The herald., 1893-08-20
THE VOICE OF LABOR.
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ereides Pasadena and other cities, and 1t
is confidently expected over 5000 labor
ing people. with their wives and fam
lilies, will spend the day 1t Redondo.
The committee in charge are arranging
Q splendid programme for the occasion,
and intend to make the day gala one.
A special train service has been secured,
the last train leaving Los Angeles ct
p.m., and Redondo ct 10 80. The ex-
cursion will take place over the Santa
Fe. who are doing all in their power to
aseist the labor organizations.
The council of labor held an unevent-
full session last Wednesday evening, the
usual routine business being transacted.
The new legislative committee will take
active measures to force the operation
Of the Geary act.
There are 10 warrants in the hands OF
United States District Attorney Denis
that he has suppressed for over two
months. Labor desires to hnow BY what
supreme authority United States Dis
trict Attorney Denis suppresses process
Of law. 1t might be developed on q
citation for contempt OF court.
A call has been made for the Conven-
ton of the American federation Of labor
in Chicago. ON December 14th.
The Pasadena Carpenters' union re-
ported that the addition to the Alham-
bra shoe factory was being built by scab
labor. Inasmuch as the Alhambra shoe
factory 10 turning out mons but working
shoes, this may not be good stroke OF
business policy on the part Of the man
agement of the factory.
Some Of the Main-street merchants,
afk kr~n hat ofn al Y
p.m., attempted to form combination
business m0a of that, street refused to
violate their business honor by reopen
ing.
During the present hard times organ
ICED labor muet stand by each other.
One craft can be materially assisted by q
united effort of organized labor, and that
is the cigar makers. 1t should be In.
cumbent upon every union man to
smoke none but union made Los Angeles
cigars. Notwithstanding the fact that
many eastern cigars have the blue label
on the box, organized labor. should
insist on receiving the Los Angeles
article. By 30 doing local industry
will be assisted and number OF local
workmen will be greatly helped.
STATE OF TRADE IN LOS ANGELES.
The Bricklayers' union is fiourishing,
many men are idle, however. The union
will ask for eight hours on November 8,
1898.
The Walters union is still in trouble
with Melsted's cafe. 1t is now being
manned by a non-union crew.
The Pasadena painters report trade
dull.
Bakers--Tay lor Bros, on Washington
street, is now Q non union shop. Ebin-
ger has q non-union foreman and has
been declared an unfair chop.
Tsilors, dull.
Cigarmakers, quiet.
Clerks, fair. Early closing go far q
success.
Carpenters, dull. Too many idle men
in the city.
Cooks, dull. Natick house employing
Chinese cooks.
Mechanists only working 80 hours per
week.
Painters, dull.
Plumbers. fair.
Paper-hangers, dull. Trouble with
Chicago wall paper house not yet set
tied.
Stonscutters, dull.
Sailors; 200 idle men at San Pedro.
Walters trade very dull.
Printers dull.
Free Labor bureau reports many idle
men in the city. Doing good work,
however, in putting men at work. Fair
demand for servant girls. Farmers have
been requested to order their farm help
through the bureau.
LABOR NEWS.
Twelve hundred members of bona
fide labor unions are holding public
Office in Great Britain.
The ninth session of the Trade and
Labor congress of Canada will be held
in Montreal on September 9th.
Several hundred carpenters are out OF
work in Portland, Or. Printing busi-
ness is duller than in years. Hundreds
of cooks and walters out of work.
A number Of Portland, Ore., labor or
ganizations have money laid up in the
suspended banks. The heaviest depos-
itors are the musicians, printers. iron
moulders. carpenters and bricklayers.
The organizing committee of the
council of labor OF the city will meet
with the Paper-hangers' union next
Tuesday evening. Important business
will be transacted.
The printing office of every religious
paper in Boston, Mass, is onunion,
not one of them pays fair wages to its
printers. Young Mems Christian asso-
citation rooms have frequently been re-
cruiting stations for scabs during strikes.
The citizens OF Fresno have opened a
free labor bureau Office for the benefit of
the unemployed of that city. In this
respect Los Angeles is away ahead OF
the entire coast. The free labor bureau
of this city is a credit to the city and
county, and has already saved several
thousand dollars to tho unemployed of
this city.
The cooks have iseued neat circular
containing the names of restaurants en-
ploying white and Chinese cooks. The
unions have all been supplied and have
agreed to pstronize only those restau
rants employing white help.
ORGANIZED LABOR
Smoke only homemade blue label cigars.
Ask for the Clerks union button.
Boom the labor picnic at Redondo.
Everybody turn in and make it q grand
success.
Suspended Pensions.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 19.-The late
deputy commissioner OF pensions, Lin
coin, who is candidate for commanders
in. chief of the G. A. R., is authority for