Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-07

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 Regular semi-monthly meeting of the Central Labor union at their rooms, 117s Grand street, Monday evening next.
 The initiation fee of the New Haven Bartenders' union will be raised to $25 on September 1. Their Waterbury brethren are contemplating the same move.
 1 In the last ten years the number Of children employed in the mills of South Carolina has increased from 2,309 to S,o50. Their average wage is 33 cents a day.
 Two more printing offices have signed contracts with the New Haven Typographical union within the last few weeks, making ten 'laber' offices in that city.
 | A Philadelphia clothing firm is trying 1 a novel plan. They employ none but union clerks and handle only union goods, giving a discount of 15 per cent to any customer who can produce card to show that he is a member of uuIOu duu ILL SOOu The Amalgamated Society of Engi- neers and Machinists will hold an im- portant meeting this evening at which quite a number of new members will be initiated. MT Cowan of Chicago, general organizer, will be present.
 The Machinists will hold tAeir regu- lar Sunday meeting tomorrow at 9 a. m. in Franco-American hall, Bank street. With the return of William B. Fulton of the Farrel foundry it is hoped that a satisfactory agreement may be reached in regard to a shorter work day.
 The Sawsmiths' National union is the name of new organization. The craft has heretofore been organized into independent unions, but recent gathering of the SawSmithS of the country at Indianapolis the above or ganization was formed. c. H. Wins low of Fitchburg, Mass is president, and H. l. Scott of Indianapolis secre- tary.
 The strike of the Boston brewers is still on, notwithstanding the report sent out by the master brewers to the contrary. One of the principal points of difference now is the clause of the contract in reference 10 the discharge of men. The union maintains that this shall not be done without cause, while the employers take different view of the matter
 Edward T. Mullen, president of the N0xu orfn been appointed district organizer for the state of Connecticut by the Inter- national Bartenders' union, with full power to organize and install branclfes. Mir Mullen is regarded as man well qualified for the position, and the plac- ing of an organizer in this state gives general satisfaction.
 At a meeting of the Economic league held in Bricklayers' hall, Hartford, Sunday evening, the following address was adopted:
 Headquarters Connecticut
 Economic League,
 Hartford, June 1, 1902. To the Voters of the State: By a unanimous vote the council of the above league request the workmen of Connecticut to vote down the pro. | POSCu ShctHSS O1 COIiSlllulIOu III so GDl- phatic manner that it will be impos- sible to mistake their demand for a just system of representation | The present constitution was adopted when the interests of the state were mainly agricultural and was suited to the old conditions Since that time the growth of commerce has been so rapid mat the wealth of the state is now in its industrial enterprises The present constitution and the amended one, as submitted by the convention take the control of the wealth of the state out Of the hands of it's owners and makers. and give it to those who are ignorant of the conditions that are essential to its well being and progress. No sys- tenn of representation will satisfy the demands of the people that refuses: Flrst-TO give representation to ev- cry interest in the state in exact pro- portion to it's importance As Con- nect1cut Is an industrial state. industry demands supremacy in law making I power
 Second-No system win be accepta- ble that gives one man in a country town power that makes him equal to six men who live in a city. This pro- vision is a violation of the inherent rights of the citizen.
 The proposed change in the consti- tuition makes provision that no other convention can be held unless voted for by majority in both houses of the general assembly. Also, that vote must be endorsed by a majority vote of the electors of the state. This pro- vision is both unjust and absurd. It places the future. we'll being of the people of the state in the power of a small minority of the electors. that mi, nority having little Knowledge of the needs of the majority
 It must be remembered also that the house of representatives is composed or members from rural constituencies having fve-sixths of the voting power. Then, if the house vote such an an l peal t0 the nennIa and thnro- a,o 1ea,.