Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-18

days. officials OF the unions here do
not anticipate any difficulty in secur-
ing their demands. as they ask for an
equalization of the wages by all pack
ers.
Labor unions of Georgia are advo-
eating the establishment of a bureau
of state labor statistics and mining.
There are now affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor: Inter
national unions, us; state branches,
thirty-one; city central bodies, sos;
local trade and federal unions having
no international unions. 1872. This
does not include the charters issued
to local unions by affiliated interna-
tional unions, the total of these locals
being 26.400.
At Cleveland. May q, behind closed
doors votes were taken for officers
by delegates to the convention of the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers. Theodore j.
Shaffer Of Pittsburg, who has been
president for several years, was re-
elected. Other officers were reelected
as follows: Secretary-treasurer. John
Williams, Pittsburg; assistant secre-
tary, NJ. F. Tighe. Pittshurg; editor as
ISOLATION journal, Ben !. Davis, Pitts
burg. The convention adjourned after
choosing Detroit as the next place of
meeting.
The newest international union to
establish It's headquarters in Chicago
is the Hodcarriers and Building La
borers' international union. 1t was
formed in April, 1908, at a convention
called. by Samuel Gompers. and held
in Washington, ID. C. When first or
ganized there were tUenty-six local
unions affiliated. with membership
OF about 10000, over one-half of which
was from the Chicago locals. At the
present time there are 1T3 local
unions connected with the interna-
tlonal from all parts of the country.
and the total membership is $4,000.
THE state militia was degraded to
the uses of corporations which con
nived at the breaking Of the law. The
very men whom we used the troops to
protect imported allround bad men
the very men I ran out of their camps
to break the law in Denver and car
ry the election in their interests"
With this statement Adjutant General
Bell, heretofore the right-hand man OF
Gov. Peabody in his military methods
of handling recent labor troubles, In
Colorado, announced his purpose to re
sign his position and have nothing
more to do with what he considers an
improper use Of the state forces.
Orlando II. Baker, United States
consul at Sydney. New South Wales.
reporting on labor conditions there.
says: Hardly a boat arrives here
from the United States without bring
ing some victims of the writer who
has pictured New South Wales as the
paradise of the workingman.' The
unions have by law monopoly of the
work to be done at fixed prices. While
some are well paid-mostly employees
of government works-thousands can
find nothing or very little to do at
any price. No encouragement Is given
for immigrants who are dependent
upon their labor for living. These
facts should be known to Americans
Brass holders union No. So has
seeded from the Metal Polishers.
Platers. Buffers. Brass Workers and
Brass Molders' International union.
and propose TO form an international
union of brass molders alone 1t Is
not likely that the brass molders will
be given a charter from the A. Z. Of
l., as the Boston convention conceded
the !scn Molders' union Jurisdiction
over the brass molders. The seces
sion was due to the failure of the re-
cent strike of brass workers. The
molders say that the brass workers
and chandelier makers returned to
work. leaving the moldeTs out In the
cold.
An event OF vast importance to
trade unionism occurred in the British
house OF commons on April % BY
vote of 23S to 1893 what was known a:
the trade union bill" passed its sec
ond reading in. the house Of commons.
In spite OF an adverse speech and an
adverse vote from the premier, Mr..
b3iIOuT. HIS Olll itStiLISS ptdCelul
picketing and amends the law of con-
spiracy In connection with trade dis
putes. 1t also protects trade union
bank accounts and other funds against
legal process for damage caused by
the action Of members Of such unions.
The bill. "a is there commonly known
was the outcome Of the recent judg
ment in the Taft Vale railway case
when the Railway Servants UnioI
was mulcted in heavy damages FOL
and alleged interfering
with nOnuuionists.
The labor editors OF the state OF
Illinois. the men who publish the
trades union journals for centra.
bodies of organized laber in the small
have formed state
The meeting was hello
nc Springfield. but IT is expected TO
make the association permanent at
second meeting to be held at Peoria
IN June. The officers selected are:
President. e A. Whitney OF the Ke-
vance Labor Herald; vice president,
$. w. smalley. Galesburg Labor
News: secretary -treasurer, r. e.