The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-12
ARE KNOCHxE ED TN THE HEAD BY
THE TRADES AND LABOR AS
sEMBLY.
PROJECT LAID ON THE TABLE
AFTER SOME INTER EsTING DISCUS.
SION OF IT'S MERITs AND DE-
MERITS.
FEAR OF ABUSE IT'S uNDolNG.
Members Thought 1t Might BE Used
by Designing Persons to Wrong
Ends.

A lively discussion took place last
night upon a motion to table the report
OF the committee appointed by the
trades and labor assembly to consider
the practicability of holding a label
1alr. The principal swoodchuck'' in the
renee, as one of the delegates expressed
1t, seemed to be that in the promotion
OF the fair the agitation in favor of
the label itself would be neglected. An
other objection was that there seemed
probability Of other than union goods
being exhibited, but this the committee
maintained would be provided against
Chairman Murray said that he didn't
suppose they could get a label on the
American flag If 1t were exhibited, or
perhaps on electric light globes, but
that practically everything would bear
the label. Delegate Becker didn't want
any fair that would be an advertise
ment for particular manufacturers or
tradesmen. Delegate Dickins was a
member of the committee and said that
SO long as he was connected with it
there would be none but union goods
exhibited and no chicanery Delegate
Nash deprecated the undercurrent of
suspicion which seemed to attach to
members who were active in the cause
of labor. So far as he was concerned
he has had no Interior purpose. and his
sole desire was to- benefit humanity.
Delegate Huffman said the committee
nad not had the courage of their con-
Vict1ons. They wanted to hoodwink the
public to make money and he did not
want TO see any flake entertainment
after the fashion of church bazaar,
w hnv 10%s -
worth or value and 81 So worth Of good
will on S. purchase Labor people
were not such suckers as church peo-
pie and they would not bite
The report was finally tabled. A mo-
ton to donate SO to the Associated
Charities gave rise to some more spirit
ed argument aid some. amusement.
Secretary FRANKLIN was in favor of
making the donation scheerfully, and so
moved. Delegate Becker objected II
they donated the SO he would send a
tracer after, so they would know what
became Of 1t. Otherwise, he would
have it put aside. by the assembly, to
be expended among the deserving but
unfortunate of the union itself He
had seen something of charity. He
used to call frequently at the magnifi-
cent residence of one Of the rich chart
table persons Of the city-he was court
Ing the servant girl-and it was the
chilliest counting he ever did in his
life. The door to the kitchen had to
be closed and he and the girl had to
keep warm by the embers of a gaso-
line stove. He Quit the girl.
The motion was put and passed.
Delegate John OtToole moved a reso-
luton looking to the suppression of the
professional labor leader which was
passed. naa~
Delegate Nash moved that the Farm
erS' alliance be invited to hold their
convention on Jan. 5, and 7 in st.
Paul and that they be rendered the use
of the, large assembly hall for their day
sessions. Carried.
The name of Fred C. Nelson, Of the
typographical union, was recommended
board OF arbitration.
A motion by Delegate Huffman that
! delegates to the label league be in
structed to report that they do not
deem it advisable to enter into ar
engagements for the fair at present, re-
newed the discussion on this question.
The motion was finally lost by vote
of Is to II.
The committee that invited the House
Of the Good Shepherd. to try and ar
range a common scale of prices for
work DONE submitted its report. AS
already published, the visit did not re-
suit favorably. y =
After some discussion on hotel cooks
and walters and the absence OF union
in st. Paul, the meeting adjourned.