Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-02

ation of Labor.
 Printing Pressmen's union, No 15O, will hold a regular meeting at Buffers and Polishers' hall on Tuesday even ing, at which every member should be present.
 In the Ohio penitentiaries 1,15O con- victs are employed in broom-making. The union label on your broom is q guarantee that 1t is not prison made and they are to be had in Waterbury
 The Typographical union now con trols the mechanical departments of $500 plants and has contracts with 90 per cent of the newspapers in the American Newspaper Publishers asso- ciation. u-#-
 The exodus of machinists still con- tfnues, a large number having already gone to Derby, and more will leave on Monday for New Haven. AS was men, tioned last week, this action has been largely brought about by the blacklist ing of one man on account of his ac. tiyity in union matters.
 The recently organized Walters union is in a fiourishing condition and applications for membership are com- ing in rapidly. They now number 30 members, and as their charter closes at the meeting to be held on next Tues day evening all who wish to join at the reduced rates must have their ap- plications in by that time.
 The members of local labor organi- cations were greatly pleased at the court decision which gave to John H. Flanagan the office of registrar of vot- .ers. With a single exception he is the only member of organized labor holding an elective office in the town or city governments. It is proposed to have more representatives in the fu- ture. F
 E. J. Lynch, formerly president of the Interna tional Metal Polishers. Buffers and Platers' union, will be in Waterbury on Wednesday next for the purpose of forming a national metal trades council. The Buffers and Pol ishers' union at their meeting on
 
 able hall for the purpose. The new organization will take in all persons engaged in the iron industry. The Central Labor union is making arrangements for the appearance here in October of one of Europe's greatest labor orators. Ben Illicit. who will make a. brief lecture tour in this coun- Mr Iof% IL trade congress at the American Fedora t1on of Labor convention at Scranton in 1901, and is we'll known to the work ing people of America through his writ ings for various trade journals The mere announcement of his engagement should bring a crowded house.
 If the laboring cla..s votes as it talks it vii! be chilly day for any of the supporters of the Tracy bill should they come up for reelection. What they fail to understand is that while the manufacturers have not come out openly In advocacy of the bill and or ganized labor throughout tau state stands as one man in opposition to it, the republican party is so anxious for | its passage. Who is behind the bill, anyway, and why don't they come out 1 ill the open?
 c Horgan, secretary of the local | branch of the Ama1gamated Street Railway Employees, left this morning for Pittsburg to attend the information | al convention of his union, which l opens on Monday. One of the things l that will come up for discussion will 1 be the purchase of a large number of automobiles for use in case of strikes and should the measure pass, this city will probably be the first to have the same. That MT Horgan will look well l to Waterbury's interests is certain. 1 Brassworkers' local 1S6 Have leased Congress hall, East Main street, for a term of one year and will fit it up with all the requirements for an up- -to-date meeting room. It will be open at all times and in this way it's members will be afforded an opportunity of becoming acquainted with each other. Though but little over a year old, this local now has membership of over 500. The success of the organization can be largely attributed to the hustling abili- | I40o UL | IcS1ucuL DOuCeLtS.
 A Waterbury woman. who formerly 1 resided in central New York, recently received two letters in one day from her old home expressing hopes that she 1 and her family were safe and stating that the writers were cognizant of the terrible state of affairs that existed in Waterbury. Doubtless the writers were much surprised when they received re- 1 plies informing them that it was per fectly safe for woman to walk the streets of the city alone if she saw fit. This shows the widespread notoriety the city has gained through yellow | journalism
 The, Carpteners' union is undoubted- | ly out for fight to the finish against the reference cards.'' and unless some thing turns up soon the other building trades will undoubtedly be with them. One of the men says that it is going back to slavery days" when the IeJo T. t.. ,Sar II