Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

Of London, and composed of representatives
Of the various influential labor organlza-
tions of King Edwards domain The mem
bers of the party have been making tour
of the United States as the guests OF Mr.
Moseley and have visited nearly all the
principal cities studying the labor condl-
lions.
The commission arrived in Washington
Tuesday and left for New York Wednesday
evening From New York the party Will
traverse the New England states, and each
member will make special study OF the
industry in which he is directly interested
They will return to New York about De-
cember In order to be present at the an
nual meeting of the American Civic FED
Grafton, to be held in that city the sth, 9TH
and 10th of next month.
The members of the party spent Tuesday
afternoon visiting the Congressional LIBRA
~ the Capitol and other points OF interest,
and Mr. Moseley was presented to Mr.. Car
roll D. Wright, commissioner OF labor lhey
were at leisure Wednesday morning ana
took advantage of the opportunity 10 m
snect the government printing office, the
navy ward and the bureau of engraving and
printing Mr.. w. Coffey, who represents
the English bookbinders in the COMMISSION
was particularly interested in the working
of the bindery at the government printing
Office. He called upon Mr.. James l..
Feeney, president Of the local bookblnders
and foreman of the women's bindery at the
office with whom he became acquainted
during the sessions of the British trades
congress- recently held in London, and
which Mr.. Feeney attended as the delegate
from the American Federation or LABOR
In conversation with Mr.. Feeney, Mr.. COT
few expressed himself being very pleased
with the results of his visit and said he
thought the labor conditions in the United
States generally, SO far as his observations
extended. were exceedingly good.
At noon Wednesday the members of the
commission and Mr. H NJ. Ross of the Lon
don Times, Mr.. Sutherland of the Central
News, Mr. Marks, president of the Nauona!
Association OF Clothiers of New York, and
Mr.. Cargil of the American Civic Fedora
ton, gathered at the White House and were
presented to President Roosevelt, whose re-
marks upon that occasion follow:
Il am delighted to have the pleasure OF
meeting you, gentlemen. l have had COM
munication with Mr. Marks on more than
one question leading up to the coal strike
Naturally, like any man who hasanythlng to
Go with public affairs, l not only take, put
am bound to take, the very deepest interest
in all the manifold social problems which
include as one section of them what we
group together as the labor problems.
More and more, as our modern industrial
progress goes on, there is tendency to
work in federation or combination, both
among employers and among employees, in
corporations and in unions; and, Of course,
gentlemen, among the reasons why L take
a very great interest in these combinations
is the very fact that by their power they
have such great possibilities for good
which necessarily implies that they have
also great possibilities for evil.
whether you wish them or not 1t Is
idle, in my opinion, to protest against the
inevitable tendency of the times toward
both corporation and union. 1t is worse
than folly TO take exceptions to either cor
poration union as such. The line should
= ~ q
heartiness and am delighted to see you
After Mr.. Moseley had replied to the
Presidents remarks in fitting terms, the
party departed and proceeded to the head
quarters of the department of labor, where
the members were individually presented to
Commissioner of Labor Wright. After their
reception at the department Of labor, the
party wendell it's way to the Pennsylvania
depot and left for New York.
The members of the commission and the
trades they represent are: 7. Ashton, cot
ton spinners; q. Kelley, photographic print
ers; H. Crawford, carpenters; w. Ham, fur
niture trades; r. Holmes, cutlery; T. Jones,
iron trades; G. Tapping, leather workers;
w. Coffee, bookbinders; James Cox, iron
and steel trades; P. Walls, blast furnace
men; w. Dyson, paper makers; II. Wilkin-
son, weavers; G. Barnes, engineers; D..
Cumming, boilermakers; Alex. Wilkie, ship
wrights; ]. Madison, iron founders; B..
Hornidge, boots and shoes; J. Mcdonald,
London Trades Council; w. Steadman, par
IdNleDJdry committee Oh lTdueS uIlOn, n.
Taylor, bricklayersi NJ. Deller, plasterers;
T. Flynn, tailors; W. Bowerman, compos-
itors
Local labor leaders are very much pleased
with President Roosevelts talk to the
members of the party, and say that the
short address sets forth obviously that he
Is the friend of the laboring people They
also state that should he secure congress
sional legislation against the trusts and
monopolies he will have the undivided sup
port of the laboring people generally should
he enter the field for reelection in the next
presidential campaign.
The Washington Lodge No. 1913. Inter-
national Association of Machinists, has
transferred the work of organizing the wo-
men employees Of the United States mail
bag repair shop, on c street northwest
over to the American Fedora ton of Labor
Upon the return to this city of the officials
of the federation the matter will be placed
in the hands of q committee of the Cen
trail Labor Union.
The lodge will soon inaugurate a move
ment to have all employing machinists re.
duce the hours of labor of their employees
TO eight hours per day. Up until last spring
majority OF the union machinists EN-
ployed in private establishments worked
ten hours a day. At that time the unior
leaders instituted a movement and had the
work day reduced to nine hours. They ar,
now IN the hopes Of a further reduction IL
the hours. A special committee has bear
appointed, and Mr.. Lawrence Sherwoo,
CHOSEN as business agent to look after tn,
project.
Mr.. James L. Feeney. president of tn,
local bookb!nders' union, is in receipt of :
personal letter from Mr. John Mitchell
president of the United Mine Workers o
America, thanking the local bookbinder
Tor their contribution of 500 for the pur
pose OF carrying on the recent anthracit
coal strike against the operators.
Press dispatches Indicate that Iabo
troubles in Havana. Cuba, have assumed !
serious aspect. There has been considera
Die rloting, but the strikers are reporte
70 have Gained down somewhat
The leaders look upon the action Of NJ,
Ashley M Gould, recently appointed iudg
TO NIL the vacancy on the District henc}
IN going TO the Police Court to conduc
the proceedings against Mr. Burns, the
or l.. leader, and his followers as very ur
usual. They declare that there have bee
few instances where Mr.. Gould has lei
his post at the city hall and appeared bt
fore the judge In. the lower court in tn
interest of the government In a case the d,
tails of which are similar to the one now b,
fore that tribunal
The newly elected officers of the K of
have established new headquarters In I'll
Bliss building, on B street Just above III
building where Mr.. Hayes and his follow
ers are holding forth
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