The evening world., 1891-06-30
FROM THE WORLD Or LABOR,

Tho officers oi the sllk.wtayers' Progressive Un-
ion were reelected yesterday fur another torn.
The tresco Painters Union is complaining thGt
acab " painterH from Brooklyn arc working on
the new TnaiA Theatre.
while in matt.rr OF l,Y,o we may swim in the
recognized principles.
The Hamilton, Oet., Trades aud Labor Council
Ia'ssEed the Retail GsgC,te' 40 iation Of that
close early.
The Mschiuist-' Progressive Union has ,,ected
Financial Secretsry II hrndt' Trsssurer 81
Wurni, Assistant Treasurer.
Arrangements Al, lcus made TO- puhic discus
sions OF the labor -proNlon hg ,ho l,iighti u
. ago
pki'ins . Cascy's lint,ra and clcotrotyror, ara
the WORK ot the nfm he not made u as uuipu shop.
e. w. %utthiagtnu. Co'rC pondiug SECRETARY Il
PEELED rom that bod. Tor Uoties ui aes ui dishou-
esty and Guable.dvnlirg.
The M,si"T Mcchanics' National Association hna
elected ths follo"ine olhcgIS tor Che cusnnS year
John MAch ynEiJ Iresicnt; q. Stewart, Treasurer
August Sinclair, Sccr. tary.
Thor" Is tnlk among the labor men in this vicinity
took be proposed for tine Democrat candidate ior
4 Iioutcuhnt-Go, ctnor.
| typographical Union No. q lost one of its MON
| IotS, i. g. ONcll, uy death last Eeok. Twenty
| Withdrawn.
The representation to TIC rtt-t1 Ciogha' National
]
Jnly u, III p, ono ,gr gtty n,mbcrs 81 lFrs and
one Aiiiti pnHl 'Or Oach ufJ.
,GtSnitg CATERS Union ~ ~ has elected Michael
f"adet, President, William Carr Vice Presidoht
Louiz Brown, secretary Y j Barry rteasu,vl
John Johng,on, EiwafJ Smith, VIM, DAVIS, stand
/ ihg Committee.
The bakers in ~ Paul having been succssssul In
h"r st5'Ee for ton ogrr the local Y9yns ?f ~
will also move for : -oauetion Of hours.
,tars tHGcstory Tspcetors Ieapsy, Mskny, Cos Ban,
] u ing t.p tnI ItNa Ihat re
/ months.
| brAto its tfth anniversary on Aug. Is al FlyBns
! Twenty third Ward Park. There will be Cauiee.
to goo. '''''N anu OO"''"h 'O' p''A'' amounting
.Edwnrd Gallagher has been e!octed Presiden: of
/ h"rroshocrs' Union No = for tho next siE monthA.
7 To the strike fond of tile bOilermHkers the Union
/ has contributed 80.
The MApufActurorS' Association Of Massachusetts
mnutoY describing low to eyade the recent .
ssdopted amendments to the factory laws Of that
| strikers during the recent movement Of the bus
men la London tho directors of the general Com
ior SlO.5O.
Tho Jersey City Framprs' Union he's imposed a
nass 90 go GpTm S1sH ot iner nSnGrs ior tine pHT
hhusted curing the cight-hour strike.
Among those who yoted against the Eight .llouI
and Mac scDouald, the well-Enown endera Of the
- old trades dniou school, who do not believe iu
| isGRNLing what labor unions may accomplish
through Htrikes and bOycott,
,Conditions are becoming almost Undesirable on
whose local assembly collnps,d alter the unsuc,
reorganizing undor the X. OF l..
Upon the question of acquiring the lines Of tho
London Street Tramsay Company. brought MP by
ne tGbor dSleGates Ia thg London County C9nG
the vote resulting IN tic.
About twonty-s!E thorsaud men viii be locked
out before the end Of this week 10y toriy-tGree tin
and tarm&rthenshirs, England, the working. ut
shutdown.
The cooperative brkery Of Baksrs' Union No 81
mas been given up a. the receipts fell lar below th,
ficiemt TO compete With Tie combine OF the bose.
who are fighting the union.
Tho Vienna Baker Benevoont Society hal
elected Alexander MoZol, RCroi ding SectttaIy
Charles Liehsche. Tn.ncial Sucf,tarS Lana Ncu
rni J.. BorsiricE. Relief Committee.
Tho longshnirmcrs strike in Chicago Is -prcai
in@. The numbor ut the strikers is ubou, 800 to
resume VorE n"Ss. t6.ir wages be- rsjssd iron
twenty 70 twenty ave cents per hour
The reiusal Of no ,TyPothet'e Society of employ
nndo4bt;dly cause general sttik9 next NoNrm
ras ,"A' '''' '0' ''0 enforcement O' the n'"'"0'
Twenty boys strike at LorillAri's Tobacco,
ia tory, causing revsnty-fye men TO sop wuri
also. The boys refused % submit toa reduction .
wages. Most OF che giTa, of whom tkare are AhOu
5000 ia the factory, VIII be stopping this week OF
account OF the annual rrpairs and taking oi stock
The importation Of negroes RS 'scabs" into thu
mining cEmus of Washington has, as il was "
pected and predicted, led 20 the shedding Of blood
-Four dead men Aud Hnumbsr Of wounded onrs il
tho record 0i yCstcrday's nRht OF ihu striker,
against militia, shtTids aud PinkeTtuns.
Tho local agents of the Ststa Bureau of Labor AuC
SthtiRti, engaged ia iuvestigEtinE the caugei
that led to The strike OI che hOusasmitus. AmonI
the questions asked of the bosses " one az I,
whether tAey ever granted any demand for hiRhe
wages Voluntarily. And there rIaliy some q
the bosses who insist that they did.
While labor organizations should aiwIys man
fIlly maintain their rights aud II compelled to 4,
! so. night ior them, they also should lose oppor
tlnity to make friends among the general publi
by punuing a course of moderation and rationA T.
Whenever they are no: strong enough to carry GU
their demands.
one hundred and ;vo locomotive engineers anC
hrgmen have pettiaEed the British Parliament I,
make tho minimum of legal wOrkday httoe,
hours, AZ they hold that any reduction OF thei
present hours would be detrimental 10 their inter
estg IL is hardly concei vEhc thHt such shoulI
still be found In any civilized country
One Of the provisions Of the new contract, mad
Ly tnu Flsmcrs' Unnn With their bOsats after al
right weeks strike, Is that II members over htt
years Ot age, Crppes or - green hands rece vim
only 50 or rs cents per day should complain tina
their compensation he too low, the iueii Workinl
ii. tlcu on the ssnc lob, together with the boss
| are 70 determine what their services are worth.