The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10
BRING UNIONS
INTO one FOLD
OBJECT OF THE PROPOSED B. r. g.
REORGANIZATION.
If It Is Successful a Sympathetic Strike
of All Allied Building Trades Will
Be Possible Typothetae to Lay BY
for a Stormy Day-Other Labor
News

If the present attempt to reOrganlZe
the building trades council is successful
it is probable that. a possible sympa-
thetic strike of allied building trades
trades unions. At present a number OF
allied trades unions are not members of
the council, but the plan is to bring
them all into the general body.
At meeting held yesterday, fourteen
unions were represented by delegates.
The plumbers union, which has not been
in the council for some time, was repre-
sented: With this general organization
no union can go on a strike without
the consent of the entire council, which
may also order strikes, order them
dropped, or call a general sympathetic
strike. ::
The reorganization may also result
in a change in the list of officers. Be-
fore the reorganization can be effected
it will be necessary to draft, a new con-
stitution which will be satisfactory to
all parties in the council. The. dele
convention to be held shortly, presum-
reticent about discussing it. 49,,
Typothetae Meeting.
Working on the principle that cit s
a poor rule that won't work both
ways the Typothetae associations. OF
the country, composed Of employing
printers, nave cIedCou cOHt1ARenC
fund similar to the strike fund which
the typographical union has for use in
case of a general strike. Saturday
evening the Minneapolis Typothetae
met for a banquet and business session
in Donaldson s tearooms. Thomas E.
Donnelly Of Chicago, F. G. Nunemacher
Of Louisville, and John Mcintyre Of
New York were present. The matter of
thoroily organizing the employing print.
| nf nfrN ins t- MIR q
and unjust demands by, trades unions
was discussed. Two rights will be- de.
handed by the employers---the right to
the open shop, and the right to be con.
suited in any attempt to change the
rate Of wages or the hours of work:
The officers of the local association
were. reelected, as follows: Fred L.
pany. president; Thomas E. Cootey OF
the Cootey Lithographing and Printing
company, vice president; George R
Morrissey of the Tribune Job Printing
company, secretary and treasurer.
President Smith announced the fol
lowing members of the Minneapolis
| Typothetae delegates to the nationa
conventian to be held shortly, Presum
ably at Kansas City, altho the location
Smith, George R. Morrissey, T. H. Cir
ling, Gilbert L. Bryon, W. F. Black
Frank E. Storer, J. w. Swinburne; al
ternates-Hen,ry Hahn, T. E. Cootey
Frank Haywood, A. B. Farnham, ,Cyri
Mitchell, G. E. Spencer and Harry
Travis.
Mill Boycott Continued.
At meeting of the executive com
mittee Of the state federation of labor
in St. Paul yesterday, it was decided
to continue the Minneapolis mill boy
colt. An attempt to have it called of
was unsuccessful. Nothing was done i,
the Kellington-Rogan controversy as al
the evidenceqis not yet in. The latte
affair will be considered at. the mex
meeting Of the committee. ,,f.
l A Railway Meeting.
Two hundred members Of the Nation
al Railway Water Supply association at
tended the quarterly meeting Of the as
ISOLATION in Alexander's hall yesterday
The association plans to educate til
. members and to render assistance to tn
railroads by supplying valuable info1
: nation on water supplies and kindre
l subjects. Papers were read and dis
: cussed. Members were present fro1
Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Mort
and South Dakota. ,:e....