The morning times., 1896-11-01
FEDERATION oFLABOR.

Inc regular weekly meeting of the Fed
er'ltlon OF Labor was Held as usual on last
Tuesday IL the Plasterers Hall, FourauC-
a-haIf and Pennsylvania avenue. Presi-
dent james I. McHugh occupied the chair.
ana ordered the rul call of delegates
promptly at 7.3o O'clock, at which time
representatives from twent y-four local
organizations responded
Presentation uf reports from the several
committees and actiun thereon was the prin-
opal business transacted. AT the present
time, as President McHugh remarked, the
Federation, with one or two cXCcpliunS
seems 10 bc at peace with the entire world
No new complaints were reported By anv
local at the meeting ON Tuesday evening.
though a motion to adjourn over for two
weeks on account Of the rlecti,n next Tues
day. WAS promptly voted down. it being
considered that the business Of the !'cdera-
tinn deruaudcd attending to, even if 1T WAS
election day
Tie committee appointed to investigate
thccomplaInt thatMr. schneider was having
his horses Sllud n shop not recognized hy
the Horscshoers Union reported that the
matter had been satisfactorily adjusted
10 the interests of the HorscShoers' Union
was of a very interesting nature. The dele
gates told Of how the trade had fallen off
i'll this city during the past few years The
bicycle craze is Il very important factor in
the decline at the hurSc>uoin. trade. The
Introduction of other motive power than
horses ON the street railways also had it's
effect.
Another case which was having de-
.g.,
the large number OF small shops that had
been established here in a very short space
of time. The advent of the small shops
meant :iiat the boss employed no journey
men. and consequently not much attention
was paid 10 the number OF hours worked.
In the large shops the iouneymcn worked
union hours and friendly feeling existed
between employer ANA employed. But with
the small shops ii was entirely different
and without the assistance OF friends the
unjust competition could not be checked.
II was further stated that one induce
mcnt held out TO business men was that
they are waited upon by the small com
petiug horscshocing firms and Informed
that they can have their horses shod after
business hours, thereby working their
teams all day AMI not having to lose any
time ut the shop. yhich, without think
ing OF resultsuo the iourneymen horSeshocrs.
is considered by the average business man
to be Il great advantage.
The explanation made Of the existing state
of affairs convinced the delegates at the
meeting that the establishing OF small horse
shoe.ng shops was Il direct injury to the
short-hour work day, and the principle Of
ian injury 10 one is the concern of all" was
considered Ia le applicable to this case. No
further action was taken. but it is the
opinion If the delegates that unless some
amicable understanding can be arrived at
betwecnthc iourneymcn and the small bosses
the best interests of all concerned viii be to
interview the business men and put the
facts before them and request their cooper
alton in the name of justice
Delegates from the Labor Bureau re-
ported that tie anniversary entertainment
would lie given on Monday evening. Novem-
Der 23, in the Typographical Temple The
delegates also announced that the bureau
would be kept open all night on election
night for the accommodation Of those mem
bers VINO wish 10 hear the returns.
Deiesates urged that the legislative COM
plant made at the last meeting TO the effect
that the Webster school building was in q
very unsafe condition, and that the lives OF
the children attending that school were be-
ing daily 1eopardiZed. The committee will
attend 10 the matter during the week and
make a report at the next meeting
A communication was read from thu
Chr Heurich Brewing Company, inviting
the delegates TO pay visit to the new bre W.