Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-23

~NA NSA W pAOOl dS lO uHUOuallty, OOn1l.
Gle and residence shall be upon the person
accused"
The International Association Of Machin-
ISIS recently entered into an agreement with
the Frisco railway system composed of
the 81 Louis and San Francisco railroad
the Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis
Tallroad and the Kansas City, Memphis and
Dir mingnam railroad; the Chicago St
Paul.. Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad
company. and the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad Company These agree
iilents are 1or one year and concede the ma
shnlStS substantial increase in pay The
features Of the agreement which are most
important from a labor viewpoint follow:
Inc standard working time shall be ten
a 1ouis per day; all time in excess Of the
shall be paid for at the rate of time ana
ohe-hal1 per hour; should 1t become neces-
sary 10 reduce expenses the time will not
% reduced to less than forty hours per
M W. "here gre, WORKING ten hours per day.
one hour Will be given on Saturday: one
apprentice may be employed to each and
every shop, irrespective OF the number OF
I,achhists employed, and thereafter one ad-
evau ua Az apprentlce may be employed for
every nve machinists; the company viii not
IN any way discriminate against any ma
cn1nlst who. from time to time Represents
oIner mach1n1sts on committees Of investi-
Sa.ion OF otner committees duly authorized
to see the management
At a recent meeting the Chicago Fed
eIauon OF Labor considered a resolution to
VIII DO made with employers for the reason
that members cannot participate in sympa-
thetic strikes. Such a resolution. n M ssed
=. Is poinsed out by prominent labor lead
dustrtal world in that quarter of the coun.
Try. II Is stated that the International As
sociation of Machinists will strictly adhere
~ al contracts made between It and en-
Nnn%fv
chicago Federation OF Labor
The strike Of the Brotherhood Of Car
penters at the Colorado building and the
new FOUNDRY Church continues in force
The matter. 1t is said. has practically come
TO an end The strikers have secured other
places and the bosses claim to have a full
quota Of workmen
During this month the local unions of
brickiayers throughout this country and
canada have been voting upon the PROPOSE
ton OF aff1liation with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. The last convention Of
the BrtcklayerS and Masons' International
Union. held at Memphis, Tenn, last jan
uary. decided to submit the question to
referendum vote Of the subordinate unions.
1t is stated that the convention favored
affiliation as does also the officers of the
national organization.
The local Ceramic. Mosaic and Encaustic
Tile Layers Union, No. 2. has notified the
employers that on and after October 10,
they will require an advance of 30 cents per
man over the former wages Of 81 per day.
1t Is stated that the Builders Exchange
League Of Pittsburg. Pa. Is engaged in an
effort to federate the various employers
associations throughout the country for
the purpose Of adopting some general meth
cd to be employed by local organiza lions
In the control OF the situation in their va
rious localities 1t is stated that for sew
II -.
ers has been urging employers in every
branch OF. building trades to organize and
thereby secure sympathetic action by en-
ployers and supplies dealers for the pro-
lection Of the entire trade in the event of
difficulties with employees.
The Architects and Builders Journal
favors the movement and in the current
issue. In an article under the caption Get
Together" says: Cohesion Is the force ma
ture employs In building the earth's mas
stve structure. Cohesion. or unity of in
terest among individuals. is what has Gre
ated cities and the mammoth enterprises of
this modern age. 1t is a recognized ele-
ment of strength and It is not surprising
that wage-earners in this country and
in Europe should have adopted the idea as
a measure OF protection. That 1t has been
useful In improving the condition OF the
average Wage-earner is demonstrated by
statistics. and II demands have been con-
coded grudgingly they have nevertheless
been conceded. and that was the object OF
contention.
For years labor unionism has been held
by large number Of employees as an insti
tuition without stability or probable perma-
nency. Some even have INDUCED the fatu-
shoots in the person Of the walking delegate
that the body which created him could be
destroyed We have seen labor leaders de-
posed. imprisoned or dead. yet others, equal
iy capable, perhaps, were found to take
their place. Debs found worthy successor
In Mitchell. and so it continues. 1t is not
the destruction or the disintegration OF the
labor union SO much as organization among
the employers which Is needed to treat in
diligently and effectively the labor troubles
which are constantly recurring, particularly
In the building trades. In New York the
recently organized Employers Association
has done much in Strengthening the difficult
ties which have INSTRUCTED building opera
tons there for months. This assocat ton
should be the nucleus for the formation Of
national association which will command
the respect Of organized labor. because 1t
would confront power with power, not
scattered army against pha}anx. That q
majority OF those engaged in building and
the manufacture and sale OF builders sup
plies are in sympathy with such a move
ment is manifested by the numerous letters
received anent this subject and by express
sions OF opinions heard from all parts of the
country.
Nearly every city Of Importance has a
builders exchange. but as at present con-
stituted these institutions are not broad
enough III SCOpS 10 u0dl Will LI0 LABOR
question comprehensively. The idea Is not
to interfere with exchanges existing among
the several branches allied to the building
trade, but to bring all these branches In
unity, that their representatives may dis
cuss questions which affect business gen.
orally and adopt means to counteract those
employed by labor unions In strikes or OBJ
structive measures. AS the builders ex-
change Is an Incorporated body. with Of
fcers and equipment for just such a pur-
pose as that desired. 1t suggests itself as
the most suitable place for organization.
If. for instance Baltimore, Washington,
Philadelphia. New York. Boston, Chicago
and the other large cities were to form
organizations of the character suggested 1t
would not be a difficult matter to create a
national association by the coalition OF
these several branches on a plan with the
United States Brewers Association and the
national bodies of other industries. The
labor question Is not the only one with
which such a national organization would
be called upon to deal. There are many
things affecting the building trade which
could be remeMed and improved by the
action and efforts of such an association,
which would operate in the interests of the
trades generally and innure to the benefit
OF those engaged in them"