The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-09
LABOR,s LAST APPEAL.
Assembly for Free Text Books
Nomination of officers.

Nomination of Officers.
The trades and labor assembly will
make n last appeal to the common
council to provide in the tax estimate
for the present year an appropriation
for free text books. This action was
decided upon at the regular meeting Of
that body last night.
~ The matter was aiken up owing
to the failure of the joint council COM
mittee yesterday afternoon to recon-
mend any appropriation for free text
looks.
Frank Valesh moved that the free
text book committee and the legisla-
tive committee be instructed to confer
with the members Of the Ramsey coun-
ty delegation and secure other legal
advice in order to ascertain what can
be one to carry out the free text book
system in ST. Paul. Mr.. Franklin said
that h free text book committee had
labored with the council, but came to
h conclusion that the council would
not vote a specific appropriation for
free text books. Mr.. Valesh's motion.
was then adopted.
1t was thereupon decided that the
delegates should attend the meeting of
both bodies Of the common council next
Tuesday evening, when the tax esti-
mate is to be finally considered, n
make an effort to secure an appropria-
ton of at least $40, 900 for free ext
bookS
The project for the organization of a
federal union to embrace all classes of
unorganiZed labor o. definite form in
the shape of a report from the organic
alton committee. This committee rec
commended the organizing of a federal
union, and, in order to carry out the
plan, advised the holding Of open meet
1ngS at labor hall, the first meeting
to be held on the 18th Of January, and
every Sunday thereafter. After a full
discussion, Curing which Mr.. Valesh
lad stress upon the need and impOr-
tance of the entire and earnest CO.
operation Of the trades and labor as
Sembly, in order to make the open
meetings a success n bring about the
organization of those not members Of
unions. the recommendations of the
committee were adopted.
. Chairman Krieger, of the grievance
committee, reported that the committee
had called upon the proprietors of the
Market hall theater and requested
them to employ union stage hands. but
that the prOprietors had refused to
comply with the request. The commit
tee was instructed to confer with the
stage employees union and ascertain
whether the union desired to boycott
the Market hall theater, and, if so. the
~ uCClGI6 Tie
boycott.
c.. H. Bonn, president Of the stage
employees union, said that the Metro
politan opera house was employing
some n%on-union stage hands.
Il was called from this hall tonight"
said Delegate Bonn, "and informed
That all the stage employees at the
had their wages raised
70 the union scale today, because Mr.
Scott heard that I was going to pre-
sent this matter to the assembly to-
night"
In response to a question Mr.. Bonn
said that the stage employees union had
declared a boycott a year ago and hal
tne grievance committee had been try
ing to adjust the matter eve since.
AT this Juncture, Delegate Brown,
of the bricklayers' union, moved hat
the boycott be Endorsed by the assem-
bly,. The motion was carried unani-
mously.
M. E. Murray presented the recently
ordered charter in the American FEEDER
alton of Labor and obligated the mem
bers OF the trades and labor assembly,
as members of the federation.
The committee on legislation report
ed that they Endorsed the bill requiring
all conVict-made goods to be labeled.
IN accordance with the suggestion of
the shoemakers' union.
MI. Valesh, the chairman of the
special committee on label fair. moved
that 1T be the sense of the assembly
that no label fair and bazaar be held
this winter. The motion prevailed.
The assembly hen proceeded to NOM
mate officers to serve during the en-
suing six months, the nominations to
be voted on at the mex meeting. The
nominations were as follows:
President-Henry Feyder.
wee PreSldent-James Igo.
Recording Secretaries-T. F. Thomas. Frank
Pampusch.
Financial Secretaries-E. B. Lott, ]. L..
Hughes.
Treasurer-K. H. Beckjord.
Stattstician-Frank Vaiesh.
Sergeant-at-Arms-W. J. Francois.
TrusteeS-G. G. Collins, G. w. Deacon. J..
F. McNally.
Executive Board-J. F. Krieger, ]. B. Wood.
p. Dickens, c. Bungener, c. H.. Prindle. NJ.
z. Murray, j. L. Hughes
Hall TrusteeS-Robert Mcclellan, G. c.. Col
Inns, T. F. Thomas, Frank Pampusch.
The following recently elected dele
gates to the trades and labor assem-
bly, were seated:
Cigarmakers' union, Frank Valesh,
Henry Feyder, John F. Krieger, M.
F~fchteneau, ]. H. Amos; ~bricklayers'
union, William Brown, John Davis;
label league, Robert Jardine.