Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13
THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902

the laws Of the states have provisions for
his apprehension. trial and, il convicted.
punishment.
I'VE have been assisted very efficiently in
| our eHort to secure the passage of an
| effective anti-injunction bill by Mr.. Fuller.
| the legislative committeeman from the rail-
| road brotherhoods.
Through our official magazine the Amer
lean Federationist. / have called attention
| to the fact that perhaps the most effective
answer which could be interposed to injunc-
! lions issued to restrain organized labor
| from issuing circulars IN regard to the
boycott is the constitutional guarantee OF
| the right of free press and free speech.
| IF circular of the character referred to,
| or speaker, misstates the facts to a mans
| injury and involves libel the law affords
! ample remedy, but In that case the offense
is in the libel, not in the boycott. 1t is,
| therefore, strongly urged that where no
/ misstatements of fact, libelous In charac-
| ter, are alleged, the right of free speech be
| interposed as an answer to all injunctions
: of this kind.
"A free press does not simply consist in
according that freedom to newspapers, but
equally to pamphlets and circulars. through
which means most controversial questions
were discussed, before the era Of our mod
ern newspapers, and for which the right
OF free press was secured"
In conversation with a Star reporter Mr..
Morrison. secretary Of the Federation of
Labor, said:
l Inc Oils DeIOfe congress are neceS-
sarily of Importance to us, but not so much
so as the great organization movement
among the unorganized workers. The
American Federation of Labor issued 40
per cent more charters during the Novem-
| Der just passed than during the same
month OF last year. We have about thirty
salaried and about 1000 volunteer organ
! izers In the field. All reports are most ia
vorable to the cause
President Gompers returned to the city
yesterday from visit to Boston and New
| York. where he attended to labor matters
| of Importance referred to him by the last
| convention of the federation. While in New
| York he attended the sessions of the Ma
tional Civic Federation.
| A most interesting meeting of Local I'm
| ion No. " of the International Union of
| Carriage and Wagon Workers was held
| Tuesday evening at it's hall, 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Every member of the union was present in
| response to general call sent out and the
| semi-annual election Of officers was held.
| 1t resulted as follows: President, John W.
| Baker; vice president, Frank Willcocks; re-
| cordfng secretary, John H. Brinkman;
financial secretary, David Fegan; treasurer,
8. w. Drummer; trustees, John w. Bright,
! J. L. Stevens and w. H. Wyatt; delegates
| to the Central Labor Union, John H. Brink
| man. John w. Baker, c. F. Cockrille, 8. f.
Bagley and Frank Willcocks The election
| was a most interesting event, Mr. Baker
being elected to the office Of president over
Mr.. Robert +. JonScher by a majority Of
one.
Mr.. William F. Landsgraf, the retiring
president. who declined the nomination for
reelection, was eulogtzed in speeches by
| the various members in appreciation of his
services during his administration as the
head of the union
A resolution was adopted at the meeting
asking that the general executive board of
! the international body submit to referen-
dunn vote a proposition to hold convention
between now and the first of next March.
me resolution viii be sent to Baltimore
and Philadelphia for the Endorsement of
the unions In those cities. 1t is the opinion
of the local carriage makers that the prop
osition will be favorably received by the
members of the craft generally.
Mr. John II. Brinkman. secretary Of the
! union, has been appointed by the general
executive board of the international body
to represent 1t in the forthcoming joint
conference Of the delegates of the Brother
hood of Blacksmiths. the Brotherhood of
Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers and
the International Union Of Carriage and
,, Wagon Workers. The conference was ar
ranged for the purpose of bringing to an
end the controversy between the aggrieved
crafts with reference to the question of
Jurisdiction. The conference will be held
,, at the call of President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, probably
| in January next, in this city.
The majority Of the members of the al
lied printing trades of Washington doubt
the authenticity Of the report sent from
this city and published in two western
newspapers to- the effect that Represen-
tative ]. P. Heatwole of Minnesota will
ask that an investigation be made into
the recent trouble at the government
printing office between the union bookbind-
ers and one of their assistant foremen.
1t is stated that the trouble arose as re-
suit of one of the foremen attempting to
put on extra men against which the union
binders demonstrated and because of which
threatened a strike. The matter was placed
IT,, h. 10, 1s 0f Of tlo At, l., -
union and Public Printer Palmer and was
quickly adjusted to the satisfaction of all
concerned. All matters referring to the
union workers Of the government printing
office laid before Public Printer Pal
mer who at all times has shown partially
to organized labor. The unionists in the
printing office declare that the administra-
ton of Mr.. Palmer has been eminently sat-
isfactory to them, and that there is no need
for an investigation into the matter al
luded to in the western journals.
The annual election Of officers Of Local
Union 36S of the. Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers will be held
the Goth instant.
The Amala gamated Society Of Carpen-
tiers held it's regular meeting Monday even
ing. After the routine business enga ging
the attention Of the society had been trans
acted the annual election of officers was
held and resulted as follows: President,
S. A. Adams; vice president, David E.
Grave; secretary Fred Hook: treasurer
Edward Burnley; money steward, w. F.
Behrens; check steward, E. H. Coon; sick
visitor. A. H. Stuart; trustees. D. H. Coon,
Norman Harrington. and D. N. Wallace;
business agent w. F. Gilmore.
The annual banquet of Local Union No.
of the International Bookbinders' Union
will be held about the 1st of February.
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| and. conscious of her intuitive aversion, she
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