The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-05
ASSEMBLY HALL BULLETIN.

Meetings to be Held This Week.
Typographical Union No. 80 C2;sO p. M. Today
Topographic No. IL 90 p. M. Today
Hack and cab drivers Is p. m.). Today
Socialists, Scandinavian section (2:30 p. M
Today
A. r. U. No. pa Is p. m)............ Monday
Tailors q p. m.). ........... .......... :Monday
Stage employees Q1: 80 p. m.).......-.. Tuesday
Carpenters Is p. m).... ...,..........I ues9ay
Harnessmakers Is p. m). TUESDAY
Retail clerks Is p. m.) ........... Wednesday
Cigarmakers Is p. m.)............... Ihursday
Bricklayers e p. M. ...............T THURSDAY
Trades and Labor Assembly Is p. m)
Iron molders Is D. m)........Sa Saturday
Bakers q p. m). .........; Satur9ay
Brewery workers Is p. m.)..... Saturday
There is a movement on foot among
those in the city who are interested
in cooperative work looking towards
the organization of a cooperative col
ony, to be located in Minnesota, and 70
include within it's line of work not only
that of agriculture, but all those In
dustrial enterprises which are neces-
sary or useful for the welfare of Its
members. There are no doubt many
workingmen in the two cities VINO
would be far better off could they be
induced to return to the land than. by
depending upon the precarious cond1-
tons of city life as mechanics, and
while the plan involves something OF
socialism, it would appear that
work of mutual self-help, such as this,
might be safely encouraged for Its
benefits to society. 1t is rather strange
that up to the present time labor
unions, with all their splendid powers
of organization, have not turned their
attention to working themselves out
of the unfavorable conditions of which
such frequent complaint is made in
stead of simply protesting against
them. Movements toward the land In
groups have heretofore mainly been
at the instance Of men who had moth
ing directly in common with those
who would have to do the work of
colonization and development, and too
often it has been that their interests
were those only of the land schemer,
and therefore the movement lacked
that confidence necessary. to Its sue
cess The Minnesota Cooperative as
ISOLATION, a philanthropic society, will
receive the names of all who think ia
vorable of participating in such a
movement, and will call a general
meeting of those who desire to Join in
the movement at as early date as Is
warranted by the returns. It's pro-
moters intend 1t to be in no sense a
land scheme, but plan for relieving
the pressure upon the scantily en-
ployed city worker, and to enable him
to become a better factor in the we'll
being of the community, both as pro-
Queer and consumer. If the unwill-
ingly, half-idle industrial population
could be placed In a position whereby
they might obtain the facilities to help
themselves 1t would contribute i'm
measurably to the business and trans
portation interests of the state, as well
as make OF themselves better citizens
in every sense. A postal card adj
dressed to Minnesota Cooperative as
ISOLATION, room II, 30 Wabasha street,
will be promptly answered.
The Socialist Labor party national
convention met in annual session at
New York city yesterday.
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The Direct Legislation national corr
ference Iconvenes at st. Louis July II.
The following officers of the Brother
hood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship
Molders were elected at their conven-
ton last week: Lee johnson, of Kan
sas City, Mo, president; Chas- Carr,
New Orleans, vice president; John Nc
Neil, West Bay City, Mich, second vice
president; w. J: Smith, New Orleans,
La, third vice president; W. ]. Gill
thorpe, Kansas City, Mo, secretary
treasurer; F. H. Shiller, Chicago, ILL.,,
organizer. The next convention will be
held at New Orleans, La
The first convention of the United
Brotherhood. of Harness and Saddle
Makers Of America was held at st.
Louis last week. A constitution and
bylaws similar to the Cigarmakers'
International union was adopted. The
National Association of Leather Work
ers had representative there with a
view of affiliating with the brother
hood. Ed O'ConLors, the local unions
delegate to the convention will make
his report of the proceedings of that
body next Tuesday evening, and this
department will endeavor to give a sy-
nopsis of the same next Sunday.
The annual convention of the The
atrical Stage Employees National Ali
ance, which meets in Detroit July 10,
promises to be Of unusual interest. One
Of the important matters to be acted
upon is the stand taken by the New
York union. A year ago it withdrew
from the alliance and has slice been
an independent organization. The
cause of its withdrawal was the ad-
mission Of the delegates Of Providence
union to seat in the last convention
which was held in Boston. A member
of the Providence union, it was alleged
accepted work in non-union theater in
New York. Providence was willing to
expell the offending member, but this
did not satisfy New York, and It's del
egates withdrew. 1t Is said the Detroit
convention will Issue an ultimatum to
New York, aid that unless 1t returns
to the fold the alliance will establish a
new union in that city.
The International Bakers union was
formed in a national convention, OF
bakers unions In Pittsburg, January
IL, 1885, Since then the international
union has grown to form a chain of
179 local unions, stretching from Maine
to California. and from the lakes to the