Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-08

At a recent meeting of the Amalga- mated Society of Engineers, Machin- ists, etc., Organizer Isaac Cowan re- marked that he had been through strikes from Maine to California, but never had he seen financial statement so clearly showing the receipts and ex- penditures as the one recently issued by the Central Labor union strike com. mittee. This is a high tribute to the gentlemen on the committee, but is a deserved one. z Dear sir-The Waterbury branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engi- meers, Machinists, Blacksmiths, etc,
 has been favored with a few days
 visit in the person of our intern ational
 organizer, Brother Isaac Cowen We
 had splendid open meeting Saturday
 might, August 1, considering the short
 notice and the many other attra ctions
 that had taken large number of ma
 chinists and toolmakers away from
 the city Brother Cowen gave a very
 interesting and instructive address,
 showing that Amalgamated sentiment
 is growing, that our membership is increasing very satisfactorily, and
 there are several applications for charters pending, both in the States and Canada, which will be attended to at the proper time.
 He also addressed big audience at Grand and Bank streets Monday night, holding over 300 people for two
 hours in the open air, something that no speaker on labor has ever done be-
 fore in this city Having been nominated for governor of Ohio by the socialist party of that state, he discussed the political as we'll as the
 economic side of the labor question. jokes good natured and were we'll re-
 ceived even by those who did not fully i agree with him.
 i The following amounts have been
 paid out in Waterbury for benefits 1 for three years ending 1902, and with a membership that did not exceed IA 1 up to June, 1902. Tn the strike of I 1901 eight members involved received over $500. and had it lasted till now they would still be receiving these i benefits.
 Unemployed benefit ......... .$52o.O0 l Sick benefit .... .........-.. 10000 ] Railroad fare .,............... 2O.0O l Special relief ...........-.... 5000 l Funerals 144O0 1 Total ......... ........... .$814.OO l Internationally the Amalgamated
 Society of Engineers does business in
 millions. in times of comparative l peace The income from all sources
 for 1902 was 1,767 O6O; added to bal
 ance December. 1901. makes total of 1 $4,22SS $40. The expenditures for all
 purposes were $1 .494, 100, and for six of the leading benefits out of nine
 paid iby the society as follows:
 Unemployed travellers and
 l strikes ........ .,... S44 G34o.OO . Old age pensions ........ 47S,S35.O0 I Sick .......... ........ z0O,9S0.OO Special relief ........... l1,2oo.oo i Total .Sl,zlS,SlO.UU Leaving a balance of $2.734.740 De-
 cember, 1902 as follows: $1,S5O,995 in l general fund, and $S74.1O5 in superan- nuated, or old age pension fund. This last fund is increasing at the rate of :, $83,OOO per year and $6OO,0O0 of this is loaned at per cent to members to ] build their own homes. Some of our i Waterbury members expect to partici- 1 pate in the benefits of this fund and l pay interets to their own union while paying for a home.
 "But trades unions are home