Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-26
CANDIDATES ANSWER.
Questions Sent to Various Nom
inees for City Offices.
UNIONS TAKE NO DEFINITE ACTION
At Meeting of Trades and Labor As
sembly Last Night 1t Was Recon-
rended That Individual Unionists
Judge Various Candidates.


Judge Various Candidates.
1.-THE matter published in this column
is furnished by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.l
From Tuesdays Daily.
The continued growth of the labor
movement in, Ottumwa has necessitat-
ed three adjourned meetings OF the
Trades and Labor assembly for the
purpose of taking up important bust
ness in the interests of the affiliated
unions. At the meeting last evening
of the assembly the answers to the
questions sent out to the different can
didates were read. After reviewing the
answers, the delegates decided to rec
ommend to the various unions that
their membership investigate the diff
ferent candidates, their past and pres
ent feeling toward organized labor and
leave it to the judgment of the individ-
ual members that they vote for such
men as they think would best repre-
sent the interests of organized labor.
Benefit Working People.
From general review of the
answers to the questions submitted,
it is assured that if the candidates car
ry out to the fulfillment their agree
ment with organized labor, there will
be no question of material benefit that
will accrue to the working people of
this city The assembly adjourned I'M
til next Sunday at 2:30 p. M, at which
time an enormous amount of work in
the interests of the affiliated organiza.
lions will be before the delegates for
consideration.
Painters and Decorators.
With the approach of spring the To-
cal union of painters, paper
the best condition since the organiza-
tractors that recognized the union last
year have signed the scale for this
season and two additional contract
ors have been secured to swell the
list of those who employ union paint
ers. The union will meet Friday ev-
ening at which time the full member
ship is requested to be present.
Federal Labor Union.
The Federal Labor union is proba-
bly, increasing in membership faster
than any other organization in the
city, and an effort is being made to
induce all the common laborers in
the city to get within the fold and be
part of it's membership. Repeated
ly this spring the application has been
made for union men in excavating
and as mechanics helpers. The de-
mand has been SO great along this line
that it has been difficult matter for
the moment to supply the men asked
for. Every working man is invited to
| join this organization. The federal
Labor union meets the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month.
BIacksmiths.
The local organization Of the Broth
erhood of Blacksmiths is making rap
id strides toward controlling the Ell.
tire craft in Ottumwa. The union
now has in it's fold the majority OF
the skilled mechanics in the city and
q special efforts is being made to bring
all good workmen in that line into The
union.
Allied Printing Trades Council.
The local Allied Printing Trades
Council has received labels for the
headquarters and hereafter the allied
label will appear instead of the two
labels used heretofore. The printers
and pressmen will now make an effort
to boom the labor movement in this
city as it has never been doomed be
fore.
Labor Notes.
While politics are hot, don't forget
t your unionism.
The teamst of .Eddyyille are re-
ported tc. be ready to organize.
A. w. Phares has been appointed
Organizer for the A. F. of l.. for Cen
terville and vicinity.
From all reports the working people
of Eldon are realizing the necessity OF
organizing into labor unions.
| A number of local miners unions
Throughout the district will celebrate
the eight hour victory with a banquet
1 to be given April /.
Davenport is making elaborate pre-
Iparations for the convention OF the
state federation of labor, which will
| be held in that city in May.
The local union of railway car men
| is talking of afiiliating with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and the
| Trades and Labor assembly.
| Coopers report that an agreement
has been reached with the American
Cereal Co., of Cedar Rapids, whereby
none but union coopers will be employ
ed
| The local union of stationary engi-
neers is making rapid progress with
1.-THE organization and is at the present
time in control of the majority of the
members of the craft in this city.
The stationary firemen employed in
the plants of electrical works in Des
Moines have just won a victory for
| the recognition of their union and the
eight hour day Previous to their or
ganization they were working twelve
hours day.