Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

has committee at work TO purchase
park for the exclusive use of labor organi-
zations of Marion county. Indiana, to be
| used for picnics and labor demonstrations.
a similar project has been discussed this
winter by certain Washington labor lead
ers. but no definite steps in the matter have
yet been taken.
President James NJ. Lynch of the Inter
national Typographical Union was in
Washington last week In the interest of the
, amended copyright bill, now before Con-
gress. On night ne was the guest of
MIR. Frank Morrison of the A. F. of L. at
a theater party.
A Valentines day collection for the Aid
Association of the Blind of this city was
taken up Monday and Yesterday in the
government printing office. Mrs. Kate
Smoot was in charge Of the offering.
Credentials have been presented to the
Central Labor Union follows:
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters,
Branch No 1. certifying w. c. Brunger.
G. A. Adams, A. Feldwick, w. a. Philips
and F. W. Parks
Journeymen Tailors' Union. No. 1Ss. certi-
flying Ignatius Geraci, II. Eskin, II. Staffel,
b. Cohn and w. Zig.
Paperhangers' Union, No. 400, certifying
to Charles Whitehurst. NJ. Upperman, j. w.
Barnes H. ]. Wells and l.. Brown.
The subject of ''individualism' is receiv-
ing much attention at The hands of the
TABOR press. Inc Trades / nlonlSt ndu tnlS
to say the subject in its last issue:
I'VE have received a communication from
William ID. Haywood, who is secretary
treasurer of the Western Federation of
Miners, and one of the leaders in the at
tempt to secure an organization of all
trades unionistS on industrialist lines, with
a political program in the background.
There is no doubt that the intention of lead
erS in this movement, who met in
Chicago last month, is to create a strong
central organization that will permit of
political action and propaganda in keep
ing with the radical ideas of its founders.
ut seems to be In bad taste at this time,
when a representative of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners has awakened interest in
the struggle of the miners or Colorado
against the corporate interests controil1ng
the mines in that state and the appeal for
aid being responded to- to start a movement
which means a virtual throwing down the
gage of battle to the American Federation
of Labor, while taking aid from its mem
bers through it's subordinate bodies. 1t
may not be fair to assume that any funds
collected for aid to the miners of Colorado
may be diverted to aid the new organiza-
ton which is endeavoring to make its ad-
vance in the eastern states but II is not
good taste, to say the least.
Chief Constructor Capps is at work on
plan by which alternate congesuons ana
stagnations of work at the navy yards may
be avoided. The existing situation makes
1t Difficult. to keep trained labor employed
all the year round, and it Is hoped by the
promoters of the plan under consideration
to so arrange the volume of repair work as
to furnish the various yards, both on the
Pacific and Atlantic seaboards, with suff1-
cient work to keep the force uninterrupt-
eddy employed.
During the past year "a unions were
added to the Bricklayers' International
Union, making S73 locals now allied with
that body. The membership will be consid-
erably more than $1,000. Benefits to the
amount of $4,000 have been expended In
the past decade. In all that time but two
strikes were ordered by the international.
one in Newark, N. j.. and the other at
Durham, N c. In strike benefits the Or
ganzation has paid only 81, 900.
Senator John H. Holland Of Sebastian
county, Arkansas, has bill which he pro-
poses to introduce into the Arkansas legis-
lature calling for a revision of the mining
laws of that state. The new measure will
require mineowners to furnish ambulances
and hospital supplies for the immediate
treatment Of miners who may be injured In
the service and to adopt added precautions
against accidents by gas and otherwise.
Physicians of Pontiac Mich, are threat
ening to go on strike against the board of
supervisors. Bills presented by the doc
tors for post-mortems and other services
for the county have been cut by the board
until the prices now allowed are not at all
satisfactory. The physicians have deter
mined to adopt a final schedule and if the
board refuses TO pay the price The DOCTORS
will refuse to do the work.
The strike of Chicago union machinists
which went into effect May "a last, has
been expensive to that organization. Out
of a total expenditure of $161 600 during
1904 S156,OOO was used in supporting strik-
erS. The strike was caused by the refusal
of the employers to increase the minimum
scale wage from % and 30 cents to 32h and
30 cents an hour.
New Brunswick On. j. Pastors Union
has asked that a delegate be seated in the
New Brunswick Federation of Trades and
Labor Unions. No end of comment has
been caused by this move of the preachers.
The federation will also be asked to send a
delegate to the ministerial unions meet
ing. The ministers expect great good will
naturally be secured in this alliance.
Senator E. I. Wolf has introduced a bill
in the California senate regulating the
daily working hours in drug stores to ten.
A violation of the law is classed as a mis-
demeanor and Is punishable by fine not
exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceed
Ing six months in jail
Notice has been served upon the Interna-
tional Typographical Union that the at
tempt to establish an eight-hour workday
In job printing offices on January !, 1906,
will be strenuously resisted. While the no
tice was not official, 1t came in a recent
speech from the president Of the United
lypotHetdee VI America, MI. gorge II.
Ellis of Boston.
The Carnegie Steel Company in West
Homestead Pa, has already made a cut
from to 10 % per cent in wages of en-
ployes this year. The mills have been work
ing full time two months and the work.
men were expecting an increase instead Of
a decrease in wages.
The House committee on labor In Con-
gress has indefinitely postponed considera-
ton of the resolution calling on the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor to report
what legislation would be required to estab-
lish a national system of labor insurance.
The building trades Of San Francisco
which include 60 unions and 81 900 men. in
tend to erect temple which will accom-
modate all the unions and the general Of
ficers. 1t is expected to cost about $1O0, 600
In Japan carpenters, plasterers, paper
hangers Joiners, printers, shipcarpenters
and confectonerS work for less than 30
cents day, in our money, and common Ia
borers work for 10 cents a day.
National Blast Furnace Workers Union
is thinking seriously Of demanding the
eight-hour day. The men are in favor of
it's adoption. They are now compelled to |
work twelve hours a day.