The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05

Der capita tax, and also blanks for the
purpose of securing the names of the
lend all aid pssible. A communication
was also received from Gus w. Con-
nor. chairman Of the shorter work-day
committee Of the International Print
ing Freshmen and Assistants union A
discussion Of the proposition will take
place at the next regular meeting. An
application was received from former
Milwaukee feeder, at present employed
in this city, to join the local union
| The same was referred to the eXecu-
! tive board for investigation. M. Duel,
delegate to the trades and labor as
sembIy. submitted an interesting re-
port of the transactions Of that body.
| The delegates to the Allied Printing
Trades council also made a report,
which was listened to with close atten-
ton. The assessment levied by that
organization was allowed and ordered
maid The delegates to the label league,
it being shown that the work accom-
plished was not of a nature beneficent
to the pressfeeders' union, were with
drawn. The sum of IS was voted to
assist in making success the mass
meetings to be held under the auspices
of the trades and labor assembly. Will
liam Marek was elected memoer or
the executive board to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of M. NC
Hugh The auditing committee report
ed that the books of the secretary
treasurer had been examined and were
found in excellent shape. A letter was
received from Frank PampuSch, editor
and manager of the American Press
man, stating that he would visit st.
Paul during the holiday season. Re
ports from all the chapels in the city
were received and were of rosy hue
only three members being reported out
of work
The American Pressman for Novem- |
Der editorially- takes the typcthetae to
task for refusing to confer with dele
cation from the International Printing
Pressmen's union relative to the adop- f!
ton of shorter work-day, and makes
the assertion that one of the delegates
to the convention of the typothetae
held at Nashville, Tenn, is quoted as
saying that the typothetae was called
into being for the very purpose of de-
feating the shorter work-day. The In
land Printer, which. if anything, leans
to the side of the employer rather
than the employe, in speaking of the
refusal of the typothetae to grant the
representatives of the International
Printing Pressmen's union a hearing,
says: The overtures made by the In
ternational Printing Pressmen's union
to the typothetae, in session at Nash
vile, met with the opposition of the
majority, and the request for COM
mittee of conference was denied. 1t IS
true that employers should be the best
Judges of their own business, but it is
questionable if a majority of employers
members in good standing, were re-
ceived at the meeting of the bakers
union Saturday evening last The
financial secretary was instructed to
forward the amount of money called
for, and list of the members will be
sent as soCn as possible. Communica-
tions were also read from the local
! boot and shoe workers union and
merchant bakers association. The as
| ISOLATION, through its secretary, Louis
A. Thauwald, again asked for re-
| duction in wages of extra help, but the
union refused to reconsider its action
! at the preceding meeting and laid the
! communication on the table. The
scale of the journeymen bakers calls
| for $3.50 per day for all extra help en-
ployed for a limited or unstated period
and they say this rate has always been
raid. The association wants the union
to accept $1.S3 per day or night, or a
pro rata of 81 per week, ten hours to
constitute a days work. The bakers
union believe that if it's members Sc
| cure but one or two days employment
/ during the week, they should receive
| a greater compensation per day than
| those who are regularly employed
! The union will stand firm in it's re-
| fusal to reduce the scale, claiming that
| the merchant bakers association is
| composed of but a small proportion of
| the employing bakers in the city, who
have as yet expressed no desire TO re-
duce the wages of extra help.
The brewery workers union held
short session last Saturday evening.
Routine business governed the pro-
ceedings The next meeting will be an
important one at which all members
are expected to be present.
The electrical workers union held it's
regular weekly meeting Monday even
! ing. Three applications were received
and referred to the proper committee
for investigation. Two candidates will
be initiated at tomorrow evenings
meeting A communication was read
to the effect that w. r. Sherman, of
Rochester, N Y, had been elected gen
eral secretary of the national union at
the convention recently held at De-
troit, Mich, succeeding j. T. Kelly.
VINO instituted the local union last
summer Mr. Kelly was an able and
conscientious worker in the labor
movement and the members of the
home organization, as well as numer-
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