Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14

to government authorities or parliament
tary committees with regard to their legis-
lative requirements, or in bringing forward
specific grievances in Individual trades or
factories. by means Of questions and rep
reservations by members Of parliament In
the house OF commons.
.The league arranges entertainments,
weekly club nights and social evenings for
members and their friends"
The recent formation Of the Elevated
Railway Employees Association Of New
York and Brooklyn created quite stir In
those cities, the action being regarded by
many as preliminary to a general strike
The association has a membership OF more
than 1900 and is affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. The new or.
ganization has already adopted scale OF
hours work for train guards, $3.50 for ten
hours work for conductors, extra pay Tor
overtime, preference to be given old men
In chances for extra pay.
The officials and business agents of Local
Union No. 1863, Brotherhood Of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers. are using
every means at their command to per-
suade those members Of the local branch
of the brotherhood and all other members
of the craft who have an inclination to
orally termed "f1oaters," to stay in Wash
ington at this time. The labor leaders say
there is plenty of work here, and that
there is no need Of travelling.
The labor troubles which developed on
the Wabash railroad system in St. Louis
about ten days ago are still occupying the
attention Of the courts Of that city, ana
the action relative to the difficulty Is being
watched with interest. The house of dele
gates of the legislature of Missouri passed
resolution Wednesday reproving Judge
Adams for granting the injunction against
the labor union the members Of which
threatened to strike. 1t Is recited in the
resolution that the house "deprecates the
tendency Of the times toward government
by Injunction"
The strike of the drivers of the fourteen
transfer companies Of Kansas City has as
sumed a serious aspect, violence, according
to reports, having been resorted to. The
strikers have demanded an Increase in sal
airy and recognition Of their union.
There are more than 1900 members Of
the Brotherhood Of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers on strike at Pittsburg.
The men have asked that their pay be in
creased from $3.50 to $500 a day, which,
they claim, was promised them by the
master painters Of that city.
The young ladies' Of Chicago who toll for
a livelihood have formed a club which
pledges it's membership to reject attention
of all non-union suitors. According to re-
that city are members of the club and
refuse to receive suitor who does not
hold union card.
The Chicago Typographical Union has In
augura ted a pension system, setting aside
$3.50 monthly for this purpose. Pensions of
50 week are to be given to printers who
have been continuous contributing mem
bers Of the union for twenty years and who
have been incapacitated by service at the
case.
The city council of Pittsburg has under
consideration demand for an increase of
20 per cent in wages made by the police
men of that municipality. The guardians
of the peace, so it is reported, have threat
ened to inaugurate strike unless their de-
mands are acceded to-
An amendment has been made to the con-
stitution of the United Mine Workers Of
Illinois prohibiting affiliated bodies from
limiting their membership to men of one
nationality.
The annual convention OF the Interna-
tional Journeymen Bakers and Connection
ers' Union will be held in Buffalo, begin
ming April 6.
Members Of local unions Of Oklahoma
City, Okla, are forming a company for the
purpose Of erecting a labor temple in that
city.
An agreement has been reached between
the employees and officials Of the Lake Street
and Northwestern railroads Of Chicago