The evening world., 1894-07-23
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The General Executive Board OF the Knights
OF Labor Is scheduled to convene at Omaha. Neb.,
to-day.
Empire City Lodge No. s57. of the International
Association Of Mschinists. was admitted to the
Central Labor Federation yesterday.
The Shoe and Slipper Makers Union has a
strike on hand at the shop Of Ross Gutmann,
d columbia place. against a reduction OF wages.
In Albany the bakers afhatcd with the Amer
ican Federation OF Labor are comforting with the
X. OF l.. bakers with view to amalganation.
Henry Weiss, benjamin CHASER and l. Traush
man are the newly elected delegates of the
Painters and Paper Hangers Union. OF New
ark. TO the Essex Trades Council.
Delegate Carlcss. OF the Maltsters Union, in
Newark. has been elected a delegate OF the
Essex Trades Council TO the Convention OF the
New Jersey State Federation OF Labor.
The Brooklyn Central Labor Federation holds
mass-meetng at 200 Montrose avenue Brooklyn.
this evening TO express It's sympathy with Eugene
V. Debs and the American Railway Union.
The Central Labor Union yesterday again re-
To appoint special committee with whom a
plan to harmonic both OF these bodies may be
considered.
The officers elected by Bakers Union No is
are: L. Gramm. President: 4. Roehr, Nice-Prcs-
idcnt; ". Thiesen Recording and Correspond
ing sSGrstary w. Georren rnanran sssrenry
alarms.
The blue label was granted by the Cigar Max
ers' Local Label Committee last week to l.. Lipp-
man. SOB East Eighty-third street, and J Nau-
mann. 429 East Eighty-frst street Applications
for the label were received from NJ. Levy. 9l3
Sixth avenue, and j. Fish. 20 Prince street
immigration Commissioner senner notified the
Central Labor Union yesterday that he will do
all in his power to have the managers OF
employment bureaus place blackboards In their
Offices showing the union rate Of wages In the
different trades.
The american Railway linton PROPOSES gen N:
eral strike on May l., 1895. unless wages be
tion to make arrangements for the strike Is to
be called at Chicago on Jan. 10 1896.
F. Takaro is a young japanese student ,resid-
to agitate for labor reforms in his own country
and he is now studying the labor question in the
United States. He is principally interested in
upon that subject.
August Niedermarn elected Financial secre-
tary by the New York Trainers Union yes,er-
day.
Secretary ]. S Henry was instructed by the
Central Labor Union yesterday to procure a
copy OF a certain amendment proposed TO the
State Constitutional Convention, seemingly &c
counterfeit the power Of trusts and corporations.
but virtually, as Delegate Henry White claimed
against labor organizations. Action In the mat
ter will probably be taken next Sunday.
District Assembly ~, X. OF L.. appointed a
special committee yesterday to gather evidence
against two Harlem policemen who are charged
the X. OF l.. SalespeoplSs Assembly, whom they
accused Of distributing boycott circulars.
Delegate Henry White reported at yesterday.
meeting of the Central Labor Union that the
| Amalgamated Association Of Clothing Cutters and
Trimmers has succeeded In establishing for Ia
trade the eight hour workday in this city, ais
the Saturday halfholday for FIVE months o
the year The agitation will now be carried Il
other cities by the United Garment Workers Of
America.
II was stated at yesterdays meeting OF the
Central Labor Federation that NJ. J. Murray
who formerly represented the Structural Iron
| Workers Union now disbandcd, at the c. l.. f.
| had written letter to President Cleveland con
graduating him for his action In sending troops
| to Chicago. Great indignation manifested itsel
| at the rerort. and II was resolved to condemn
| Murray and to never again permit him to repre-
| sent any organization In the C. l.. F.
Wont I.osky Secretary Of the Hotel and Res
| taurant Employees National Alliance, has re
| qucsted the Local Joint Executive Board o
| Walters and Bartenders of Brooklyn to submit
! to the decision Of the National Executive Boar'
| and cease all hostiiHer towards the Drook'yi
| Labor Lyceum. In case members Intend to ap
| ply Tor work at the Labor Lyceum. they mus
! submit their contract to the Labor Lyceum As
| sociation for signature az soon as possible other
| pcllod to proceed against Cr.onc SoS. 10 snd ?
according to the constitution.
The american Federationist whose July nun,
her appears to-day. contains an appeal to IN
liberty-loving public In general and organize
Debs Legal Defense Fund by means of whic
able counsel are to be engaged to defend Pres
ident Debs In his trial for contempt OF court
All moneys contributed to be sent to Secre
tary Chris Evans. IA Clinton place. New Yor
. City. The Federation has contributed $500, an
Messrs. Samuel Gumpers, John b. Lennon an
Chris Evans, So each.