The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27

interests of the union at heart is urgentIy
requested to be present.
A goodIy number Of sboecu+tars 7raro n -
tendance at Thursdays meeting of the local
UNION Three applications for membershtn
we're received. II was reported that all mem
Ders OF the union were employed and that
business was steadily picking up. There are
seVenty-hve members in good standing at
present, and the indications are that every
cutter IN the city Will soon answer TO roll cali
one OF the principal objects of the union ia
TO work in harmony with their employers and
especlal efforts viii be put forth to maintain
the friendly relations which at present ayist
between the members Of the union and those
VINO employ them
Election Of officers at the meeting ~ tba
Clgarmakers union Thursday evening re-
suited as follows: President, F. E. Hoffman.
wee president. Frank Rapp; financial secre
Iary, henry Feyder; recording secretary. NJ.
FIcHtenau; treasurer, J. H. Amos: Sergeant
alarms, Paul ZWickel; finance COMMITTEES n
GleSe Jr., E. Pearl, Carl Hinderer; delegates
L; trades and Labor assembly, J. F. Krieger
-1enry Feyder, H. Giese JF. F. HOLMAN M
Flcntenau; delegates to Label league Henri
Feyder, Joseph KokeSh, E. Donfnick Four
new new members were initiated. A petition to
Senator Nelson, who favors an Increased AMI
on wrapper and filler tobacco asking hin, ~
Withdraw his support and vote agair< the
mere ease, was signed by the eighty nler1hers
pan2tHt: AN amendment to the International
oHstltutloh was adopted, which will bring the
stoglc clgarmakers of the country under the
jurisdiction of the international 1nion an5
aIso give them separate label. The local
organization will hereafter furnish meal tict-
cts TO travelling cigarmakers fnanciaII1 am
Oarrassed Up to date $25 have been received
tor a proper celebration of Labor day. one
hundred dollars will probably he serurad he
fore the first Monday in September w
The brcklayers' union held short sassio,
thursday evening, transacted routine bnsinass
and adjourned to listen To tbe spoait Sl-iosS
Inc large hall in favor OF using Minnesota
tll d IN the construction of the new can't
me Trades and Labor council of MINNEAPOLIS
nave erected the following as officers for the
CI banngsr Term: Emil Skoog president; J. L.
SSn"p.du' recording secretary; Max Conrad
financial secretary; A. Payton. treasurer.
P. J. Geraghty. John Swift and E5u,o-a
ChrStoPherson spoke in favor of Ninnesota
material for Minnesota new capitoI at TIA
mass meeting at Assembly hall Thursday
t Even II the workingmep of st. Paul
took as much interest in state and 1nunicinai
AFFAIRS as the men above named If U,onId b.
a great deal better for them The words of
r. -, the people are dead" certainly apply
10 those Worklngmen who allow others to
DO the work which properly belongs to them
selves. "
The retail clerks union met Wednesday
evening. The election of officers resulted az
follows: President, Geo. B. Ashworth: score
tary' A: f. j. Trudeau; financial secretary.
guide. G. N. Johnson; guardian. Martin MOL
10y; trustees. W. ]. Thone. A. F. DweIly. A.
J; Berg; delegates to label league. W. E.,
Moertt, T. NJ. Hanson; delegates to Trades
and Labor assembly, L. D. Stickles. Toledo.
o., has been chosen as the place for holding
the next convention. which will be on july
Is. l.. D. Stickles will represent the local
union A grievance of the presSfeeders' union
against two members of the retail clerks
union was referred to committee for in
vestigation. Louis Nash. who is no longer en-
ployed as clerk. rendered his resignation.
1t was voted unanimously not to accept it.
The allied printing trades council held a
special meeting at assembly hall Thursday
evening, five out of seven of the affiliated
unions being represented. John Klaus OF
Topographic No. 1S. was elected president to
hll a vacancy Joseph ORourke Maggie
Mcclure, John Gondek, J. Jarshirhek. G. w.
Deacon and John Klaus were appointed a COM
mittee to wait the manager of the Voiks
Zeitung Job Printing company relative to
the of the union label. Complains were
filed by the pressfeeders' union against two
offices using the label on account of alleged
bad faith.