New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-26
LABOR uJNfONs PLAN {
BIG DEMONSTRATION

Tonight Union Labor in this city will
have its first innings, so to speak, be
cause this will be the first time that they
will appear on the streets Of the city
in demonstration. The parade will
form at German Park at 8 o'clock P.
NJ, and will proceed from there to Third
North Street, thence to Minnesota
Street, down Minnesota Street to Third
South Street, thence to Broadway and
up Broadway to the Armory where they
will have a monster meeting.
500 Union Members Here
According to the organizers who have
been busy here off and on for several
months, there are at least 500 men who
have joined one or the other of the eleven
unions that have SO far been organized
in this city. The organizing work has
been done largely by Jean p: Spielman
and Josh Brady, both Of Minneapolis.
Eight Trades Represented
The trades so far organized are the
carpenters, painters, bricklayers, brick
and tile workers, flour mill workers,
cement workers, brewery workers and
bartendersa Besides that there is a
Union known as the Building and Trades
Union to which people are eligible who
are in the building work but do not
belong to any of the builders unions
hereinbefore mentioned. There is also
Federal Charter Union to which a
number of laboring men are eligible
who cannot become members Of any
of the other unions mentioned.
Speeches At Armory
At the Armory this evening speeches
will be made by Mary Cory, Secretary
of the Garment Workers Union, of St.
Paul, Josh Brady of Minneapolis, In
ternational Representative of the Res
taurant and Hotel employees of America,
Jean E. Spielman Of Minneapolis, Sec
rotary of the Minnesota Trades Union
League, E. G. Hall, President Of the Min
nesota State Federation Of Minneapolis
and Frank Hoffman,, International Vice
President of the Restaurant and Hotel
Employees of America who will act as
chairman of the meeting. All the
speakers will discuss two questions:
''What Does Organized Labor Stand
For and "Labor's Objection to Pro-
hibition." The Union Concert Band
of this city will furnish the music for the
parade and also at the hall.
More Unions Planned
During the week meetings will be held
nightly by the different Unions which
have already Leen organized and if con,
ditions are favorable, it is contemplated
to unionize the cigarmakers and BARRIERS
in the city this week and grant them i, a
charter. At the meeting to be held
this week delegates will be elected who
will meet later on to decide whether or
rot they shall form a central body such
IS they have in the larger cities.
Everybody is cordially invited to at,
tend at the meeting this evening and
special invitation is extended to all
laboring men who so far have not Joined ZEE
the Union, to be present and hear ar,
guments showing the advantages OF
having labor organized into Unions and
also to hear arguments advanced against
prohibition.
There will be delegations present from
Sleepy Eye, Nicollet, CORTLAND and St.
Peter. Mayor Eibner will be on the
platform and will extend cordial well
come to the outside delegations and say
something complimentary to the labor
ing men of the city.