The herald., 1896-11-30
CARPENTERS UNION.


The Carpenters union held an open
meeting Thursday evening. The hall
was filed Short addresses were made
by W. r. c. Randolph and j. D. Bailey
Of the Carpenters union. and A. G. Sei-
bert OF the Bricklayers union; M. p.
Snyder. fusion candidate for mayor, and
L. Biddle, candidate Of the Socialist La
Dor party. The speakers were all listened
to with marked attention.
julius Martin. candidate for mayor on
the Republican ticket. was invited and
promised to address the meeting. He
was neither present nor sent word of
apology for non-appearance. It was q
cool 'snub."
CITY AND GENERAL LABOR NOTES
1t is a noticeable fact that in the 200
cities of the United States where munic-
ipal ownership prevails, shorter hours
and better pay. are the result, as COM
pared with private ownership Another
item is that revenue to the city obtains
and cheaper water rates follow by mu-
nicipal ownership.
The city Of Santa Barbara has recent
ly put in a pipe line into the ocean for
street sprinkling and fire purposes.
President-elect Mckinley, in cores
pondence with the Council of Labor in
April last. sent the following letter to
the council
S<12N 1OkN, OIllO, ApTll o, 1850.
Mr.. f. r. Holman, Secretary Los An
geles County Council of Labor, Los An
geles, Cal.-My Dear Sir l am Just in
receipt of your communication of 2eth
ult., in regard to the position of Col. H.
G. Otis toward organized labor, and in
quiring whether that gentleman repre-
sents" me in the state of California;
and further inquirirg whether am "op-
posed and antagonistic to organized la
bor."
Replying thereto, I beg to say that on
the 31st ult. / received a telegram, to
which / made immediate reply by mail;
a copy of the reply is herewith attached.
repeat what I stated in my reply to the
telegram. concerning my relations with
Col. Otis.
I had no knowledge whatever Of Col.
Otis views Of organized labor until the
receipt of your letter of the 26th ult.
Whatever Col Otis views may be re-
garding organized labor, they are his,
not mine, and whatever they are, am
sure you will not hold me responsible
for them; nor would he have you.
can only be bound by my own views. and
/ am not opposed or antagonistic to
organized labor. and never have been,
as labor organizations in the east we'll
know.
l am proud to say that among my
warmest and closest personal friends
are some of the leaders in the great la
Dor organizations of the country.
With assurances of my regard, and
with thanks for the courteous and con-
siderate spirit Of your communication,
am, yours very truly.
w. M'KINLEY.
There were 300 failures last week
against 277 the corresponding week a
year ago.
Fifteen days after election there was
cut of Is per cent in wages at the Chi
cago sugar factory.
By the passing of two of its measures
the wages protection and the private
benefit societies-the New Zealand gov
ernment insures to workers full wages
on pay day.
The bricklayers and plasterers have
followed the carpenters and painters in
an eight-hour work day.
F. e. Wheeler, organizer of the Car
penters' union for California, says that
owing to the dull times nothing in the
way of organizing will be attempted
until spring.
Governor Atkinson Of Georgia has can
celed the lease of about 500 convicts.
During the past four years the Amer
ican Federation of Labor has gained
68, ,292 members. In the last seven
months 1877 charters were issued.
There will be an effort made to form
international organizations of butchers,
core-makers and bicycle workers. There
are many local unions of these trades
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor, but they have ne general head
The American Federation of Labor
has set aside $500 to pay the expenses of
a delegate to cooperate with Robert
Howard of Fall River, Mass, in form
ing q union Of all the textile industries
of the country. II the union Is effected
the cause OF organized labor win be
| greatly strengthened.
| It was once said by leading states-
man that the voice Of the people wa
| not always the voice Of Cod Christ
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