The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
ASSEMBLY HALL BULLETIN.
Meetings to De Held During the
Week.

Monday, Sept. g. will again usher in
the great day of the year to the labor
ing classes banded together as organi-
cations; day set apart by congress for
the use of the workers and dedicated to
the great cause of labor and it's ad-
vancement. In st. Paul and Minneap-
OILS the trades and labor assembly of
the former and the trades and labor
council Of the latter have bridged the
supposed chasm that has kept the COM
lilerclal interests from coalescing,
nave Joined hands as it were,
ana propose to make the forth
coming natal day of the labor
er one that shall prove creditable to the
cause they represent, and which they
are hrmly convinced is the road over
which workingmen must travel TO oh
tain falr wages for a fair days work.
ana the right to think and speak the
thoughts that all-wise Providence has
eiloo"ed them with. 1t may be a SEN
'!iiielr'dl observance of special occa-
sloh' out 1t is noble sentiment that in
spires the observance, and the fact
tlat every man, woman and child will
III some manner or other observe the
uay Is proof positive that Labor dav
Is regarded as appropriate and meets
with popular approval The Joint conn
HllItee on arrangements from the two
central labor bodies Of the Twin Cities
IS already actively at work on the nro-
gramme to be carried out at the sta+a
1alr grounds at Hamline, and there is
every reason to believe that the, 1907
Adoor DAY celebration will eclipse all
previous efforts of the kind ever given
NY the labor organizations of the
northwest. Special invitations have
oeeh sent to some of the most promi
hent speakers in. the country, and if
any one of them is secured the first
day OF Minnesota s. great exhibition will
ofaWr a concourse Of people to HAM
line that will rival the attendance at
the special days later in the week.
The session held by. the bakers union
Saturday evening; July 24..was a long
and at times an entertaining one and
it was near the midnight hour when an
adjournment was taken The members
were greatly elated overs theQ1fina re-
port of the picnic committee, which
showed net profit of over $780, They
were indignant, however, when the
charge was made that two of the larg-
est bakeries in the city had violated
their agreements with the union in
working their employees overtime with
out. extra eempensa and in heat so
excessive that men employed in one of
the shops had tainted. as a consequence.
thereof A committee of three was ap-
pointed to wait Oh the proprietors of
the two bakeries. The latest report is
that in consequence Of the good work
of the committee the. matter has been
amicably adjusted by the bakeries
employing additional help, thus doing
away with the the necessity OF over
time work The foremen of all bak-
cries under the jurisdiction Of the union
were instructed to submit weekly re-
ports of number of hours worked by
employees under them, and also the
number Of hours overtime put in by
substitutes. This action was taken for
the purpose of determining whether the
laws of the union were being violated.
If such a state of affairs is found to
exist measures will be taken to pre-
vent further infractfon of the rules of
the union. -s -..
The Retail Clerks associations meet
ing Thursday evFains was we'll attend
ed. The principal .sbusiness was the
reading of the reporEof. L. D. Stickles,
delegate to the canFention of the Ma
tional Retail CleFksf association, which
was held at Toledo, O.. July 13 to 16, in
elusive. Mr.. SttckIesS showed that the
association had MADE rapid progress
during the past twelve months, forty
one locals having been granted char
tiers during that time, while the cash
receipts were more than 35 per cent in
excess of the expenditures. Plans were
outlined looking .toys4more aggressive