The evening world., 1894-04-17
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

free employment bureau has heen established
by the municipal authorities OF Baltimore.
'ihe people on strike and forced to idle
Less by the strikers in Paterson, n. j., number
about S 900 all told.
Charles Blakesey has been elected Master Work
man OF Local Assembly 45i2, X. OF L.. Miscel-
aneous Trades. The Secretary Ia Burt
liemmerrlck.
All unions represented in the United Garment
Trades report rapid increase of membership.
The organization will parade on May l.
Union carpenters are about to strike on Job
OF Contractor Norcross one Hundred and Twen-
teth street and Tenth avenue. as he refuses to
pay union wages.
A conference OF the Independent Bakers Unions
Is to be held at Faulhabers Hall, Second avenue,
between seventy-ninth and Eightleh streets,
next Saturday evening.
At the last meeting OF the Textile Workers
Union Of Hudson County l05 new members
enrolled. and there are now over 200 In
good standing
Twelve members of Plumbers Union No. 2
Gold streets yesterday. as their organization is
not recognized by the Board OF Walking Dele
gates.
The receipts at the general office of the Jour
ncymen Brewers National Union last week
amounted to 1854 90. Tomorrow the organza-
District OF the Knights OF Labor.
Melchor Never has been elected Recording
Secretary of Cabinet Makers Sick and Death
BENEFIT Society No. in place OF Jean Pietz,
deceased. The members are Hs,tatins for an
Carpenters and Joiners
About 200 shoe and slipper makers held a
mass s-meetng yesterday at B7 East Houston
street, listening to speeches made by ]. o'Leary.
r.. Modest and several others who explained
the value OF labor organizations. Quite a num-
ber OF new members was gained.
"The conservative trade unionst is really the
advance thinker in the labor movement; He
has discovered and has sense enough to know
that labor must learn to walk before II can run.
and that the surest way to overcome the barriers
in labors pathway is to put a shoulder to the
wheel and help to level them to the earth by the
Jacob E. Bausch J. P. Mahon. William Gellard.
J. Baumann and James Terrell are at work on
a plan by which the conference OF carvers, mar
G s1a oSs SSnns
their trades by prison labor and imported decora-
tions
william H. Frank and Meltzer Brothers and
two other brewers who desire to have their names
ers' Union No. 90 yesterday. The other bosses
be declared non-unon places. The contract Of
Ftremen's Union No was not signed by any
Of the bosses
Progressive Painters Union No 1 was the sub
ject OF discussion at yesterdays meeting Of the
board OF Walking Delegates, as several members
objected to the admission OF its representative. II
being alleged that members OF Union No. had
taken the places Of strikers The matter was
finally referred to special committee. creden-
were referred to the Brooklyn Board OF Walking
Delegates. The Buestone- Cutters Union was
requested not to cut any granite.
AT last nights meeting of representatives Of the
Populists, Socialists. knights OF Labor and the
Central Labor Federation at 80 Fast Tenth street
II was agreed to unite In appointing watchers at
the polls next Fall. platform containing the
demands OF the Socialists the political programme
Of the American Federation Of Labor and the
propositions OF the X Of l.. unanimously
adopted. and It will be submitted to vote OF the
organizations represented In the conference. The
next meeting is to take place on May 2i.
Ross tailors trying to force reductions Of
wages In Nashville, Tenn; San Antonio Tex. I:
Macon, Ga. Peoria, Ill; Little Rock Ark. Sioux
Falls, s. Oak: Jacksonville. Fla: Lexington,
Ky; Sharon. Pa. Kalamazoo, st. Louis, Des
Moines Ia; Louisville Ky; Saginaw. Mich. :;
Blnghamton n. Y. and the General Executive
Roard of the Journeymen Tailors' Union OF Amer
lea cautions tailors against going to these places
John Fraser and James Sims have been appoint ed
Organizers The general officers advise that a pro-
tectve fund be established from two annual
assessments at 80 cents each The receipts at
Secretary John n. Lemons ONCE amounted to
50, 231 30 last month and s5 o5 was ex-
pended. There ia a balance OF 81. .6557o