The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-16
LABOR'S FIELD.
Interesting News of the Country's
Wage Farmers.

endorsed by the New Jersey Legislative
Committee of tho X. of l.. is being
fought by the great corporations of the
State. Ii this bill became law it would
necessitate the employment of some
extra paynlasters by the railroad COM
panies. who would also be deprived of
the use of the wages of their employees.
But the workers argue that their case is
more worthy Of the consideration of the
Legislature than that of the rich railroad
corporations The credit system for food
and clothing is Inevitable for men with
families who receive their wages
monthly. They declare that 1t Is next TO
an impogsibility to save. anything, and
| when sickness and death come to their
homes they are too often in terrible
straits. despite the relief which con-
ncction with beneficial organizations
gives them.
There have been introduced into the
Legislature at different times six bills
calling for weekly and fnrtnightly pay
ment of wages. &c Is charged that some
of these measures were introduced to de-
feat the passage of O genuine BILL and it
is feared that good deal of pernicious
lobbying will be done now that the ques-
ton is to come to the notice OF the Assem-
bly,. Thomas b. Usher, chairman of the
House Committee. and Senator Winton,
| chairman of tho Senate Committee, have
/ promised to do all within their power to
secure the passage Of the Weekly Pay
ment Of Wages bill. If the bill passes
both Houses it is believed that Governor
Albeit will not hesitate to sign it.
The chairman of the New Jersey House
| Committee on Labor and Industries Is re
ported to have recently said:-ssWe are
| going to report favorahly every bin that
comes to us containing anything desired
| by the workIngmen of the State. "
The members Of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners in the
county decidedly object to their organize
| ton being slandered by irresponsible
reporters on the capftalistic PRESS This
/ outburst was called forth by an item
| which appeared in the Journal recently,
| charging one of the local unions OF the
Brotherhood with neglecting its sick In
! order to protect themselves from the.
| fraudulently inclined the carpenters have
! provided certain rules governing the pay
ment of sick benefits and members must
! comply with them ii they wish to obtain
relief 1t is a rule of the Brotherhood
| that member taken sick must notify his
union at once and benefits will be paid
from the time of such notification The
individual who Kicked to the Journal
reporter did not send to his union until
after he had been sick two weeks. Five
dollars week is the amount allowed to
sick members by the brotherhood, and
although it has been called "a small
sum- it is as much as the aver
age beneficial society pays. The
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benevolent society; it is a protective
trade union. 1t has been instrumental
/ in raising wages in 32I cities, and placed
1 five million dollars more wages annually
in the pockets of the carpenters In those
cities. 1t has reduced the hours of labor
4 for the trade in twenty-seyen cities to
eight hours day, and nine hours day
| in 100 cities. BY the reduction of hours
| $500 more carpenters have gained en-
ployment. In the eighth year of its ex-
istence the Brotherhood numbers Sc, 900
members, comprised in $50 local unions
in 452 cities
r Carpenters In New Albany, Ind, will
| work eight hours at thfrty-f cents per
hour on May /. The contractors are in
favor OF the change.
The piece workers at the Pennsylvania
| Railroad shops at Altoona. Pa, nave been
cut twenty per cent, and by the hardest
| work mechanic makes from 50 TO 50 25
! day. Carpenters in the car shops work
by the piece. which, as system, is dis
couraged by their unions.
| Local Union 4SS, of the Brotherhood of
! Carpenters and Joiners, is forging ahead.
/ The Hudson county special edition of
4 Mutual I'D says:-"Wny can't the CITY
| printing be done only in fair oficess All
1 it needs is proper organization to restrict
| organized labor's custom and vote to its
| true and tried friends. Buy right and
you will come to vote right. Harmony
| win lead to united action.
George Z. McNeill, the veteran labor
leader of Boston, advocates higher dues
for trades unions. He says that the
! cigarmakers, the printers and the Iasters
unions will in few years have to face
the music of machinery. High dues
! would prepare them, not for lighting
| against its introduction, but for the con
troll of the machinery by the powerful in
| fiuence of the wealth in their treasures
| Fill your treasury with money, your
hearts with love and your heads with
knowledge, join hands to lift up all the
| union men, and win the non-uniOn to
your ranks by making their interest
yours"
The plumbers of San Francisco are
working the eight hour day and the en-
ploylng painters are willing to concede
| eight hours when the men are ready for
it. The majoricy of carpenter bosses are
said TO be favorable to the movement.
! Walking Delegates Charles Owens and
Society of Carpenters aud Joiners, were
1 arrested Friday for hindering work on
the Wilkes & Brown buildings, corner
| Wall and Broad streets, New York.
They We're required to furnish bail in
| $500 each.
| The striking glassblowers resident in
the. borough of Clayton, n. j., propose
| taking their struggle into municipal
! politics this spring. They constitute
! more than half the population OF the
eoNtt, 1hu Will pun up d LUZ JtcAtb VI
I their own in the lield to fight the manu-
faeturers candidates, The present
Mayor is the particular object OF their
enmity, rs he is glassblower Who has
'scabbed' 1t lately.
| Newark's Clothing Salesmen's Associa-
tion axe agitating for shorter hours, and
are receiving strong support from the
other l.toor organizations
Wasirgsol's Birthday will be cele-
DRAFTED by the holding of eighS-hour mass
meetings IN ali the great cities OF the
country.
Fun on Street Car.
The breaking OF Il brake rod of ear No
% or the Belt Line. occurred yesterday
| Just below the Newark aYeMue h5u
az the car was on the way To the ferry
9'he horses became excited and almost
unlnanagcablc. After the passeSgers