Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06

cdi temple. me members OF the commit
tee are formulating a program for the COM
ing International annual meeting. Nothing
definite has yet been decided upon.
The Baltimore Typographical Union has
APPOINTED special committee to co,
delegates who may attend the convention.
During the meeting all the visitors will be
taken to Baltimore in a special train.
The ex-Delegates Union, composed Of all
men who have represented the various
unions In conventions, is also arranging to
make the convention a memorable one. A
meeting of the entertainment committee
was held last Sunday.
Women workers are invading every line
of employment" says the official journal
of the bookbinders The census of 1900
and in only eight of these do women work
ers fail to appear. None will be surprised
that there are no women among the SOL
dlers. sailors and marines of the United
States government. yet there are 153 Wo-
men employed as boatmen' and sailors.
Women have not yet invaded the ranks Of
the city fire departments, still not less than
$40 women are returned in the same general
class of 'Watchmen policemen and detec-
tiveS
There are no women street car drivers,
though there are two women 'motormen'
and thirteen women conductors They
nave not as yet taken up the employment
OF telegraph and telephone 1inemen' yet
22o56 OF them are operators for these COM
panies- There are women apprentices
and helpers among the roofers and skaters,
yet TWO women are returned as engaged in
these emplOyments.
There are 126 women plumbers, As plas-
terers, 161 brick and stonemasons, pa pa
perhangerS. ]. 759 PAINTERS and glaciers and
545 women carpenters and joiners No wo-
men are returned as helpers to steam boiler
makers, but eight women work at this in
dustry as fun mechanics. There are 1913
women blacksmiths, 81 machinists, $3.50
women workers in iron and steel. 800 in
brass and rs women workers in tin
Among other unusual employments for
women are 100 workers as Iumbermen and
raftsmen.' lib wood choppers, 373 sawmill
employees, 40 bartenders 2OS8 saloon
keepers, 9O4 'draymen' and Transfers 1913
undertakers. lab stonecutters, 63 quarry
men, 20 wh1tewashers. IL wellborers and
III stationary engineers and f1remen. Fol-
lowing are the large employments for wo-
men: Servants, l.2S3, 1853; agricultural la
borers. 66s 200; farmers and planters, 307.
I06; dressmakers. 344. 1874; laundresses 1885,
2s2; traders. 327.614: textile workers, 2T,-
9I2 There are 1878 women clergymen,
l,O4l architects 1856 dentists. 2,193 jour-
naiists 1,O1O lawyers, 1887 physicians and
IA women veterinary surgeons"
The recently published report that the To-
cal plumbers union and the trades repre-
scented in the Building Trades Council are
at issue. it is stated by the officials of the
last-named body. was incorrect The OFF,
GERS of the council, as chosen at the last
election are: President. William g. Ding
ley: vice president E. J. Dakin; recording
secretary. James E Mitchell; financial sec
rotary, II. l.. Streb treasurer, George Su-
ter.
The strike order Of the members Of the
National Alliance of Stage Employees
Lafayette, the Academy and the Lyceum
theaters remains in force. and there are no
indications that the difficulty will be ad-
Justed in the near future. The special COM
mittee of the Central Labor Union appoint
ed to investigate the trouble reported mo
progress at the last meeting of the body,
held the early part Of the week. ~.
All local labor leaders were especially in
terested in the section of the Presidents
annual message to Congress under the head
of Labor and Capital" They state that
President Roosevelt treated this most i'm
portant question judiciously and without
favoritism.
Reports from all sections of the country
to the American Federation of Labor show
that labor unionfsm generally is in excel
lent condition. The reports are exceeding
ly favorable and encouraging.
"a scientist" according to the journal
OF the printers, "has discovered that our
idea of the strike as method of alleviat-
ing our condition originated with the ants.
According to this learned man. certain
kinds of black ants compel the little yellow
ants to do most of their work Once in q
while the little yellow fellows get discon-
tented and go on strike When this oc-
ours the blacks just like our modern en-
ployers, try to force them back to work by
cutting off their food supply-starving them
out, as it were. If that does not succeed
the black bosses attack the strikers not
with police or militia for they do the fight
ing themselves. and try to force the yell
lows back to work. Falling in this. they
make a raid and get another colony of vel
lows'-scabs. You might call them. though
they are unwilling ones. If the newcomers
should join the strikers. the difficulty ends
colony by themselves Should they. be
whipped, they return to work and things
run on in the same old way
joint meeting of delegates of the Inter
national Bookbinders Union. the Interna-
tional Typographical Union and the Inter-
national Pressmen's Union will be held in
Indianapolis, Ind, during the month Of
January for the purpose of framing a new
tripartite agreement. Some contentious
have of late arisen among these three or
CARNATIONS, and it is for the purpose of adj
justing matters that the meeting was ar
ranged.
Word has been received from Nagasaki,
Japan. to the effect that Mr.. Edward Wag-
ner. a local labor leader, who was appoint
ed foreman of the government bindery at
Manila, P. l., has resigned his position and
is his way back to this country. Mr..
Wagner was formerly a delegate to the
Central Labor Union and was prominent
member of BookbinderS' Local Union No. 4.
The thirty seventh annual convention OF
the Brlcklayers' and MaSonS' International
Union which will meet at Memphis. Tenn,
the 18th of next january. it Is said, will
be more generally and largely attended than
any former convention of the organization.
Among the very important questions which
will be considered is the proposition to
provide an international benefit fund and
the construction of concrete work as 1t af-
fects the bricklayer. These questions are
regarded as vitality involving the general
interest of the membership and will be re-
ported to the convention by committees ap-
pointed at the national convention of the
craft held at Pittsburg, Pa. last January.
THESE committees in the meantime have
been collecting data and 1t is probable that
very important recommendations will be
submitted to the convention for considera-
ton.
The local Bricklayers' Union will hold
an election for three delegates to the con-
ventton on next Thursday afternoon at Ty-
biographical temple. The following named
will be voted for: r. H. McMackin, Will
lam Cronin. w. II. Maghan. Edward Nc
Collum. Peter Horrigan, James French
and Charles Stewart.
The bricklayers report that this year has
exceeded any previous year in the general
prosperous condition Of the craft and has
been a record breaker In the demand for
their labor. IT is stated that there Is
scarcely any part OF the country but what