The evening world., 1893-11-09
in THE WORLD OF LABOR.

A m%ass.meeting has been called for Nov. n
by tho Drawers and overall Makers Union.
,%'ade,g Fibre and Fabric says ,..thc mills are
all starting up With the wages stsrtins down"
The Knights Of Labor have renewed the boy
cott ngains, the Plymouth Rock Pants Company,
whirh- has trdnches In many rfttes:~
The annual Convention Of the Operative Plas.
tcicrs International Association will he held In
Detroit. Mich. commencing on Jan. . next.
Philadelphia retormers contemplate establishing
a cooperative home boarding association, with
expenses ranging from $3.50 10 s. a week.
branch II. OF the workmen's General Bcnent
hry OF as per vceN to the General Secretary
Treasurer.
The Coopers' Progressive Union held a ape.
cial meeting at the West Side Labor Lyceum
yesterday evening to discuss It's new constitution.
Three new members were also initiated.
John Burns says that since the London County
Council has been doing public work without the
Intervention OF contractors there has been an
enormous saving TO the people.
Twcive union carpenters are on strike on a new
building at One Hundred and Twenty.arst street,
near Lexington avenue. because some member
OF tho Trainers Union are laying parquet doors
Oh tAat Job.
in which il is, stated tina, the. Cd I'll is not
IN favor OF Sunday closing of saloonsNlnd places
Of amusement.
About forty building trades workmeu are on
strike on a job Of Contractors Halsey a Esan
at ScYonty.htth street. near Ninth avenue, against
" PUIlNFntUt Oh nOn-uulOH mt u
marble %polishers
A strike VAS ordered yest.riay by the Board
II Walking Delegates on VAC new school building
at FcrtY. sixth street. near sixth avenue, to rom.
! pet Contractor Gallagher TO recognize the Board.
hi:cr waiting ono hour Gallagher conceded the
demands Of the Board.
F:-crnsn's Union No. l has insu,~d It's new nag
for $3.50, 4 special meeting will take place Nov.
lG to decide when the Sag will be dedicated.
Another question to be disposed OF is how to pro-
vide for the unemployed members.
q. rnttat.- r.al.. n.lIA ~ thn Toptrat
Labor UnIoa rejected the CREDENTIALS OF the Ger
maa-Am crican Painters and Decorators Union.
Web %,s nIr Ibst t aas S aa,a.is,SI Nv" was sG no lo ssSi IN ia
existence.
Contractor J. T. Hall, Of Thirty-tevcn,h ttree'.
between Broadway and sixth avenue, has been
there will be strikes on his job, unless he dis,
..horEco members q Pain.er9 ard Decorators'
gates OF Building Constructors. Nj. Hal stated
to Delegate Cooper that La will not discharge
thsso racn.
John II Allen. Who was General President OF
the United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and JoInerG
from 1889 to 1888. Ia today one OF the leading
architects ami building snperintsnients in Phils.
del2Aia. lie was horn at HarvcysburS, o.. In
1850, and his name Is among iLG. charter members
Of Carpenters J." =. No: u.s. y. Of L. Only a
The United Hebrew Trades unions have request
ed the Brooklyn Central Labor Federation to
raise the boycott from the brooklyn Labor Ly-
publicly request MIR. John swinton to state his
reasons for attacking the L. H. T. w., which. 1t
is alleged. Mr.. Swinton did in a speech made at
a meeting OF the C~loakmakers' Union. 4 spe-
cial meeting was appointed to settle the difference
existing among the three Dtll-Posters' unions
Delegate Shapiro was elected Secretary.
Director-General Davis, OF the Worlds Fair,
says that during the construction. OF the tnir
buildings the expenses we're $40, 900 q day. The
work, he says, was done under the Eight Hour
isw. and the trade and labor unions fixed the
! I-,'e It labor. with double pay for sunday work
He estimates that the total cost would have beer
, 81, 600, 600 more II the work had been car
ricd On under different conditions, by, which he
probably meant long tours and non-union wages
In New Zealand one o, the notable features OF
The Socialistic regime has been the adoption OF
the grouping contract system. When a railroad
is built, for example. the grading Is given 10 a
group OF laborers large enough TO do the ~ork.
This group appoints a committee 10 sign .ne
men elect their own bosses and perform the work
on the basis Of a pure democracy. Other portions
q the work are put out to other groups. some
times a trade union In a body takes the contract.
and even the physically weak members OF tht
union receive the same wages as the strongest,
while the superintendent or bosses receive nc
more than the weakest laborers.
The Board OF Walking DELEGATES will order q
strike TODAY on the Office building In course Of
erection on Fourth street. near broadway. because
non-unlon men have been employed. Upon tbs
request of Delegate John Tasker. a member Of
the Board OF Walking Delegates. the BUILDING
Trades Section OF the Central Labor Union yester'
day Instructed the delegates OF Eccentric Engl'
neers' Union No. l mot AFFILIATED with the, Board
to withdraw the engineers employee in the build
ing. An acrimonious debate between Delegates
Tasker and Carroll preceded the action ordering
the engineers TO strike. Carroll asserted that this
engineers in the building were not members OF
, cineers were not taken out he would see to II
that the Union was expelled at the next meeting