Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
LABOR AND EDUCATION
CENTRAL LABOR UNION INTER.
EsTED IN TWO MEASURES.
Replies Received From Senators and
Representatives to Resolution
of Endorsement.

Inc active interest that Is DelnS taken Dy
the labor unions of Washington in favor Of
the adoption of the child labor bill now
pending before Congress was voiced last
night at the regular weekly meeting of the
Central Labor Union in the Trades Assembly
Hall. in the Costello building, 9th and G
streets northwest. The announcement was
made by Secretary Charles w. Winsiow
that he had received replies from a ma
Jority of the members of the House and
Senate committees on the District of Co
lumbia to the communications sent to them
by the Central Labor Union, inclosing
copies of the resolution adopted by the CEN
trail body favoring the passage by Congress
of the child labor bill, and what is known
as Its companion piece. the compulsory edu-
cation bill for the District of Columbia
The replies received Secretary Winslow
stated, We're generally favorable
This bill was also said to be strongly ia
Eored by President Samuel Gompers and
secretary Frank Morrison of the American
RECREATION OF Labor. 1t is also stated tina t
d movement has been started among a
number of bodies connected with the
churches of Washington to cooperate with
the central body in its efforts to secure the
passage of the measure
Mrs. Gitterman's Address.
On motion Mrs. John Milton Gitterman
was given thirty minutes in which to adj
dress the delegates to the central BODY in
the interest of free lectures for the general
education of adults, in connection with
winch it is proposed to use the public
schools after school hours
she spoke upon pending bills in Congress
Iof child labor and free lectures to the
people She expressed her qualification
that the Commissioners of the District had
sEown themselves in favor of the principle
N loo, tela to-,
the original child labor bill prepared by the
Pubic Education Association of Washing
ton, and known the Powers Lodge bill
and Endorsed by the Central Labor Union,
the brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen the
order OF Railway Conductors. the Brother
mood OF Locomotive Engineers and other
organizations Of this District. Mrs Git
ter!nan pointed out that the Commission
ers' substitute BILL introduced in the Sen
ate nearly month later, kept all the es-
sentlai provisions of the original bill Pow
ers-Lodge bilD except insuring an educa-
tlonal test up to the age of sixteen. Pro-
visions for this educational test are found
in the statutes of those states having the
most admirable child labor laws. being APP
plled up to the age of twenty-one years in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and
sixteen years in Colorado Connecticut
Kansas, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota
ONO, New York. Pennsylvania, Arkansas,
Indiana, Michigan. Montana and Texas
and should be incorporated into the result
ing compromise bill now in the hands of
Senators Dillingham; and Mallory The
commissioner aIso provide for due en-
forcement OF 9n s pSfovisions of their bill by
asking for an appropriation for two In
spectors, which it is hoped will be granted,
although the Public Education Associa ton
had not included such officials in it's bill,
being afraid that If the bill carried an APP
preparation or created new offices it would
not be passed at this short session.
Withdrawal Noted.
Secretary Winslow read a communication
from Henry Jaeger. secretary of Printing
Pressmen's Union, No. l. stating that at a
meeting January last, the union had de-
cided to withdraw it's delegates from the
Central Labor Union, to take effect January
9. The resignation was accepted and the
matter referred to the organizatio COM
mittee to ascertain the cause of with
drawal.
The following standing committees for
the ensuing year were appointed by Presi-
dent John b. Dickman:
Grievance-H. w. Sherman chairman;
John Weber, Charles w. Nelson Louis B.
Diggins and Frank ]. McKenna.
Contract-T. c. Parsons, chairman; E. A.
Bachrach, Elmer Johnson, Frank Rom and
James Consadine.
Credentials-M. Helmuth, chairman; C. F.
Howdershell and H. Schearer.
OrganiZation-F.W w. Fox chairman; A. M.
Zotoli, L. E. Kearney, ]. H. .Brahler and
w. ]. OBrien.
: Legislative-E. J. Roche, chairman; Mil
ford Spohn, E. L. Adams, ]. F. Mccarthy
and Charles w. Winslow.
Press--Charles w. Winslow, chairman;
Milford Spohn and H. T. La Clair.