Evening star., 1904-03-16

Porto Rico He departed from the island
last Saturday, and is expected to arrive in
New York Friday or Saturday of this week
He will resume his duties at the head
quarters of the federation Monday morn
ing.
The homecoming of Mr. Gompers, as has
already been stated in the columns of The
Star, will be made the occasion for DEM
onstration in his honor. The committee of
the Central Labor Union of this city, OF
which President Harry w. Sherman is
chairman, appointed to make the prepara-
tions for the event, made a report last
Monday evening. According to that report
a reception and a mass meeting Will mark
the return of Mr. Gompers to this city.
Both will take place in Typographical
Temple Monday, the 18th instant.
The quarterly meeting of the executive
council Of the American Federation or La
Dor will be held in Denver Col, beginning
April 49, The report of President Gompers
on conditions in Porto Rico will then pc
considered. A number of important mat
ters which have developed since MI Com
pers' absence from Washington will also
be submitted to the council at that time.
The open shop controversy, 1t Is under
stood, will be one of the matters to again
occupy the attention Of the members Of
the council
The n achinists of the country union and
non-un union are much interested in the bill
pending before Congress in the interest OF
the employees of the navy yard. The bill
was introduced in the House by Represent
ative Alston G. Dayton Of West Virginia
1t provides that section of an act to
further promote the efficiency of the navy,
approved December 81, 1861. as amended by
an act approved July 10. 1852. be, and the
same is hereby, further amended as TO
read as follows:
"'Sec. 8 That the rate of wages Of the
employees in the navy yard shall conform.
as nearly as is consistent with the public
interests, with those of private establish
ments in the immediate vicinity of the re-
spective yards, subject to the approval and
revision of the Secretary of the Navy:
Provided, That the per diem mechanical
employees of the naval gun factory. ord
nance department, Washington, District of
Columbia, shall receive the same relative
rate of pay per diem as is paid per diem
mechanics in the other departments of the
government in Washington, District of Co
lumbia.'"
Secretary Harry w. Sherman Of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, returned to the headquarters of
the organization Monday from Whining
ton, Del, where he addressed a labor mass
meeting Sunday evening.
The union bookbinders of the country are
at present engrossed in matters pertaining
to the annual convention of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Journeymen Book
binders to be held at st. Paul, Mimi. in
June. Contests for the places of delegates
to the convention are on in every city. The
race In this city is becoming more inter-
esting daily. The following members of
Local Union, No. 4. have announced their
candidacy: James Fogarty. Robert Frail-
ey. Thomas Esperon. ]. l.. Feeney, Theo-
dore Hardy, Charles F. Weston, Martin
Dreise, w. B. Hyde. Charles Nelson and
George Kirch. The election will take place
the first Monday in April.
The members Of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
road Telegraphers employed by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company in the
operation Of the system are taking vote
on the question of wages and hours.
committee of the brotherhood held a con-
ference with the railroad officials recently
relative to the demands of the telegraphers.
The meeting, however, was productive of
no results and there is a likelihood that the
telegraphers will strike The ballots on
the proposition will be counted at Newark,
Ohio, the 10th instant.
An agreement has been reached between
the Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron
Ship Builders and the international Asso-
citation of Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers in which the demarkation lines of the
work coming under the Jurisdiction or each
organization are made clear Inc former
organization has jurisdiction over the fol-
lowing work: All boilers breechings. up
takes iron and steel ship building. all iron
and steel tanks (pontoons, air, Oil and
water-tigh), purifying boxes. standpipes,
smoke consumers. brewery vats water
towers All work in and around blast
furnaces and rolling mills. except skips,
stock houses, top rigging and other frame!
buildings.
The following work belongs to the bridge
mems organizations: The erection and con-
struction of bridges and viaducts. whether
of iron, steel or cast iron; ereetion ana
construction of all steel and cast iron en-
tering into the construction OF buildings,
viz Columns. girders, eye beams, chan
nels. angles and lintels; bearing plates OF
mol hinc
elevator enclosures and all ornamental
work; the erection of structural towers.
hoists car bumpers, coal conveyors ana
ore unloaders. the wrecking of steel build
ings and bridges.
Officers of the International Brother
hood of Stationary Firemen are consider
ing the adyiSablity of making joint
international working agreement between
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmen International Union
and the Mineral Mine Workers organiza-
ton.
The supreme court of Minnesota, fol-
lowing the highest court of New YORK,
has decided that unions, being lawful or
eanizations may not only advise their
members to strike, but may by peacefuI
means persuade nom members to join the
strikers, and as means to tnat end may
refuse to allow union members to work
in places where non-union labor Is en-
ployed.
Secretary Charles w. Winslow of the
Central Labor Union has forwarded to
the members of Congress a statement of
the conditions Of the service of the at
tendants and nurses employed at the
Government Hospital for the Insane, in
support of the bill pending before Con-
gress to regulate the hours of duty and ,
compensation of the employees at the in
stitution The statement Is as follows:
1.-THE attendants and nurses employed at
the Government Hospital for the Insane are
required to labor thirteen hours of any one
calendar day, on an average of twelve hours
one day and fourteen the next.
t'When not SO engaged the attendants and
nurses are compelled to be in their respect
i've wards. unless excused, as follows: I'm
married attendants and nurses are excused
from pm. until 10 pm. every other even
ing, four hours out of forty eight In addi-
ton to this they are excused one night each
week from pm. until Il p.m This gives
them six hours only out of forty-eight.
THE attendants and nurses who are mar
ried and have family living away from
the hospital are excused from pm until
am. every other night, being twelve
hours out of forty-eight. In addition to
this, they are allowed during the year fif-
teen days annual leave, one-half day each
week. every third Sunday, two national
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