The Washington times., 1895-04-21

The outside guard announced that MEM
ber of the United Hatters' Association
was desirous of getting some assistance
TO enable him to go to Pittsburg Though
the batters are not organized In the K. OIL, j,
still In few hours the applicant was on
his way to Pittsburg, q ticket having been
purchased for him by the secretary in COM
pliance with instructions of the District
Assembly.
Carriagemakers reported names Of ap-
plicants for membership.
Plate printers reported reinstatement
OF member at last meeting
Eccentric engineers reported name of
applicant for membership; also that the
number Of names on the oll-book was
larger than at any time since the assembly
was organized.
Douglass Assembly reported two initia-
tons at last meeting. Only two members
out OF employment, and they have been
promised jobs.
The executive committee reported several
letters received in answer to requests
to employ union labor. The letters were
very encouraging and the writers assured
the executive board that their efforts
Were strictly in accord with the aims OF
organized labor TO better the cons&tioI
OF the working classes.
Under good of the order the delegates
Were requested TO attend the Vrooman lee
Davis, esq, next Wednesday night on
single tax at Masonic Temple.
The attention OF the delegates was called
TO what seems 10 be a clear violation of the
eight-hour law, which is that of giving out
by contract the repairs or the District We
hicles, TO contractors who work their en-
ployes not legs than nine hours per day.
1t was the opinion of the delegates that the
eight-hoHr. law was intended TO cover all
Government work, no matter whether it
was the contract to repair wagons or the
contract TO build q school house. The matter
was referred to the committee on eight
hour violations for investigation.
Another case of open violation of the law
in pavement laying in the District, was re-
ported and referred to the committee form
vestigation.
The committee on eight-hour violations
reported the charge ofviolating the law on
the aQueduct bridge had been thoroughly
investigated, the committee had positive
proof of the violation by actual observation
having watched the job for twelve hoursin
succession, in addition 10 this the testimony
OF a number of the employees was had who
were willing and ready 10 swear to their
statements as made, that they were COM
PEELED by the contractors to work twelve
hours per day. The committee desired to
know the wishes the District Assembly, as
to future actions. The question was debated
at leLElu Dg the uP4eEdtEb, the ReneTdI
sentiment was, however, that the present
case would not be a good one on which to
test the law. The committee was instructed
TO use every effort to secure the enforce
ment OF the law in the future which was
thought would be done il the officers We're
notified.
The master workman called the attention
OF the delegates to the appeal of District
Assembly No. 70. of Brooklyn, n. Y, in
Of Hp V1pfnrtl1 nate victims of fhe
late railway Strike in that city. While
the strike is over, said the master workman,
much remains to be done. Many OF the MEM
bers OF the order have been blacklisted for
taking part in the strike, Others who by
slight acts of indiscretion have placed
themselves within the grasp of the law and
have been indicted for offenses, which in
ordinary times would have been overlooked.
The master workman then suggested that
a sum be appropriated. Acting on the
suggestion of the ma ster workman, the sum
OF $3.50 was ordered 10 be sent in response
TO the appeal.
The propriety and benefits OF using union
labels on the products of union labor was
then considered. During tie debate infor-
nation was asked why the bakers did not
have label on union shade bread. The reply
TO this was that the fakeTs favored the
label, but that bread buyers did not, owing
To a misconception on their part as to how
the label was applied. The general suppo-
sition OF the public is that the label is ap-
piled like a postage stamp, therefore there
is a natural opposition to the system. But
ii appears that the label is put on with a
stamp. whose imprint can be seen after
the label is removed
The master workman called attention to
an erroneous impression that had been ere
ated as to hts suggestion that the Locals CON
slider the adyisablity OF establishing Il labor
bureau The idea was to establish one gen
eral labor bureau for all the locals, and not
one for each local, as had been published.