The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30

tons will be confined to certain amendments
TO the constitution. ]. A. Freiling was elect
ed to serve on the finance COMMITTEES. to fill
vacancy caused by the removal from the
city Of A. Pierson. The marble heart pro-
ceedlngs inaugurated by the tin, sheet Iron
unions against a certain firm doing business
not thousand miles from the SANITY City
Ihree manufacturing firms doing business in
s 81; Paui We're granted the use Of the union
label. About zoe members will turn out in
the parade on Labor day
The refusal Of the allied printing trades
council of Chicago to grant a local printing
hrm the use of the union label has resurrected
the old contention between the pressmen and
pressfeeders. and threats are being made
that the legality of the council will be con-
tested BY a rival organization, which also
contemplates putting label in the field The
outcome will be watched with interest by
the allied printing crafts of ST. Paul
The mass meeting held by the Tailors'
Local Union No So, on Friday evening, was
an unqualified success, both as regards mem
bers present and results obtained therefrom
u. 5. Christopherson, general organizer for
the United States, depicted, in plain unyar-
nlshed language, the benefits to be secured
from organization and showed that only in
unity of action can strength be given to any
cause. MIR. c. is forcible speaker and is
not. given to assertions he cannot substan-
tate dozen or more new members was
the immediate outcome of Friday nights mass
meeting, and it is safe to say that a large
number of candidates for membership will
monthly join the tailors, for the next few
months at least.
The tailors and BARRIERS of Grand Forks
N. D., are making inquiries with a view of
forming trade unions for the respective crafts
International President H. A. Miller of this
city, has received several letters from the
Grand Forks tonsorial artists. and he con-
templates paying visit to that city to per-
Charles Kruky has been selected by the
brewery workers as marshal of the parade on
Labor day. The announcement that Anton
Prinsen had bee chosen was a mistake. At
their meeting on Aug. p one new member
was added to the list. No delegate to the
national convention to be held at Cincin-
natl next month will be sent from the local
union. Two visiting members from the Min
neapolis organization were present and ad-
twenty pieces has been engaged by the brew
cry workers and coopers to head their di-
vision in the parade. The former will have
! suits made of black trousers, black silk cans.
white shirts. red, white and blue belts. The
boys viii also carry canes and an emblem of
their trade. composed of barley and hops, will
be worn on their shirt fronts.
H. P. Miller. president of the interna-
tional BARRIERS union, returned from Duluth
on Saturday morning last where he had been
called 10 try and settle a difficulty exist
| ing between the union and two of the bar
Der shops. The indications are not very
bright for a settlement and the places in
question will be treated to the Milwaukee
plan, so prevalent during the recent strike of
street car employees. While in Duluth how
ever, Mr.. Miller did some good missionary
work for the cause of labor by visiting sew
eral dealers in clothing, etc., and putting in
few hard ticks in the interest of the gar
ment workers label. He also called on the
editor oflthe Labor World-Mrs. Sabin Akin
who pledged the support of that magazine in
behalf of the garment workers and other
! labels.
! In an interview with E. S. Christopberson.
national organizer of the international Jour-
neymen tailors' union for the United States
/ he Informed the writer that considering the
stringency of the times, the number of men
out OF employment, etc., the order had done
exceedingly well as regards growth during
the past three years. In 1893 there were
about 1000 organized tailors throughout the
country, while today, with all the adverse
conditions, there are at least TO- GOO in good
standing. Mr.. Christopherson will be in the
Twin Cities all of this week and is here for
the sole purpose of strengthening the Local
unions. Special open meetings Will be held
alternately in ST. Paul and Minneapolis and
he hopes that when his work is finished every
tailor employed here will be member OF
! organized labor.
The hack and cab drivers union propose
! that no exorbitant charges shall he mad
| during the G. A. r. encampment if thew ran
help it. On Wednesday representatives oi
the union waited upon Aid. Donahower and
requested MN 10 use MS innuence with the
mayor 10 prevent outsiders from taking adj
vantage of the crowds expected in the CITY
this week by charging ali kinds OF slSy.
| seraping prices, fer which they would be
blamed as the home organization. AS a re-
suit of their efforts the laws governing fares
will be rigidly enforced.
The United Garment Workers union viii
give an ice cream social and dance at As
sembly halls on Thursday evening Sent ~
Every union man in st. Paul should securs
! a ticket. thus helping a deserving organizs-
ton to keep in line with the other unions Q,
the city. v
The iron moulders union had largely AZ.
| tended meeting Saturday evening Two rev
/ members we're initiated and two aupIieatfons
| were received. special open meeting of tbs
union viii be held this afternoon at O'CLOCK
to which all moulders in the city are esDe.
cfally invited to be present. Good speskers
will make addresses. The election of q mar.