The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
LABOR NOTES.


nish interesting gossip this week. Mem
bers Of all labor unions are interested
in the candidacy of Dennis Doyle for
the legislature from ward g. Mr.. Doyle
has the socialist nomination, and al
though he has received no Endorsement
from the Workingmen's club, there are
scores of trade unionists working in his
behalf. Mr.. Doyle has not declared that
he will win. but he has put in great
deal of work, and there is always a
chance FOR surprises.
Members of Bottlers' and Drivers
union, of which body Mr.. Doyle is presi-
dent, are devoting a good deal of labor
in his interests.
Thomas F. Harvey, democratic candi-
date for the common council in ward 5,
and Charles Q. Blake, independent re-
publican candidate for the board of al
derrnen In ward 3, are members Of
labor unions who expect to cut a figure
in the municipal election. Mr.. Harvey
is president of the Building Trades
council and Journeyman Plumbers
union, and Mr. Blake is a member of
Carpenters and Joiners' union and a
member of the board Of hall trustees.
There exists denser ignorance
among the wealthy classes in society as
to the real tendencies of the labor
movement and the sound economics con-
tanned in the demand for a shorter
workday than among all others. They
seldom deem it necessary to listen to
the laborers' plea for justice and fair
dealing, the laborers' claim upon So
ciety for a greater consideration of
their rights; in a word, they imagine
it unnecessary to learn the laborers'
side of the labor question. So long as
this practice obtains there will un-
doubtedly be more or less friction with
every. move the workers may make to
secure any reform, great or small
President Samuel G0mpers, American
Federation of Labor IN an address on
"The eight-hour workday."
ALI sorts and conditions of people pa
tronize the Mont de Piete, or munich
pal pawnshops in Paris. A report just
issued shows that among the borrow
ers last year were $500 working people,
S497 employees, 1854 merchants, trades
men and manufacturers, and 2019 rep
resentatives OF the liberal professions.
Renters who live on their dividends,
frequently seek the help of the friend
ly Mont and 5000 Of this class are
is looked upon more as in the nature
of a bank than is the pawnshop. 1t ad-
vances money at low rates of interest
on any form of security, including fur
niture and railway shares, and is used
by the tradeslnan short of capital as
we'll as by laborers out of work.
The American Federation of Labor
viii once more make AN effort to have
the eight hour bill passed by the next
congress.
Some of the recent court decisions
have been highly satisfactory to labor.
Judge Windes Of Chicago recently de-
cided that labor unions had perfect
right to picket factories during a
strike The appellate division of the
New York supreme court, sitting in
Saratoga, has decided that individual
members of unions have the right to
take peaceful measures to prevent 9TH
ers from taking their places during a
strike.
A. NJ Dewey, cousin of the admiral
has declared himself socialist He
was recently sent to Idaho as special
agent Of the government to investi-
gate the labor troubles. In an address
to union workingmen at Spokane he
said;
Il believe in national paternalism, in
governmental ownership of all indus
tries. The competitive system of labor
is today the curse of the toilers. There
is no hope for the betterment Of the
evil conditions which now exist as a
result of the antagonism of capital and
labor, save in the establishment of the
socialist form Of government
The hall trustees in charge of labor
headquarters were in session yesterday
afternoon. There was no action rela-
tive to the approval Of the books of
the board, recently turned over by the
former officers. Another meeting will
be called by President j. D. Pierce.