friday before
Labor day and the remainder at the
picnic.
The unions are enthusiastic over the
parade features and If present enthus-
1asm is kept up the demonstration on
Sept. Z will be the largest ever held
by organized labor In st. Paul.
The Nashville. cTenn.) Labor Leader
is the latest asRirant for the support
OF organized labor in that state. 1t is
six-page paper all printed at home.
Is neat in appearance, ably edited, and
no doubt wills bel well received by the
1anorlne n classes of Tennessee. The
Leader is published weekly.
Six thousanA glassworker withdrew
from the Knights Of Labor last month.
They will havea National organization
of their own.
owing to the excessively hot weather
prevailing Wednesday evening, the at
tendance at tAe scheduled meeting of
the Brotherhood of Bookbinders was
smaller than usual. Several important
matters came up. however, and were
referred to- tAe = executive committee
which will REPORT hext north. A com
mittee to arrange for Labor day parade
and picnic was appointed by President
Arth, F. T, Keegan will act as marshal
for the boolzbinders on Sept 7th. The
u. B's' will astonish some Of the
lsceher unions when it comes to the
parade.
The American Federatfonist, the Off
c1al organ Of the, American Federation
OF Labor, IN its. August number began
the publication Of reports from head
officers of national and international
unions. In abiding to this new depart
ure, the Federationist says that the re-
ports are of the greatest interest to
labor, an accurate barometer, indica-
ting all that is transpiring, and a guide
to those who desire to aid the advance
ment of the cause Fourteen general
grand secretaries and. four interna-
tional presidents report over their sig
/ natures in this months Issue
PRESIDENT Gleason, of Typographical
Union No. 80. on Tuesday appointed
the following standing committees
Allied Crafts-G. W. Deacon, T. "A.
Eckley- and CT. .Schott
Investigating Cenmittee-A w.
Bailey. j. c.. Herbert and Frank
Goodell
Finance cofaS1nhit tks G. Nelson. W.
D. Fitzpatrick and M. A. Cummings
Relief Comnaittee-C. Quincy, F. c.
t Stevens and William Waiglai.
During the, 5popth of June charters
We're granteds to the Journeymen tall
ors to establish unions at Council Bluffs
and Sioux City, Io.s Locals were organ
lied at Baraheos Wis; Ottumwa. TO-;
Quincy and Alton III.
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