Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28

being members Of organizations afnliated
members Of other labor organizations
which are antagonistic to the unions OF the
central body. The statement is made that
during the recent trouble OF the union lath-
erS a member of trade union organization
as one OF committee OF District Assem-
bly, IS attempted to injure q union organ
ization." The resolutions referred to pro-
vide that mo organization having men,
bers allied with the Knights Of Labor or q
so-called building trades council shall be
entitled to representation In the Central
Labor Union"
1t is stated that through the efforts of the
Allied Council of Building Trades of the
Central Labor Union the affiliated crafts
are in better condition than at any period.
1t is said that the council since its forma-
ton has succeeded largely in increasing the
efficiency of the various allied unions.
Previous to the organization Of the council
there was no effective central organization
OF building trades whereby through the
recognition of building trades card the
interests OF all crafts are mutual 1t is
stated by those actively connected with the
council that through the efforts of the
ganization at least 80 per cent more work Is
done by union labor than in the past The
council has reported partial list of con-
tractors and builders. who employ only such
union labor as is allied with the council
and carry the card of the organization. The
! list includes 120 employing firms, who, 1t Is
said. do So per cent of local building con-
struction.
1t seems that the sentiment of approval
OF the recent award Of the coal commission
IS not by any means unanimous with the
well informed Of the rank and file of or
ganized labor. Mr.. Milford Spohn, who has
been prominent In local labor circles for
many years. expressed the belief that when
the findings OF the commission were fully
considered they would not be generally ap-
proved by the labor people of the country.
MIR. Spohn in referring to the award Of
| the commission, said
II cannot understand how the trades
unl0n1StS OF the country can accept the find
| ings of the commission as victory for or
ganized labor. When we consider the de-
mands made last May by the organized
miners and what has been granted them
| by the commission we can then judge of the
extent of the victory Aside from the 10
per cent advance in the miners wages they
have derived no material benefit. The min
| ers as well as the operators recognized the
| fact that the recognition of the union In
| volved the miners future condition and In
dustrial independently. l very much regret
| that this important question was not de-
| cided and that conditions under the award
will not be materially changed"
| The movement started about two weeks
ago by a committee of the Central Labor
| Union to organize a local women'S label
| league has been very successful. AT the
| initial meeting held recently, at which a
| temporary organization was Effected the
| names of fourteen as a nucleus OF the or
ganization were listed. Since then 1t is
reported that over 200 have signed as char
| ter members, and those interested antici-
| pate membership of several thousand in
| the near future. 1t is probable that the
| league, when permanently organized, will
| become allied with the Wornen's Interna-
| tional League which has a hundred sub
| ordinate locals in this country and Can
| ada. The local organization will be aux
IT, tI1 f~oI wi and xrtn hn m
! effective medium by which the sale Of
| union-made goods will be largely increased.
.Tt is reported" says the official journal
of the shoe workers, that President John
| Mitchell is engaged In a scheme to form a
mammoth organization Of the national
| unions of the country, each of which will
| De pledged to a gigantic system of favoring
| all products of factories made by union
| labor. Mr.. Mtchell's idea in forming the
organization is to prevent the coal mined
| by non-union miners from reaching a mar
| ket. 1t will be done through the opposition
| of union men who will refuse to work in
mills and factories where the coal used comes
| from non-union mine 1t is said that the
| appeal to the Chicago authorities not to
| contract for non-union mined coal is the
| first step In the proposed movement and
| that negotiations are under way with the
leaders of other organizations which
promise to result in national agreement
which will shut all non-union made goods
L
| which Mitchell has outlined union clerks
| will refuse to sell shoes and clothing made
| in non-union establishments carpenters will
| refuse to work on lumber supplied by non
union mills and through all organiza-
| tons, the agreement extending to all of
| them and each thus assisting in the pro-
| lection of the other"
A movement Is on foot among the union
| railroad men in Chicago to raise SIS 600
| with which to erect and equip a building
| that shall be home for aged and disabled
| railway employees.
Indications warrant the statement that
| the members Of Washington lodge Of ma
| chinists will be granted an eight-hour work
| day, beginning next Wednesday, by the pro-
| prietors Of the local machine establishments
| All the machine shops of the city have been
visited for the purpose Of ascertaining the
sentiments of the employers relative to re-
duction in hours of labor of their employees
The majority of the employers argue in
| favor Of an eight hour day, and to make
| the agreement binding have signed con-
| tract with the machinists' union
A convention Of the hod carriers and
! building laborers of the country will be held
| in this city April 10, for the purpose Of eff
fecting national organization of the craft