Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-12
UNION LABOR.
The Meeting Last Night
The Speakers.

| POSSlO Oly from the extreme heat. /.
more probably from the mum Der oT
| other attractions, the meeting last
evening TO agitate the labor question
was not a very large one. There were
| not mauy ladies' q about a hundred
men gathered at the hall. cornere,r
fifth aud Main streets OF the sped
ers MIR. Mccormick was not presett
being i'll.
John 5. Fitzgibbons presided with
his usual graceful manner aad after
few remarks introduced John Felt
man, who gave a talk on what he has
done IN the organization of labor at
indianapolis aud what he expects -
do il Richmond. He referred to bis
visit here a few weeks ago in the IN
terest of the m3ulders and the sue
cess and good effect of the union then
formed. The conditions here were
such, he said, that there should be an
organization in every line of labor,
and he expected TO remain here f3s
ten days or more to foster the move
ment and see that many branche@
were organized. He referred to t3e
various branches of labor whidh
needed organization here. Tir
carpenters, who work ten ho<>p3
day al .c.s 49, 5av-~ - At i-neiianapolp fHse
organized and now have the esq
hour day and - cents an hour. aha
BARRIERS are already organized All
the union viii be formed at on99
The machinists were IN better CJn
dition than the carpenters, but
should have shorter hours The
clerks should organize for shorter
hours. The garment workers, and
other branches of labor in which
girls are employed needed organiza-
tiOn for shorter hours and better
paw; he hoped to see the time when
the girl workers of this city shouid
be put upon the plane where they
belong. The boiler makers noe Ell
organization, so do also the plaster
ers, electrical workers, teamsters,
upholsterers, carriage workers. wood
workers and others. He announced
| that during his stay here he should
put in all his time iu this line, meet
ing representative or each trade and
showing them the way the work IS
done and has been done at Indian
apolis and other places where it has
/ been successful.
Mr.. Gould, the next speaker,
started at $50 and was not yet
through at 1890. He referred
to the moral and practical manner
| of overcoming any abuses that
might exist. Referring to the cor
dition Of the girl worker and Their
| low wages and long hours, the stated
that the manufacturers when ap-
/ preached on the subject replied that
| girls had no board TO pay, had
| brothers TO help them. and II was
more a matter of pin money with
| them But, said he how about
/ the girl who does have to pay board
and has no brothers, | have found
them where their board, little as II
was. cost them al they received IN
wages. Where then must they gel
the money for their clothing and
other necessities, TO say nothing oi
any little luxury to brighten then
| toll burdened lives What OF the
| orphan Girl who has no homeI say
this system is a shame and dis
| grace to a Christian country lie
spoke of the condition OF the girls
who work in hotels and restaurants
in Indianapolis and IN other lln .
| where they were not given a place t6
stay at night after their work was
done, and the fact that they mad +
have rooms Of their own, il they hac
Ino homes. and the results being that
even If thew were eudeavoring K
lead moral lives il was next TO m
/ possible for them to do II
! The history OF ''O.d Nrl.
noted character OF indianapolis
who at twenty two ears Of age dleet
. and was buried Ia the potter~ telt
. victim Of the einpIoym Mt OF feinal'
labor al too low prices, was reIerftt
10. Who was responsible Tor he
career 1t rests on the present CON
dition Of society aS related TO labor
He said that Il Christ were TO com
to earth now He would be stabbed Z
death by the powerful, as he va
when He did come. Were He to com
TO Richmond and endeavOr 10 carr.
, out the same walks OF life he dl'
7 when He came two thousand year
, ago, He would be in police court at
, o clock the next morning TO answe
to ! charge OF vagrancv. L i %
shame of the present world that "a
working girl must work for too lltti
! TO enable her 70 starve 10 deaf
peaceably. He depended on u
! newly formed Women ; Union LAOS
: League TO perform wonders for good
that IL viii be in force IN this city II
: side OF thirty days and the place
| where girls are employed will Q
forced to pay better wages or go ou
of business. He urged upon II