Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-18
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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Tho workingmen Of Washington have a
band OF music that Is unique, In that 1t Is
composed OF players who earn livelihood
at avocattons other than that Of music
This musical organization Ii known as the
Naval Gun Factory Machinists' Band. It's
members being employed at the Washington
navy yard In making big and little guns
for Uncle Sans superb new navy.
The machinists recently elected Prof.
James A. Joyce to the leadership of the
band. The professor is said to have
worldwide record as a cornetist, and the
men or the navy yard, besides those of the
other trades unions of this city, express
themselves as proud Of the choice Of
leader 1t is said Prof. Joyce's manner of
directing the bandsmen at the first rehear-
sal under his direction the other day mag
netized the players in such way as to
ing
Prof Joyce has had remarkable career,
one OF the navy yard officials stated. He
resigned from the United States Marine
PAM twenty-five years ago, and since that
ei III mas travelled over. the greater portion
OF tne world, playing his cornet for the in
structlon ana amusement Of millions Of
people. Recently he returned from Austria
IA, where he was called to the sick bed of
who is reputed to be one Of the wealthiest
men In that country. Prof. Joyce is an
irlshman, and has been in English prisons
because OF his loyalty to Erin. He has
army bands, and the machinists are elated
ton. -
SlHC6 the Wfthdro of ho oii
OF building Trades from the Central Labor
Chion ana its reorganization as an indie
penoent council. the various building trades
not allled Herewith have been COMMUNE
Gated with through e. J. Ratigan the sec.
Ietary, and requested to affiliate with that
pooy. 1t Is said to be the desire of those
interested in the reorganized council to Sc
cure the alliance of all the local building
traoes' and an effort will be made to do so.
AT present. 1t Is stated, there is no effective
central body of building trades, the condi-
tlon being that of Reorganization.
~, ~ the skilled building trades eight are
being the Bridge and Structural Iron Work.
ers, No. 8; Electrical Workers, No. 20;
Granlte cutters, Lathers, Local No. o;
S Sneet Metal Workers, No. 102; Slate and
lie Roofers, No. II; Steam Filters, No.
~; Tile Layers, No. 2 The Structural
Building Trades Alliance is said to be COM
posed OF the five local carpenters organi-
cations, bricklayers' union, painters and
oeoiS' paper ldIlScIS, pluH1DeIS dSSO-
cation, hosting engineers and operative
plasterers. Two organizations, the Stone
and Marble Cutters and Stone Masons'
Union, No. 2, have no utilization with either
or the building trades central bodies.
These conditions, it is admitted, are not
very encouraging to those who desire the
unif1cation of the seventeen skilled local
building trades in a building trades coun-
Gil. With this end in view, as stated, the
reorganized council has extended a general
invitation to the trades to affiliate with
that body.
There has developed much opposition
among the building trades organization to
the bill providing for the examination and
licensing of master builders. The Brick
layers Union, one Of the largest and infiu-
entail of the local building trades, at the
last meeting of the body, declared unani-
mously against the measure and appointed
a committee to attend the hearing before
the Commissioners next Friday morning,
and, with the representatives OF the Master
Bricklayers' Association, protest against
the bill.
The committes1E composed of Milford
spehn. H. M<Sfook, John q. Wolfe, James
F. Murtanfh -Snd James Carroll. Those
composin the committee have had con-
siderable kaft experience and will oppose
the bill from practical viewpoint.
The desirability Of a code Of uniform
basic laws for the central bodies affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor
has been long admitted by those expert
enced in organized labor. The question
was considered at the recent convention Of
the federation held at San Francisco and
referred to the executive council of that
body to formulate uniform basic laws for
the government of all central bodies, and
submit the same for ratification at the next
convention Of the federation. With this
end in view President Gompers has direct
ed a communication to the central bodies
throughout the country asking that each
central body appoint committee to sug-
geSt such laws and rules as In their opinion
should be Incorporated into general law
and applied to all central bodies.
The Central Labor Union has received
credentials from the following organiZa-
tons: Beer Drivers, No. 234; BARRIERS, No.
305; Cigar Makers, No. 10; Carriage and
Wagon Workers, No. y; Theatrical Stage
Employees, No. %; Brewery Workmen, No.
1lS; Bookbinders, No. 4; Sheet Metal Work.
ers, No. 102; Retail Clerks, No. 262: CO.
lunbia Lodge of Machinists No. 174; Bot
tiers Union, No. 2o1; Tile Layers, No. 2.
Although Mr.. E. ]. Roche was not re-
turned a delegate to the Central Labor
Union by the Bookbinders, the central
body has voted to continue him as chair
man of the committee on legislation until
the adjournment of Congress. 1t is said
Mr.. Roche's intimate personal acquaint-
ance with leading senators and representa-
tives and his high standing with them has
committee in question.
The Central Labor Union has Endorsed
the action Of the board of inspectors of
passenger vessels asking that skilled men
only be permitted employment on sea-going
vessels.
The auditing committee of the Central
Labor Union, according to the Trades
Unionist, has submitted it's report for the
quarter ending December 81, 1904. 1t shows
receipts for the quarter of $725.4O, and ex-
penditures of s71771, leaving a balance on
hand of $3.50, and that there is due from
affiliated unions for dues the sum of $127
ard $50 due from a former member of the
excursion committee, making a total due
OF $157.
The new delegates from Bookbinders
Union. No. 4, to the central body are p j.
Whitelaw, Charles w. Nelson, II. E. Brit
tain and Matthew Kelly.
Window washers, who are in daily danger
of being dashed to death while strapped
against the outside walls of Chicago's sky
scrapers, and janitors employed in down
town Office buildings are to have a church
of their own-an entirely non-sectarian af-
fair. The matter was definitely decided at
a meeting of the Joint council of the Rrild-