Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23
A Modern Requirement.

Before I sentence you to-day"
 Said judge, with solemn face,
 "Pray Is there aught you have to say
 That bears upon this case"
 "Why, yes," the man returned, "al-
 though
 Of course, bear no grudge,
 Before yield I'd like to know I If you're union judge"
 If this keeps up, twill come to pass All things must union be;
 We'll have label on the grass,
 We'll stamp one on the tree.
 On child and1house and book and knife;
 On picture and on chair; | On cook and housemaid, sweetheart,
 The label must be there! Brooklyn Eagle.
 Truth Is mighty, and so is trade. unionism, because both are right. The Cigarmakers' International union spent $' 5O,OOO last year in adver- tising the label of their craft.
 Arrangements are under way for the formation of local branch of the In ternational Machinists' union in this city.
 The executive council of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor has sent out notice to all affiliated organizations on the necessity of strictly adhering to contracts made with employers.
 At recent meeting of the Physf- clans union, or Medical association, as 1 it is called, a new scale of prices was l adopted, by which the rate for night l calls was raised from $2 to $4 per visit. l This organization Is on a solid founda- ton and adopts its own scale without 1 consulting its employers and, so far as l can be learned, is not troubled by lock- outs. injunctions and other things to which the ordinary union falls heir to.
 The news of the death of the Tracy bill was received with great favor | throughout the state by all members l of organized labor. The incorporation l of labor unions is approved by many leaders in the movement, under the I general law, and doubtless such action will be taken in numerous cases. The l features of the bill which had nothing l to do with incorporation was what caused the determined fight against it. l At the election of international off cers held Wednesday night, John T. Daly received 40 of the APO votes cast | by Buffers and Polishers' local. 13T, ] for third vice-president, while E. J. ! Lynch received about the same num- Der for president. The other locals of ] the brass workers also gave nearly unanimous votes for these candidates During the evening social sessions were held at Brass Workers hall. East Main | street, and at Buffers and Polishers' l hall.
 The New England Printing Trades l Journal says: ''The socialists of St Louis have captured the Central Labor | union of that city and repealed clause in the constitution which made | it compulsory for the delegates to wear l union made clothing, etc. The label 1 is unquestionably a strong weapon for | the workingmen, equally as powerful and far reaching as the boycott and much more sensible and humane than the strike. The action of the socialists in this case tends to prove the asser- ton that there are many trade-union-
 
 ists who are trade-unionists." | One of our local union men pur- chased a straw hat recently and was greatly incensed on finding that there was no union label in the same. He said that he bought the hat of what hs supposed to be a fair firm and that they, knowing his principles, should not have sold him any non union goods, and proposed to immediately return the same. He was somewhat pacified when 1t was explained to him that the label of the hatters' union was never placed in straw hats, as those engaged in that line of work were not eligible to membership. If is expected how ever, that the straw hat men will soon have a label of their own.
 One of Waterbury's real estate agents was heard to say recently that unionism was proving to be the curse of the city. To prove it he asserted that when the owner of tenement de- sired any repairs he was forced to pay the plumber. painter or carpenter 30 ner cent more wages than was former ly the case. and if this state Of affairs continued the owners would be com Deiled to close mp tne1r' buildings ana let them stand vacant. The majority of workingmen feel. however. that. with rents as high as they are in Wa terburv. organization is a matter Of necessity and that if wages cannot be increased there should certainly be an effort made to keep them from being lowered
 Just to show the arrogance of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go and its paid attornaY& read the follow