Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-10

THE labor movement is the historic de-
yelopment of the struggle of the human
| family for justice and right. 1t will endure
until the attainment Of real liberty for
men,"
| Cooperation will make the labor move
| ment strong. powerful and influential IT
Will open up new vista of happiness of our
| home. fireside and family. and make man a
| brother of his fellow man."
| Il hope your convention will be a tribute
| to your intelligence and give an impetus to
| our great labor movement"
| President Timothy Healy of the Interna-
| tional Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
| Is fine-lookipg specimen of manhood. and,
as q delegate expressed 1t: when he Is In
the right he is a fighter from his toes to his
| crown. He Is hater of socialists and So
called socialism, which he believes Is doing
| more harm to the workingmens cause than
| all the combinations of capital and the alli-
ances between Maine and California"
| Additional delegates to the Central Labor
| Union of the District have presented their
| credentials follows:
| Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
! Workmen, No. 14S-Joseph Neuland. Frede-
rick Mack. Martin Hellmuth, Frank Dudley
| and Robert Kuhn.
| Musicians Union, No. 161-w. J. Kern
| good, president of that body, to take the
| place of ]. 1. McWillfams
Electrical workers.. w. Grim. w. j.
| Fish, c. c. MOberly. c. E. Young and H.
| Polan.
The announcement has been made that
| monster labor convention will be called TO
! meet at Victor. Col. August %. by the
| Chicago Federation Of Labor, as means
| OF encouraging the union miners Every
| labor organization in the United states VIII
| be requested to send two delegates. with
| full power of representation. This move
ment was started at the Chicago Federation
! meeting recently by a resolution introduced
| by the International Association of Railway
| Clerks.
Reports from St Louis indicate that the
District delegates to the convention of the
| International Typographical Union ana
| those who accompanied them are having a
| royal good time" as one correspondent
! expressed it. The Washington contingent
| includes Delegates T. c. Parsons. Miss
Anna G. Wilson, Dan. c. Vaughan ana
| Frank A. Kidd of Columbia Cnion- No.
| 1O1: Miss Laura Gordon. John A. Huston
| and Mrs Huston. J. r. Lamson. Henry j.
Sutton. Miss Theresa Vaughan and sister,
! l.. c. Hoover. Mrs. Hoover ana son, John
| r. Berg and Mrs. Berg T. A. Bynun and
Mrs. Bynum, ]. L. Holland. Miss Katherine
| X. Spencer. Frank S. Lerch and mother.
| D. J. Murray, II. F. Sauter and F. n.
Whitehead.
Word comes from Brooklyn that all the
| asphalt paving work in that city is tied up.
most Of the laborers being on strike since
| the contra ctors cut down the hours of work
| from ten to eight. The trouble was started.
| it is said. by the action of Controller Grout
| in insisting the enforcement Of the eight
| hour law.
According to the reports Of the Chicago
union officials over one-third of the brass
craftsmen who engaged in the three months
strike against the brass manufacturers are
now blacklisted. The remainder have re-
| turned to work and the union officers are
busy securing work for the blacklisted men.
In a recent issue of the ST. Louis Star ap-
peared the following article touching upon
labor and politics and referring to the
contesting delegation which attended the
democratic national convention from Wash
ington:
What is claimed to be the first out-and-
out union labor delegation that ever sought
recognition and a voice in a presidential
pow-wow received black eye at the demo-
cratic gathering in the Coliseum.
1.-The delegation hailed from the District
of Columbia. and was composed of the fol-
lowing: w. E. Carr, Carpenters Union,
chairman E. J. Ratigan, steam filters: CA
Pfau, retail clerks: Ward Savage. bartend
ers, and Herman Shulteis of the knights of
Labor.
1.-THE laborites contested the seats of the
delegation headed by James L. Norris, COM
| monty termed the machine leader
Committeeman Ratigan declared that
the working people of the District of CO.
lUmbia were sick and tired of Norris.
We have no suffrage In the District
explained Mr.. Ratigan. our affairs being
managed by commission.
ID" Since the system was fnaugurated the
corporations have had things their own
way. The working people have no chance
at all, but We are working patiently to
change things, and propose to fight Norris
to the last ditch
1.-The labor delegation was primed for
stirring things up bit The members were
armed with resolutions to wit: THE Rights
of Suffrage 'Eight-hour Law Misuse of
the Military in Colorado and Government
by Injunction
"Ratigan is also secretary of the Labor
7 Of Noc oh notn rfi
litical organization, composed of union men.
the purpose of which is to secure from
candidates pledges in behalf of organized
labor.
1.-THE Lyceum Ratigan asserts has taken
umbrage against Missouri representative,
and threatens to go after him at the
next election
The Council of Allied Building Trades has
elected Samuel Beckett trustee to fill the
vacancy caused by the withdrawal of the
delegates of Carpenters Union No. 100,
from the central body.
There was big boom in the Railroad
Photographers Union in July. 12.777 new
members having been initiated during that
month
The employment of large number of
southern negro laborers on the Panama
canal work is contemplated.
The strike of the fishermen on the Skeena
river in British Colombia is said to be
ended, and large catches of salmon are be-
ing made.
The bricklayers and stonemasons' unions
of this city have been invited to affiliate
with the Council of Allied Building Trades.
Secretary E. J. Ratigan has forwarded
communications to that effect to the two
unions
There is much speculation to the out
come of the convention of the building
trades now in session at Indianapolis, Ind
AS it is the purpose OF this convention to
permanently organize a structural build
ing trades alliance, Independent of the
American Federation of Labor and what is
known as the National Building Trades
Council it is question with the building
tradesmen particularly whether the scheme
win tend to promote their interests. 1t is
said that the local sentiment Is rather I'M
favorable to such an organization 1t is
the general opinion that the affairs Of the
building trades can be much more satisfac-
torily, promptly and successfully attended
to by an exclusive local council than by
outside dictation. 1t is also objected that |
the proposed new organization. in classify
ing certain trades as basic and restrict |
ing affiliation exclusively to those trades.
tends to create an aristocracy of labor and J
will not, therefore, possess that cohesive
ness which is necessary to success.