Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-14


 , meeting on Monday evening next. Regular meeting of Typographical union this evening at Polishers' and Buffers hall.
 Forty-One new members were initi ated at one meeting of the Buffers and Polishers' union Thursday evening.
 The local machinists will hold an other meeting in Franco-American hall, Bank street, tomorrow morning at 9:30.
 A rather strange labor organization was formed ill Toledo, Ohio, recently. It is composed of all of the insurance solicitors of that city and holds q charter from the American Federation of Labor.
 Every labor measure before the Massachusetts legislature was killed i'll the senate last week. It looks as though few Economic leagues were needed in the Bay state as we'll as in Connecticut.
 The Waterbury branch of the Anal gamated Society of Engineers and Ma l chiniStS, etc, has trebled it's member l ship during the last thirty days, and has about thirty more applications to act upon at the next regular meeting. The Brewers union is now looking | for more worlds to conquer. Every person leigible to membership, includ- ing the drivers and their helpers is either a member or has an application in. This has been brought about only by hard and persistent work and the union is entitled to much credit
 The Musicians union closed it's charter at a meeting held last week, at which p new members were initiated. This organization now numbers up- wards of 100 members Every effort is being made to get those not already in to join and it will undoubtedly be necessary for them to do so if they do much work.
 The freight and baggage handlers of Chicago have formed a union, and have become formally affiliated with the Brotherhood of Railway EmpIoyes. As there are about 10000 freight and baggage smaShers in Chicago they will undoubtedly make their influence felt. and the movement will probably ex- tend throughout the country.
 The label of the National Boot and Shoe Workers union has been accept ed by the J. H. WinchelI Co., and J. W. Rush & Go. of Haverhill, Mass. The two firms employ about 1,200 hands in the busy season. and at the present time TOO. Their goods are sold to some extent in Waterbury. The Win chell Go. has been one of the most steadfast opponents of labor organiza- tons for more than ten years.
 Organizer I Cowen has offered 10 address a mass meeting for the Central Labor union if that body will arrange for hall. Union and non-union men and women to be present The voting of the Machinists for shorter work day at the Farrel foundry and Water bury Machine company resulted in an overwhelming majority for the nine hour day. 1t was practically unani- nous.
 A conference was held this week between the Boston master brewers and representatives of the brewery employees now on strike The strikers delivered an ultimatum demanding the reinstatement of all employees now on strike and the summary discharge of all men now employed i'll the breweries The master brewers were unwilling to accept the terms demanded and settlement of the strike seems no near CT than before. Tn the meantime the Brewers union is keeping LID a stiff fight wherever Boston beer is sold throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
 A press despatch of Sunday says: Nearly 10000 workingmen joined la Dor unions in Chicago to-day. Four teen new unions were launched Off, cials of the Federation of Labor have been working day and night for weeks but cannot keep up with the demand for assistance in forming unions" This condition is general through out the country, nearly every national organization having the work for it's organizers mapped out for weeks ahead. Waterbury will bear compari- son with any of the larger cities in the number of new unions instituted
 The committee on constitution and
  will hold it's first meeting tomorrow. AS the comittee is composed of one member from each local affiliated with the Central Labor union making about 1 90 in all. every important point will be i looked after carefully, and the result, | no doubt, will be a document that the bulk of workingmen of Waterbury will stand ready to indorse. This l work should not be performed hastily, | as the platform adopted will have much | to do with the success or failure of 1 the league. The committee is an i'm [ portant one and should make haste | slowly.
 The bulletin board at the Central | Labor union rooms used for posting the | ''NVe Don't Patronize' list is now | painted black, that being the sug&es- tion of one of the Plumbers delegates I Since the board has been in use but one local name has appeared thereon, and that for but few days. the firm in question deciding that they were getting more free advertising than was desired, and settling their difficulties | with one of the local unions. The names of several whose signs usually are of red and white stripes are ex-