Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-25

their duties as public servants and that
the oath of the labor unions. to support
fellow-unionists. might conflict with their
first obligation. 1t is the purpose Of tho
association to better the conditions of the
membership 1t desires to have the mini
mum wages per month fixed at $7b. with q
$lO per month schedule for all patrolmen
who have been in the service over two
years.
BUSINESS Agent Fred Fletcher OF the union
machinists returned from Norfolk. Va,
MONDAY. whether he had been in an effort
TO settle the strike of the marine ma
chinists. in which he was successful. The
strikers demanded that the minimum wages
be increased from $3.50 to s.. IS per day.
The Increase was granted.
| Vice President p. J. Conlon OF the Inter-
national Association of Machinists, who
has been in charge OF the headquarters OF
tt craft in this city during the absence
| of President OConnell, has returned to
his home in Detroit owing to the illness OF
his wife.
The State Federation OF Labor of Colora-
do has taken the Initiative in the formation
| OF new national labor body, and has sent
| out call to all the state declarations in the
United States for a national convention to
| be held In Denver, 1904. The primary pur-
| pose of the convention will be to organize
| the workingmen and unions affiliated with
the state bodies into system similar to
Inc United states government system The
! state federation will be supreme in its par
| ucuiar state. but will work under national
| laws formulated by body of representa-
| tives chosen by the state organization.
The officials and members of the Brother
| hood of Railroad Trainmen are unaltera-
| Oily opposed to the recent order of the Post
master General, which. 1t is charged, will
| have the effect of making every train in
! the United States n mail carrier. and as
such Will be under the protection of the
government. The labor leaders claim that
the order is unjust and they will use every
INV a linz sh..
appropriation of funds to pay train bag
gagemen in addition to their wages from
the railroad companies, for the handling
or packages of paper mail which is the
purpose of the order
There is no question but that this inno-
Natlon, says the official journal of the
tralnmen, was the inspiration of the rail-
way managers rather than the Post Office
department. Under cover of the pretense
| OF being able to expedite the paper mail
service, the Postmaster General has
brought the dream effective, every train
Will be either a regular mail train a spe-
| cial mail train.
The new laws and changes in the consti-
| tuition adopted at the recent convention of
| the International Typographical Union have
! been Endorsed by referendum vote. The
! principal provisions
The parent body to relinquish Jurisdiction
| over photographers.
! To limit the laws that may be enacted by
/ the parent body in that none can be
! framed relative to the internal affairs of
| Paying the matters vice president a SAL
| airy of $50 year.
| Increasing the per capita tax to the par
| ent body by cents a month. to be placed
| in a special defense fund.
| Fixing set date which the per capita
| to the parent body must be paid
! Increasing the burial benefit by 50
| month.
Prohibiting the use of more than one de-
| sign for union label in any jurisdiction.
| An agreement for offensive and defensive
| purposes between the international Typo
| praDhical Union. the International Printing
! Pressmen'S and Assistants Union, the IN
! ternational Brotherhood of Bookbinders
! and the International Stereotypers and
| ElectrotyperS Union.
! The Amalgamated Sheet Metal workers.
Local Union 1o2 has. through the Cen,rai
( Labor Union, protested to secretary tiitch-
cock against the employment of laborerS as
! timers at the pension building. III is seatsa
that in the repair of the copper roonng Oh
! the building laborers at wage OF s.S a
dav are emDloyed to the exclusion OF skilled
workmen Resolutions adopted at the last
meeting of the Amalgamated Sheet metal
/ workers Union declared against the em-
plcyment of cheap and incompetent LABOR
hv those I'm charge of the repairs. The res
olutions were Endorsed by the Sentral LABOR
Union and the secretary or tnat pooS was
| directed to request That tlnhers pe eii
ployed at the work at the pteNaiii"S ""e0
| of $3.50 day.
| Mucb dissatisfaction is expressed by the
| members of the building trades allied with
| the local council of building trades at the
action of two affiliated organizations IN re-
turning to work during recent sympa-
thetic strike. 1t is stated that the plump
erS' and interior marble workers organiza-
tions ordered the return of the members 10
work on job from which members OF sew
eraI trades had been called on by order OF
the Allied Council of Building Trades This
action 1t is stated. is violation OF tine
rules of the council as all affiliated or
ganizationS are pledged to abioe by the de-
cision of the body in cases of sympathetic
strikes to enforce the demands of the coun-
Gil 1t Is stated that If the, action of the
plumbers and marble workers Is tolerated
by the council it would result In the disin-
tesration of the body, and 1t Is probable
that charges will be preferred against the
offending unions. and an effort made to
suspend them from both the council ana
Central Labor Union.
The contract committee of the Central
Labor Union and the local brewers has
under consideration a general agreement
which if concluded will. 1t is stated, estab-
lish relations between the employing brew
ers and local organized labor similar TO
| those existing between the unions allied
with the Central Labor Union and the local
retail Liquor Dealers Association.
An amendment to the constitution of the
Central Labor Union is pending which is
designed to equaliZe the representation in
that body. The proposed amendment pro-
vides that where two or more local organi-
cations are chartered by the same national
body. and being of the same trade or call
ing their represen tation shall be limited
to five. to be sent through the councils of
the various trades. 1t is stated that such
a rule is necessary. as several trades have
more than one organization. the largest
being the teamsters. who have nine unions
on the roll of the central body.
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Violation of Police Regulations.
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