Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-31

| ployes. They declared against the union
| label and urged the members to discontinue
its use They declared in favor of the
open shop The unions In the printing
trades are strongly pledged TO the support
of the union label and the printers have
union shop agreements.
The reelection is announced of Grand
President John Mcneil and Grand Secre-
tary-Trea surer James Gilthorpe, both OF
Kansas City, Kan. by the Brotherhood of
Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders OF
America, which organization is said TO
have a membership OF 1900 workers.
The local union of hod carriers and build
ing laborers will celebrate Labor day at
barbecue at Eureka Park fat pullock
will be roasted at 2 o'clock in the after
noon.
Union bakers of New Haven. Conn. have
decided to split Plans are now being
completed for the formation of a union OF
the English-speaking bakers while the
| original union vii. reorganize into Ger
man-speaking organization.
Reports made by the state factory m
| spector OF Illinois are said to indisate
wholesale eyasions of the child labor law.
He is said to have found that nearly one
thousand children OF Chicago who were
driven from the factories by the law are
now working at their old tasks IN 'heir
own homes under worse conditions.
Two thousand members Of the rival
painters' unions, the Amalgamated RANT
ers and Decorators of America and me
brotherhood of Painters. Decorators ana
Papar Hangers, met lately IN rev io,h
and unanimously adopted RESOLUTIONS er
claring for a national alliance OF mempeIs
of the trade The union OF the TWO Iohs
warning bodies is admittedly due 10 .ns
feeling that they ought to give up ih'e, l,a.
uuarrels and join in the present ngn'
against the employers lockout In the build
ing trades.
An English matchmaker has just hnished
making a tiny watch in the form OF SHIRT
stud Its dial Is two-sixteenths OF an men
in diameter and II Is to be worn wl,h two
of her studs BY turning the upper STUD the
watch is wound while by turning the lower
one the hands are adjusted
The International brotherhood of Team
sters is said to have 81 600 members The
Chicago and New York locals OF inns OF
panization are In the thick of the meat
strike.
Chicago mattresses have formed a union
and are taking steps to organize national
body with locals In all the Dig ci,'es.
The seventh annual convention of the
National Building Trades Council OF Amer
lea will convene in Sioux CITY, Iowa. pe-
ginning Monday, Sept. IL E.
ARRANGEMENTS have been practically COM
Melted for the consolidation or the three
central labor organizations IN tne TlciIi.S
of Pittsburg. Pa. the United LABOR league,
Iron City Council and the Building trades
Council, the three composing about lnuu
workmen. Politics is said to be behind the
action of the unions
The membership Of the Journeymen TAI
lors' Union of America is taking referens
dunn vote on whether to hold "A convention
this year and the city If such meeting Is
to be held The vote far is heavily in
favor of a convention. with Bloomington,
H.. in the lead for the place ..-
Colored washwomen of Richmond are
said to be organizing protective associa-
ton along union lines. Their purpose is TO
fight the Chinese laundrymen, VINO nave IN
vaded their rights, they claim.
The subordinate unions of the Bricklay-
ers and Masons' International Union nave
rejected the proposition to affiliate with the
American Federation of Labor. the ON
ciaI report of the result of a recent refer
endum vote shows 1856 votes for the propo-
sition and O. 800 against it. The vote also
shows that very little interest was taken
in the matter. as but 10, 100 were cast OF 4
membership of $4,000, and OF the si4 unions
to whom the question was submitted Io6
did not vote.
A circular letter from President Samuel
Gompers has been forwarded from head
quarters of the American Federation OF
Labor in this city to the organizers through
out the country, in which MIR. Gompers
says:
I'VE are all fully cognizant Of the pres
ent industrial situation, the aggress1ons OF
citizens alliances. manufacturers assOcia-
lions and other organizations of employers.
and that the most determined EFFORT is be
ing made to besmrch the good name OF, TO
break up and disrupt the organizations or
labor. In view, therefore, OF existing con-
ditions it behooves us to make even greater
efforts to more thoroughly organize our fell
low-workers and instill courage i'm those
who might be faltering I'm their loyalty and
fealty to the movement, and thereby lose
sight of their own interests. The hope IS
entertained that our organizers everywhere
will exert their best efforts to prevent the
antagonism of the employing class from in
huencing public opinion against the trade
union movement and the organizations or
labor.
While no one is more appreciative of the
seIf-sacrifice and work of our organizers
generally than is the undersigned, yet the
present industrial situation seems to war
rant this plea for more earnest and deter
mined work on the part of all.
You may count upon my thorough ana
earnest cooperation in your efforts. and L
shall be pleased to hear from you in re-
SpOnSe.