St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-08


o let us TO the jolner's HE,
Nor let us shingle larry.
The c0rnice waving now, my love;
The gables all are ringing;
A lathi Why lei me longer pine?
I'm sawdust when I'm singing.
Chicago Post.
In this age of invention of machinery
which has taken the place of almost
uncountable numbers of skilled mechan-
les, and more especially so during the
interval between 1895 and 1896. there
GENES forth from the slough OF despon-
dency into which thousands of artisans
have allowed themselves to sink, a
CLEAN of hope for the future that Is
to them as the guiding star Of Bethle-
hem was TO the shepherds who We're
seeking, and finally found, the birth
place Of the Savior of mankind. This
CLEAN of hope for the laboring classes
is cooperation, and while in this coun-
try 1t is as yet hardly more than an
experiment, in England, according to
the latest statistics obtainable, there
are in successful operation upwards of
1000 such societies, and the number is
Increasing yearly. AS an example of
what has been accomplished in the
United States we cite the wonderful
growth Of the Johnson County Cooper
alive association at Olathe, Kan. This
society began business July, 1876, with
sixty-fiVe stockholders and a paid-up
capital OF 1886. In its financial report
FOR the quarter ending Feb. l. 1896, the
sales for the year are placed at $685.
Gal 80; gross profits, $S1, 911.20; expenses,
$21, 1876, leaving a net profit for the
year of S4,75444. It's present capital Is
100000; it has a surplus of 100000, and
1t has disbursed among its members
during the nineteen and a half years
of its existence $500 900. Is not this re-
suit worthy of the earnest consideration
Of every working man? Cooperation
Is but another word for partnership,
except the former compels the stock
holders to patroniZe the industry erect
ed by their own capital, while the lat
ter does not. The advantages are all
on the side of the cooperative business
house, because in starting out with say
400 shareholders a market for it's goods
is at once provided for, with the addi-
tiCnal advantage of securing a large
outside trade. In the partnership or
firm plan there are comparatively no
patrons at. the commencement Of bust
ness, and = drumming up or soliciting
trade has TO be. resolted to- Besides
close competition has to be met, and
many times overcome, often with great
financial loss to those interested If
cooperative business enterprises sue
coed in England, there is no valid reason
why they should not do so in the Unit
ed States and If they can be made to
pay dividends in Kansas they can be
made remunerative in Minnesota.
Here, then, is the opportunity for the
laborlng people to better their condition.
chance that comes to them but seldom
in this life of striving and toiling to
obtain competency in old age.
At the request of the executive coun-
Gil Of the American Federation Of
Labor, Congressman Phillips, of Penn
sylvania, on Thursday, introduced a
bill restricting the jurisdiction of
United States courts in contempt pro-
ceedings. 1t provides that the courts
Of the United States, sitting as courts
of equity, shall not have jurisdiction to
punish, for contempt. any person
charged with the violation of any order
or decree of court, whose acts in the
premises constitute, arise out of or are
connected with the commission of any
offenSe indictable under the laws Of
the United States or Of the state in
which the offensive act is committed:
but In every such case the offense
against the court shall be deemed
merged in the greater offense against
the state or the United States" The
bill does not apply to the United
States courts sitting as courts of law
S distinguished from courts of equity,
and only applies in the latter case in
two instances. where the contempt
charged is the violation of an order
or decree of court or where it makes
the offender principal or accessory to
q crime
1t is said that the reduction of ex-
penses on the railroads of the country
In 1894 resulted in the discharge of a.
600 employees. During that period there
We're about 100000 employees, which is
about 12l, 600 less than the number en-
ployed in 1892. During the 1894 cut g.
900 general officers suffered, as we'll as
10000 trackmen and 100000 shopmen.
and altogether about 100000 people
were seriously affected by the re-
trenchment.
The stonemasons' international con-
vention, at it's meeting in Chicago, de-
cded to indorse the eight hour move
ment, and ordered it to go into effect
in the United States and Canada May
l. The organizatio has a membership
of 10000
The Nebraska State Federation Of
Labor will make an attempt to feder-
ate or amalgamate all labor bodies OF
the country. and may soon call a con-
Vention of local unions to consider the
matter. The organization is affiliated
with the American Federation Of
Labor. and it is stated that Debs and
Sovereign have each signified a will
ingness to step down in the event of a
combination being formed.
a cigar manufacturer in New York
was recently fined $500 by one Of the
Judges Of the supreme court for violat-
ing an injunction restraining him from
selling cigars stamped with counter
felt union label.
The British admiralty has adopted a