Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-13
STAGE STRIKE ENDS
Management of Illinois and Bur-
It's Grants Demands
of Men.
LABOR CONGRESS HEARS REPORT
Fund for Eastern Miners Reaches
$1O5-Other Mat
tiers.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Tri-City Labor congress yester-
day w. ii. Alum and j. ID. Trimmer.
from the arbitration committee
which had i'm charge the negotiations
between the stage hands and mana
gers of the Illinois theatre in this
city and the Burtis in Davenport, re
ported that a settlement was effected
yesterday by which the union is rec
ognized and the advance in wages de-
manded in both cities was granted.
according to the report the mama
gers of both theatres agree to employ
none but union labor in future. 1t
will be remembered that the stage
hands went on strike several weeks
ago on account of the hiring of
non-union stage carpenter at the Hi
nois and an advance of pay from -
cents to 81 ii night was asked. The
Davenport members of the union
went out in sympathy and demanded
the same advance in wages.
Satisfied with Situation
In the matter of the strike of the
Central Union Telephone operators.
the report of the committee in charge
of the congress- end of the contest
was heard and satisfaction was eX
pressed with present conditions aud
with the action of the Rock Island
city council. so far as il has been car
ried. Leo Nermere. of this city, was
added to the committee on the strike
in place of NJ. T. Kennedy, of Daven-
port, resigned.
The committee collecting for the
assistance of the striking anthracite
coal miners reported having secured
the sum of $155 during the month.
The report was accepted and the
committee was continued with in
structions to continue the work
Delegate McWilliams. of Coal Valley,
brought in a vote of thanks from the
miners union of that place for the
stand the congress has taken with
regard to the coal miners strike.
Resolutions for National A. f of T..
\ committee was appointed to draw
up resolutions to present at the com
ing national meeting of the American
Federation of Labor setting 10th the
views of the local congress in regard
to certain matters in which an effort
* being made To enlist support. One
of these is the forming of a national
political party to represent the cause
cf the union workingman. which was
preached at a recent meeting and
found favor with the local unions.
The matter of appointing a bust
ness agent, which office has been
abolished, came up and it was decid-
ed to instruct the individual dele
gates to canvass the sentiment of
their respective unions to ascertain
whether the revival of the office is
generally favored. The delegates
were also urged to canvass their
unions for subscriptions to the Tri-
City Unionist. the official organ of
the congress, and to report monthly
to the editor, +. c. Berry.
After Non Union Transfers
1t was agreed that all unions affili-
ating with the congress shall in flu
ture patronize none but union team
sters and eXpressmen.
The meeting was one of the most
largely attended in the history of the
congress and much interest was man
Tested in the proceedings. The dele
gates from the newly organized Tri.
City Electrical Helpers union were
present and took the obligations.