Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-14
DO|ACS OF LABOR,
Tri-city Congress Holds a
Largely Attended
Meeting.
ACTIoyoS LEGIsLATIVE gEAsUaEs

Passage OF the siEht-aour and Other
Biis ur.sd By ConEre-s-Dsaisr RS "a be
so?silsa with Name. of Manufacturers
Of Usisa Gooe.-AbGss OF t..- Gsrni.se
Law Reported.
The Tri-City Labor Congress held
= largely attended meeting o. the
Industrial home yesterday afternoon.
Delegates from SioEeoutters' union
No. II, Twiu-City typographical
union No. lO7, Fedora. uaion no.
1854 and CoremaL ers' union No. II
we're obligated.
The congress unanimously adopted
. resolution urging the passage by
O. rgress Of the s GOuU, Hnti.isiuhc-
tion. seamen's add prison bills, and
requesting Senators Culiom sad
Mason and Congressmea Prince and
Curtis TO use their influence in their
1 behalf. Toe resolution was referred
&c the Legislative committee, which
was instructed 10 Immediately for
rsTd copies 10 the senator's and con-
gressmeu mentioned.
| The secretary was instructed 10
apply 20 tae American Federation Of
Labor for list o. the manufacturers
Of union goods OF Ill kinds und de-
scfiptlons, that local dealers might
be informed whore they can make
purchases which will be beneficial to
iae cause Of labor.
y communication from the Iron
aolders' union OF Portsmouth, Ohio.
vas read. stating that the molders
employet by the Portsmouth Stove
company had struck as result. OF q
% per cent reduction. une from the
noliors Of Albion, Mich stated that
he moliors Of the Gale Msnuiac.
turing company were locked out,
while another from the metal polish
crs and buffers OF Cleveland, 0hio
stated that the members of theiT
uaion employed oy The Loz;or Manu-
featuring company, who had beer
reCsiving s;5 per week, had been &c
placed by girls who were being paid
$ week. The congress acted on
each communication and decided Il
cali on merchants end ask them Il
refuse 10 handle the manufactures o.
tie three establishments.
Amendment 10 Ccns;;;atioa.
Al amendment to the constitution
! a The c0uCr S., providing that eact
organization he entitled to five dele
gates aud one additional for every
$50 mcnbrs in excess Of that mum
Der ont tha: TO organization have
majority Of The d-cga,es in the Get
'TM body. was presented and hi,
9sCr uRti. Tie next meeting Tor Ena
. action.
Speaking under ,hs head Of good o
he urtcr.a Moline delegate complain
ed % The abuse Of the Earni-hcs lev
ir that city. He charged that Justice
% the peace. cOnstablCs and mpioy er
were il c;ho1ts. lie cite. an liz
STAGE ~ q man, With family, VIII
: after being oct O. work long time
, secured employ mont at one Of th'
shops. lie owcd 81 doctor bill
which be agreed 70 pay as soon s
. able. He vas gsrnisheed and in
: stead Of 81, il cost him 81. Ia
delegate said the employer gets f..l
cut Of every garuishec.
John Hsmmerstrom, just returnc,
! IRON Washington, where he had bee
! in the interest Of the Rock Islau,
{ arsenal employees. said he had Away
been opposed 10 labor organization
; dabbling Ia politics until ne yisite'
: the nat,ora. capital. 1t was reTe.
alton &c him, he said. There no In
I dividusl can get Consideration tron
= legislator unless lie has in
= fuenee behind him. Mr.. Hammer
{ strom urged the lsboring people t
( throw aside p.rtisanship and unit
= in assisting in nominating and eleci