Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-03
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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With two strikes in force, the labor field
in Washington has been somewhat agltateo
during the past few days. While the ru-
mored strike of one of the building trades
failed to materaliZe there were walk-outs
of two other trades-the paperhangers ana
horseshoers. The latter went into erect
last Monday and at this time both the mas
ters and the journeymen seem to be holding
out tenaciously. The bosses claim that the
demands of Horseshoers' Local, No. II, are
unjust, while on the other hand the mem
bers of the union assert that they were COM
PEELED to ask for the advance in their wages
in order to properly provide for their WIVES
children and other dependent ones. They
point out that the prices of foodstuffs, house
rent and other necessities have been adj
vanced, and that their wages should be adj
vanced at like ratio matter of equity.
One of the leaders of the striking horse
shoers said the remedy for the prevailing
conditions is with the master horseshoers.
Let them,' he added, increase the price
for shoeing horses and doing other black
smithing, and then there will be an equal
distribution of the burden between masters,
journeymen and customers. Other things
have increased in price; let smithing follow
suit
steps are taken by the bosses to ameliorate
prevailing conditions the journeymen Will
seriously consider the proposition of open
ing enough shops about town to give en-
ployment to the strikers, and then appeal to
the horse-owning public to support them
by giving the cooperative union shops their
patronage.
1t is the expectation that unless a settle
ment is reached before next Monday the
members of Local No. II will carry their
case before the Central Labor Union, which
meets on that night an appeal to the or
ganized trades of Washington affiliated with
hat bodV n lend the strikers their unQl-
vided support.
An event of some interest to the printers
of Washington is the forthcoming May
meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary to CO.
lumbia Typographical Union, No. 101. This
meeting will occur on Friday, May II, as
announced by the secretary, Mrs. Ed II.
Thomas and among the business to be
transacted will be the election of delegate
and alternate. Some quiet electioneering is
said to be going on already among the
ladies.
The Central Labor Union of this city has
been asked by Union No. 10S, Shirt Waist
and Laundry Workers, to cooperate with
the latter body in organizing the laundry
workers of Washington.
C. A. Cook has been certified by the Cigar
makers Local, No. ITO. to the Central
Labor Union as delegate, vice James H.
Hughes.
Foremost among the labor organs that
are making brave fight against the child
labor evil is the Trades Unionist of this
city. In its last issue it says:
Several state legislatures have this year
added to former good work along the lines
of discouraging the employment of child
labor by raising the age limit from twelve
to fourteen years. The child labor evil is
one of the greatest evils that menace the
future of the republic The child that is
forced into a mill, mine or factory is de-
prived of both education and physical de-
velopment. thus destroying possibility of
future usefulness as a citizen depriying the
child of natural rights aid degrading gen
eral labor conditions to a lower level.
Thoughtful men and women are giving
more and more attention to this evil with
the result that conditions are being bet
tered"
The annual convention of the Tinplate
Workers Association will be held at
Wheeling, w. Va, beginning May y. Inc
workingmen of Wheeling are making elab-
| crate arrangements for the event, 1t is SAID.
For some unaccountable reason" said a
veteran in the local labor ranks to Star
reporter "but few labor conventions are
| held in Washington. Other organizations
arc recognizing the capital as the conven-
| ton city, and cannot see why the organ
| lied workingmen are not doing the same
| thing. Typographical Temple is an ideal
auditorium for labor conventions, and Wnen
| the international Brotherhood of Station
airy Firemen met there several months ago
| President Tim Healy said II the other In
| ternational and national bodies would come
| here for their annual meetings but once
| they could be depended upon to come
again.
'.Now, there is the International Brother
| hood OF Papermakers. who Will hold their
Convention May 8 at Holyoke, Mass. l
| had heard they were to meet here. but at
| the last minute they were switched or. l
understand, however, that the block PAYERS
| and rammers' unions, from different parts
Of the country, will meet in Washington
| this month and form an international
union.
IT understand one of the leading mem
hers OF that organisation advised that the
| convention be held here. in order, as he ex-
| pressed 1t, that the international might
J come INTO being in the immediate presence