The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26

woodworkers' union Wednesday evening and
five applications received. Thos. 1. Kidd was
nominated by the local union its choice of
a delegate to the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, which is to be
A committee of four was chosen to act with
a like number from the Minneapolis union
and the woodenware workers of the same
city to push the work of organization. Open
meetings will be held in both cities commenc-
ing next month W. w. Erwin is expected to
make an address date to be named by
him.
= The Retail Clerks association held a rous-
ing meeting Wednesday evening. A delega-
tion from the recently organized retail clerks
union at Minneapolis, headed by President
Lowry, were in attendance. A large num-
ber of the clerks will go to Minneapolis from
this city next Tuesday for the purpose ef~as-
sisting at the installation of officers of No.
3S. Shop cards have been sent for and the
boys will be prepared to do business as union
men the receipt of the same, Four new
members were admitted at the meeting
Wednesday evening. .t
At the convention of the International Coop
ers' union held at Cincinnati last week, the
George Boyle, Chicago; first vice president
G. ]. Fischer, st. Paul; second vice presidents
Frank Thompson, Nashville, Tenn; third vice
president, Fred Krebbel Detr9itss, Mich; sec
City Mo. Amendments to the constitution of
an important nature : were adopted. Mr.
Fischer of the local union, was extended a
vote of thanks for his excellent work for the
9coopers Zsin st. Paul and for the order gen
orally, Mr. Fischer will submit his report
of the proceedings Of the convention at the
next meeting of the local union.
The following members of organized labor
nave been selected to assist at the social
hop and ice cream social of the garment work
ers' union Tuesday evening: Floor commit
I'll
christopherson, w. j. Thone, Thomas Nagle,
GesH, Bonn receptionfcommittee, M. q. Muir
ray, Henry Giese Jr., ]. Scharfbillig, W. H.
Kumrow, R. Letford. A. S. Seymour.
There was a good turnout at the meeting of
the Bricklayers' Benevolent union Thursday
evening William Brown was elected. presl-
dent to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
moval from the city of Charles Harpke, and
George Mccoy was elected to the office of
recording secretary, vice Olof Lofgren, who
has also left st. Paul.
The web press helpers union will give
ball at Assembly halls on the evening of
Nov. 20.
The garment workers union will give an
ice cream social and hop at Assembly halls
Tuesday evening. good time is guaranteed
all who attend. AS the receipts are to go to
the relief fund, the object worthy one and
deserves the patronage of all friends of the
union.
Several communications We're discussed by
the members. of the carpenters union Tues
day evening. They all related to the build
ing up of the organization, and action looking
to that end was taken. Routine work gov
erned the rest Of the proceedings.
The plumbers union held special session
Tuesday evening. There was a good attend
ance and considerable enthusiasm manifested
over the discussion of subjects pertaining to
the welfare of the organization.
Harry Franklin Instituted what is known
as a federal labor union Wednesday evening.
Matt Bantz was elected president and G. Nc
Coy secretary. The next meeting of the union
will be held tomorrow evening.
At a special meeting of the boot and shoe
workers union Wednesday afternoon six new
members were admitted and several applica-
tioDs received.
tion took a flying trip to the metropolis of
Illinois last week. While there he attended
the meeting of the Social Democracy, at
which Eugene V. Debs scored certain mem
bers of that organization for anarchistic ut
terances anent the killing of the coal miners
at Hazleton Pa.
Herman Grutzmann, member of the
pressfeeders' union, who has been sick for
a year past with consumption. died Sunday
last. The executive board of the union have
adopted suitable resolutions, which will be
presented for adoption at the next meeting
of the union.
Fifty of the employees of the Minnesota
Tailoring company went on strike Friday
morning, owing to the reusal OF the nrm TO
adopt scale OF wages submitted by them.
The shoe cutters union elected of1cers at
a meeting held Thursday evening, but de-
clined to give the names of those. elected.
The shoemakers, to the number of forty
three employed in the bottoming department.
of Foote, Schulze & Co.'s factory, struck
Thursday morning. They refused to be in
teryiewed as to the cause which led up TO
their going out ara o.;
dent of the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators, of America, is in the city on
business connected with that organization
He addressed 4 meeting of $50 woodworkers
at MINNEAPOLIS Friday evening from the stand
point of organized labor and through his able
presentation of the case 43 OF his audience
Joined the woodworkers union or thal CITY.
Those who united with the. union were EN-
ployes of Senator Wyman, who was present
and made an address in favor of organization.
Resolutions were adopted at the meeting
of the Trades and Labor assembly, Friday
evening, severely condemning the st. Paul
Dispatch for an editorial in last Tuesday 8
edition, which was considered an insult 70 70
organized labor in general and the leaders Oh
the movement in particular.
The labor day committee, through It's
treasurer, E. B. Lott Friday evening turned
over to K H. Beckiord, treasurer of the
Trades and Labor assembly, $102.O6 as its
share of the proceeds received from the state
fair management as result OF the festlVl-
ties held at the fair grounds on Labor day;
The Minneapolis Trades and LABOR eouncll
will receive like amount.
James Morrow, a prominent member OF
the retail clerks association, founder OF the
Trades and Labor assembly, and delegate
to that DOQy at various IlneS IOr IOuT-
teen years rendered his resignation Friday
evening as he had accepted a position as
travelling salesman for local wholesale shoe
house. He regretted that his new duties would
debar him as representative before the as
sembly, and then proceeded to give the dele
gates in attendance a little fatherly ad-
vice. He advocated the establishment by the
assembly of a legal bureau laying particular
emphasis on the fact that to successfully cope
with the corporations, who seldom if ever
made a move against labor unions without
the advice OF eminent counsel 1t had be-
come necessary to fight fire with fire. The
American Federation of Labor had become
convinced of this fact through actual ex-
perience and today its deliberations and ac-
tions were governed by the advice of the
best legal talent in the country. He also
deplored the fact that good men and true
who by reason of superior intellectual en-
dowments of greater activity in the move
ment, had attained to positions of honor and
trust in the labor world. were forced to with
draw therefrom through the unjust suspicion
and insane jealousy of the narrow-minded
members in the ranks of labor. He advocated
harmony and brCtherly consideration one for
the other and exhorted the delegates to fight
the foes without instead of looking for i'm
aginary enemies within the walls of the
Trades and Labor assembly building.