The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
THE LABOR WORLD.
INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED
FROM ALL THE TRADE SEC
TIONS.

No cause worth the winning was
ever won without some effort. Come
to the meetings of your unions, and
If you have thought that you believe
will help the cause of labor, express
it.. 1t may be the key which will solve
the difficulty.
The Midland Mechanic, published at
Kansas City, Mo, the largest general
weekly labor paper in the world, as
an advertising medium is highly APP
preciated by not only the business men
of that city, but throughout the en-
tire country. Thirty columns of adj
vertisements out of fifty-six of printed
matter is not an uncommon occurrence
with the Mechanic 1t also has a
sworn circulation of 5000 copies per
week, and still increasing. Who says
the laboring classes do not read?
There are 40 900 organized iron mold
ers in the United States Over 1000
have united with the unions during the
past year.
Reports from officials In attendance
on the Retail Clerks National Pro-
tective association at Denver, Col,
show that thirty-three new unions
have been instituted during the past
year, and that the membership of the
order is now over 10000.
The Houston (Texas) labor council
has adopted the socialist labor plat
form in it's entirety.
Hundreds of Italians are daily land
ing at Castle Garden. They are the
kind that are bringing the wages Of
American labor down to fifty cents
day 1t is better to prevent their COM
ing now than to take the chances Of
q revolution in the future.
A steel plant is to be started in Rus
STA. 1t will be under the control Of
the government and operated by Amer
lean Workmen.
There are 190,750 organized labor men
in the state af Illinois. Of these Ill, 24O
reside in Chicago. There are 37O,S0O
persons dependent for their support
upon the Ill ,24O unionists in that city.
So long as the United States is made
the dumping ground of labor from
other countries just so long will the
wages of the American artisan be
threatened Stop immigration and the
solution of the wage question is easy.
A convention of delegates from all
the Brewers unions in the United
States and Canada will be held at
Cincinnati, beginning Sunday, Sept. 20.
A large number Of representative
students and advocates of social re-
form are profoundly interested, says
the Coming Nation, in the proposed
organization at st. Louis on Friday,
July "a, of the brotherhood of the Co.
operative Commonwealth" the princi-
pal object of which will be to educate
the people in the principles of indus
trial freedom. The promoters Of this
grand idea believe that it is patent
to the world that the present condi-
ton of warning interests, miscalled
civilization, has reached the climax of
its development, and that until a new
social order expressive of the central
law of universal life, the brotherhood
Of man and solidarity of human IN
terests is evolved, the cause Of this ma
ton, as of all others, will be steadily
downward. Some of the most promi-
nent people in the country will take
part in the elaboration of the conven-
ton, and it is expected that great good
to the common people will result there
from.
Among other important measures
passed at the eighth annual conven-
ton of the International Printing
Pressmen's union at Chicago was the
6nfT7 MIL I'D
benefit assessments and increasing the
per capita tax twenty-five cents per
month to pay the assessment hereto
fore levied. A new card system was
also adopted and the board of direc-
tors empowered to declare a strike off
after eight weeks duration
The federated trades of Milwaukee
will pay no attention to a circular let
ter recently sent out by President
GOmpers, of the American Federation
of Labor. In his letter President Com
pers called attention to the resolution
adopted at the last convention Of the
federation to the effect that politics
shall have no place in conventions and
that the declaration is the policy and
principles of the American Federation
Of Labor, and should be so construed"
When the letter was read at a meeting
OL the IIdueS COUNCIL Oh lhat CITY the
opinion was freely expressed that his
advice was not called for, and that it
was only through party action that
labor could better it's condition per-
sonally. Socialistic doctrine isn't 1t?
Coves & Co., manufacturers Of over
alls at Indianapolis, Ind, have union
ICED their factory from cellar to garnet
on condition that they he given the
use of the United Garment Workers
: label. Another grand victory for or
ganiZed labor
The shoemakers' trade is represented
In the ranks of labor by 10 unions.
The Midland Mechanic is working in
the interest of the largest Labor day
parade in Kansas City ever held. 1t