The evening world., 1894-04-23
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The Surgical Instrument Makers unon has
donated $40 to tho striking silk ribbon weavers.
To the striking brewery workmen in Brooklyn
the Socialist Labor Federation voted SO per week
yesterday.
by holding mass. meeting at pohlmann's Hall.
One Hundred and Fifty. second street and Court
landt avenue, the New York Trainers Union
gained seven new members yesterday.
The Hohokeu Trainmens Lodge have elected
William Foster Master; A. Commisar $40 Adams
street, Secretary; William simpkins Financier,
Thomas Maclaren, Agent.
During the month Of March the receipts Of the
brotherhood ot Locomotive FIremen amounted to
$50 1886 and $40 500 was disbursed for benefits. The
balance OH hand Is s3l. 32g 10.
Knitters are on a strike at the undergsrment
factory of Gottschalk Co, Twenty-third and
Canowhill streets, Philadelphia. Wages when
averaged Sl2, have been reduced to $40
General Organizer U Brcn and Editor Pritchard,
OF the Hotel and Restaurant Employees National
Alliance. have arrived in his city to make an at
tempt to settle the trouble Of Bartenders' Union
No. with the brooklyn Labor Lycenm
The Misses Harrlette A. Keyser and Adele
Fiode Of the Woman Suffrage League, were grant
ed The floor OF the Central Labor uni9n yes,sraag s
fer signatures favorlns female sunraEe were as
trItuted among tn. delegates, to be taken 10 'he
meetings of the athiiated unions.
The United Wood Caryers Association has
adopted resolutions protesting against the new
frosty with China. 1t was also agreed 10 taSor &
Independent political action. All members were
requested to say away from Rochester. N V,
where union Caryers are on strike.
Tho Atlantic Coast seamens Union the Wood
Carvers' Association and the Magnolia Association
of Waters grn letters to the Central Labor Union
yesterday saying they were In favor OF forming an
inhGpenhcnt labor party ISe The Gem
tra Labor Union ls taking vote OF i's aihiated
unions on the subject.
Walters Union No l. has reeisc'Gd srs ssrrCsary atr
VIM. Wiese, Treasurer: o.. lens; Irustee; "
Persnce Auditor G. heTseoTs soI.nS'PS LSar Fsd
eration Mr.. Herzberg. who represented the
Union at the Waters National Convention VIII
give his report at a special meeting next friuay
evening
Upon motion OF Delegate Harry White the zen zen,
ral Labor Union adopted the inlioT!ns re'ou ahor
i.nion accents the challenge made by ex-Mayor
Abram s. Hewitt for joint debate on tne hetrs m.rs
ot the respeatlve rapd trans Tsnr,es l. stoyer be
s@cc,"d AS the representative OF this body in the
said debate"
Alexander Jonas was elected a member Of Inc 5ns
Nliiora Executive Board OF the Socialist LABOR
narty Sy he New York se,tion yesterday After
a long discussion resolutions were ahopteu 'Uni
Fr'tI4ins 'ns Of rLop I for having ndorsed the po.
iii,cMa IL M prorramme OF the Socialists. and inviting
POpulists and X OF l., 10 JOIN '"s p'
izitInn Of the s. L.. i.
Upon request OF Delegate James p Arch,oaiu' i
the Secretary Of the Central labor un'n that tn,
structed yesterday to notify ns oSns wss heartily
inIorsed by organized Labor 1t was also rtso,'ey 90
to acquaint Congressman AMOS t,oa a. ,n AK tn,
i"tt.r.carriers OF New York to Join the Central
Labor Union in a bo1y
Delegate James p. Archibald made a mo',o,
at yesterday = meeting of the Central anIor LaGo,
linton to send petitions to AssemOiyman s'ah.ur hn
and senators owens and bradley asking nhe', @
TO have the bin for the rsDsI 0i in hs Both Houses
| This would show, said the delegate' nne'no 81
the LEGISLATURE anagGnlea nra orsah'It' !, to be al
/ outrage that the bill had been siumpe''he -
the Assembly Committee on Codes
Resolutions were adopted hy the Central l,ano 1no
FEDERATION yesterday declaring that the federa
t,or viii no longer assist any organization
afNIiated with the Central Labor Union untll cr'
tain delegates whom the G. l.. f. charges VIII WIZ
hsiny corrupt and the tools OF politicians hav
been driven from the ranks
The delegates Of the Independent Iron Workers
Union. of Jersey ciy Tsp9Ft1a M TO men 1ne cmpoye
at the A. A. tirlfRn Iron Works in Jersey Iity
had been locked ont because they saHn reansea an,
tne delegates had ordered the reduction becaus
the proposed passage of the Wilson bill made
The dsea,es S ,SS nsSsaa OF
Ing, the Wilson bill would raise wages. III, n
Arbitration Committee was ordered TO see MI
Griffin.
At Yesterdays session OF the Building Trade
Conference, in Central Hail. li7 West Thirty
second street, hfty-fve labor ORGANIZATIONS t Msl
20 the importation of interior decorations 70
the palaces OF American milionaires. resolution
were adopted requesting all building trades WORK
men to refuse to handle imported material o
and after June l. 1t is claimed that entIr
branches OF the decorating trade In this coun,r
have been almost wiped out by the importatio
OF material.
Matthew Barr OF the Tin and sheet-lro
Workers Union reported to the &. L. L. yes
tertay that Senator Reynolds OF brooklyn, wa
placing iron work made by non-union hrr
In eleven houses he is building in that city, o
Park place. When committee from the unio
. went to protest to the Senator he said he didn
care - for organized labor. He would hir
the men who worked cheapest. The Secretar
was Instructed 20 request the Brooklyn Centra
labor Union to send committee to the sena
| tor and tell him that 1t was mainly by the vot
| OF union men that he was elected to the Senate.
The Central Labor Union yesterday received
letter from District Assembly No. 49, Knights
Labor asking whether the c. l.. t recognize
, | Knights OF Labor Clothing Workers Union
Delegate White. In answer, said that the Social
lists were using the District to organize RVS
unions to fight those connected with the Unite
, Garment Workers OF America and the Brother
hood Of Tailors. The Secretary was instructe
: 90 write to District Assembly No. 4s that the I
L. L. would recognize only the unions cour
tenanced as bona-fde by the brotherhood OF Ia
, lors, whether they were afliated with N
knights OF Labor or not.