Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-01
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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| Union has announced the following stand
| ing committees for 1905:
Organization Messrs. Fox Zottoli
| 'Brien, Kearney and Brahler.
Grievance-Messrs Sherman, Weber, Nc
| kenna, Nelson and Diggins.
Contract-Messrs. Parsons, Bachrach,
johnson. Rom and Considine.
Observation-Disclosures Helmuth, Howder-
shell and Scherer
| Press-Messrs winslow, spohn and lie
| Clair.
Credentials have been presented to the
Central Labor Union and the delegates
seated as follows: Local No. HOS, Brother
hood OF Carpenters: Carpet Mechanics, No.
l: Journeymen Plumbers Union. No 5;
Musicians Protective Union. No 1871; wash
instons Lodge OF Machinsts, No. 1893; Eleva-
tor Constructors, No. 10: Bartenders'
league. NO rs; BARRIERS Union, No 239;
Soda. Mineral Water and Bottle Beer Driv-
ers Union, No. 372
In the current number of the American
| federat1onist Secretary Morrison reports
that of 1927 unions making returns to No
vember 30, with an aggregate membership
OF e4663. there was $50 per cent without
! employment.
membership of 105. 667, reported 12 per
| cent without employment.
| The Woman's Auxiliary to Columbia
typographical Union has arranged for a
celebration of its second anniversary Fri
day evening. February 10, at Typograph,cal
femple All Washington printers have
arranged, it is said
The chapel of the treasury branch of the
government printing office has adopted reso-
iutlons OF respect to the memory of the
late James B. Williamson. who died several
days ago. 1t is stated by the Trades
| Cnionist that recently while on his
u a FOO = IN
tune to fall and cut his head His wound,
which was light, was dressed at the Elmer
gency Hospital, and he returned home The
! shock from the fan brought on a complica-
ton OF diseases, Bright's disease being the
direct cause Of death. Mr. Williamson
was the Oldest living member of Columbia
| typographical Union at the time of his
| death, having been born July 4. 1918, and
was therefore nearly eighty-seven years of
age. He had been on the superannuated
| list of Columbia Typographical Union for
long time and had been connected with
| the treasury division over two years. He
| was well known in the printing fraternity
| OF this CITY for over half century and in
late years known to the present generation
of printers as Uncle Jimmie He is sur
yfved by a widow and three sons, the eld-
est OF whom is also a printer, and Is fore
| man a Byron S. Adams office.
President Kerngood of the musicians To-
cal of this city. on behalf of the American
Federation of Musicians of the United
States. has presented to Congress the fol-
lowing memorial:
I'm behalf Of the American Federation of
Musicians. an organization of 4O.00O MEM
bers, beg leave to draw your attention to
Senate bill No. 6412, which is now under
consideration by the committee on naval
affairs.
This bill provides for an increase OF nav
for the members of the United States Ma
rine Band. but in its original form does
not provide for the discontinuance of an
nf fhncn
employees with civilian musicians who are
the sufferers, and for whom the American
Federation Of Musicians is authorized and
directed to speak.
Your attention is called to the following
abstract of a report of the eommandant of
the Marine Corps, under date of November
IA, 1908, to the Secretary of the Navy. re-
porting on the use of government prestige
by military bands in their competition with
civilian musicians:
=" The premises considered, it is respect
fully recommended that the present status
of the Marine Band be not altered SO far
as outside enga gements are concerned That
should 1t be deemed desirable by the de-
partment that this recommendation be not
approved, then 1t is respectfully recon-
mended that the department take steps
looking to the procurement of Legislation to
the following effect, viz:
First. That the leader of the Marine
Band be given the pay and allowances of
captain in the United States Marine
Corps, and that the second leader be given
the pay and allowances of a second feu-
tenant IN the United States Marine Corps
Second. That of the sixty members of
the Marine Band, thirty thereof be paid at
the rate of 500 per month, and that the re-
manning thirty be paid at the rate of SIS
per month
The recommendations embraced in tho
commandants report are presented in this
Dill without providing for the discontin-
uahce OF this competition. which possible
restriction the ccmmandaGt gives as a rea-
son for the increase
We trust you will give the matter dine
consideration. and will endeavor to secure
such action on it as your sense of fairness,
In recognition of our rights as American
citizens, may dictate"
The United Typothetae of America com-
posed or employing printers, has sent ont
circular letter. accompanied by hIarr
ASKING secretaries of local branches IN err
pay Information as to the number of union.
hon-unlon and doubtful composjtors tha
number of apprentices Connected ava 49,
connected with the union and the nurher
ol union and non-uni0n foremen emnloved
- ; 90 Jurisdictions The letter states that
II Is needless to point out how vaiuahis
TINS information will be in both na t;a,oaI
s sIiu local work. and asks that secretarias
possible. eofrect as
ne annual convention of the Associatad
u.don OF steam Shovel and Dredgemen
W mss sa neaa IN Chicago last week scale
m an
VINO are members of the union was f,eoidea
upon 1t is as follows: eu
=. Engineers. $3.50; cranemen 5000. 6rema,
$ioo per month: transportation to and fror,
fanama: full time when sick; eight hours
70 constitute days work; time and ono.
nalI Tor all overtime; double time for Snn
days; working days Of the month to con-
stltufe months work; should death occur
or man be totally disabled. transnorta-
tion Dack to the United States to be Of ~.
expense or the government or COMPANY am
pioying the man; after a man has given
entitled to leave of absence under full
pay Tor six weeks and be furnished sneciai
railroad rates for his family and self"
George w Perkins, president of the CT
garmakers international Union In an ad-
dress to that organization said:
While the general labor movement is in
splendid condition, with its membership in
tact. none should be led into feeling of
false security, as our opponents are always
active and looking for an opportunity to
catch us mapping and sneaking in an upper
cut While there is ground for congratu-
lation over the fact that all unions have SO |
successfully met and withstood the COM
bined attacks OF the hostile employing
class, there Is always an eyer-present ne
cesSfty for WafchfulpeSS and activity an I