Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-22
IN LABOR


By the vote of those directly concerned,
the strike of the union machinfsts against
the WESTINGHOUSE Electric and Machine
Company of Pittsburg, Pa. for recognition
of the union and an increase in pay. has
been declared off and the employees have
returned to work, under protest The COM
pany, it is said, refuses to recede from the
position it established at the outset of the
difficulty
1t was thought at one time that the Of
Tending company could he brought to
terms by strategical movement on the
part of the International Association of
Machinists in connection with the COM
pany's contract for the installation of all
electrical appliances. machir cry and mo-
tive power in the buildings of the Louisi-
ana purchase exposition at st. Louis. All
preparations. it is said were made for a
sympathetic strike at the fair, but it was
finally decided that such action would be
inadyisable. Although declaring the strike
off. the machinists, it is said have not
abandoned their claim to increased pay.
The convention number of the Electrical
Worker the official journal of the Internal
tional Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers.
which is edited by Secretary Harry w.
Sherman of this city, has made its APP
pearance. 1t is regarded by many as the
most attractive issue OF the publication
ever published, and in addition to notes or
the general convention contains excellent
x;sys of Salt Lake City. Utah. where the
convention was held last month.
According to President John Mitchell
of the United Mine Workers, in an official
labor paper. there are many misconceptions
about the relations OF capital and labor.
Some men who own the mines" continues
Mr.. Mitchell think they own the men, too.
And some miners who work in the mines
think that they own them Both are wrong
The mines belong to the owners. You be-
fo don't believe will
ever be able to correct wrongs by denounc-
ing some one else. don't believe in de-
nouncing capital for the wrongs of labor.
l don't believe that capital is altogether to
blame for all of labor's wrongs.
None of us are poor because we want to
be. There is not one of us but who would
be willing to accumulate wealth and be-
come a capitalist if we could do so honor
ably. So. instead of denouncing those who
have money. what We ought to do is to Or
ganize our forces to cause a fairer distri-
button of wealth among those who produce.
1t is claimed by the ignorant and the pref
udiced that trades unionsm should be abol-
ished because 1t depends upon the exercise
of physical force to make its issue success
full. If l believed that trades unioniSm de-
pended on acts of lawlessness and violence
to be successful / would abandon it forth
with / a better American than am a
trade unionist, and would not stay with
movement that depended on lawlessness.
While the trades unions ask the highest
possible wages they must return faithful
service. In the trades union and in the in
dustrial movement men have obligations as
well as privileges. We have duty to per-
form. If we receive good pay we must give
good work.
The American Fedora ton of Musicians
recently addressed letter to every United
States ambassador in Europe to ascertain
under what conditions bands in the mil
ltary and naval service of the various
countries would be permitted to visit for
elgn countries, with view to fully inform
ing the American public subject which
1T is said, will be prominently brought for
ward during the coming exposition in St.
LOUIS when, says the official journal of the
musicians. no doubt efforts will be made
to foist on the fair. fake royal bands, as
was the case in Chicago The ofIicials of
me federation have received replies from
every capital except Vienna and Madrid.
The two replies from England and Ger
many, which are SAID to embody in SUBJ
stance stance the contents of every answer
EMBASSY OF TIE, UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
BERLIN, August %, 1858.
MI. owen Miller. Secretary, American
Federation of Musicians. Room 30 Allen
building. Broadway and Market street, ST.
Louis, Mo-
'Sr: r5{ 10 a.. ... a.4f
Your, letter of June 30. addressed,to, the
ambassador. who is now on leave Of alb
sence In the United States, was forwarded
by him to the embassy and received on
August Il. Steps were Immediately tll. IN to
ascertain the information desired. The M
baSSy has now been informed that it is only
by obtaining express permission of the mil
itary and naval authorities that military o.
naval German bands can play in foreign
countries, and this permission is rarely
given The embassy was also informed
that the so-called German "Cuirassjer
Eand' which played at the Chicago ex-
hlbition was in no way connected with the
German army but was purely a private
enterprise the members of the band beir.
former German soldiers. / am, sir your
obedient servant
(Slgned) H PERCIVAL DODGE.
Charge d'Affaires''