Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

the Amalgamated organization recently de-
termned to withdraw from the council
utilization, and that the two remaining or
CARNATIONS have been so notified.
The first issue of the American Labor
Union Journal has been received by q num-
Der of members of the various local labor
organizations, The publication is the Of
fetal organ OF the American Labor Union,
which was organized last May at Salt Lake
City, Utah, by western organizations prin-
cipally of metal miners, who had become
dissatisfied with the non-partisan attitude Of
The local laboring people generally sane
ton the appointment of Mr. Henry Litch-
field West as Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Being a newspaper man,
they state, Mr.. West understands the posi-
ton OF the laboring masses and they there
fore hope to find as warm a friend in him
as they did in his predecessor, Commits
sioner Ross. The workers Of the city were
among the chief mournefs Of Mr.. Ross
death and say that in his death they lost
one Of their best friends.
It is said that the Central Labor Union
will ask Commissioner West to give his con-
sideration to the difficulty existing between
the engineer department Of the District and
the local painters union. The union paint
ers employed in that department Of the gov
eminent instituted a strike aga inst the Dis
trict ahnf the 18th of September, demand
ing that their pay be raised from $3.50 to So
for IAN eight-hour work day
About September l the contractors of the
city adopted a So scale for painters in their
employ. The painters union in its commu-
nlcation to the Commissioners about that
time informed them of the action Of the
contractors and asked that the District gov
eminent do likewise. The Commissioners
informed the painters that the present ap-
preparation would not warrant the District
officials in advancing the pay Of any Of
heir employees and that to do so would re-
quire special act Of Congress The paint
ers refused to accept this explanation and
remained on strike. Their places were filled
by other painters, whose applications for
positions were on file at the District build
ing.
Matrimony among the lady clerks of ST.
Paul, Mimi, is to hereafter be conducted on
union lines. The young women Of the
Clerks Union, according to the latest re-
ports, have organized league which has as
it's purpose the rejection of the attentions
of men who are not members of their re-
spective trades unions. The platform Of the
league states that "a union built for two
should be Loyalty affiliated with a union call
ing for decent hours and proper compensa-
ton" Suitors for the hands of the lady
clerks will be compelled to show their cards
when they put in an appearance, and when
mans card is recognized at one house, 1t
will not be good anywhere else. Apprea-
tees in the art of love-making are barred
as the girls believe that only competent
Journey HueH III tHAS peculiar SCleHce
be recognized.
An international union of flour and cereal
mill employees has been formed 1t is esti-,
mated that there are $4,000 -four mill work.
ers in the United States who will come I'M
der the jurisdiction of the newly organized
union.
Mr.. Thomas Campbell. secretary of the Al
lied Printing Trades Council of this city,
will in the near future sever his connection
with that organization and leave for San
Francisco, Cal, where he will enter the en-
ploy of the Chronicle Newspaper Company
as foreman in its stereOtyping department.
At the recent convention of the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
il decided to move the headquarters of
the organization from Philadelphia Pa to
Indianapolis, Ind. The action of the con-
vention will be submitted to the member
ship of the brotherhood for its approval
bookbinders' strike was narrowly avert
ed at the government printing Office during
the week. The difficulty arose between
the union binders and the assistant fore
man of binding Mr.. w. A. Miller over
an order issued by that official Mr. ]. L.
Feeney, foreman of the women's bindery
and president of the local Bookbinders'
Union. conceived an idea which met with
the approval of Public Printer Palmer and
all others concerned, and the matter was
amicably adjusted.
The grievances OF the ffty-six gas WORK.
ers who instituted strike against Wash