Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-10

With patience-if you caIn
 Add to it unselfshness,
 And you have a union man.
 Typographical Journal.
 Santiago Iylesias, a representative Of the American Federation of Labor in San Juan, was recently sentenced to three years imprisonment for "attempt- ing to raise the price Of 1abor'' He was later acquitted by the supreme court of Porto Rico, however. but was compelled to pay a fine of $25 imposed upon him by the lower court for con- tempt.
 Efforts for the organization of the laundry workers promise 10 prove sue cessful. and when the same is effected 1t is expected that it will prove more effective in excluding the Chinaman. so far as Waterbury is concerned, than has the Chinese exclusion act now in. | force in the United States.
 | State Organizer O'Neill of Fridge port was in town on Sunday and met 1 the butchers and meat handlers of the l city. An organization was effected with the following temporary officers. | ~Ns A- | OSti Sills 111ltll l1ldll, M. A1C~ Grath, secretary. and Leroy X. Wright, treasurer. Application has been made to the American Federation of Labor for charter and another meeting will be held tomorrow.
 Andrew Carnegie has offered to do- nate $1S0,000 to build six branch E- hrarieS in Cincinnati if ehe city will donate the sites. A writer in one of the trade journals suggests that a tab. let containing the following inscription be placed on each building: 'The ex- pense of erecting this building was paid with the money earned Dy men who were later shot down because they de- sired more equitable return for their labor.''
 Should people everywhere do as did those of Bridgeport, the question as to what should be done regarding the beef trust would be one of easy solution As the prices went up the amount of fresh meat used went in m opposite direction and as result large consigr- ments lay in the cold storage ware ], houses of that city and no demand for it. The Chicago headquarters were no tified by the wholesalers of the trust and orders were received io dispose of it at the best terms possible. As a re suit the people got their meat at a req. sonable price, if only for brief time.
 The Connecticut Workman. lahn, paper published in Bridgeport by Iohr J. O'Neill. has suspended publication MT O'Neill found that his duties as or ganzer for the American Federation of Labor did not leave him sufficier , time to properly conduct the paper l and added to this the fact that in th, } twenty-four weeks of its existenc, l the expenditures were upwards of SlOl l with receipts Of about S60 forced hin l to the conclusion that It was abou : time to discontinue. It would seen z that a live labor paper in this sectioi e should receive sufficient Patronage t e prove paying venture.
 :, A petition largely signed by the ma r. chinists of Waterbury Ina n been presented. to the manufacturer }. asking for the nine-hour work day II Last year when a similar request WI made by the Machinists union. T gen eral reason assigned by the Dlanufac turers for not granting the same wa tnSlt lllSR pI6IGITGu to tleal IlPecIi with their employees without outsi0 interference They now have the or portunity. The machinists in man places already have the shorter wor day. as have the followers of othe trades here and elsewhere. and it i to be hoped that Waterbury nac1ir ists may be granted their request l. There was an interesting meeting 0 the New Britain Economc e league i that place on Sunday last. the princips address being made by President Eisel of the Hartford branch. He showe the spread of the movement in Connet ticut and believed that the laber.n men, through their organization should strive for the election of judge by the people. and cited the cases Q the injunctions granted against the la boring men in Ansonia. He predicte the election of m Economic league goy ernor and legislature, who would fayo