Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-01

dShlHS Iueln to vote TOT Lue TS-eHdCG- ment of the Chinese exclusion act. The people ill this country do not desire an influx of cheap Chinese labor into this country.
 The first annual promenade and dance of the New Haven Bartenders' union was a magnificent success. It was held in Music hall on Tuesday evening and there was an immense audience. Among those present were Mayor Studley and Chief of Police Wrinn. The event was attended by delegations from the unions in Water bury, Meriden, Bridgeport, and Hart ford. About $7O0 was realized above the expenses.
 The machinists' strike has been set tied long time, but some of it's sores still remain. During the past week the contributor to this column read ill 2 paper an advertisement by q local manufacturing concern, which is in need of toolmakers. Later the writer was informed that one or two of the machinists and toolmakers, who went on strike when the machinists' strike occurred in this city, are still out of work. The company did not send af- ter them, nor did they ask for their old position. One of the men in question is owed a weeks salary by the com pany, but he has never called for it. It appears as if it were a case of q won't give in'' on both sides. If the company was badly in need of tool makers, it would seem as if they could send q note to that effect to their for mer faithful employees, and the latter would no doubt gladly accept the po- sition.
 The members of the local Barten- ders' union held q special meeting Sun day afternoon at Elks' hall at which plans for the smoker which will be given by them tomorrow afternoon We're discussed. Great preparations have been made to make this smoker ione of the best ever given in this city. A fine program has been prepared. Many invitations have been issued and there is no doubt but that there will be q large attendance. Delegations from unions i'll other cities are expect ed to be present. The report of Messrs Hickey and Doyle, the dele gales to the convention of the Bar tenders union in New England, was presented. It was very unfavorabIe The members were not at all pleased with the treatment which the dele gates from the Connecticut unions re- ceived. Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled the convention. The To- cal delegates favor a convention for Connecticut unions only.
 Messrs Carey and Mccartney, two socialist members of the Massachu- setts legislature, are rather busy these days in introducing bills i'll the legis- lature which will tend to the benefit of the laboring classes. Tn addition the municipal ownership of public franchises, the following bill has been introduced:
 Section 1. If any employer, dur ing the continuance of strike among his employees, or during the continu- ance of lockout among his employees. publicly advertisas in newspapers. by posters or otherwise, for employees. or by himself or his agents soliclts per sons to work for him, he shall plainly and explicitly mention in such adver- tisements or oral or written solicita- tions. that a strike has occurred among his former employees, or that a lockout exists.
 Section Z If any person, firm. association or corporation violates any provision of this act, he or it shall in cur a fine of one hundred dollars for each offense, of which sum one-half shall go to the person who makes the complaint against he or it''
 Many persons were surprised last evening when they read of twenty four young ladies, employees of the Scoyill concern, striking. The emDloy- CTS and employees of this concern gen- erally get along so well together that the people had cause to be surprised. especially when they read that the young ladies were able to make only SO cents day. Scoyill's is q good shop to work in. Business is rather brisk there at most times and sem ployes command T fair days pay. But it does seem that it is outrageous to ask q young lady to work for 10 lone hours for the small sum of so cents especially when the company can af. ford to erect such large additions tc their plant and the times are so pros porous. Perhaps by the time this ap- pears in print the trouble will have been satisfactorily adjusted. The company, judging from the interview with one of the superintendents pub- lisled in last evenings edition of the Democrat. wishes to do the square thing with the young ladies' Every one hopes that the young ladies will receive the increase which they have asked and which they deserve.
 As before published Senator Nell sons bill creating q department of commerce, which passed the senate Tuesday, was amended in various par ticulars. Probably the most import ant of these amendments was one changing the title to read, seThe depart ment of commerce and labor.' It provides for q secretary, who is to be a member of the cabinet; an assist ant secretary, and also the other offic- ials and clerks necessary The pro- posed department is especially charged with the collection and distribution of statistical information and with the development and fostering of foreign and domestic commerce. Tn the de.