Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-03
Mon Of this city have been accepted as

Union Of this city have been accepted as
follows:
steamfitters' Union. No 1O.-E. J. Rati-
gan. F. M. Stacker. w. Lyon. c. A.
Schmidt and NJ. E. Cation.
Steamfitters' Helpers. No. 2s.-Edward
Hart, David Breen. Thomas F. Flanagan.
j. H. Reichard and P. A. Gilhooly.
Horseshoers' Union-Daniel Whalen. VIII
liam Schondau. J. NJ. Horrigan, Warren
Lusby and Andrew Wise
Elevator COnstructors-F. w. Maddox. J..
Watson, J. D. Ford, A. F. Hayden and
r. Baker.
BARRIERS Union. No. 239-Chris Sproesser,
Theodore w. Wetzel. Gustav Amberg. A.
Ficio and E. H. Measer.
Tile Layers Union No. 2-Charies Pot
terton, w. E. Thompson, Thomas Nc
Nelly. Frederick Richardson and Harry
Hopkins. :. e: -
Fred: Herbert succeeds AsA Swing as a
delegate from the Grocery Clerks Union.
Standing committees have been appointed
Dy President Dickman Of the Central
Labor Union as follows: Grievance, N. G.
Sprague E. A. Bachrach, William Silver
G. B. Faulbach and P. F. Mcguire; con-
tract. c. E. Dietrich. H. T. La Clair. J. H.
M Brinkma an Daniel Desmond and H. J.
FRAU, J. H. Brahler, L. E. Kearney ard
p. j: Ratigan: credentials. William H.
Schaner, M. Helmuth and E. W. Patton;
legislative. e. J. Roche. r. G. M. Ross.
Carthy.
The Washington Council of Allied Build
ing Trades has accepted the following addi-
tional delegates to that organisation:
Tile Layers Union, No. 2-Frederick
Richardson. w. E. Thompson and Daniel
Dowd.
Steam Filters Helpers-B. l.. Harris. T.
F. Flanagan and Edward Dewdney
Steam Filters Union, No. 1O-Charles +.
Allison. f. J. Ratigan and Thomas l.. Hess.
A strike Of inside wiremen is on at jack
sonville, Fla, and electrical workers have
been notified by the international brother
hood to keep away from there.
Politics entered the labor movement at
Pittsburg last week. Plans were made to
form a labor political organization to Sc
cure labor legislation. This was on lines
similar to those of the Washington Labor
Lyceum. Sentiment in Pittsburg regarding
the decision of labor to enter politics ap-
pears to be divided Among those father
ing the plan there Is considerable enthu-
siaSm and the leaders promise their en-
trance into the political arena will be de-
void of any of the unclean tactics that are
said to usually follow such a move.
On the outside and among the minority
the political program Is strongly condemn
ed. First of ALL 1t is said. the plan is in
direct violation of all laws governing inter-
national unions.
The American Federation Of Labor, with
unions in the local plan. specifically says in
its constitution that unions shall keep clear
of politics. Politics and socialism have
been kept out of the big model central
body for years. not without fight. but al
ways with praise afterward for the brave
stand of the leaders Of trade unionism
Prominent leaders believe that the labor
movement must some day take an active
part in politics. but they want II then to be
unanimous action.
A trackless railway is being erected at
Monnheim. Prussia. and will be the first OF
its kind in that country 1t will be about
two and half miles long. The cars will
be operated by electricity over roadway
about twenty-three feet wide. with good
basaltic cover about fifteen feet In width,
almost in air line, with the ex-
ception of few curves.
The up-to-date locomotive costs from
SIS, 900 to $4,000.
In United Germany there are 2.O33 asso-
Citations of stenographers. with 81 ,291 MEM
bers.
Union shows that organization to have
40. 600 affiliated members.
Labor unions in Georgia are advocating
the establishment Of bureau of state labor |
and mining.
The average wage of male school |
teacher in the United States is about $50 |
per year. The average salary of a woman |
teacher is about $3.50 per year.
The great strike of butchers in the west !
Ii the sixth that has tied up the stock yards /
and meat Industry In Chicago in twenty |
five years. The issue involved In each /
strike and the result Is given as follows:
1S79-General strike of all workmen In the |
Yards for increase OF wages. Men went |
back to work on compromise, securing |
part of their demands
1864-General strike of the cattle butchers |
1t Swift & Co.'S plant. Increase OF wages /
involved. Men won.
1S06-Strike in May; lasted but one hour
and twenty minutes. but tied up entire |
Yards. 1t was over the wages Of two labor
IFS. The men won.
18S6-General strike In November at all |
plants in demand Of an eight-hour day
" Labor. Men did not win.
l004-General strike Of the yards In SYM