The Washington times., 1894-07-29
DOINGS In LABOR CIRCLES
District Assembly and Newspaper Re-
pOrters--Beaumont for Congress.
LOOKING TOWARD LABOR DAY
Indorsing the Times-Doings Among the
Locals-Election Of 0ficers-Interview
with Speaker Crisp-Marshal for the Labor
Day Parads-New Locals to Be Organized.
MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK.
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| MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK.
SUNDAY, JULY 20.
| Columbia Union Labor Conference Committee
| Typographical Temple, lO:3U a. IN
MONDAY, JULY 30
| l. A., 1914, K of L., Plasterers-Plasterers'
| Hall, Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
l. A, 174s, K of l., Carpenters-Typographi
| cal Temple
National Brotherhood of Carpenters No. 100
Hail, 425 Twelfth street northwest.
TUESDAY, July 81.
Federation of fLabor-Plasterers' Hall
Bookbnders Association - Typographical
Building Trades CounciI-Typographic
Temple.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUsTl.
Labor Day Bricklayers' Hall, Sew
enth and streets northwest
Columbia Lodge, No III l. A. Nachinsts-Mc-
Cauleys Hall, Third and fennsylvania avenue
southeast
Temple
Electric workers'-Electrical Workers Hall,
Twelfth and Z streets.
BARRIERS Assembly-Plasterers' Hall, Four
and-a-half street and Pennsylvania avenue
THURSDAY, AuGUsr2
District Assembly, No. 66, K. of L.-Plasterers'
Hall, Four-and-a-haif street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
enth street northwest.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8.
L A., e67e, knights of Labor, Excelsior As
sembly-Typographi Temple
Carpenters Council-Iypographical Temple
Stonecutters Association-Red Mems Hall, t09
street northwest
L. A, 1873, Knights of Labor, Painters-Harris
Hall, Seventh and streets.
L. A, 1886, X. of l., Eccentric Engineers
Bunch's Hall Eighth street northwest
Marine Engineers Association y Plasterers'
Hall, Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
SATURDAY, AUGUSTA.
Printing Pressmen Union, No. l., p P. u
Red Mems Hail. 60g street northwest.
l. A, 1907, Knights of Labor. Tailors-
Plasterers Hall, FouT-and-a. half street and
Cigarmakers' Union, No ITO, sol Louisiana ave.
nue..
The hot sped had no effect in keeping the
delegates away from the regular meeting Of
the District Assembly of the Knights of Labor
last Thursday night. District Master Work.
man W. II. G.. Simmons called the meeting to
order promptly at O'Clock. Secretary C. T.
waIport called the roll which showed that
every local assembly in the District was rep
resented.
In addition to the meeting on the inside a
delegation of newspaper reporters were in
waiting on the outside, bitterly condemning
the managers for not providing better quar-
tiers for their accommodation. One reporter,
more enterprising than his fellows, sent in a
special request to be allowed the privilege
of sitting il the ante-room of the assembly, SO
that he could get breath of air.
The regular attendance Of reporters and
their anxiety to procure labor news has given
rise to much comment among the members
and the sudden conversion OF the daily news
papers Of this city to give q fair account OF
the proceedings OF labor organizations is re-
garded rather suspiciously. Past experience
of the organizations with the newspapers was
that ii was next to impossible to procure an
honest publication of their side OF labor ques-
tiols. The sentiment OF the delegates OF the
District Assembly, as freely expressed Thurs
day night, was that from very strong circum-
stantial evidence the change OF heart SO far
as publishing labor news by the city dailies,
was due in a great measure TO the advent of
a new daily newspaper in the field whose
policy both editorially and In the news col
umns has been to deal honestly and I'M
partially with labor questions. Much indig-
nation was expsessed against those news
papers who. while bidding for the support Of
organized labor by publishing labor notes in
their news columns. treacherouslv stabbed
them in the back in their editorial columns.
The policy and attitude of The WASHING
TON TIMES toward labor aid the cause of JUS
tice was very favorably commented upon.
Master Workman simmons stated that he
had extended an invitation TO Hon. C. G.
Conn, president Of The WASHINGTON TINES
Company. to address the delegates, but he
had just received letter from that gentle
man saying that he was confined 10 his room
and regretting that he was unable to be pres
ent.
Credentials of delegate from the Eccen-
tric Engineers Association were received and
favorabiy acted on and the delegate admitted.
Delegates from the Plasterers' Assembly re-
ported that prospects for the employment of
their members were very fattering. Owing
to the unparalleled depression in business
some of their members had been out OF en-
ployment for months, but the organization
had been successful in securing several large
jobs, which would give work TO every idle
member.
The legislative committee reported that
they had presented the petition of the Dis
trict assembly requesting Congress to con-
slider the advisability of making sufficient
appropriations for the construction of a
municipal building. The committee further
reported that they also had very pleasant
interview with Speaker Crisp. who admitted
the justice and the urgent necessity of grant,
ing the request. Mr.: Crisp also promised to
use his influence with the House Committee
on Rules to recommend that day be set
aside for the consideration OF this important
matter. Mr.. Crisp expressed himself in favor
of the immediate construction of a new Gov
ernment Printing Office, which was in his
opinion of the utmost importance, and that
to delay would be criminal.
Delegates from tine carpenters announced
their excursion for August 2. which would be
advertised in THE TIMES. Also that il they
could not secure music for the Labor Day
parade in this city that they intended to Sc
cure the best band in New York TO lead the
carpenters.
THE CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY.
Nearly all the labor organizations Of the
District have able committees at work per-
fecring arrangements for the proper cele-
bration of Labor Day, Monday, September 8,
1894, which is now a national holiday. 1t has
been made such solely through the efforts of
labor organizations, aided by the hard work