The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-05-12

I hault-'rhe Coopers, ~ st. Paul are
%" str'ke-Delegnte. are Elected
t" the state Federation Of Labor.
| There Wee no developments of mo-
ment yesterday in the woodworkers'
Istrii' of st. Paul.
! K committee Of five called on the
firms that have not signed the agree
ment. They carried no proposition to
the manufacturers but hoped to get
key to the feelings of the employers.
While they succeeded in learning that
these firms desire to resume work. no
advance was made by them.
One Of the four firms has shut down
completely, and another yesterday laid
off all it's yardmen. This argues. the
strikers claim. that they have been
unable to turn out any of the work
with the small force that they have
been working with.
At present there are only about 125
union men who are unemployed. as
| the firms that are working have their
lOrder books full and are paying good
wages. 1t was decided at the meeting
/ to take no further steps to secure an
arrangement from the employers. but
to make them come to the union.
! Committees we're appointed to visit
| the dealers that handle the products Of
the woodTorkers and ask them to or
tler only from the men who have sign
ed the agreement. The strikers claim
tharin this way they have been very
successful.
! Word was received yesterday from
Thomas Kidd, general secretary Of
the national union. that the strike
fund would be on hand for distribu-
ton by Monday or Tuesday Of next
week.
The headquarters are at 2OO1 Wash
ngton avenue north. The rooms are
open all day. and will be for the bal
ance of the week.
The 81 members Of St. Paul coopers
union have been on strike since May
II. their demands for an increase of so
cents q day and a corresponding in
crease for men employed on piece work
having been refused. All the shops
are unionized so there is no dispute
as to hours.
The boss coopers stated yesterday
that the brewers had refused to pay 5
cents more for each new package to
make up for the Increased wages,
therefore they could not grant the re-
guest.
A subcommittee will try to reach an
amcable settlement with the bosses.
%tHs1f I'm
met with fair success on his organizing
trip to Faribault last week. A good
union was started and much interest
was created. There is a good field for
| unionism in that lively city, and Mr..
Swift will not allow the good work to
languish.
! Typographical union No. 80, Of st.
Paul, held their regular meeting Sun
1day afternoon. Three new memEe:s
were admitted and six applications re-
ceived. Monthly reports from the al
flied crafts, delegates from; the Trades
Labor assembly, the relief and execu-
tive committees were received. The
book and job pressfeeders' scale with
the West Publishing company, present
ed some time ago, was adopted. Cor
nelus Quincy was elected as delegate
| to represent the union at the label
league conference. The report Of the
treasurer, J. Fl. Wilson, showed bal
ance on hand of ST. 900. The receipts
for the last month were $5OS, and dis
bursements 1888.
On concluding the general routine
business nominations were made for To-
|cal and International officers for the
coming year. Following are the NOM
nations: President. r. F. Thomas. the
present incumbent: vice president. H.
w. Goetzinger: recording secretary, c.
T. TOusley: sergeant at arms. James
Maxwell. There being no opposition.
these officers will be declared by accla-
nation. The other nominations are:
Secretary treasurer. J. H. Wilson, John
C. Devereaux. D. w. Lilly. E. G. Dean;
Executive board { five to be elected),
A. S. Zimmerman, J. J. Cahill, J. 3.
Saunders. George Carter r. F. Corri-
don. J. D. Render. f. f. Kendall, A.
H. Moore: auditing committee. (three
to be apponted), H. w. Goetzinger. w.
| G. Woodbury., j. B. Mcdonald, Arnold
'fuber: Trades & Labor assembly, J.
II. dempsey, COrnelluS quincy, II. r..
donaldson. e. McStay, G.. S. Touser.
G. c. Collins, A. H. Moore, J. N. Black
we'll, John Klaus. A. c. Blodgett: Allied
Printing Trades council. T. F. Thomas,
H. Il. Donaldson, D. w. Lilly, J. H.
Wilson. F., D. Dean, ]. c.. Devereaux,
Charles Howard. H. D. Brown. w. S.
Perkins. j. G. Wood. p. McCugh: dele
gates to State Federation of Labor
five to be elected). H. W. Goetzinger
Cornelius Quincy. Peter Loskiel, ]. f.
Dempsey. J. n. Christie, G. C.. Carter
r. l.. Oberg. Thomas Jordan. j. G.
! Herbert. James Maxwell, E. G.. Ken
dali, H. G. Whittlesey, r. c. Mccarthy
delegates to International Typography
ical union session to be held at Mil
waukee), John J. Burke, A. J. Williams
Fred G.. Nelson. G. c. Thomas.
The election of these officers will take
place May l6 in Assembly halls. The
fpoll will be open from - to p. m.
/ The first delegate reported to be elect
I ed to the State Federation Of Labor
\ convention is s r Krurel IF tho Ct