Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-03

Commencing to-day the union men
 employed in the shops of Anso1lia, Der
 by and Shelton will have a Saturday
 half holiday with full weeks ray. By the terms of an agreement made at
 the close of the strike last year the
 men were to work 59 hours per eek
 until May l, 1902, and receive G1 hours
 pay for the same. This was to enable
 the manufacturers to catch up on their
 orders. By the agreement the men
 were to work only until noon on Sat
 days after May l of this year, or 5
 hours, and were to receive 61 hours
 pay for the same. It would seem that
 the strikers there did gain something
 if not all they desired.
 typographical union No 329 has re-
 celved a duplicate charter to replace
 the one destroyed by fire. The original
 was issued in November, 1898, and tEe
 charter members were: John H. Aus tn, John J. Price, F. W. Wheeler ".
 Ii. Wheeler, P. A. Donovan, c. P. Har- rls, W. H. Dupont George A. Rhodes
 R. k. Ellendorf. F. w. Wiggias. James
 r. Holt, Harry Holden, William Ring
 wood, Peter O'Connell, H. H. Mar1en and John T. Savers. Of these but s;y are now in Waterbury. The organiza- tion has had steady growth and is in
 better shape to-day than at any fine III It's history. It has contracts w;th
 the following offices in which none iut union help is employed: The Evenino Democrat, the Morning Republican
 waterbury Blank Book Manufact11rino %. Enterprise Printing Co. John r Frlce and the Jackson Quick Print.
 me New Bitain Hea1d says: ssThe present wave of so-called labor nojit;cs Ill this state is exciting much com mon+ ana apprehension, and many dolafn, prophecles are being made in regard to the future politics of the stata if 4ba laDor party gets the ascendancv a1I along the line. There is no parficnlar reason Tor any such fear. The citv of
 dartIord, for instance, is iust as sofa III charge of man who has sold cloth. Ing as one who sells wool and thera 1s no reason why Mayor Sullivan sbon15 hot make satisfactory report at the end of his term. He will find. of coursa that doing is not as easy in office as if was out of it, and that the imnortanca or political prestige has been magnifie1 as Tar as the workingmen's interests are concerned. but lie can devote him. selI to the interests of the whole com. munlty and leave Hartford better than he found it.'
 Tn recent address before tha New ork chapter of the Church Assoeia- ton for the Advancement of tho Tn. terests of Labor. Rev pr McKim of the church of Epiphany. Washington sald: I do not believe that one o1t of nftv in the church really studies +bnsa social problems. What does the avn,- age man in our churches know If 1be great principles of cooperation or ,ba history of labor organizations in this country? Consider what organize,l la Dor has done to improve the condition or the Workingmen. Seventy ar fiobtv years ago the condition of the laborars ln factories was far worse than tbe condition of the slaves in the south ], nave lived in the south. and I know that the material conditions of tba slaves was better. In 1S32- in many or the mills Of this country the women | and children had to go 10 work at l 50 o'clock in the morning and con- tlnue at work fourteen or fifteen hours | a day''' af
 1ouchlng what trades unions have | Ione 10 abolish such industrial evils | Dr Mchim added: Labor crsaniza- | lons have done splendid work and honor them. They have lifted m the masses of the people. who are not -ontented any more. Their ambition $ aroused to become men and women ind their song is, Eight hours for Wofk; eight hours for sleep. and eicbt tours to do what we wilI'' I to not | 'ay whether in the present conditions 't labor the eight-hour day IS olwavs lttalnable but5aall these things are to 9e Judged by the effect they have on manhood and womanhsod. They want tome time to look away from their work out on the great world and to breathe the pure air of heaven: they want some time with their families I lha, therefore, their discontent Is lealthful'