The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-20
LABOR'S LABOR
Organizing the morgan
lied That They may
Live Like Men.
P0WDERLY Is COMING.
Items From Everywhere That
Interest the Army of
Employed.

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has struck Hudson county. Both the
open trades unions and the secret branches
OF the knights of Labor report accessions
to their membership and renewed interest
on the part Of the older members With
more thoughtful, active and earnest
workers to draw upon. the straits of the
unorRanized and the disorganized are be-
ing looked into and helping hands are
pulling them up where they may hope to
attain to the dignity of organized labor.
Hudson County Central Labor, repre-
senting the German trades unions, is
displaying remarkable activity in the
work OF forming new unions and vigor-
ousiy supporting the demands for shorter
hours OF labor, which, in most cases, are
being conceded without any conflict with
the employing element
The Jersey Association of the K OF L..
proceeds IN the customary quiet, but none
the less effective, way of the Order in the
work OF winning new converts to the
ranks Of justice to the toilers. Ii is said
that many Knights are being n1axie and
the increased demand for X. of L.
products is exceedingly gratifying to all
concerned 1t Is expected thai glowing
account OF the progress Of the Order in
the county will be a feature at the
meeting in the Tabernacle on May1.
/ Even the Central Trades Assembly.
which has languished somewhat of late,
is waking. up to the necessity of taking
part in the stirring up which labor Is
making. A reorganization is contem-
plated and there is feeling gaining
ground that the new body should thor
oughly represent the numerous aud infiu-
entail unions which extend over the
county. Such a central body as the
projectors foreshadow would aim at full
complement of all the trades, and it is
thought that it would be as powerful in
its way as the Central Labor Union of
New York City.
At the convention of Working Girls
Clubs in New York last week it was
shown that a large number of the clubs
could not be made self-sustaining by the
dues of the members because the girls
earned low wages. Mrs. Browning, of
Lawrence. Mass. said the average earn
lngs Of mill girls in that city was from
So to a. so a week Nevertheless the
Girls Club in Lawrence spent 81, 800 in
making it's rooms attractive to the tired
out workers.
Two women Representatives of the
Knights of Labor took the floor at the
convention and endeayored TO show the
girls how they by organization could
secure better wages and thereby sustain
their clubs with their own money, It
was matter for regret, it is said, that
Mrs. Leonard Barry could not be present
with her persuasive eloquence co set the
girls thinking
A committee appointed by the Jersey
Association to look after the advertising
OF Mr.. Powderly's address in the Taber-
nacle on May ! is doing effective work.
Besides the printed matter which they
have placed around the county it is pro-
posed to have gaily decorated wagon
and horses parade the streets and an
nounce the suspicious event by q trans
parency attractively devised. For eight
days preceding the meeting in the Taber-
nacle the public will be reminded by the
sight of the prancing steeds that the
great leader of labor is coming to Jersey
City. As there have been doubts ex-
pressed as TO the chances of Mr.. Pow
DERBY coming here the following letter
health and the possibility of his being
PRESENT.
SCRANTON Pa, April II, 1890.
Henry @. Grasber, Esp
DEAR SIR AND BRoTHER- shall be present if
it is within the bounds OF human possibility. on
May !, and will address your meeting that even
ing;
You need not appoint committee to meet me
or 10 pay any attention in any way to my COM
fort or management, for viii 20 to the raber-
nacie IN time for your meeting; this will save
you the writing of another letter to find out
what train will arrive on.
AS rule ind it difficult TO say what train 1
shail go on, ana the better plan is to have your
meeting ready, and. knowing the place to 70 TO,
Will be ON hand at the proper time.
With best wishes,
Iremain, fraternally yours,
7. V. PowDERLY.
Some friends of labor have established
free school Tor the children of organized
workmen in Hoboken. Mr.. f. Mcisner.
NO. Ferry street, is the secretary of the
association which started the school, and
application for admission should be made
to him.
The Hudson County Central Labor
Union has suspended the socialist deie-
ga ties In consequence of complaints from
the Musical Union of the county that the
Jersey Heights section of the Socialistic
Labor Party employed non-union must
clans at their festivals
A committee from the Hudson County
z. L. U. has been organizing the bakers
at Gutenberg.
Seven more candidates were initiated at
the last meeting of the promising young
organization of Lembeck a. Betzfs en-
ployees. 1t is expected that more mem
peIs VIII De made at the next meeting Of
The association.
Painters Assembly So has not been re-
presented III the Central Trades Assem-
bly, for several sessions.
Bayonne Painters Assembly is believed
TO be friendly toward theirrades' Assem-
~ j. SAe ~ iifo HOo StH1 uEltEdteS Tor
quite While.
Eccentric Engineers No. had strong
delegation in The central body up till re-
Gently. Richard j. Allen and John Nc
Cam are missed when debatable ques-
lion is uppermost
Fred }. Demarest succeeds John w.
Jakeway as one of the delegates from the
Jersey Association to the Central Trades
Assembly
IL is expected that the Coachdriyers'
Union anu several other bodies vii. send
representatives to the meeting of the
central Trades Assembly on Thursday
night.
Pocahontas Association of Cigarmakers
no. has two capable delegates in the
Assembly in Adam J. Zoller and John
| Knerr.
The painters and paperhapgers of I'm
ion Hill will organize this morning at
kraus' Hall, Franklin street and Pal
isade avenue
tomorrow evening the Eight Hour
League OF the Building Trades will hold
It's last meeting in Clarendon Hall, New
DIX, prior TO the proposed demonstra-
ton on May l.
The hatters In the employ Of Joseph
Gillian, OIL Newark, gained an advance in