The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
SOCIALISTS TRIED TO
BREAK UP CAT HERING
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL CHA.
GRINED OVER INCIDENT.
First of Proposed Winter Series of Edu.
cational Meetings Is Scene of I'm
fortunate Outbreak Of Socialist Ora.
tory Which Mortihes Those Who In.
yited Clergyman to Attend Them.


the proposed winter series Of educa-
tienal meetings under the auspices OF
the Building Trades Council was held
at Richmond hall, Third avenue s and
Fifth street. While the meeting was a
success in every way, the socialists
! broke into the game in a way which
stirred up the ire of the "regulars to
the boiling point. zfa
~ The building trades officials, who had
the meeting in charge, and their friends
showed in no uncertain way their dis
approval of the action Of the handful
s of radicals who came to the meeting
with the evident intention OF breaking
up the plans Of the council.
Invitations had been extended to a
number of local and St. Paul ministers
to attend. The intention was to better
acauaint these men with what organized
labor was doing, in order that they
i might 90 back to their respective
churches with a better knowledge Of
conditions as they really are, and, later
on, perhaps, tell their congregations
what they had learned.
After few Introductory remarks by
the chairman, Rev. David Morgan OF
st. Paul spoke upon the relation of the
church to organized labor, being fol-
lowed by a local minister. Mrs. F. W.
Hynes, who is we'll known locally, gave
an address, and everything was going
along swimmingly until the local min
lister noticed large American Hag
hanging in the rear of the stage and
remarked: "What we want is the flag
behind us and opportunities before us. -
At this point Captain Phalen, who is
said TO be the representative Of the
recently formed Industrial Alliance Of
the World, rose and made TRADE
against the flag, winding up by saying
It was the same flag (which hung over
the Homestead, Cripple Creek and
i Occur d'Alene districts, and should be
replaced by another more representative
of freedom.
Phalen didn't get chance to pro
ceed any further, and shortly afterward
the meeting broke up. Previous to the
close, and directly after one Of the min
listers had concluded his remarks, the
wife of one of the leading followers OF
the socialist flag, arose and began tt
abuse the ministry in general, saying
many unkind and uncalled-for things
about them. This woman, it is said
has figured in similar episodes before
and it is the opinion of all that thu
onslaught was prearranged. The same
tactics were pursued by some Of tn,
same people at the carpenters picni
: last summer, which was almost broker
up because some of these unlimited
trouble-makers appeared upon the seen
and tried to speak.
Members of the Building Trade
Council feel very keenly their position
in regard to their clergical guests, VIII
came at their invitation and were sub
jected to such insults by rank outsid
ers. However, it was demonstrated be
You'd any doubt just where the rea
members of organized labor stood upo
the question. These explained their al
titude to their guests, who left appa,
entity satisfied and thankful that labo
unions had the good sense to keep aloo
from such tactics as those exhibited b
the socialists.
At the meeting Of the Buildin
Trades Council Thursday night tn
whole matter was discussed and it wa
decided to continue the meetings. 1
the future a. program will be provide
which will outline the entertainer
for the evening, and no loophole wi
be left for the socialists to get thr1
The council has already taken steps t
set itself right with those present upo
it's invitation, and it is pretty gel
orally thought all are aware Of the fat
that it was not intended to invite an,
one to come there for the purpose
Offering insult. The incident will resu
in all the unions taking steps to guar
against recurrence, and it is regarde
as pretty certain that, as far as organ
lied labor can assert itself, the socia
lists will not be heard again at an
meeting held under the auspices of
labor union,