The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-06-22

InterestinR Communications and Re.
ports Received and Acted Upon.
Blacklist viii Curb the Greed Of
Laborers-Bro. Truner Put ON Full
Pay While Out of Nyork-Creden-
ti.ls :Received-NewDe Delegates.
President Rockefeller called meeting
to order. Seargeant-at.arms John W.
Gates excused, having gone to Europe
to learn to stop waking sideways"
when in Wall Street. Judge Gary ap-
pointed to position pro TEN. Reading
of minutes dispensed with. Credentials
received from Cotton PUCK Trust, En-
CINE Trust, CincinnatiSxLig Trust
and Humming Bird Tr,st and delegates
obligated. Credentialsgofsa an 1ndepend-
end Texas oil combine rejected, being
dual body.
Temporary Business agent Flint re-
ported having stirred up the Indiana
mine bosses to the necessity of combin-
ing; aided in amalgamating the lead
combines; is helping the Copper Trust,
which desires to raise the price on pen
MES; started a Cigar Store Trust for
the Tobacco and Cigar Trust. Received.
A communications was received from
Emperor Wilhelm, ofthe Rulers Union,
in which he complained* sadly that the
best people of Berlin were terribly sore
on him because he referred to them as
being disloyal to his local organization.
On motion a vote of sympathy was Or
dered sent to Bro. Wilhelm.
Bro. Hanna, of the Politicians Union,
wrote that the soupbe4n Court had de-
cided that the constitution does follow
the flag and don't follow the flag, as
the case may be. and that the profun-
dity Of this decision made it self-evi-
dent that was a great triumph for the
p u, the people and prosperity. Re-
ceived.
Bro. Turner, Of the Manufacturers,
Information Bureau, sent a letter stat
ing that the proletariat has discovered
his spies in the labor organizations, ard
that he was compelled to lay low for
a while. Moved that Turner be paid
his regular salary while out of work.
Carried. .eesSg.
Roll call responded az follows:
Amalgamated Copper Trust-Senator
Clark is in Europe getting control of a
patent process to Manufacture copper
bars, sheets, ect., at aEsaving of hum
dred dollars q ton. Prices, however,
will be kept up and wages down, as
Bro. Clark, who is q friendsof labor and
Jenersonian 41lmplic 81 building .
81, ,000. 900 81 i1 sprk to make
y,DrI ,l n vi. ri as
r. =
tior, Now owns ies the
ores III this count ntry md = Hike percent
age Of finished products. Desire to warn
the public against giving land and
money to fakirs travelling about pre-
tending to want to erect steel plants.
Trust claims exclusive Jurisdiction in
such matters. Demand 81 ton for
! rails.
Coal Trust e)-Striking for
| more money by raising prices a dollar
| ton and introducing economics, which
will bring in additional $4,000, 900 per
annum; struck in Chicago for reduc-
ton of discount to dealers from so cents
to 40 cents, and will hammer discount
| down to 30 cents in July and further
later.
Coal Trust (bituminous)-Bro. Hanna
has corraled the Massillon district and
the Hooking and Sunday Creek dis
| tricts are also lining up. So is Indiana,
and the billion dollar combine is in
sight.
Humming Bird Trust-Got together
in Indiana and are making things hum
Lead Trust-Swallowed competitors
| increased capital, demand more money
Machinery Trust-Resisting demands
Of employees, who want nine hours and
more wages, as it is feared they might
contract sore eyes by sitting up nights
to count their money, or they might
hold champagne blowouts, or get lazy
and rush off to Europe for the summer
Oil Trust-Playing fox and goose in
! Texas and having great sport. Bought
! Port Arthur and securing everything
desired. Prosperity is fairly gushing
forth.
Railroad Section-Received news
from London that Bros. Morgan and
Rothschild settled Northern Pacific
matter, and Bro. Hartman will proba.
bly, be the N. P.'s walking delegate
|
street is now shearing lambs without
undue haste.
! Starch Trust-Closed eleven plants
gave work people a. holiday, and viii
increase prices. Want more pay anG
| less work.
Watch Case Trust-Have notified the
work people to remain out Of the labor
unions, which are not good for them, OF
leave their jobs. The ungrateful ant
disloyal ones had blacklist declared
against them. ~
Other locals made unimportant re-
ports.
Legislative committee stated that {
circuit court judge in Illinois had kind
ly decided that blacklisting of employe.
Is perfectly legal.
The point was raised by the chair
man that In view of that timely ant
favorable blacklisting decision it woult
be Unnecessary to take up the matte
postponed at the last meeting, namely
the finding Of ways and means to curl
the seemingly uncomfortable desire o
the work people for more wages and
shorter workday. All that was re
quired now was to blacklist the agita