Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-14
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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The American Federation OF IdDOr pro-
vides a system for notifying conventions
and questioning legislative candidates, and
the resolutions instruct that the system be
applied toward the enactment OF our ma
tional anti-injunction bill, national eight
hour bill and the installation of the fni-
tiative and referendum in national affairs
The time has arrived for applying the sys-
tenn. Questions have been prepared for
presentation to the candidates of the sew
eral parties, a sample copy of which your
body has received in the extra number OF
the American Federationist.
Copies for presentation to candidates
for Congress and the Legislature in your
district Will be supplied to your legislative
committee upon receipt by us of the name
and address of the chairman. Kindly In
struct the chairman to write for copies Tor
questioning candidates and to present
them, also to report progress at each regu-
lar meeting of the union.
IF the questioning of candidates is
heartily pushed by all the unions there is
an excellent prospect for success.
Resolutions submitted by a subcommit-
tee of the Labor day committee OF the Cen
trail Labor Union. composed of c. r. Diet
rich H. W. Sherman and r. g. M. Ross
We're adopted at the last meeting OF that
body, to the effect that:
Labor day, 1904, is In the past ana tne
celebrated it in manner BETTING organ
lied labor and it's friends; that the central
Labor Union extend a rising vote vi ththhs
20 those business men or our city VINO ' coi-
tributed their presence and time py taxing
charge of our automobile and athletc
events at Benning race track on that DAY
In appreciation of these services, IL is re-
solved that the central body give a smoker
on October 8, 1904, and that these gentle-
men be invited to be present and receive
from our officers a formal and personal
vote of thanks.
The Following members were appointed
committee to arrange for the smoker: J. Is.
Dickman chairman; Z. j. Roche, H. ". M
Ross. Jere F. Mccarthy. Milford Spohn' H.
j. lie Clair and e. L. Adams.
The recent withdrawal of PAINTERS anu
Decorators Local Union, No. 3oS, from lne
Allied Council of Building Iraoes was
brought to the attention OF the Cehtral La
Dor Union at it's last meeting throusn d
communication from b. j. Ratgan. secre-
tary of the council, which. a1ter reloii ing
to a communication from the painters an
nouncing their withdrawal from the couh-
Gil. requested that the organization be eX-
pelled from the Central Labor Union.
The request of the council was virtually
refused as, after q short discussion, the
communication was placed on HE WITHOUT
any further action.
The recent discharge of an employe OF
local brewery firm is matter or conten-
t1On between . ISoNthi
and the company. 1t Is contended oy the
firemen that the discharge of the former
employee was not justified and they desire
an inquiry.
The local has requested that the Central
Labor Union appoint an arbitrator to act
with the board of arbitrators of their Or
ganzation to adjust the trouble. 1t is
stated that in compliance with the request
of the firemen the central body has ap-
pointed Mr. H. w. Sherman. secretary
treasurer of the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers as arbitrator, and that an effort
will be made to amicably adjust the matter.
J. A. Cable international secretary of
the Coopers' International Union, has in
formed the Central Labor Union that 1T
has been reported to the general office
that some of the brewerieS in this city
are getting their supply of cooperage
packages from a non-union firm which
has been on the unfair list of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. The matter was
referred to the Allied Label League for
investigation and report When the brew
cry workmen were informed of the COM
plant of the coopers they denied the
statement and asserted that all cooperage
material used in the local breweres Is
union made.
1t is officially announced that the propo-
sition for utilization of the Bricklayers
and Masons Internati onal Union with
the Struct ural Building Trades Alliance
has been rejected by a referendum vote
of the subordinate unions. 1t Is stated
that but 1884 votes were cast of total
membership of near 10000 OF the votes
reported Abs favored the proposition
and S,1o9 were against the proposition.
Should Trades Unions Go into Politics?',
Will be the subject of an address by j. w.
Brown of Connecticut. a member of the
International Brotherhood of Carpenters,
next Sunday evening, at Trades Union Hall
formerly Costello's) 9th and G streets
hn fS sal 10 he
an earnest and forcible speaker, Will dis
cuss the phases of the new movement In or
ganized labor along political lines, and
which proposes that the votes of working
men be cast against those candidates for
Congress and state legislatures who are
said to be lnimical to the cause of labor.
1t is expected that many of the Washing
ton trades unions will be represented at
the meeting.
The proceedings OF the National Building
Trades Structural Alliance at the recent In
danapolis convention show that a telegram
was received during one of the sessions
which stated that the bricklayers unions
had by referendum vote decided against af-
fliating with the alliance.
President Timothy Healy of the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Stationary Fire
men, accompanied by President Kenny of
the stationary engineers of New York
city, were in Washington Monday. They APP
pedTeu uelore the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor in session
here, In reference to the jurisdictio fight
that is on between the engineers and fire.
men on one side and the brewery workers
on the other. President Healy charges that
the brewery men have disobeyed the orders
OF the federation and wants them disci-
plined by the general body
The welfare department of the National
Civic Federation is said to have done some
effective work since 1t was established. In
recent review of the work of the fedora
ZION Miss Gertrude Beeks. secretary of the
welfare department, says:
Welfare work involves special considera-
ton for physical comfort wherever labor is
performed: opportunities for recreation;
educational advantages, and the providing
of suitable sanitary homes: It's applicat ton
TO be measured by the exigencies OF the
case.
THE first essentials to the welfare of the
employe are steady work. an equitable
wage and reasonable hours of labor 1t is
an economic truth that employment with
out interruption is of the first importance
to the prosperity of the wage Garner The
employer, however eXacting. whose fore
sight and good management make steady
work possible is a greater benefactor than
can be the employer. however benevolent.
whose business is of spasmodic activity.
Hunger is only fortnight behind the aver
age worker thrown into ideness.
The payment of the market wage Gre