Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-13

The carriage manufacturers have decided
to refuse to acceed to the demands of the
wOrkmeu employed by them who are now
out on strike. The men will be given
uutil to morrow morning to return to work
On Monday the masters intend TO fll the
places of the men who refuse TO work. This
ultimatum was decided upon at a meeting
of the Carriage Makers Association, held
Wednesday night last at the Office of Thos
+. Trazzare, president of the association. az
$50 Pennsylvania Avenue, northwest This
action means that the employers have de.
cided to fight the demands for an increase
Of wages and shorter work day. and that
they will not treat with the strikers on any
proposition after Monday
The plumbers are also on strike, aud the
master plumbers or employers have had
their side of the grievance aired IN the pub
lie press In this latter strike it is sure
thing that the public, or at least house
holders. will sympathize with the work
men, The indifferent workmanship Of ap-
prentices sent out instead of the men to do
jobs of plumbing is not confined to the
District buildings OF Government Jobs.
Householders have suffered from this prac-
tce of the bosses who thus deprive compe-
tent and experienced workmeu of the lob,
and use their apprentices to do the work
because the latter are paid only the small
weekly wages of youths learning the trade.
In these times of prosperity it is
somewhat strange that wOrkuen, not only
in Washington, but in most Of the large
cities, have to strike as a last resort to OBJ
tain living wages. The tendency of the
times appears to be that the employees OF
labor are organized sylupath etically in an
effort to end the exact amount il is only
necessary to pay the toiler 70 support life.
And ahilC tAl GLnBG is uu the subject
Il would respectfully direct the attention of
the authorities to the violations Of the law
in many OF the big department stores Of the
city where young girls are compelled to
stand on their feet when not engaged in
waiting on patrons of the stores. The law
provides that seats shall be provided for
these young girl clerks when not actually
engaged in waiting on customers. Who
ever on entering some of these department.
stores has ever seen the girls seated, even
when there are but few shoppers in the
mammoth buildings?
The distressed faces which greet the OBJ
servant visitor indicate pretty plainly that
the girls are on their feet during the long
hours of the day and the absence of seats
are equally evident.
Another thing the GLOBE would comment
on touching the closing hours of many of
the stores, on Seventh street particularly.
There are several of these places which re-
fuse to observe the tacit agreement exist
ing and work their clerks overtime. No
humane and honest citizen, at least no per-
son working for salary or wages should pat
ronize these stores kept open after their
competitors close, for by doing SO they lend
themselves to the injustice OF the avaricious
owners who over-work their employees.
Of course the GLOBE sympathizes with
the men now out on a strike and hopes that
they will win out and secure some Of the
prosperity" lying around loose in chunks
and which their employers with hoggish pro-
pensities are endeavoriug to monopolize.
The laborer is always worthy of his hire,
for at best the pittance paid him is barely
sufficient to give him decent living and in
too many cases not even that. The carriage
makers and the plumbers now out should
be generously supported by allied labor or
CARNATIONS to the end that their employers
be made to realize the power and effective
ness of workingmen's unions and that they
may be compelled TO pay fair compensation
for the skilled labor of their employees.