Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-13
UNION LABOR DO|NGS,
The TRICKY Congress Holds Its
Regular Monthly
Session.
WORK OF WASHINGTON DELEGATE.


Treated of.
A well attended. rather interesting
and lengthy session of the Tri-City
Labor congress was held yesterday
afternoon at the Rock Island Indus
trial Home on Third avenue.
In the absence of President Benton
Davis, Vice President W. III. Schillin-
ger occupied the chair. The follow
ipg delegates were obligated: Frank
Young Emil Roseberg. T. +. Dugan,
G. +. Weishler, Federal Labor union
No. 6954: William Folk, III. Cadv, w.
j. Hannah, W. Wait and A. Pc
terson, Wheel Makers union No. 40:
Frank Westbay, j. G. Surman. j.
Weirather, Oliver Beck, Max Snyder.
Stove Mounters' union No. IS; j. +.
Ternesky, International Journevmen s
union No. 116.
United action was discussed in the
matter of seeking the cooperation of
boards of education in driving from
the local markets such supplies as
are not union made. Robert Cha
new and Il. j. Mccain, of Moline, and
Messrs. Catlin and McNiernan, of
Davenport, were delegated rs COM
mittees to confer with the boards of
their respective cities, a committee to
wait on the Rock Island board having
been appointed at previous meet
ing.
Endorsement was given the strike
of the employees of the Lee broom fac
tory ut Davenport, who walked out
because the firm refused to grant
them a slight increase in wages. and
to recognize their union and to pay
their salaries entirely in money, OBJ
lection having been made to further
accepting orders on stores as part of
their weekly wages. The congress
agreed on systematic campaign
against the consumption of the firms
products in this section.
w. II. Shillinger recited the details
of his recent trip to Washington, as
delegate of Tri-City Machinists' union,
in the interest of the S-hour and ar
senul overtime bills, and while he
said neither had been passed, they
had reached such a point that their
adoption was practically assured at
the next session of congress, so that
he felt whatever effort Ia Dor hereabout
had made was not i'll vain. The eX-
pense of his trip was S15S.39. The
different labor organizations are to
contribute equally toward defraying
it.
VIII Consider 1t.
A reply was read from the indus
trial commission ut Washington stat
ing that the request for the abolition
of piece work at government manu-
featuring points would receive atten-
I 10, .,,I L., e
time.
1t was reported that the Rock Island
county board of supervisors had con-
tracted for union mined coal for the
county for the ensuing year.
y resolution prepared by Aid. Cor
man, of Davenport, proposing that
the question of granting Il 25-year
franchise to the Tri-City Railway com
pany be submitted to a vote of the
people at a special election, the cost
of which to be borne by the company,
was endorsed by the congress.
+. y. Andrews presented Il rcsolu-
ton, which was adopted, asking in
the name of organized labor, the CO.
operation of citizens generally in the
selection of city officials from a nom
partisan standpoint; that all partici-
pate in the ward caucuses, and if the
results attained are not satisfactory,
organized labor unite at an early date
in planning for Independent action
next year.
The following resolution, pre-
sented by A. F. Lockhart, of
Moline. was adopted: Resolved.
That we learn with satisfaction
that some city officials, includ-
several councilmen of the ri
cities. have expressed the intention of
retiring for the present from public
life at the expiration of their present
terms of Office. Resolved, That we
heartily thank them for whatever
good they may have accomplished,
and urge upon our mem bersnip the
wisdom of yielding to their determi-
nation as gracefully rs circumstances
will permit. Resolved. That there
are others to whom their example is
as worthy of emulation"
The fight of the Allied Printing
Trades Council. of Chicago, against the
News and Record, of that city, was
endorsed.
a communication from Transfers
union No. 7,111. of Rock Island, was
received. and its contents en-
iorsed. The teamsters have adopted
4 scale fixing the price per load for a
haul of five blocks or under at %
cents per load. and l cents per load |
for each additional block in excess of |
i've blocks. The union also asks that |
It's members be given preference in all |
public work.
Assistant for Morgan.
e.. +. Morgan rendered his resigna-
ion rs secretary of the congress,
stating that the demands upon his
lime were more than he could meet.
he agreed, however. to continue in
he harness if he were provided with
IN assistant, and arrangements look
NC to such an end were authorized
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