Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-28

Delegate to American Federation of Labor.
ed antagonism and unfriendliness to the
| labor movement by issuing mis- decision de-
claring the government printing office an
open shop and reinstating Foreman w.
A. Miller in that Office
The union is being encoura ged in its stand
! in the controversy by labor organizations
throughout the country. Within the past
few weeks it has received communications
from central organizations in practically
every city in the United States. These la Dor
| unions indorse the resolutions adopted by
the local body, in which President Roose-
Welt was denounced as antagonistic and
unfriendiy TO organized labor The central
unions in the various cities represent,
spectively. from 10000 to 100000 organized
workmen. In some cities like Chicago,
single delegate of union represents 20,0g0
men. In New York city the printers have
Il membership of 5000 and affilia ted
with the New York Central Labor Union,
which organization, representing approx
mately 10000 union workinsmen and wo-
men, has Endorsed the action of the local
Central Labor Union in its stand against
President Roosevelt for his decision in the
open shop controversy. The printers
closely allied with the bookblnders, and it
is said will support any action to defeat
governmental ruling which has any tend
ency to jeopardize the standing of union
labor in government institutions.
According to information received in this
city, the Bricklayers and Masons' Inter
national Union has, by IL referendum vote,
decided against utilization with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor This action. to-
gether with the fact that the br!cklayers
are not affiliated with the Allied Council of
Building Trades, IT is pointed out. may
cause trouble between Local Union No. l of
the Bricklayers. and Masons' International
Union and the Central Labor Union. The
bricklayers are represented in the central
body but to retain that representation. 1t
Is said must become party to the Allied
,f amid Trad hrs nf
the central body having direct charge
the building industry.
The question of an increase in pay and a
reduction of hours in the downtown es-
Establishments will be considered at a special
| meeting next Sunday afternoon Of Columbia
Typograp hical Union No. 10l. Representa-
tiVes of the union and the officials of tie
Washington Typothetae, the employers Or
EaniZation have held several conferences
recently and, it is stated uCOn authority.
that matters will be arranged in a manner
satisfactory to all parties concerned.
| The American Federation of Labor l. in
receipt of the official dec son of the arbiter
Mr.. Adolph Strasser. expires dent of the In
ternational CigarmakerS' Union, In the con-
troversy between the Brotherhood of Car
penters, Joners, etc, and the Amalgamated
Society of Carpenters Joiners, etc, which
| has been pending for several years 1t is
provided in the decision that the dual or
| ganiZation must become consolidated by
| not later than January l, 1905, and will be
! known under the name of the brotherhood
The penalty for failure to abide by this
! decision is not known. 1t is understood
| however, that, should the two organize
| lions fail to amalgamate within tie time
| limit the federation will take final act on
| in the controversy, which, it is intima ted,
| may result in the expulsion from the feder-
| alton of one or the other of the carpenters
| organization.
| Secretary James Duncan of the Granite
| Cutters National Union left Washington
| today for various points in Pennsylvania.
| He will attend Mitchell day celebration at
| Scranton tomorrow. Before returning to
| Washington Mr.. Duncan will confer with a
| number of the employers of the granite
trade, in effort to adjust several differ
| ences in that craft in Pennsylvan
| President James O'Connell of the Inter-
national Association of Machinists with
| headquarters in this city. held conference
! Monday in New York with President Har-
| riman of the Hartman railroad interests
| as to the final settlement of the machinsts
strike on the Union Pacific railroad Mr.
! NJ. j. Ford of the general executive board
of the machinists association was also
present at the conference which was agreed
! last of the parties concerned.
| During his stay In New York President
| OConnel will make another attempt to add
! lust the marine strike. The strikers are
demanding a minimum rate of 81 per day