Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-21

of North America will. in the near future.
become amalgamated. In conformity with
| referendum vote taken among the core
makers a committee has been appointed TO
| arrange the merger.
The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
| Butcher Workmen of America have launch
! ed a movement to organize all persons COM
| ing under the jurisdiction of that organiza-
| ton.
The American Federation of Labor has
issued call for convention of the railway
| clerks of the country. to be held in Chicago
| for the purpose of effecting a national
| ganization The federation has issued SINH
| lar calls to the railway expressmen and
messengers and the hod carriers and build
| ing laborers The meeting of the former
will be held in Chicago the last part of the
| present month. while that of the latter will
| be held in this city some time next month.
Preliminary steps were taken for the for
| nation of a woman's label league, as stated
| in The Star of yesterday. at a meeting held
| last Thursday evening at Society Temple.
| 9TH and G streets northwest The meet
| ing, which was called by committee OF the
Central Labor Union. was largely attended
and much interest was shown In the pur-
poses of the proposed organization.
The meeting was addressed by Samuel
| Gompers president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor; Milford Spohn. George
| Squires. Frank Morrison, secretary Ameri-
! can Federation of Labor: Miss Mamie Dan
ies, president Womans Bindery Unon and
|
ers' Union.
A temporary organization was eS-med by
the election of Mamie Daniels, y esident:
| Miss CoStigan. vice president: y tda Toll
son, recording secretary; Alice 20 'k. inan-
cial secretary: Miss Wills. treasl~er
| The committee in the call for the meet
| Ing stated that 1.-The great good accom-
| plished by the formation of auxiliary or
| ganiZations Of women in various cities
| throughout the country should act as an
| incentive to all friends and workers In
f1,, Hf av,f1 n1 10 nr fc rffv
| to encourage and assist the organization
Of women as an auxiliary force to the
| unions interested in advancing the label
and an insistance in the purchase OF goods
made under fair conditions
1t is stated that four years ago the first
| league was organized at Muncie, Ind, COM
posed of five women, the wives of union
men. Two years later the first convention
was held, at which twenty-four chartered
| locals were reported. In the year follow
| ing the. second convention was held at
| PEORIA ILL.,, when fifty-three locals were re-
ported. At a recent meeting of the New
| York state convention of the league. Mrs.
Mamie Bretel president of the Womens
International League reported seventy.elght
| affiliated leagues, twenty-five being orga-
nized since last May, and that within the
| year leagues will be organized in every
| state throughout the country.
| The Brotherhood of Carpenters Is ar
ranging to provide local headquarters for
| the organization on 9th street near E. 1t
| is their purpose to provide office rooms for
| the business agent and rooms for social
| meetings of the membership. 1t is stated
| that the large increase in membership of
| the brotherhood has made the arrangement
| proposed necessary. The carpenters report
| that the craft Is now far better organized
| and working under better local conditions
than at any time In the past. The organiza-
| ton is composed of locals 190.SS4 and HOB.
the last named being composed of mill and
bench workmen The aggregate member
| ship of these unions is 200. which includes
| So per cent Of the efficient carpenters In the
| city. 1t is stated that this increase in men,
| bership and the more favorable conditions
| of the craft are due to elimination of several
| dual organizations of carpenters which in
the past tended toward DISCRIMINATION, and
| through serious differences at times the pet
| ter organization of the craft was retarded.
The Metal Trades Federation sometimes
| termed "a national central body OF the
| several metal crafts Of the country, Is re-
| garded one of the most important labor
| organizations ranking next, perhaps, to
| the American Federation of Labor, In the
| national capital The idea of forming such
| an organization was conceived at the
Louisville convention of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor In December. 1890. the
| need of a body which could look after the
| interests of the various metal trades
whole being considered essential to the well
| fare of unionism.
In conformity with the desire of those
| directly interested. a preliminary meeting
was held in July, 1901, at St Louis, Mo-,
| at which time tentative plan was perfect
| ed, and as result referendum vote was
| taken among the metal trades to ascertain
| the general sentiment upon the subject.
| The result of thesvote was most encourag
| ing. and in December of the same year. at
| the annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor at Scranton, Pa. a
second meeting OF the promoters of the
scheme was held. Again IN April of last
year a conference was held In Toledo, Ohio.
| Up to this time, owing to the lack of
| nual conventions among several Of the
crafts, a number of the national labor
unions had not Endorsed the formation OF
| the metal trades organization. The matter
| finally went over until the last convention
of the American Federation of Labor, held
| in New Orleans in December, 1902, when
an almost unanimous vote was accorded
the plan.
In order that all concerned might have
| ample opportunity to consider the move.
permanent organization was deferred until
January a. when the representatives Of the
| various metal trades met and formed the
Metal Trades Federation, electing the fol-
| lowing officers: President. James OCon-
nell Of the machinists; vice president, John
Slocum of the boilermakers: secretary
treasurer. E. J. Lynch Of the metal polish
ers, buffers, etc. 1t was also decided at this
meeting that the headquarters of the body
should be established in this city. and in
accordance Herewith offices were opened
in the Corcoran building several weeks ago.
since which time no less than twenty appli-
cations for membership from metal councils
and sections throughout the United States
ana canada nave Deen received.
1t Is the earnest desire Of the officials OF
the federation to bring the national metal
organizations, as well as the locals of the
several international and national unions,
into closer relations, with a view to a more
thorough qualification of the laboring
forces; to assist each other and to prevent
friction among the metal crafts, 1t being
recognized that as the central body of these
organizations all grievances arising may be
amicably adjudicated by it without injury
to the interests of the trades concerned.
If the general plan of the federation IS
adhered to. councils or sections of the metal
trades will be established in every city and
town Of the United States and Canada
where members of the respective crafts are
organized. These bodies will consist of
three delegates from each metal trades
union. who will elect officers. Where there
Is central body of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor the metal trades council Will
be recognized as a part of that body. In
the cities in which there Is no branch Of the
American Federation of Labor there will
be formed councils which will be vested
with the same authority as a representative
body of that organization.
The Metal Trades Federation. as the CEN
trail body of the metal trades, will enter
into agreements with the various manufac-