Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-24
The Federation Of Labor.


TALKING OVER THE GRIEVANCES OF woRKrNGxEN-
THE CIGAR MAKERS FIGHT AGAINST "RAT-sHoP'
LABoR-IS Favor OF AN APPRENTICE LAVA COM
AITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.
A meeting OF the Federation of Labor was held
at Timm's hall last evening, and was called to or
der by Mr.. G. Observation-Disclosures from the
carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers cigar makers,
paper hangers and tailors organizations present.
Mr.. Thomas A. Gaddis presided, with Samuel
Boyce, secretary. Mr.. EdmOnston suggested that
the appointment OF a committee on constitution
and the permanent organization be deferred as
several unions had not yet elected delegates.
THE CIGAR MAKERS STAMP.
Mr. EdmonSton also stlted that ne had received
some specimen labels OF the International Cigar
Makers Union, which were being use1 by manu-
fdcturers paying the union prices, reading fol-
lows:
ISSUED BY AUTHonITI OF THE CIesR MAKERS In
UNION MADE CIGARS.
have been made by First ass Workman, member Of
the Cigar Makers International Union of America,
or filthy tenement house workmanship, Therefore we
Recommend these Cigars to all smokers throughout the
-, All infrinTe.nents upon this Label will be pun
SEAL ished according to iaTi ,ssrp pss,dsn.
~ c. NJ. l. U. of America"
The appeal of the International Union TO the
public not to patroniZe the dealers in cigars made
by the Chinese in California by convict labor or ten
ement-house labor was also read, AMI Mr.. Einon-
they purchased were in boxes containing the
stamp.
LABOR QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
Mr.. B. G. Mcdonald addressed the federation,
stating that the cigar makers deserved all the help
the delegates could give them He said that In Ceve
land good file maker obtained s. per day, and
asked what mechanic obtained such wages here.
The government here, be said, is paying in rents
000 while ii owns 5000 acres OF land here,
and should be pushing forward the necessary
buildings. Instead OF erecting a building the
suitable, was purchased He urged that they
should ask that an apprentice law be passed. He
said the conspiracy laws under which they could
books. The lien law, too, deserved attention. for
at present the journeyman has no protection, and
he should be protected as well as the boss.
IN FAVOR OF AN APPRENTICE LAW.
Mr.. Powers, OF the SeamanS National Union OF
Chicago, read from the report of the labor con-
gress in Pittsburg the resolutions fav0ring the
passage of a uniform apprentice law, and said that
no one casting his eyes over the country could fail
TO see the necessity Of such law; but he thought
it would require years to convince Congress that
were passed by congress OF 115 delegates, repre-
senting 800 600 wOrkingmen. They had commit
tee on education and labor, but when did they see
bill in the interest OF labor introduced. There
was urgent necessity for general apprentice law,
for under the present want of law any man could
become a carpenter or bricklayer. In urging CO.
operation he said even the bOOtbackS will not toll
crate "ScabS."
THE TENEMENT HOUSE CIGARS
Mr. Powers remarked that a few weeks ago he
visited some of the tenement houses in New York
where cigar making is carried on, and the revolt
ing sights there seen was enough to have caused
any man to stop smoking. He would say that
west the wOrkngmen determined that the Chinese
should not come east OF the Rocky Mountains. and
they were favorable TO Senator MillerS bill and to
Mr.. Pages bill. In conclusion. Mr.. Powers thanked
them for the attention shown: him while in the
city, and expressed the hope that the federation
would prosper.
On motion of Mr. Mcdonald a committee was
appointed on organization as follows: HeiSley,
carpenters; d. OBrien, brcklayers; c. Spates,
paper-hangers; b. G. Mcdonald, tailOrs; W. Ii.
Stickel, plaSterers, and ID. Holiday, clgar-makerS
The federation, after short executive session, adj
journed.