Evening star., 1903-12-16

cott. as stated by Carroll D. Wright in his
address before the National Association OF
| Manufacturers. is in general true of other
methods of the two classes of combines.
Mr.. Wright said:
Everybody boycotts somebody, and to
a certain degree it is a legitimate weapon
methods Carried to the extreme it is a
crime against the Individual and prevents
that development of private character
which is essential to public virtue. 1t
never does, therefore. for either the en-
ployer or the employe to accuse the other
of resorting to methods common to both.
Local Union No. Ss4, United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Ioiners of America, at a
meeting Monday evening. elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term: Presl-
dent Jacob Mussbaum (re-elected); vice
president, John D. Cliff; financial secretary
Donald Smith: recording secretary, Charles
E. Torney (re-elected): treasurer, Frank
Nolte (re-elected): conductor D. b. An
drews; warden, r. X. Revell; trustee. K.
L. johnson; auditors. r. Dows, r. K. Re
veil, S. Gallagher; delegates to the District
Council, Messrs Crosby, Reilly. Revell, Mat
ter, Andrews; delegates to the Central La
Dor Union, Messrs. Dean. Grinlick. Cinsell
Dent and Richardson; delegates to the AL
Johnson, Thornton and Richardson The
local union is arranging to entertain the
members of the other brotherhood unions at
a smoker in the near future.
It is stated that the letter of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, recently sent to Postmaster
General Payne, relative to the letting of con-
ployers of convict labor, expresses the gen.
eral sentiment of organized labor The mat
ter was brought to the attention of the re-
cent convention of the American Federatio
of Labor at the request of the local Central
Labor Union. AS the Post Office Depart
ment has no option in the matter of award
ing contracts, as the law makes no distinc-
ton between the employers of convict and
other labor, 1T is probable that Congress will
be petitioned to enact a law which will ex-
clude the employers of convict labor from
bidding for public contracts.
It is stated that the Central Labor Union
through Its legislative committee. is engaged
in drafting a bill of that character, which
will be presented to Congress during the
present session.
Mr.. Edward Dawson, chief clerk of the
Interior Department. takes exception to
the recent published statement that labor
ers were employed at timers work at
the pension building
In communication to the Central La
Dor Union Mr.. Dawson refers to the publi-
cation In The Star Of December 8. which
stated that he had informed Secretary
Wlnslow of the Central Labor Union that
laborers were employed on repair of the
roof of the pension building.
Mr.. Dawson says: have had no COM
municatfon with the Central Labor Union
except by my letter of I'd instant. which
contains nothing to warrant the above
statement. The persons who made such
repairs were not employed as laborers and
were paid at rates very much In excess of
the wages usually paid laoorers.
ssIf the item in The Star was based OH
information given out by your Office as
having been derived from my letter 1t is
clear misstatement of what my letter con-
tajned"
Secretary winslow. 1t is stated has been
directed by the Central Labor Union TO
inform Mr.. Dawson that at the time when
he was informed OF the complaint of the
timers laborers were employed at the
work referred to. and that the work was
done under the immediate charge of one