The evening world., 1894-04-14
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.
| Mattress makers In 81. Louis DO not earn more
| than 10 cents per day
Wood carv.rs succeeded In establishing the eight
hour day In two shops this week.
The once Manager OF Federal Union cos.
standard engineers. reports that business 10 I'm
proving.
Paul walther. Io2 East seven,y-third street. is
| the newly elected Secretary OF the Cement Labor
| ers Union.
| ''Severswests'' ia the application among build
Ing trades workmen for fellows who are shirkins
| work habitually.
| The question OF the Greater New York will be
discussed by the Brooklyn Central LABOR Union
tomorrow afternoon.
A. II, annual meeting ,O.norrow tn: worsTen,,.
| Cremation Society VIII elect new onieers' IL u
also proposed to amend the constitution.
| Cigar.nakcrs went on strike at Yokum's In
Reading Pa, yesterday They ,clcEraphed to this
to keep New Workers from going to Reading
| General Master Workman Sovereign, in this
weeks issue Of the crcal organ Of the knights
| Of Labor denounces the arrest OF members OF
Covey's army ss an unparalleled outrage,
Boss BAKER Kuhn. II 1919 Avenue A. has broken
his agreement with Bakers Union No. |. and re.
! instltcd hte members Of the Independent Hlkers
Union. Union No. is now boycotting him again
nocr. makers and iron ship builders L. held T., a
resolutions against the Fithan Free Ship bill:
which, they think, would inJure their trade II
passed by Congress.
TaIiors Union No i7s has elected Albert b.
Schneider President J. Schymick. Vice -Presi-
dent; Peter Hauck. Treasurer }. Kob, Recording
! Secretary. John Bauer. Financial Secretary; B.
! Mauck, Trustee.
Alexander Bremer, John Hunt and J. NJ. Lander
are the delegates elected by the Musical Mutual
! Protective Union to represent that body In the
coming Convention OF the National League OF Mu-
slrinns, In Baltimore.
! shoe and slipper makers will hold a mass meet
| Ing under the auspices OF the Central Labor Fed
Grafton. 267 Houston street. next Monday evening.
They say their wages are the lowest OF any branch
| in the shoe trade.
| Vaughn q Co. propose to reduce the wages
Protective and Benevolent Union has notified the
! firm that its members will be ordered on strike
II the reduction be enforced
In 1850 the per carita wealth In this country
was sSos and tramrs were almost unknown.
To-day the wealth Of the United state, 4. more
them What does 1t mean7
| II was announced at last nights meeting Of the
conference for making arrangements for the eight.
hour demonstration May that about 200
members OF the workingwomen's Society would
take part in the parade Mathsg Masuirs; the
| will be invited to speak at the mass meeting In
Union Square.
Peterson had a day OF jub,lstion and jol!nca-
tlon yesterday when the ESQ striking silk weavers
from this city marchsd into town and were received
| by their fellow workers In the evening big
Hains % Alderman @ elect INA Mathew MaTnre who was
greeted ly tremendous cheering. This afternoon
the Now York strlkers are marching back to the
city.
/ Lectures for workingmen tomorrow evening:
At Union square. Mrs, Harristte A, Keyser.
Gp gpon Equal Rights" at the Hudson Building nIn;
TSache. :" at 1881 Second G avenue, Abraham cahan.
ton street Brooklyn Peter Burrowes, upon THE
Two Nations;,' at Knolrs Hall; Filth and Jersey
Business Depression; Its Causes and Cure"
The decision OF Supreme Court Justices Van
Brunt, Foliett and o'i'rien Yesterday dssolviny
facturers Association against the United Garment
| Workers OF America, Is Important to organised
labor inasmuch as 1t establishes the principle
that the sending out OF boycott circulars does not
! constitute violation OF law. The decision will
be hailed by organized labor thronghout the coun-
| try being significant sign Of the times II It
| he taken Into consideration that In 1885 several
! men were sent to State prison by Justice Barrett
/ for distributing boycott circulars In front OF
Theiss's hall, in East Fourteenth street
Mcssrs Jensen. Rosenkrantz and Rhode. OF the
Journeymen Tailors Protective and Benevolent
members, who are said to be working for Richard
son & Co.. where other members strike
Charges were also preferred against August Friech
| for employing four helpers while the rules permit
only one. Messrs. schiedei. Honnett and Slvers
were Instructed to investigate charges OF the Gull
mary Trades Council against the proprietor of
Lion Park. who 1t is said refuses to abide by
union rules The shops requested to n
tribute towards the strike fund of the silk ribbon
weavers. The question OF organizing a number OF
stores will be considered next week.
! "0ne fact seems to have been established by
thls tar,W deONe-that capital never accords labor
more than the lowest wages II is compelled to
pay. Republicans and Democrats have admitted
this. and that only by organizations Of labor have
| wages been raised Interference OF the Govern
ment has always been in behalf Of capital Labor
has never sought bcuntes. 1t is only capital tina,
| comes here when profits are not sunicient and
4 sues for aid to carry business After 1t is Sc.
cured. capital never shares with labor except as
1t is compelled to."-Congressman McGann. oi
Illinois.
The following organizations have passed resolu-
tions approving the four propositions adoptcd by
, the Constitutional Convention Labor Conference o!
this city; United Piano Makers, Magnolia Wait
ers. X; OF L.; PEOPLES party. Manhattan Liberal
| Club. Manhattan Singe-Tax Club. Cloak Makers
brotherhood OF Sailors, Cigar Makers. Amalga.
mated Cutters and Trimmers, stereotypers, Iron
Monlders, Central Labor Union. Chadwick Civic
Club Carpenters. Church Association for Ad
vanrng the Interest Of Labor, Journeymen Tailors
and the Hotel and Restaurant Walters.
Eccentric Engineers No. have removed from
the Harlem Bank Building to Muellers Hall. 16
Fast One Hundred and Twenty-ffth street. Al
members are requested to he present at the regu
lar meeting to- might. Important business.