New-York tribune., 1905-07-25
LABOR MEN JUBILANT.
Report Great Progress-Jc1cish
Chautauqua Considers jpOrk.
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will witness the most important labor conferences
ever held in this city. Members of the American
Federation of Labor. headed ty Samuel Gompers.
who is accompanied by Vice President James
O'Connell, Of NewYork. and Secretary Frank
Morrison of Washington. will he here to talk over
the industrial situation with the executive board
OF the Glass Blowers Association of the United
States. The welfare department of the National
Civic Federation is in this city. havIlg charge of
the sessions OF the Jewish Chautauqua. Men
prominent i'll the greater industrial enterprises of
the country discussed questions in which their
thousands of employees vitally interested. The
president of the Glass Blowers Association is f.
a. Hays, of Philadelphia. The blowers will meet
a committee representing the manufacturers of
glass and the conference is for the purpose Of de-
Gliding upon hours of labor and an amicable wage
scale.
In an interview to-day Secretary Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor said;
There has never been time when labor In all
out OF the llS industrial organizations represented
aggregate membership of over two million per-
sons there is not one standing out against the ma
greater gains than ever before. we have recently
dgong general q reTHa amd organzed ng pT labor
to-day presents solid front. / expect that it will
Years and this is Especially true where the nter5
national Typographical Union is concerned whose
5snuaTg T l. be go g5oed on an esn'ho"r day schedule
John Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers
who is also vice president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, has been busy in the anthracite
and pushing certain reforms for the benefit of the
men which are rem expected @ to- to be granted ed by the
will he in a position 70 obtain satisfactory work
We have no cause to fear an industrial upheavaI
among the laboring men of the country Those
of which in Pittsburg. report progress in their
rganization, where benefits to the men are con
demand of the laboring men OF the country for
more thorough and united organization
and enamel ware. representing this industry in
the United, States, with total capital of many
millions Of dollars, will meet in convention at the
Hotel Rudolf tomorrow.
The welfare department of the National Civic
Federation had charge of to-day's session of the
Jewish Chautauqua. There were many speakers,
among them DIR. Samuel W. Latte. of the Pennsyl
vanta Railroad who spoke on ''Trainmen's Rest
Houses and ]. b. l. Hornberger controller of the
Ptttsburg Coal Company. who delivered an address
on welfare Work in a Mill Village"
B. J. Greenhuts of the Siegel Cooper Company. of
New-York City addressed the meeting tonight on
welfare Work in Department Store" Mr.. Green
hut said in part:
Ours was the first among the large department
stores in this country believe. TO adopt welfare
work Systematically. We have an employees asso.
ciation the directors being employees This associa-
ton gives such advantages at so small cost that
no employe hesitates TO join, although membership
income from nominal dues, ranging from 10 cents
70 40 cents per month. In addition the firm
The employees. derive financial benefits from the
vice when ILL., death benefits, loans repaid in install
ments without interest, rest periods in the country
and transportation and care when patients health
requires complete change of climate and occupation
we maintain a summer cottage at Long Branch.
Mlere each girl in cur employ may stay week
The cottage accommodates about ffty-fve girls a
week. something Is provided for their amusement
ana recreation nearly every moment. A matron is
in charge and transportation is provided to and
from the city. Our welfare secretary acts as host
ess throughout the summer. The effort of our well
rare secretary is TO help employees to help them
selves 1t formerly was the custom, when the work
was not performed satisfactorily, simply to dismiss
such an employe and TO engage another. Now il is
the junction OF the welfare secretary to examine
cdrelully into each case giving the delnquent good
a9vlce and encouragement It is often this lack
or encouragement that causes lack of success
branch Of the New-York Public Library has
peen esta ablshed for the convenience of our en-
ployes In one corner of the employees reading
room Is a manicure parlor. The manicure is maid
oy tne associaton in addition to which she receives
small Zee Of 10 or Is cents from those availine
themselves Of her services, thus making them inde.
ness. - A0A"N'i0'i ii0e''-
The firm has secured special rate for instruction
~ ~ school OF saesmanship. It advances any part
VI lne COST 10 take course desired allowing ts ra
paayment a,ns II IN weekly instalments. woman is en-
PIoyed 10 give our girls instruction as to how dur
ing tnelr regular duties. they exercise the dif
Ierent muscles of the body by proper breathing
stahdlng sitting and walking.