Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-07

lows: c. A. Pfau. J. H. Brahler, L. E. |
Kearney. John Torch and T. c. Parsons
Capt Charles W. Kicker of the Washing |
ton navy yard. according to the Trades |
Untonist, brought back with him from the |
G. A. r. encampment at Boston confed-
crate flag that was captured during the
war at Laurel, Md. and that 1t Is his inten-
ton at 2 future date to present ii to the
confederate soldiers of that place. Capt
Kicker was brave Massachusetts, soldier
and won his stars calamity. He states
that he participated in twenty-five engage
ments and got licked nineteen times.
The number of the commissioned organic
ers for the American Federation of Labor
now in the field reporting active work is
Lie.
Mr. T. " Powderly is interested in the
reorganization of the Knights OF LABOR.
There are about 5000 knights in the thi'ea
States. Mr.. Powderly has been IN CORE
spondence with several of the officers. OF the
old organ. zation of Knights of Labor in
different parts of the country. and they are
eager to see the old body reorganized.
The Cigarmakers' International Union has
pc ssed the fortieth anniversary of its birth
day The organization was formed June Il,
1864.
Factory Inspector Kelly of Toronto. Can
ada, Is advocating an amendment TO tne
law raising the limit to which girls can De
employed In factories from fourteen to SIX
teen years OF age.
The Naval Gun Factory Band. composed
of employees of the Washington navy yard
has been presented by Capt L. Z. fenuie
ton, behalf of Mrs. Pendieton, WIN
ha ndsome banner bearing the name or the
band In golden letters. Mr.. Charies
Stanley. the musical director. received the
banner on behalf of the band and returned
thanks to the donor
1t is estimated that the garment "orheis
of New York lost about $2,0O0,oOo IN wases
in the recent strike against the open suop.
The Structural Trades Alliance. at It's
recent rational convention at Indianapolis
selected Buffalo the place Tor It's t9o'
meeting.
AS late as 1917 ten delegates of the CAMEO
printers of Boston Mass, were put IN JAW
for meeting to consider the aue'
wages.
There was big boom in the Kalifoau
TeIegraphers Union In July. iz,t'I new ,
r,anhers having been initiated during That
month.
Tn i. review of the labor year, with La.
bor day as its ending. Luke Grant OF
chicago saws the trade union history oi
the past twelve months SHOWS new any
startling situations. but In the nam IL 10
history repeating itself. Many Oh the ia
Dor battles of the year have been iougnt
out in courts of law.
''Thirty-six injunctions In iapor ais
putes" he states, have been issued III
Chicago alone in the past eight months,
and the same policy has been pursued III
other cities. although not to such an eN-
tent. In Chicago we have had one Jeoso
fine union for contempt OF court IN ao
dition to filming and imprisoning the IN
diyidual officers of the union. We nave
! had another judge declare that 1t Is I'M
lawful for a corporation TO make an
agreement with a labor union TO luI M
loI,N oil
would appear to be an infringement on
the right of free contract.
eft has been a generally accepted TACT
that a firm had as much right to contract
for its labor as for its COAL and If it gives
the contract for the latter commodity 10
a particular firm every other firm IS
thereby excluded from consideration But.
according to the ruling of Judge Adams
a firm may not contract with labor
union to furnish it with men. as by doing
SO other men not nYmbers OF the union
might be barred.
Acting on that decision. We have re-
Gently seen a citizens alliance in San
Francisco secure an injunction against an
association of brewers restraining them
from making contract with the United
| Brewery Workmen. The brewers were
perfectly willing to make the contract,
but the citizens alliance thought differ
| emily. and the injunction Is still in force
1.-The struggle between the citizens alli-
ances and military authorities of Colo
RADIO and the Western Federation of Min
ers has attracted the attention of the en-
tire world Without going into the merits
of the struggle, it may be said that the
| warfare has been characterized by many
acts of Iawlessness committed by both
sides, and in some respects the citizens
alliances seem to have outdone the mfa-
ers in criminal violence.
"All of these things should cause the
labor leader to think, if he would be
guided by experience and avoid in future
the mistakes of the past.
Probably the most important step
taken by labor in the past year was the
acceptance of wage reduction by the
tinues Mr.. Grant. Many labor leaders
believed at the time, and still believe,
that the miners made a mistake in
cepting the reduction without a fight.
| but the results SO far have not shown this
| to be true. In fact. if we judge by the
developments in some other trades that
| have pursued the opposite course, the
! wisdom of the miners action at once be-
comes apparent.
| THE miners preserved their organiza-
| ton and their joint trade agreement,
which ultimately is of vastly greater i'm
portance than the preservation of the
wage scale. They will be in position
| next year to ask return to the old
wages should trade conditions warrant
| an increase"
The musicians strike at the local theaters,
| which had been threatened for several
months, went into effect Labor day at two
| OF the Washington play houses-Kernans
and the Academy of Music-when all the
| musicians but three walked out. Those
| who refused to enter upon the strike were
| expelled from, Musicians Local No 16l
and Monday the delegates to the Central
! Labor Union will, it Is said, ask that all
houses which fail to grant the increase be
| placed on the unfair list.
| Chicago has been given recently the nick
name of 1.-The Strike City" Statistics show
| 10 Ia
| Labor day, there have been twenty-five
strikes in Chicago, where more than 100
workingmen have been involved in each
| That list does not include innumerabIe small
petty strikes involving less than 100 men,
which, like the poor. we have always with
US.
In the twenty-five strikes enumerated 81
Ooo persons have been involved, and the re-
suits may be classified follows: Won. 5;
lost, u; compromised. 7; still unsettled I.
Organized labor has made varying prog
ress, 1t Is said, since Labor day one year
ago. On the whole, leaders say it has been
trying year. The situation, past and
present, is summed up by Mr.. Frank Nor
rison, general secretary of the Federatio