Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-29

The strike at the Republic iron and steel
mills at East Chicago has been settled,
and LOCO men have gone back TO WORK
The result of the strike is COMPROMISE
which was made by arbitration. The men
lost out on the proposition to secure an
increase of a cent and half an hour IN
wages but succeeded in securing the ola
seven and one-half hour scale
Organizers will, in the near future, get
husy among the government workmen VINO
NAV wish to become members of labor
unions Frank Buchanan, president or the
Structural Bridge and IRON workers, VINO
was in Pittsburg last week on ofnclal Dust
ness says that President Roosevelt, Wnlie
in conference with number of prominent
labor men at the national capital, gave
consent for representatives. or TABOR unions
to go among the government workers TOT
the purpose of discussing unionlSm, but no
force is to be used. The men must JOIN
the unions of their own free will
Tho executive board of the anthracite
coal fields held a session at Hazelton, Pa,
last week. and it is highly probable that at
the expiration OF the period covered py
the award of the strike commission in l9o4
a demand will be made for the eight-nour
day by the miners in the anthracite region
Circulars will be sent out to all the locals
calling on the men to observe April 1. the
anniversary of the adoption OF the .ght-
hour day in the bituminous coal fields "A
feature of the celebration will be addresses
by the officers and organizers on the sig
nificance of the occasion joint conVen-
ton of the miners of the anthracite dis
tricts will be held some time before the
next national convention. At this meeting
it is expected some plan will be formu-
lated looking to securing better conditions
for the miners in that section of the coun-
try. There has been 10 joint convention
since the strike two years ago.
Statistics Of the Pennsylvania railroad
pension department show that during the
five years of it's operation there has been
authorized to be paid in pension allowances
to the retired employees of the company the
sum of $1614, 0S7.69, made up each year
as follows: Nineteen hundred and four.
1890, Coo 1903 1858, 374.3 80; 1902, S32S. 4O3 10;
1901, 1922 200 20, and 1900, S24401997. This
expenditure does not include the expense
of operation of the department, winch is
borne by the company.
During the five years application of the
penson plan 2418 employees have been re-
tired as pensioners from the active service
of the company, of which number 700 have
died OF the total number retired 56S were
between the age of sixty-five and sixty
nine years, of whom 439 were retired on
their own request, with the approval of the
employing officer.
A plan for the establishment of home
for aged and incapacitated plumbers is
being considered by members of the United
Association of Plumbers, Gasfitters, Steam
filters and Steamftters' Helpers of the
United States and Canada. The project
originated In Los Angeles, CAL, ana MEM
bers of the local union at that place are en-
ergetically agitating it. A circular was re-
Gently sent to all locals in the organization
showing how funds for the purpose can
easily be raised. Among other things the
circular says:
1--WE have about $4,000 members. and take
an average rate of 50 day. that would be
$4,000. In two years we would have plenty
to put up fine home with $1OS, 900.
Now, what member would object to CIV
ing one day each year to a cause like that?
Not one.
besides, we could have the general offices
in the same building, and have plenty of
room: and just think the amount of rent
that would be saved
James c. McNaIly. United States consul
at Liege, Belgium, in recent report to the
Department of States says: 1.-THE govern
mental railway authorities of Belgium have
for some time been engaged in their work
shops at a station at yerviers In building
locomotive equipped with dynamo and