Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-14
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pute between the cement workers and plas-
terers at San Francisco, Cal. The latter
are to be employed to put on all mortar
where lime is constituent, while the ce-
ment workers are entitled to control all ar
tificial marble and stone work.
To maintain the strike of the -four and
cereal workers against the trust mills at
Minneapolis the union has spent over $50.
COO. But the fight Is still on and aid Is
being furnished from labor unions all over
the country.
Alligator catchers at certain points along
the extreme southern coast of FLORIDA are
said to have formed unions to protect their
industry from amateurs and others VINO
shoot the gators for sport.
These reptiles are becoming scarce in the
southern waters, owing to the active de-
mand in the northern markets for their
skins.
The membership of the Journeymen Tai
lors' Union of America is taking referen-
dunn vote on whether to hold convention
this year and the day If such meeting Is
to be held. The vote so far Is heavlly IN
favor of convention, with Blooming loh'
ILL.,, in the lead for the place.
The seventh annual convention of the
National Building Trades Council of Amer
lea convened at Sioux city, Iowa. Mohoas'
At the last session of the International
Printing Pressmens Union it was decided
to hold the convention next year In san
Francisco.
There were MANY prosecutions of working
men in England. Ireland and Scotland IN
1872, when what Is known as the pi'tch
rule was in forces 1t is stated as an IN
stance that the central committee Oh tne
Scottish weavers was sent to prison Tor
directing a strike to secure wages hxed by
a justice of the peace and refused by the
employers
AS the cost to the unions of holding a
convention is from 5000 to $4,000 there
is a growing sentiment among the trades
unions of the country against the holdihs
of annual conventions by their national Or
PLANTATIONS. Necessary changes in the laws
of the organiza tons are more satisfactorily
made by referendum votes. Iron molders
and the granite cutters hold conventions
only on demand of the membership. Inc
cigarmakers are supposed to meet once at
least in eight years, but 1t has been nearly
ten years since they met because the mem
bership decided to extend the time without
date Just before the date for holding the
last convention arrived.
The Injunction prohibiting the Citizens
Alliance of San Francisco from using an
imitation of the label of the Allied Print
ing Trades Council has been made perma-
nent Henceforth If the alliance desires 70
designate the character of its work 1t Will
have to use a label all its own. The coast
Seaman's Journal suggests for design 1or
the alliance label something in general
form resembling rodent.
Workingmen of Washington have ex-
pressed pleasure over the nomination OF
Albert f. Dawson for Congress from the
second district of Iowa. This young man,
he is only thirty-two, worked as COM
mon laborer in a brick yard after spending
his boyhood days at hard work on farm
In later life he entered the newspaper field
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vance and the Daily Herald of Clinton, Ia
Since 1899 he has served as secretary to
Senator w. B. Allison. Referring In eulo-
CYSTIC terms to his candidacy, the Trades
Unionist of this city has this to say
Labor has always found in Mr.. Dawson
true friend, and in his position at the
Capitol this friendship has been demon
strated on numerous occasions. The Var1-
Gus legislative committees, representing
trade organizations at Washington, attest
to many acts of courtesy extended to them
by Mr.. Dawson in advancing their interests
and extending aid and assistance to them
al all times.
Several matters Of importance were
transacted at the recent annual convention
of the United Association of Journeymen
Plumbers. Gas Filters, Steam Filters and
Steam Filters Helpers of the United States
and Canada, which was held at Brming-
ham, Ala. The delegates recognized the
fact it is said, that delegate conventions
as heretofore held are not representative of
the general membership. and that every
member should be consulted about the pol
Icy of the organiZa ton, its laws, and who
shall be chosen as officers for the enforce
ment of those laws and the carrying out Of
the policy of the association 1t was de-
c1ded that hereafter every member in good
standing who has been member for
given period shall not only have the right
to vote for officers, but must vote when the
time arrives or subject himself to a fine for
failure; also that any member can intro
duce law of any character in his local
union to be proposed as an amendment to
the international constitution
This matter will be brought before the
subordinate unions for referendum vote
1t Is the opinion of several Washington
plumbers and steamftters that it will be-
come law
The alleged spy system employed, labor
men state. by the steel magnates In their
fight against organized labor In Pennsylva-
mia Is a subject of lively comment in local
labor circles. The Investigations in this
matter of Joseph Bishop, former president
of the Amalgamated Association of Steel
Workers, and row a member of the Ohio
state board of arbitration has thrown ad-
ditional light on the subject 1t is Mr.
Bishops intention, if possible to bring the
company officials and strikers together An
affidavit has been made by John Plunkett,
who was employed In the ten-inch steel mill,
in reference to the spy system. He says:
L
hired with the Carnegie Steel Company
as a detective in the lower mill for a
salary of 500 month to let it's officials
know what happened with expense money
allowed for incidentals, to drink with the
men and find out what / could in regard
to how man stood in reference to union
ism; also whether he was a steady man,
who took care of his family. / was to
get acquainted with all the employees, write
TO the company daily report, keep IN close
touch at all times with the men; to connect
myself with the Amalgamated Association.
that | might know what transpired In each
lodge room, as well as In the mills. The
plan to conduct this strike, when they sent
for non-unicn men. was that the strikers
would cause a riot and give them an ex-
cuse TO call on the sheriff of the county for
deputies to agitate the men to violence.
when they would call on the Nato al Guard
to protect their mills and run them. Mr..
jerks also had his agents seeking men
when the last scale was presented 20 the
Alnalgamated Association"
The International Union of Elevator Con-
structors is said to be one of the smallest
national organizations in this country In
point of membership, but one of the strong
est in being able to control the trade. 1t
has recently had a hard fight with the
Otis Elevator Company, known as the
trust" and 1t came out of the fight with
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