Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-17
being passed along the labor ltnss. local
leaders say

The trades unions OF Pfttsburg viii ex-
pend from $4,000 to 10000 for Labor day
there September s. II Is said there Is
probably not a city in the United States
which VIII see a pageant of such magni-
tude. Conservative estimates place the
number of workingmen who Will appear In
the Labor day parade at 10000 There Is
much rivalry among the several trades for
the best-appearing uniform. Last year the
PAYERS and hammers won the prize. The
painters are striving to win II this year.
Labor day was enacted into law by the
several states at different periods since
1887, the date indicating when the law
ceived executive approval: Alabama, De-
cember Il, 1892; California, March - 1893:
Colorado. March Is. 1881: Connecticut.
March 20. 1889: Delaware. February IL.
1888; District of Columbia and territories,
| approved by the President June IS. 1894:
Florida. April -, 1893: Georgia. October 10.
| 1891: Illinois, June II. 1891; Indiana. March
| .. 1891: Iowa, April 5. 1890: Kansas. March
| 4. 1891: Louisiana. July Z. 1892: Maine. Feb
ruary 10. 1891 Massachusetts May IL. 1887:
Minnesota. April Is, 1898: Missouri April 81,
1895: Montana. March 4. 1891: Nebraska,
March % tSS9; New Hampshire. March 81.
| 1891: New Jersey. April 3. 1881: New York.
May 9. 1887; Ohio, April %. 1899; Oregon.
| February q. 1887: Pennsylvania, April 3,
| 1883: Rhode Island, May 26. 1898: South
| Carolina. December D. 1891: Tennessee.
| March II: 1891: Texas. February IL. 1888:
| Utah, February %. 1892; Virginia. Febru-
| airy ). 1892; Washington. February "a, 1891;
Wisconsin. April 49, 1898.
| There is some talk of forming a branch
OF the National Ice Wagon Drivers Union
| In Washington.
Over 1900 idle glass workers will Obtain
| employment as result of the resumption
| or work on September 10 of eight of the
| largest window glass factories I'm this coun-
| try by the American Window Glass Com
| pany.
In his annual report to the St Louis con-
| Vention or the International Typographical
| oLion. president Lynch gave utterance to
what Washington typos term words of
wisdom. when he said:
We should be careful not to expose our
| selves to attack and every movement that
we design for the betterment of the condi-
uons that surround us should be capable of
JGstlncation to the world. At the same time
thefe can be no relaxation In the forward
| movement. We must continue to organize
continue to uplift continue the agitation
| Tor reasonable hours and fair wages and
persevere in the task of making our great
union the Ideal workingmen's organization
Not forgetting the rights of others and our
ophgatons to society, at the same time let
| us ever bear in mind our rights and the OBJ
| legations we owe to those dependent on u.s.
Mindrui or our present interests there
should not be fOrgetfulness of the future
generations and we should so build that
the structure we are rearing may be both
| or present service and enduring charac ter"
| A labor statistician has figured out that
| there are 1,IO1 chartered unions In the
| brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
There is unusual activity reported
! among the journeymen bakers I'm several
| sections of the country. In Cleveland. Ohio.
union bakers are engaged in house-to-
| house canvass for the purpose of inducing
| the housewives of that city to eat bread
| which bears the union label and no other
| The bakers of Boston have voted to con-
| their 10 into
| II necessary. They have established a CO.
| operative union bakery which is said to be
doing rushing business.
| The recently reelected officers of the
Allied Label League OF the District of Co
| lumba are: j. F. Mccarthy. president: ].
| II. Brahler. vice president: ]. G.. Schmidt
recording secretary: c. A Pfau. treasurer
and w. H. Shaffer. sergeant alarms
| There Is said to be still lively demand
for brfckiayers In Baltimore. where the
| union scale is "a per day for eight hours
| work. Some contractors. however are
stated to be paying $ and 500. About
| LOCO bricklayers are at work In Baltimore.
| mostly in the burnt district
| More than $4,000 workers in Chicago
| had their hours Of labor reduced from
\ ten to nine during the past year. it Is
| claimed The gain of wages amounted to
| over $9.0O0.OOO.
| A fierce fight between the union car
| penters and the building contractors at
| Sharon. Pa. is reported. For recognizing
| the carpenters union contracting firm
| at that place is said to have been fined
$1,000 and expelled from the builders ex-
change of that district.
New delegates to the Central Labor
Union of the District have been admitted
to that body follows: Iron molders-
| John Gates. Joseph Stewart, Noah Gar
ner, W. II. Mclntire and William Lusby:
| engineers local. No. 99-Milton Smelling
| James Nesmith John Fl. Lorch j. G.
| Wheeler and John Houchen; uphoIster-
ers. No 5s-Henry Media, Henry Hagen
man. Percy Baxter George Ackman and
george b. Johnson; bridge and structural
| workers, NO. 5-George Scott S. Sothern
ana f. M Bfggs; cigar undergraduates
| j. Heuter '
| The proposed marine federation which
| american longshoremen are forming PROM.
ises to be a worldwide Organization. 1t
| Is announced that marine workers I'm En-
| rope. Japan. Russia and other countries
Will affiliate with the new international as
| ISOLATION.
| Four hundred lumbermen at McCloud
Cal, have gone on strike for an increase of
from y to $2.25 day. The strike affects
| nearly l.5O0 workers.
Secretary Mckee has issued the call for
the eighth annual convention of the Inter
national Union of Steam Engineers to
meet In Omaha September L. There being
eOtiSiocidUic business TO come before the
meeting. Secretary Mckee suggests that
delegates should come prepared for at
| least ten-days' stay. Owing to the
growth OF the organization new conditions
surround US and new problems have to be
met and contended WITH" the call reads.
and therefore local unions are urged to be-
| represented by their fun quota OF dele
gates"
The Missouri boxmakers have decided tn
assist the meat strikers In the west In
every possible manner At a meeting OF
their state organization at ArmourdaIe
Mo-, recently 1t was decided to strike at any
Kansas City box factory that continues TO
supply boxes to the meat-packng plants.
In accordance with a recent agreement
made with the Brewers Protective Assoc
citation union brewery workmen at San
francisco. Cal, are to receive ST. a week
and W cents for all overtime. The contract
Is to run for two years.
The International Typographical Union
Is said to be composed of 637 unions with a
membership of more than $1,000
The Musicians Union at jfs lasf yuaa,