The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-29


was on the question, Should the Government
own the Natural Monopoles of the Coun-
try? and was opened by Rev. David Nor
gan, who held for the Affirmative Rev Dr.
Mckinley thought the question the greatest
one the country had had to resolve In its
social and organic exolution----He-saia-
IN spite Of the equality guaranteed by the
constitution of the. United States this was a
country OF most stupendous Inequalities. The
enormous wealth in the hands of a small
number OF men Of the country was one Of
lhe greatest perils it had to fear In refer
ence to an article which recently appeared
III an hastern paper In regard to the money
annually spent in New York for III xuries IL
SAID that it was damnab1e. When man
spent 5000 for dinner for a dozen peonla
tba as, az no Detter than the drunkenness of
u sne poor wretch in the slums. He said that
II was those Injuries that lead to anarcbv
ana are saDping the foundation of the 70,
governmf EeV c j. r. Stout thought that if the
II gives a comfortable living to the en1I
proves and delivers mail at the lowest nos
s sa1ae rate the railroads, the telegraph. the
be run as well. He thought these natrrai
monopolies should be run in the interest
OF the people, and of the employed and that
~ hon moalo 40 away with great deal of dis
noneSy Wnicn is common now among the
employees OF the railroads, and also Of the
s.llnes; but tnat to accomplish the required
soou the country must have a definite civil
service reform which would keep man in
one position so long as he proved a good
man for that place. :" soou
The state board of arbitration has filed its
iong-overdue decision in the controversy he
tween the Duals5City Publishers association
ana the typographical unions of the two
cities; The board decides that $40 and ga
Ior day and night work respectively per
week OF nfty-one hours should be paid bv the
publishers on tinses work. This is one dollar
lower than was contended for by the en-
ployes. The latter are favored as to the
numper OF hours constituting a week, the
publishers having Insisted on ifty-four hours.
great deal distress was laid on the i'm
portance of the Interchange of matter when
as matter of fact the system has been in
vogue IN Minneapolis for sons time past and
the practice Is common throughout the coun-
Try. The board found for the publishers On
this point. These were the principal points
on which the controversy was submitted to
arpltratlon, those remaining relating to the
technical construction Of contract entered
into on June Is last.
Serious trouble Is threatened in Kansas City
IN the printing trades. 1t appears that upon
the indirect suggestion Of the employers as
soclatlon the typographical union of that
city levied boycott against a non-ussion
establishment, after which the former or
ganization reconsidered it's determination and
demanded that the boycott be lifted or they
would declare every office in their jurisdic-
ton open" This the union refused to
DO and the allied trades unions have all de-
cided to support the printers in their de-
cision and cessation of work is assured
whenever an effort to instill a non-union
man is made.
]. H. Sullivan, of Baltimore, has been
elected president of the Painters and Decor
ators national union by a popular vote
Nashville Tenn, and Kansas City, Mo-.
are candidates for the next convention Of the
American Federation of Labor.