Evening star., 1902-08-02


President of Columbia Lodge of Machiniss
| ward for his work in behalf of the rnachin-
I lists at the navy yard and for his untiring
! efforts for labor in general he was elected
| president of Columbia Lodge in December
of last year and took his seat in January
last to serve for the current year.
| Secretary HenZe is native of Pennsyl-
Vania, having been born in York March 24
! 1879. He was educated in the public
schools Of his native town where he began
MS apprenticeship as a machinist in the
year of 1850. After serving his four wears
apprenticeship he became member of Yorl,
Lodge, No. 243, of Machinists and was an
active member until the Spanish war broke
cut When he came to this city to accept
| pace as machinist in the local navy yard.
| He at once deposited his card with Column
| pla Lodge and has since been very active
member Mr.. Henze has always been
GnalnPloh n OF labor IN recognition of which
| ne was elected recording secretary of his
| union in January last. He has also served
! as delegate to the Central Labor Union
| Ihe other officers of the lodge are: Vice
| president, Mr.. Joseph Sweeney; financial
| secretary. Mr.. Robert H. Cowan; treasurer
| Mr.. Evan S. Stokes: conductor, Mr.. s ID
| Cole; sentinel, Mr.. 1. B. Curran; trustees,
| Messfs. william f. Pierce, George Ferrell
| w. r. Adams.
Members of the special convention COM
ml!tee OF the Columbia Typographical
| Union, No. 101. state that there is but LITTLE
| doubt that the 1903 convention of the In
| ternat1onal Typographical Union will be
| heid IN this city. The committee is contin-
| TaHy nearing from unions all over the
| oititeu states IN response to circulars sent
| out by the local body, stating that they are
| heartily in favor of a Washington conven
| ton. 0O4'' Gil
| LABOR organizations generally have insti
| Iuteo o a crusade against Judge Jackson and
| ouuse Keller of West Virginia for their ac
| tlon IN granting injunctions against H.
|
| Oh the United Protective I,eag1e of Tohor
| ADOPTED resolutions at it's meeting g.,
| evenings ago in which it was charged that
| Judge jackson had insulted orga niza5 obas
| In the persons of its leaders by calling tbo,
| vampires; that he had given a blanket in
| junction restraining labor from it's g71aran-
| teed rights under the Constitution of tbe
| United States and that he had nrobibtaS
| the right of free speech The league bos
| therefore resolved to take such stems as
| are deemed essential to have Judge jackson
| impeached. 'oi'
Judge Keller is accused of willfu,Iv viz
| laung the laws of God and of this coun+rp
| and the constitutional rights of its citizens
| In issuing an injunction restraining Iahor-
| Ing men from feeding their brothers now on
| strike. AN" VII
Similar resolutions were adopted bv tho
| Central Labor Union at its meeting Monday
| evening.
The electrical workers employed in re-
| modelling the White House experienced a
| little trouble with their employer the early
| part of the week 1t is stated there was
some delay about signing the union CON
| tract, and in consequence the Workmen Sis
| pended work for about a half day They
returned to work the following morning,
| and all work on the White House is run
| ming smoothly.
Trouble developed last Monday in the
work of erecting the Highland apartment
house, located at Connecticut and Califor-
MIA avenues There was question of union
| brick and mortar wheelers, and in conse-
| quence the Allied Building Trades Council
| of the Central Labor Union ordered the
| ironworkers, hod carriers and stationary
| engineers to quit work. Mr.. Joseph Rich
ardson, the contractor, filled the places of
| the engineers and the hod carriers with
other men, and the striking ironworkers
returned to work yesterday morning.
The Eight-Hour League of the United
States will hold it's annual convention in
Minneapolis, Mimi, in September 1t is ex-
pected that delegates will be appointed by
the Central Labor Union to represent the
crafts of the national capital that occa-
sion.
President Herman Bonn of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Secretary Lee M. Hart of Chi
| cago, H., of the International Alliance Of
Theatrical Stage Employees of the United
| States and Canada were in Washington
| during the week on an inspection. A re-
ception was rendered the two officials Tues
| day evening by the members of local union
| % of the organization.
| 1t is probable that in the near future a
political organization of workingmen may
become an important factor in the election
| of representatives in Congress and in state
| legislatures. 1t Is said the question of or
| ganizing the wage workers of the country
for concerted political action Is being seri-
ously considered by many who are promi-
nent in the ranks of organized labor 1t is
| stated it is proposed to organize local
| leagues, composed exclusively of organized
| workingmen, which will be entirely inde-
| pendent of their trade organizations. The
| locals composing state leagues will, to a
| large extent, affiliate through national
organization with headquarters, probably in
! Washington.
| A prominent member of local organized
| labor who is very much interested in the
| proposed movement stated that the organi-
zation would be strictly non-partisan and
! that no one would be required to sever his
relations with any Of the existing parties.
s.'The purpose of the organization" he
| stated lis to combine the workingmen of
| the country for the election Of national and
| state legislators who will favor and active
| ly support such legislation as may be pro-
| posed or designed by organized labor. To
| determine what candidate should be voted
for. the organizations in the respective To-
| calities will submit to the candidates of
| both parties a series Of questions involving
| measures affecting labor which will require
!, their consideration in the event Of an elec-
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