Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-17
and will hardly make any new departure
this wear at Ruffalo

and will hardly make any new departure
this year at Buffalo
The seventh annual convention OF the
Tin Workers international Protective AS
ISOLATION opened at Wheeling, W. Va. to.
day. The thirteenth general convention OF
the Hotel and Restaurant Employees In.
ternational Alliance and Bar Tenders In
ternational League of America opened at
Kansas City. Mo-, yesterday.
Francis P. Mcguire. a member OF the exc
ecutive board OF the Carpet Mechanics
International Union of North America, has
been in Pittsburg for over week arrang.
ing for the convention of tho organization
to be held there on July 10. The union ID
new one and is composed Of carpet work>
Upholsterers International Union. The
organization was formed in Washington
last December by delegates from local
unions in Pittsburg, Chicago. st. Louis.
Stockton, Cal; Baltimore, Boston and
Washington. The carpet workers local of
New York and members Of mixed local
in Philadelphia composed of carpet work.
ers and mattress makers refused to Join
the new organization.
Terrence V. Powderly, late the head Of
the knights of Labor, left Washington sew
eral days ago for Indianapolis. where he
addressed the railroad switchmen. When
asked concerning the great Transfers
strike in Chicago before his departure he
said:
Il have not given the situation sufficient
study to be able to speak intelligenty. but
1t is deplorable and believe strike could
have been avoided.
LAS you probably know, I opposed
to strikes, and at no time, although / was
concerned in some strikes of other peo-
pies making, did l ever approve OF them.
also believe that arbitration is not the
best cure for labor troubles. Concil.2 ton
is much better"
lions, said THE conditions very sood.
and it seems probable that they will re-
main SO, for labor is generally satisfied,
and there is a much better feeling among
employers than was formerly the case.
The referendum vote for the election OF
officers of the Journeymen Tailors' Union
of America is now being submitted. For
general secretary there are only three can~
didates who have nominations from more
than one local union; these are Jchn b,
Lennon, the present incumbent; A llahiS
man of Cleveland, and hugh Roplnsol
of Hamilton Lennon was nominated py
100 different local unions, Dahlman oy
eight and Robinson by two, St Thomas
and Victoria, Canada. Dahlman did noS
get a Canadian local, while Lennon got the
nomination of fifteen Canadian unions
American Federation of Labor, a. head4
quarters In this city. has received the fol4
lowing report from the national secretary
of the Theatrical Stage Employees:
Prospects are bright for the coming sea-
son. Our membership Is growing steaoliy.
We secured increased wages and shortefs
hours in Indianapolis. Our convention wiz
be held In Pittsburg July y, we navy
strikes on at Philadelphia, Detroit, New
Orleans, Binghamton and Ottawa Tor reg
IGNITION and increased wages, with sooo
prospects of success
According to the latest report the United
Mine Workers of America has greatly inS
creased In strength during the past few
months. On November 3d. lso4, the paiot
nm membership was 2o3, 281, and on April ],
1905, 1t was 29s870 not taking into con%
sideration 30 600 members in good stand:
ing. but exempt from paying dues because
of strikes and lockouts. This gives the orr
ganization a total of 330,379 members II
good standing.