Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-26
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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| William D. Haywood and William E.
| Trautman, chairman and secretary, respec-
| lively, of the Industrial Union Movement
| of America have forwarded circular let
| tiers to the labor organizations throughout
| the country requesting contributions or
| money to defray the expense incident TO
| the printing and distributing of manifestoes
| and literature and arrangements for hold
| Ing a convention at Chicago on the 9th of
| next June. They have also issued ex-
! planatory statement to international, gen.
eral and local unions of all wageworkers, In
| which, relates to representation. II is
| stated that any workingman or working
| woman, or group of workingmen or working
women. can attend or be represented in the
Industrial union convention, provided they
| comply with the last two paragraphs OF
the manifesto containing the call for the
! convention These paragraphs require
| that the delegate must favor the forming of
| an economic organization of the working
| class along the lines marked out in the
manifesto, and that he be authorized by his
| organization to install his union a work
| ing part of the proposed organization In
| the industrial department to which 1t log
| ically belongs in the general plan of or
| ganization. Local unions and individuals
| are requested to use every influence to have
| their international or general organization
as whole represented and united with
| the proposed industrial organization: but
| falling in this they will be welcomed as
| local unions individual members.
The plan of organization proposes the
! grouping of the skilled and unskiled work
ers of the country into eight Industrial de-
| partments, which will be composed of subdi-
| visions of organizations to which all work
| ers engaged in relative industries will be
| allied. Thus the department of agriculture
| Will be composed of all engaged in horicul-
tUrp, stock farming and general fa rmfuP.
| mining. all engaged in salt coal and metal
| mining; transportation, all employees on
steam and electric railways. marine ship
ing and teaming; the department of build
| ing will include all skilled and unskilled
workers in that industry; the department
OF manufactures will include all engaged
| in the textile and leather industries wood
| working, metal and machinery, glass and
pottery, paper mills, chemicals, rubber
goods, brooms and jewelry; department of
| public service includes those employed
| parks and highways postal service schools.
amusements, sanitary, printing, hotels and
| laundries; distribution department includes
orummers, statesmen, clerks, laborerS, ETC.;
| department of foodstuffs will include all
engaged in tobacco factories packing
! houses, flour mills, sugar refineries dairies
| bakeries, breweries and wine and distillery
| works.
1t Is proposed that each of these depart-
| ments be under the control of a department
| tai administration which will be subordi-
| nate to a general adminstra ton which
Will nave supervision and supreme authority
| over all the departments. 1t is asserted
| by the promoters of the movement that an
| organization on the lines proposed will
| combine the wageworkers In such a way
| that they can successfully fight the battles
and protect the interests of the working
| people in their struggle for fewer hours
| more wages and better conditions That it
| offers a final solution of the labor problem
an emancipation from strikes, injunctons
and bull pens. That the organization will
| give recognition to trade and craft divis-
| IONS, yet provide perfect industrial union
ism ana converge the strength of all or
gained workers to common center from
which any weak point can be strengthened
and protected. 1t is also maintained that
the growth and development of the organ
ization will build up within itself the
structure of an Industrial democracy-a
workers cooperative republic-which will
be the agency by which the working people
VIII operate the industries and appropriate
the products to Themselves That to attain
TINS object there must be zone obligation
for all; union man in one industry a
union man always in all industries: uni
Versal transfers, universal label and an
open union and closed shop"
The strike situation of the local paper
hangers remains unchanged and it is
probable that 1t will be maintained unless
the employers recede from the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the Central Labor Union
as their conclusion after a recent confer
ence with the executive committee of
hangers Association was through Presf-
dent r. e. Farr, communicated to Score
tary c. w. Winslow of the Central Union
In which he states that after LAYING the
object of your executive committee he
fore our association almost to man our
members are perfectly willing to risk
matters as they stand If the men who
went out on a strike are willing to go.
back to work on the same basis in exist
ence when they came out we will then
take up the matter with them and try
to come to some agreement"
The paperhangers, it is stated positive
ly refuse to accept the proposition ana
their action is approved by the Central
Labor Union, which has pledged them
moral and financial support This was
determined at the last meeting of the
union, after the reading of the communi-
cation of President Farr and the hearing
of the report of the grievance committed
1t was the sentiment generally expressed
that If the employers desired to meet
joint committee of the central body and
the paperhangers and endeavor to termi-
nate the pending trouble, it could be done
without requiring a preliminary the
return of the men to work under former
conditions with the vague statement that
the employers will try to come to some
agreement 1t is also stated that to de-
clare the strike off would not be fair to
those employers who are paying the scale
of wages demanded by the paperhangers
who it is said, constitute twenty-seven
firms of the possible thirty-five in the
city.
In letter to President Dickman of the
Central Labor Union Mr.. c. II. SheCer
tells why Local Union. No. 100. United
Brotherhood of Carpenters. is not repre-
scented in the central body. The letter.
which is in response to an invitation ex-
tended the local 100 several months ago
to become again affiliated with the Cen
trail Union. states: AT our last meeting
l was directed to forward to you the in
formation that up to the present time
this Local Union, No. 100 has not taken
any definite action vote on the ques-
ton of again becoming affiliated with the
Central Labor Union.
1.-The matter is still under consideration
by the advisory board of our United
Brotherhood of Carpenters of this city
At recent regular meeting of D. A. SO,
X of L.. it was decided unanimously to
protest to the board of education against
the teaching of religion in the public
schools. AS all denominations attend the
schools it was asserted 1t would be neither
| fair or Just to teach one against the others.
The assembly also passed the following
resolution regarding the isthmian canal
commission. which declares it has come to
the knowledge of the members of the Or
ganizatiOn that the act of August l, 1892