The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-31

Meetings 2to siRe Held During the
;bnoM week.

M Hack and CAB Drivers (open) ....... Sunday
Pin9as,, MonGay
DInuely Giris -. .......'.'.'...:. .Monoay
! webb PreSS5 HELPERS s.................M Monday
| Stage Employees a..T. .T....................Tu Tuesday
| HorSeShoerS =. .......................Tu Tuesday
/ Carpenters .....I................Tu Tuesday
Typographhfa No. 19 L............ Wednesday
bookDlnQers .............. ........ edneSday
ITeSsIeederS -.................,..... InursGdy
66rIchldyerS :.:.....t...''.'.. l nufsIaE
Garment Workers Thursday
Boot and Shoe Workers s............... Friday
Pressmen ............... Saturday
The members of the cigarmakers
union were out in force Thursday even
ing, and a large amount Of business
was transacted. The sum of $5 was
donated the widow of Joe Dworschak,
recently deceased, a member of the
Duluth union. Joseph Koshek and
John Krouhn Mere chosen members Of
the agitation committee to fill vacan-
cies. A committee of seven, consist
ing Of H. Giese Jr., G. Goetz, j. Co
.shek, j. F. Krieger, H. Feyder, A.
KafoW and p Zwickel was chosen to
devise plans for the advancement Of
the trade. such as the unfonizing Of
the local factories, increased use of
the label, etc. An amendment to the
International constitution, submitted
by committee from the New York
unions, was indorsed In calling atten-
tfon to the Objectionable section Of the
constitution, the committee says: I'VE
refer to the suspension law relating to
members owing over eight weeks dues
who are working and members owing
sixteen weeks who are unemployed.
The members zBflem that law mostly
affects are the pioneers Of our organ
ization, who have striven these many
years to build up !; an. impregnable
union, and who have devoted their
young days to- the accomplishment of
the same. NaWrthat they are old and
unable to readily find employment as of
yore, when fFes 1arn of young manhood
ceases to exist 5and a depression of
trade in general, law which should
have never been q law was enacted
suspending such snlembers. The Cigar
makers International union is q labor
organization andJnot sick society. 1t
Is our duty as eoworkers to look after
one another'ss welfare by making such
provision as will enable members to re-
/ tain their membership" The amend
ment provided that members suspend
ed for non-paynfent of dues and assess
ments shall be entitled to benefits if
they pay the same within a period of
| three months. Heretofore they have
been deprived Of the same. u"
Four members of the organization
committeego of the trades and labor as
senbly appeared before the meeting
/ of the plumbers union Tuesday even
! ing, and were. accorded hearing on
the subject of mass meetings, Action
was deferred for two weeks. At the
next meeting of the union resolutions
will be adopted denouncing the action
| of the water board in violating their
own laws by granting a water license
to Engineer Homer G. Germain, of the
| Hotel Ryan. To procure such IL
cense all journeymen plumbers; ac-
cording to Secretary McQuillan, Of the
union, are obliged to secure the sig
natures of three master plumbers to
! their applications. Mr.. Germain did
not secure such signatures, and just
why the board should ignore it's own
laws in this particular case. when it
! has always insisted on their enforce
ment from mechanics dependent on the
! plumbing business for living, the
members of the union fail to compre-
hend. 1t is expected that the next
meeting will be hummer, as the sec
retary was instructed at Tuesday g
meeting to send notices to all mem
bers, laying particular stress on the
action of the water board and urging
| them to be present. A communication
containing important information for
| the members of all unions affiliated
with the head organization was receiv-
! ed from the national secretary, and
will be disposed of at the meeting next
month.
The second annual ball of the coop
ers' union will take place at assembly
| hall Saturday evening, Nov. 13.
The st. Paul. Bressfeeders' union is one of
| the most progressive in the state, and the
| attendance at lis meetings, taking into con-
sideration the humber OF members, IS prob
| ably greater than any other labor orgauiza-
! ton in the Northwest. The cause Of the boys
turning out almost TO man is directly at
tributable to What IS known as the rebate
| syStem-a refundmeHt to those regularly pres
! ent of a stipulated proportion of their month
| ly dues. Besides, the adoption of the sys-
| TEN has created "a greater interest among the
| members in the edaffafrs of the union, and i'm
! portant topics which in large number of
! other organizations are discussed and passed
| upon by a minority or the actual membership
| In the pressfeeders lunion are considered and
| finally determined by large majority, thus
! doing away with a great amount of dissatis-
| faction engendered among those in other or
ganizations whoiare 4Inown as "stay- -at-home"
members, but who invariably denounce the
| enactment of measures which do not meet
! their approval but which at the same time
they did not attempt to defeat when the op-
| portunity occurred. The rebate feature of the
| pressfeeders' union should be carefully con-
| sidered by all unions not having the same.
and if adopted by them it is a safe predic-
| an Indifferent interest in the deliberations of
important questions will. instead of being
| numbered among the absent, become regular