The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-04-02
LOCAL NOTES.

The typographical union meets Sun .
day afternoon.
All city printing of Lawrence, Mass,
must bear the union label also of Titfin,
Ohio.
Insisting on the union label does
away with the possibility of buying UNI
fair goods unawares.
The Union Label Advocate offers d
Falcon bicycle to the union man recelV-
ing the most votes by July LIST, 1898.
Messrs. Leytze, Mem urchy, Baker and
Walker were appointed as a committee
to look after the stores that keep free
shine stands.
Trades unions must first consider
hours and wages. But the mission OF
trades unions is far beyond those ques~
tons. Independence is the end sought
The trades assembly organization
committee will 60 over to West Supe~
rior in the near future, to see what can
be done about organizing the Imperial
mill employees.
The theatrical stage employees union
received last Sunday the employees OF the
West Superior Grand opera house, as
thew are too few to need separate
union.
The sawmills will begin running next
week, much earlier than usual. At
tempts will be made to organize the
sawmill employees more completely than
ever before.
Duluth's naval reserve has pro-
cured an opinion from the authorities
that it is entitled to be called for service
in case of war but not to militia rights
or state aid without, further legislation.
Many things are important, but the
right of free speech and free assembly
is vital. When that is threatened we
can think of nothing else. When that
is secured we can get everything else
that we ought to have.
1t is reported that the longshoremen's
( nnion will cooperate with the lumber
carriers association for the purpose OF
keeping up rates. The union men claim
they can easier maintain their scale OF
wages in this way.
Jos. Kenney was elected president OF
the street railway union at the regular
meeting last Saturday night. Mr.. Ken
ney has been president three terms, once
in the early days before the amalgamated
was formed and afterward during the
strike. He is we'll liked among the boys.
Duluth has formed a Good. Roads
club, with the main purpose Of improv-
ing the wheeling and building cycle
paths. The first meeting was held at
the Spalding Wednesday evening and
the organization will be completed
tonight. e5. r g
q Another of the Civic Temperance Co.
Operation cases, that against AL Wagner
for running a saloon without license,
resulted in acquittal last Friday. Wag-
ner was accused of running the saloon
for which one Rockford holds the license.
He satisfied the jury that, Rockford
owned the saloon. Other cases are
coming -.
We said last week that hints came
from Washington to the effect that labor
is to be recognized" The prediction
has been fulfilled. M. M. Garland,
fourth vice president of the A. F. of L.
has been made collector Of customs at
Pittsburg. Thus, Pete McGuire's lin
dependent" political policy is working
charmingly. Hooray! Cleveland Citi-
zen. .,
A voluntary advance in wages of ten
per cent is announced at rolf ng mill
in the Pittsburg district. It is happy
news, though not sweeping in it's result
1t is made because the property changed
hands and the scale is raised to agree
with the union scale in force at other
mills owned by the same interests. For
every little gain let us be duly thankful
in this particular case to the union to
which it is due. -
Franklin H. Wentworth, of Chicago,
vice. president of the Single Tax club
there and chairman Of it's propaganda
committee, will speak Monday night at
the Unity club meeting in the Unitarian
church, on Henry George and the
Single Tax" A paper will also be pre-
sented by j. L. Washburn. These meet
ings are open to the public and union
men are always welcome, both to be
present and take part in the discussion
Complaint was made against an en-
ployment agency Wednesday by three
laborers who said their promises were
not kept. The agency settled. Gust
johnson, John Ekstrom and A. Nyquist
told the police that they had paid dol
1ar apiace and h0uoht tickets to Wren.