Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-27


of Labor for the District of Columbia, pro-
poses to try and effect an organization OF
Washington stenographers and typewrlters
Some Of the men and women following this
calling are said to receive but 50 and -
per week, and Mr. Dietrich believes If such
an association is formed higher and uni
form rate OF wages can be secured lie
will be glad to hear from stenographers and
tvnewriters who are interested in the
project He can be addressed at Typo
graphical Temple. An effort will also be
made to organize the accountants and DOCK
keepers under the Federation of Labor.
The members of the local Grocery Clerks
Union have adopted a blue membership
button.
The executive committee of the Brick
LAYERS Union comprises John u. Wolfe,
chairman, 1903 New Jersey avenue north
west; William B. OConnor. secretary, 1858
Sherman avenue northwest; William Gro
min, E. F. McCullom and Joseph Hutton.
Those delegates to the International Typo
graphical convention who will pass through
Washington en- route to the convention city,
ST. Louis next month, will be handsomely
entertained by the local printers. Inc EX-
Delegates Associat ton Of the District took
the Initiative in this matter and Columbia
Typographical Union has appointed com
mittee to cooperate with the former dele
gates in extending the hospitality of the
city to all visiting typos and their tam1iles.
The secretary of the ex-delegates' commit
tee Is Mr.. Edward w. Patton, editor OF the
Trades JJnionist who will furnish pros
pectiye visitors with all desired informa-
ton.
The opening sessions OF the International
Typographical Union will be held IN 81
Louis Monday August 8. The general ar
rangements committee Of st. Louis printers
and citizens will give the initial entertain
ment to delegates and their families on
Sunday, August T. afternoon ana Even evening" 81
the old ST. Louis fair grounds Music
dancing, probably a base ball game pc
tween teams from sister unions. and plenty
of refreshments will be the features MON
day will be photograph day and the visitors
will become acquainted with the geography
Of the exposition. "Wednesday VIII De the
big occasion as 1t has been designated ny
the exposition managers as international
Typogra phical Union day on the Worlo 3
fair grounds. There will be exercises IN
festival hall and entertainments galore.
Thursday and Friday VIII De GAYS Oh h,, s Pc
St Louis committee, and which Will IN
clude "a night on the Pike" and other
enjoyable features.
national convention and who will enjoy tho
varied program are: T. c. Parsons, Dan
c. Vaughan, Miss Anna c. wilson ana
Frank A. Kidd; alternates, Charles :.
Gum, C. B. Buchanan, Capt }. Llgnon
King and H. F. Sauter.
Additional credentials have been pre-
scented by delegates to the Central Labor
Union as follows:
Sieben. William Lewis, j. Murray, 7john
Scott and A. c. Hoffman.
From Slate and Tile Roofers Union
No III. c. Huddleston, p. H. Loftus, Ed
ward Whalley, John Tanning and George
Phillips. oo
From Paperhangers' Union, No 42O-C
A. Stobel, w. ]. Tubman, l.. Foster, H. j.
Wells and B. Moore.
Highman, Samuel Beckett. N. Bailey, F.
Mohler and j. Caspar.
Credentials have been received by the
Allied Building Trades from the follow
ing delegates to that body:
Elevator Constructors Union, No 10-E.
Young, c. ]. Faulstick and ]. Watson.
Paperhangers' Union-W. ]. Tubman,
r. c. Keiner and H. ]. Wells.
Tile Layers Helpers Union, No. 12-J.
Lochte, w. Krause and S. Beckett.
James e. Fitzgerald, well-known
Washington printer, was buried last Fri
day from Immaculate Conception Church.
Peter Hansen has furnished answers to
five questions recently published in the Ty-
biographical Journal, and which Henry
Sterling says: 1.-THE correct answers to
which will settle the labor question" The
questions and answers follow:
/. Does labor receive from society full
return for services rendered.
2. If not, who gets the balancef
8. BY what methods?
L. What is the amount?
g. How can 1t be secured by the workers.
ITO answer the first and fourth ques-
tons, 1t would be necessary to use stalls
tics, which everybody knows, or should
know, are always made to suit the purpose
of the ruling class in society. Edward At
kinson. the foremost statistician in this
country, says that for the purpose OF find
ing what the PROFITS of manufacturing were
the figures Of the census are mere rubbish,
as manufacturers would not wish to dis
close their profits What We do know is
ability to make profits for the employer;
consequently no employee gets the full value
of his or her product.
LAS to question 8: The capitalists have
three methods of defrauding the producer
Of the full value of his her product.
First, organized theology. promising a re-
ward in some imaginary other world TOR
being satisfied with the smallest possible
share in this Second, the courts, whose
disputes the private ownership of the earth
and the fulness thereof. Third. the mill
tary, whose real functions can best be OBJ
served at the present time in the state OF
Colorado.
LAS to the last question, 1t ought by this
time to be- perfectly plain to every intelli-
gent trade unionist that the working class
must organize itself into political party
which shall interpret and measure all leg
islati0n by one rule only: Is this in the
interest of the working class? II 90, we
are for It: II not we are against 1t. No
question is ever settled until II is settled
right and the labor question can only be
settled By labor possessing itself Of the p0-