Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-24

| cutters Society of the United States, organ
| lied recently, has endeavored to reach the
| seat of the cause of strikes and lockouts
| and to embrace in its constitution and by
| laws such provisions as would seem best
| fitted to avoid such contingencies. 1t mas
remained for this organization IN Its inclp-
| ency to take such steps as would seem
| most likely to place the employer and work
| men upon a better footing and to eStablsh
| a relationship such as would preclude such
| difficulties as now frequently haraSS ana
| menace the existence of such organizations.
In a set of resolutions adopted and when
| is to be taken the platform of the Or
| ganization the following striking passage
'When there is such diversity of opinion
| among all classes and conditions of men as
there is at the present time IN relation 10
the respective rights of capital and labor,
and when these opinions find expression III
strikes and lockouts and deeds of violence,
inflicting hardships and miseries alike upon
the innocent and the guilty, 1t behooNes
all men to reflect and to find. if possible,
some sane and reasonable solution of these
veXed questions.
The officers and delegates also pledged
themselves to the following:
1--WE believe that all men possess. and of
right ought 10 possess, certain inalienable
rights, and among others the right TO or
ganiZe for the purpose OF mutual aid ana
support.
1--WE believe that in order to preserve that
fullness of liberty which is our inheritance
and which is guaranteed to us by the laws
of our common country we must respect
the liberty and rights of others, and dis
tnguish by no difference the tyranny of
capital and the tyranny of labor, but hold
them equally in adherence as equally cal
culated to subvert those principles which are
the basis of prosperity, peace and plenty.
I'VE believe, too that We can best OBJ
tain conditions most favorable to us both
in respect to hours and wages by concilia-
ton and agreement, rather than by strikeE
and arbitrary measures. The growth and
development of our craft is largely depend
n,,t tha M nf Ntrnr N pd
our trade by the public. and this demand
is regulated largely by the cheapness with
which it can be supplied. The free and
unrestricted use of machinery is a vital
factor in the cheapness of production, and
we advocate its use being onerous to
none and beneficial to ALL
The announcement is made that the an
nual meeting of the American Federation
of Labor will be held in Pittsburg, Pa.
next November. At this convention It is
expected that besides President Samuel
Gompers and other leading officials of the
organization that several delegates from
foreign countries will be in attendance.
The conventions of national and interna-
tionaI labor unions are announced to be
held at the following dates and places:
June 5, York, Pa, Chainmakers' National
Union of United States OF America.
June 5, New York. n. Y. International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
June -, Boston. Mass. Ceramic, Mosaic
and Encaustic Tile Layers and Helpers
National Union
June u, New York, International Broth
erhood Of Tip Printers.
June IL, New York, Amalgamated Glass
Workers International Association of
America.
June 10. Quincy, ILL.,. International Union
of Flour and Cereal Mill Employees.
June 49, San Francisco. Cal, Interna-
tional Printing Pressmens Union.
June II, Boston. Mass, International
Steel and Copper Plate Printers.
July 8, Pittsburg, Pa. Theatrical Stage
Employees International Alliance.
July TO- Terre Haute. Ind, Glass Bottle
and Canada.
July 10. Buffalo. n. Y, National Brother
hood of Operative Potters.
July TO- Newark, n. j., International Jew
elry Workers.
July 10, Detroit, Mich, International AS
ISOLATION of Longshoremen.
July II. Galveston. Tex, Retail Clerks
International Protective Association.