The evening world., 1893-10-11
FROM THE WORLD OF LABOR,

Mr.. Edison says that gold is not as valuable
nor as necessary as iron or lead
The once manager Of MachInlsts Progressive
Union No. reports that trade Is gradually i'm
proving.
w. f. Mcconnell has been ccotei Corresponding
secretary ot BVilct-Makers Branch As. Green
point l.. |.
James Gardner. the newly elected Representa-
tive Of the American Society Of rrrsrp Painters
has been admitted to tic Board OF Walking Dele
gates.
the auspices Of the Central Labor Federation at q
East Fourth street this evening.
:, The Common Council ot Boston struck the word
union from q resolution introduced by Typo
graphical Union No. -, providns that the
citys printing 10 done at union once.
Over 5000 metal workers are out on a general
strlks at budapest, the capital Of HUNGARY be-
cause one Of their organizers had teen dis.
charged for being a union
the Cooks, Alliance has resolved to send dele
gates to the Central Labor Federation. For
TUESDAY Oct. "a. a mass meeting ot cooks has
oeeh called to take place at 30 East Tcnth street.
Branch l. Of the Independent Bakers and confrr.
TONERS Union has decided that members must he
IN good standing for at least one month to he en-
titled to employment Az helpers.
strikes Of Architectural Iron Workers arainst
INC employment u non.nnon men ar, are imminent
at the shops Of Cook a ons Wcnt Thirty seventh
street. and Wcsting 4 Co.. 400 ives. Forty -irst
street.
;. tn" German American Painters and Decorators,
Union yesterday sent committee To contractor
Bausemer. 322 East Eightieth street whr DIS
charged member upon demand Of another organ
iLation ~ painters.
Trade is improving for brass workers, as Anal
gamated Brass Workers Union 10, mas nis'
charged it's Committee for the Relief Of the en-
employed most OF tho unemployed members
having again found work.
MIR. Martha Avery. of noson, has accepted
the invitation OF the New York Section Of the
Socialist Labor party to dedicate the Section .
new flag at the Grand Central Palace OF lndustt!
IN Saturday. Oct. Il.
Walking DELEGATE John Taskcr. of the Enter
prise Association OF Steam Filters, states that
the members Of that organization have all the
work they want. trade improving constantly and
the treasury OF the Association Is in very pros
porous condition.
The Williamsburg Trainers Union has instructed
its delegates to the Socialist Labor Federation
to move that the name Of Tho latter he changed
as the trainers do not consider IT 10 he appro'
pirate for body composed OF delegates from
trades unions.
Lodge 2se OF tho Locomotive Engineers brother
hood. located In BROOKLYN, has elected T. j;
Jardin, lS2 Wyona street, chief Engineer and
A. X, Roberts, Assistant Engineer. The newly
elected Chief Engineer Of Lodge $50, Long Island
City liz f. Bancroft 1879 Freeman street. Green
point, L. /.
1t is an established fact that the members oil
unions with high dues and benefits have high
the present crisis. while unions taking low dues
and paving small or no bsneht are rapidly goint
to almost starvation wages
The Secretary OF Branch l OF the United silk.
| Ribbon Viewers Union has been instructed &c
demonstrate with Manufacturer Blumenthal, where
| as II is alleged men are being compelled to tend
several looms at the same time. For next Friday
| a mass meeting has been called at Cables Hotel
| One Hundred and Forty ninth street and Amster
| dam avenue
| The labor literature OF this country has hcer
recently increased by an interesting novel entitled
! "a Strike" written by Joseph Trcumann. Ger
man American, Of this city. The book contains
vivid description Of scenes witnessed during Thu
recent great strike In the stone cutting Industry
, and 1t is well worth reading.
| Judge Reed, OF Wichita Kan, has decided tina
| tho EightHour law OF Kansas is "unconstitu
! tional" He is the first District Judge to pas
/ on this act, and he holds that It Is In conhic
with both tn. bill OF rights Of the states and witt
| the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constt
| tuition. Claims aggregating hundreds OF thousand
| OF dollars for overtime under this law are pendin
| At yesterdays meeting OF the board OF Dele
gates OF Building Constructors. the motion I
hold meetings every Tuesday, Thursday and sat
urday RECONSTRUCTED, and the meeting day
will remain as they were-Monday. Wcdnesda
and Friday. 1t reported that the tin an
sheot-iron workers went on strike on the Jobs q
Narcotic & Co. Delegate Mclaughlin reporte
that the Board Of Walking Delegates did not sue
coed in its attempt to have members OF Painters
Progressive Union No. discharged by Contracto
Beam from Job on Thrty-lr street and Sixt
avenue.
| General Secretary A. G. Wines. Of the Interna
| tonal typographical Union. reports n balance o
hand OF SSi, 525 "a. Last month the receipts fo
dues were So, 1872 %. aud 50, 2tS.0l was expended
Charters were granted to new local unions
Santa Cruz, Cal. Grand Junction, Col Hamilto
and Cleveland. o. An application for charts
was received from GAINESVILLE. Wis. The charter