Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
lar with them. In the other governments
there is not this need"

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lar with them. In the other governments
there is not this need
John Golden of Fall River Mass. has
been reelected president of the United
Textile Workers of America.
Referring to the great strike of the tex
tile workers in Massac husetts, Miles Byrne
of Fall River, an officer of the organiza-
ton. said:
This is one of the greatest textile strikes
this country ever saw. with little sign of
settlement. Our latest advice from Fail
River indicates no change in the situation
at present. Arrangements have been made
for an assessment to be levied upon the
members of the American Federation of
Labor. This means a weekly donation
from each of the 100000 workers from all
parts of the country. 1t is expected that
with this large income our organization
will be able to forever withstand the at
lacks and attempts Of the capitalists to
reduce our wages. These general assess
ments from the great association are only
placed under extraordinary conditions. The
last general assessment was granted in the
interest of the machinists four years ago.
and we believe that we have a much
stronger claim than the machinists had at
that time. Mr. Golden, president of the
textile workers.. believes he has the sup
port of all the officers of the A. F. of l..
The organization he said, had excel
lent opportunity to bring forth its claims
at the convention of the American Fedora
ton In San Francisco beginning Novem-
Der A."
1.-The manufacturers at Fall River and
other places in Massachusetts will have to
give up their demand for reduction in
wages or go out of business. Our people
are certain that If the Fall River strikers
agree TO reduction in wages it will be-
come effectfve throughout New England
and perhaps affect every textile worker in
the country. III the reduction were ac-
cepted 1t would mean the disruption of our
organization, which would be most disas-
trous and must be resisted"
The third annual convention of the Inter
naional Bod Carriers and Building La
Dorers Union of America will meet in
minneapolis. beginning January /, 1895.
The Texas State Federation of Labor has
resolved TO cooperate with the Farmers
Union and other organizations favorable
TO the majority or all of the demands of
iaoor IN order ito advance the interests of
'hose VINO Toll for their daily bread"
1t Is proposed by the combined labor
IElons OF Kansas City to erect a labor
temple somewhat on the order of tho Tvno-
graphical Temple In Washington
Prof. John r. Commons of the University
vi Wisconsin recently stated that the trade
union Is the greatest of existing forces in
"nat Is called Americanization He points
out that 1t breaks down the barriers of
race; nationality. language and religion, and
sSNSi'So Sci 6ONeEI1HenI ana obedience to
elected leaders -
"A union cannot choose its members like
corporation or social club" says Profess
sor commons. nor let in the TRUSTEES on
the ground floor like Amalgamated Cop
per or United States Steel, but 1t must adj
init on equal terms every man who works
at the trade. The anthracite coal strike
commission found some nineteen nationali-
Ties at work In the mines, and 1t is report
ed by the sociological department of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company that its
employees come from thrty-two nationalities
and speak twenty-seven different languages
NO other nation In the world has set up
hard task like this for unionism The
american nation has come to the aid of
the employers with a protective tariff
against the products of foreign cheap
labor, but 1t has left to the unions the
harder task of protecting the laborer HIM
self, and this must be done, not by keeping
the union. No wonder the unions are
forced to stand for the union shop The
union shop is the workman's protective
tariff. If compelled to give 1t up he will be
compelled to go into politics and stop i'm
migration"
Mrs. Mamie NJ McMchael of the wo-
mans Auxiliary to Columbia Typographi-
cal Union. No. 101, of this city, has issued a
call urging the printers of Washington to
induce their wives. mothers, sisters, daugh-
terG and sweetheGrts join the auxiliary
and assist in its work and functions
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Topographic
cal Union in Portland, Greg. has started
campaign to ascertain to what extent union
labels can be found on household goods.
within t., pas: month several large cor
porationS In Chicago have abandoned the
1ine-hour day secured by the unions when
the organization boom was at its height and
have returned to ten hours" SAYS Luke
Grant, the Chicago labor writer In some
instances 1t W Is the fault of the EMPLOYEES
themselves that these concessions have been
lost, because of their apathy toward their
organizations as soon they believed they
had accomplished their objects
The Brotherhood Of Painters, Decora tors
ana Faperhangers OF America is said to be
among the strongest labor organiza lions in
the country 1t was organized in 1887 with
thirteen local unions and membership of
497 There were many independent unions
of painters throughout the country at that
time which did not affiliate In 1894 a dis
astrous factional fight broke out in the
ranks of the brotherhood, which kept not
only the painters but the entire labor move
ment of the country in turmoil for six
years. One faction had it's headquarters in
Baltimore, and, although much the smaller
of the two 1t was recognized by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor as the regular or
ganfzation. The other faction. with head
quarters at Lafayette, Ind, refused to
stand by the ruling of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, and kept up the fight for
recognition at every convention until 1899
Wnen the DetTOlt convention OF the Amerf-
can Federation of Labor determined to end
the war by ordering special convention of
all painters and threatening to revoke the
charter of the recognized faction unless an
amalgamation was brought about. The
special convention brought about harmony
but left the craft in a rather demoralized
condition, so that at the first convention
after amalgamation in 1901 the brotherhood
had but $4,000 members. Since that time
it's growth has been phenomenal. At the
present time II has 900 local unions, scat
tered over all parts of the United States
Canada. Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
Islands, with membership of 65, 600. The
eight-hour day Is general. although not uni
versal in the trade, and within the past
three years wages have been increased on
. an, average of % per cent. Most of the
local unions of painters throughout the
country have been brought into the fold
the most important being the Amalgamated
Association of, Painters in New York.
which has been abandoned. and the brother
hood has now {, 600 members in that city,
where it did not have foothold until the
last year. -.e---
. J. c. Bahlhorn is general president and
]. c. Skemp general secretary treasurer.
The headquarters of the organization are
in Lafayette, Ind.