Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
I'M LABOR CIRCLES
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legal battle, In which the American FEEDER
alton of Labor will play an aggressive
part. In the closing days of the annual
convention of the federation at Pittsburg
| last week action was taken which may re-
suit in history making. One step taken in
| relation to Injunction legislation by fed
eral Judges is said by labor leaders to be
"a step forward and full of promise" A
| southern labor writer has this to say on
the subject:
/ The federation has decided to take some
one of the injunctions and fight 1t through
the United States Supreme Court on the
ground that 1t is an usurpatien of power on
the part of the federal Judge, repugnant to
law and violative of the Constitution. The
| best legal talent which the great resources
| OF the American Federation of Labor COM
mand Will be pitted in this fight and no eff
fort will be spared to bring decision from
| the court of last resort which will forever
| put a stop to course of what the Ameri-
| can Federation of Labor claims to be a
| usurpation of functions never dreamed of
by the creators of these courts That the
! question has never gone to the final test
| may seem a little strange until 1t Is re-
| called that the most sweeping steps have
| heretofore only been taken against what
! were termed the lower orders Of society
| rude and unlettered workers, who were
| supposed to be too weak and timid to think
| of questioning such august power. In the
| American Federation of Labor. however, a
| champion has been created which knows no
| fear, and which commands resources of
| Drawn, brain and that most necessary arti-
| Gle, money, second to no other organization
| In America today; not necessarily boarded
| dollars, but the ability to derive a steady
income from the willing hands of million
| workers"
w. D. Mahon has been reelected presi-
| dent OF the Amalgamated Association of
| Street and Electric Railway Employees of
America by the Chicago convention.
have been seated in that body recently as
| follows:
Retail Clerks Union. No. 262-Charles F.
| Parker, w. P. Powers and T. ]. Pollock,
| moved.
Electrical Workers, No. 14s-w. E. Mead
| fourd
! Typographical Union, No. 101, has ar
| ranged to give a complimentary entertain
| ment to children of members of the union.
It Is announced to take place at Typograph-
1cal Temple, beginning at O'Clock next
| Friday afternoon.
| Arrangements for the annual convention
| Of the International Union of Bricklayers
| and Stonemasons of America are progress
| Ing satisfactorily The convention will as
semble in Normanna Hall, Minnea polls
January 8, 1906, and the session will last
| two weeks The international officers are:
| President William Brown; first vice presi-
| dent, Thomas r. Preece; general secretary,
| William Dobson treasurer, Patrick Muir
| ray.
Delegate Frank Manning of this city, who
| was one of the representatives of the re-
| tail clerks organization at the recent con-
vention of the A. F. of L. at Pittsburg
has returned to this city. He has been
| heartily congratulated on the important
| and successful part he played In the great
| American labor congress.
| At the recent convention of the American
| Federation of Labor the executive council
was instructed to continue giving aid to
| the printers after January l. 1906, If 1t be-
came necessary to carry on the campaign
| cents per capita ordered by the fedora
| ton will probably net about $4,000, and
| this amount the organization Is willing to
| increase in order to help the typos win
| their fight Resolutions were unanimously
| adopted recommending the exclusion of
| Chinese, japanese and Korean labor from
| this country and it's possessions; prohibit
| ing the employment Of child labor; in
| structing the executive council to select
| one labor organization against which an
| Injunction has been granted, employ COM
| petent legal talent and carry the case to
| the United States Supreme Court to test
the constitutionality of the Injunction
laws now in force, and recommending the
calling of meeting Of the International
Women's Label League to adjust differences
said to exist in that beneficial auxiliary OF
the federation.
Victor L. Berger, a socialist delegate,
created considerable excitement on the
| floor Of the convention last week when he
presented resolution denouncing Presi-
dent Gompers for his intimacy with labor
leaders and plutocrats. The resolution
cited the Belmont subway strike as an ex-
ample of President Gompers' relations with
millionaires and labor leaders. When the
n1,tfi
arose and said: Brother delegates, I do
not intend to answer that accusation. I
prefer that my work shall stand as an an
swer to it. I am satisfied to stand before
| the world and before you without answer
ing the rejection cast on my work and
character. No, will not answer it, The
president then sat down and the conven-
ton expressed its confidence in it's leader
by refusing to consider the resolution.
The United States district attorney at
New York has caused the arrest of eleven
heads of manufacturing concerns of that
city, on warrants charging thew with hav-
ing conspired through the medium * an
employers association, to violate the afen
contract labor law by the importation Of
foreign workmen.
Nominations for officers of the Cigar
makers International Union have just been
announced For president George w. Per-
kns, the present incumbent, receives the
nomination of $40 unions. and his opponent,
]. Mahlon Barnes, at present secretary of
nominations. James Wood of Cincinnati,
who has been second vice president for
years, Is to retire, and Thomas F. Tracy of
Boston. at present fourth vice president, is
the chief candidate for the vacancy. The
present fifth, sixth and seventh vice presi-
dents are nominated for fourth. fifth and
sixth, and f. G. Hall of Minneapolis is the
chief candidate for the Office OF seventh
vice president. Samuel Gompers will evil
IDENTIFY retain the position of first vice presi-
dent, as he has received 400 nomination
against five for Anton Frank Of New Ha-
ven, the next highest candidate. The cleo
ton will take place in February next, and
the officers-elect take their positions the
following January. The term of office is
five years.
President John NJ Lynch of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union in a statement
recently said:
up to date no less than 275 local typo
graphical unions have obtained the eight
hour day or made agreements that the same
take effect on January /, 1906 and every
day new unions are coming in with agree
ments BY the first of the year at least
300 unions will be signed for eight hours
On that date the fight will become general
I'm an equal number of cities and towns, and