Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-10

American Federation OF Labor at Pitts
burg the usual fights over trade juris
dlction promise TO occupy the center
OF the platform. Already a number OF
resolutions have been sent To the head
quarters In Washington. demanding
that the national federation live up "a
It's constitution as defined In section 2
article ?, which provides for THE es-
tablishment OF national and inierna.
tional trade unions. based upon the
strict recognition OF the autonomy Of
each trade and the promotion and ad.
vancement Of such bodies
In a decision OF Judge Mack at Chi.
oago. dissolving the injunction against
r. =. Petiibone a. Co.. the Information.
al Typographical Union was declared
to be the sole owner Of the allied
printing trades label. Tie Allied
Printing Trades Council. composed OF
all unions In the printing industry.
secured a temporary order restraining
the y. p. Pettlbone Company from
using the allied printing trades Label.
Judge Mack refused "a make the In.
| junction permanent because. he said.
the wrong parties fled the petition.
The decision settles a question that
has divided the printing trades for
many years. The pressmen and book.
binders had claimed joint ownership
IN the allied printing trades label. but
the printers always combatted this.
Al the close OF 1894 England. Scot.
land and ireland. with a population OF
" 100000. had a trade union member.
ship ~ 1909 .30S In other words. / In
y OF the population was trade union
ISL In Germany there were i.276.s3i
trade unionists In population Of So
100000. or ! In - In France. with a
population Of % 800 600 there are us.
516 trade unlnists. or To 80. Italy.
with 32.500.0Oo population. reports 1871.
go members ~ trade unions or I TO
$50. In Austria the trade unions have
1889 members In a population OF
26.i5O.O0O, or 10 $50. Spain has a
population OF 1850 600 and trade
union membership Of $500. or / to
$50 Hungary has 52.llO trade union
lists In a population OF ~. 500 600. or I
10 366. In Denmark the ratio Is 10
~ and In New South Wales ] TO q.
Typographical Union No. 10. Chlca.
go, has discovered that q may have /
been injunction checkmated." The /
court order Issued recently by Judge |
Holdom. u was learned. has tied the /
union 30 completely hand and foot
that the strike for the eight hour day
Il In great danger As way out Of
the predicament the union decided 10
eNpend its last resource. n necessary.
In a public anti-injunctiOn crusade
Agitation calculated 10 show that In.
functions are imperillng the existence
OF labor unions will be undertaken on
an unusually large scale. Massmeet.
ings In various parts OF the city will be
held. The typographical union alst
viii appropriate money 10 carry the In.
junction case 10 the Supreme Court
n the United States and thus secure
The first decision from that body on
The legality OF blanket" injunctions
The Amalgamatcd Window Glass
Workers 81 America Is composed OF
Our trades blowers. gatherers. fat.
eners and cutters-whose average
earnings for the four weeks period are
100. So. 500 and $40 respectively
The length OF the working year. how
'yer. does not average over seven !
months. The bylaws restrict the mem. I
'ers Of the union 10 a certain amount
4 production a week. which requires
N an average OF from about six 20 q
tx and one-half hours work a day.
he granting Of apprentices Is gov.
rned and regulated 80 that none but s
ons or brothers Of members are grant .
d the privilege OF learning the trades y
his, the union claims Il because .
here Is and has been a large surplus y
{ men in the trade Apprentices must
arye three years. and az the explra.
on OF this time are permitted TO Join
ie organization upon The payment OF
Zee o. So. The organization mum.
PRS about 5000 members and has
5000 In the treasury.
A unique system OF organization.
hich will be far reaching In its ef.
cts. Is now being carried on In Chi
.go through the formation OF trade
lion ward clubs While the name is
digestive Of party politics. and while
.st experience has demonstrated that |
'liucians are apt to turn such or.
nizations into channels other than |
osc intended. the idea Is probably |
p best yet adopted by local union.
IS. The clubs are not intended 10 |
urp any OF the functions which prop. /
y belong 90 unions. At no time can
ay order strike. neither can they.
der the constitution already adopted II
those already organized. place a II
ycott on any firm. The constitution II
lhibits the Endorsement OF candl. ii
les for public Office. and provides :
Il az no time shall the club accept
nations from any candidate or DO.
cal party. The fundamental idea irs
hind the organization OF ward clubs onl
nposed OF unionists Is that the pur. as
Ising power may be wisely utilized. OF