Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-10
UNION LABOR DO|NGS.
Tri-City Congress Holds Its
Monthly Meeting at Indus
trial Home.
MAoHINIsTS ACTION Is ENDORSED.

| Large Public Gathering at Y. Nj. C. A. Au-
dItorium Saturday Night to Discuss the
Strike at Rock Island ACCOMPLISHMENT
| to Work.
The Tri-City Labor congress, at it's
monthly meeting yesterday at the In
dustrial home, endorsed the action of
the machinists at Rock Island arsenal,
and rendered to the strikers its moral
support in bringing about a success
full termination of the difficulty. The
president and secretary were also in
structed to draft resolutions defining
the views of the congress on the arse
nal trouble and forward them to the au-
thorities at Washington and all others
who might be of assistance to the ma
chinists.
The resolutions set forth that the
abrogation of the rule enforced at the
arsenal denying the machinists the
| rights of petition is of vital interest
10 the labor organizations of the
cou ntry; tender hearty sympathy and
support to the machinists, and 1--WE
believe every fair-minded man will
heartily concur in the expression of
the congress in the matter, and we
hope for n speedy adjustment favor
able to the men involved in the con-
troversy.
Delegates from the Tri-City Must
cal society, Davenport Typographical
union No. LOG. and the Metal Polish
ers', Buffers and Brass Workers
union were received and obligated.
1t was reported that the employees
of the street railway company, on be-
ing interviewed by committeeman
from the congress, answered mega
lively proposition to effect an or
ganiZation among themselves.
j. p. Dromgoole explained how it
was letter which he was entrusted
to deliver for the congress did
not reach the Rock Island city coun-
Gil until the day after the meeting of
the council. He said he was taken
sick at the home of a relative in DAY.
enpart and gave the communication
to his nephew to deliver. 1t was due
to the neglect of the latter that it did
not reach it's destination at the time
it was desired it should. A motion
was adopted generating Mr.. Drom-
goole of any blame in the matter.
l.. o. Jahns, of South Moline, was
elected a member of the executive
committee of the congress to succeed
q. f. Morgan, who asked to be re-
lieved of this duty that he might have
more time to devote TO his other
work.
The committee that called upon l..
S. McCabe and asked him to have in
serted in the contract for the erection
of his proposed store building a.
clause that union labor be employed
reported that Mr.. McCabc stated that
he would not discriminate.
w. a. Meese and DIR. p. III. Vessel,
of Moline. were voted the thanks of
the congress for the work they did in
inducing Gov. Tanner To instruct
Supt. Taylor to observe the S-hour
law ut the Watertown hospital.
All candidates who expressed them |
tions propounded by the legislative |
committee in the recent campaign |
were likewise Thanked.
\ letter was read from Representa-
tive G.. w. johnson stating that he |
would give attention to the BARRIERS |
license bill when it came up for con- |
sideratiOn. Senator William Payne |
wrote that he would vote for the pas
To Organize Wood Workers.
1t was reported that Thomas l. Kidd, |
president of the National Wood Work |
ers' association, is to visit the three |
cities soon for the purpose of organic
ing the wood workers here.
John Norton and Charles Grant, of |
Moline; NJ. V. Concannon and William
Swallow, Rock Island. and F. b.
Schmidt and Charles Nye, of Daven-
port, were appointed n committee to
visit the various shops and invite
those pattern makers, of whom there
are said to be a number not at present
belonging to their trade organization,
to join it.
Endorsement was given the yearly
that Brewery Workers union
No. 9S is to present to the brewing
firms for their signatures.
An invitation, extended by G. Z.
Morgan, for all laboring men to take
part in n meeting soon to be held I'M
der the auspices of the University
Center, was accepted. The
will probably be held at the
High school. The subject for discus
sion will be the school system and
how it can be improved.
A communication from Lewis Gull
lcnzoPf, printer, protesting against
being denied the use of the union
label, was tabled
One delegate reported that he had
heard through n lady friend of n
laughter of n Stewartville barber that
ler father did not favor labor organi-
but intended to join the. bar :
Ders' union for business reasons, and |
hen if he did not make his shop pay
ne would move to Michigan.
The congress accepted n liberal
made by Thomas Edwin
smith. author of Political Truth"
o provide a committee to be APP :
pointed with q limifcd mum her of his