Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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Pres, dent Frank Buchanan of the Inter-
national Association of Bridge and Structu-
raj Iron Workers. Who was recently in
Washington attending session of the
| board of governors of the Structural Build
ing Trades Alliance, is reported to have
stated that at the recent meeting here Sec
rotary w. j. Spencer reported a number of
accessions of local alliances to the build
ing trades. And" said he. plans were
d scussed by the board for making the IL
lance one of the strongest labor bodies in
the country.
President Buchanan added that the al
lance was formed more than a year ago,
its chief purpose being to prevent strikes
in the building trades. At present the fol-
lowing strong international bodies are af-
| fliated with it: United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, Hold Carriers and
Building Laborers' international Union, In
ternational Union of Steam Engineers,
United Association of Plumbers Gas Fit
ters, Steam Filters and Steam Filters
Helpers of United States and Canada.
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and
Paperhangers. and the International Asso-
citation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. The question of affiliation has
been referred to vote of the members of
the following organizations: Bricklayers
and Masons International Union, Operative
Plasterers International Association In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers and the Amaigamated Sheet Met
al Workers Interna tional Alliance. These
organizations while not directly affiliated,
are working in harmony with the alliance.
AS a result of the recent session of the
board of governors in Washington, Secre-
tary w. j. Spencer has just issued Of
fetal statement, in which he says:
''Since the issuance of our last bulletin
we have issued charters at Ottawa, ILL.,:
Huntington. w. Va; Orange, N. j.; Grand
Rapids, Mich. Clinton, Iowa; Birmingham.
Ala: Plainfield, N. j.. and Dayton, Ohio,
while the application of Newark. N. j.. has
been referred to the board of governors for
their approval.
Inquiries from all sections of the coun-
try for information concerning our plan Of
organization and the aims and objects of
the alliance, as well as. requests for appli-
cation blanks continue to pour in.
This alliance is not in any way intend
ed to sever connections with or dsintegrate
the labor movement in any city. Quite the
contrary, it is desired to retain membership
in and utilization with existing central bod
les, and it is to be hoped through the me-
dunn of this alliance that the cordial rela-
tons that have heretofore existed between
our international unions and the general
labor movement will not only be continued,
but that through the advent of the Structu-
raj Building Trades Alliance of America
any abuses that are manifest in the build
ing trades may be corrected so that the
organized WagewOrkerS of every industry
might De DeneIlIeu, IHtEeDy creating the
closest bonds of friendship, and insisting
upon unanimity of thought and action in
this alliance. 3 IT
The official call has been received in
Washington for the thirteenth general con-
vention of the Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployes' International Alliance and Bar
tenders International League of America.
1t VIII be held IN kassas City, Mo-, open
ing on May s.
In an editorial in be American Fedora
zionist, under the CAPTION THE Trade
Unions to be Smashed Again Mr.. Samuel
Grafton of Labor has something to say
anent the soeialstie-labor convention
which has been calledbte meet in Chicago
next July: After referring TO several pre-
vious socialistic attempts and pointing out
their fallacy, Mr.. Gotnpers says:
+ THE last social c6ngreSsa held IN Chi
'cago 1904, reaffirme6 ,sthe declaration of
the socialist congresses held in Brussels,
Zurich and London.a7ir effect that the
trade and labor unions are a necessity in
the struggle to aid in emancipating the
working classes, and we consider it the
dutysof all wage workers to join with this
movement, and further declared that
neither political nor any other differences
of opinion justify the division of the forces
of labor in the industrial movement
"These declarations were solennly made,
even by those who now sign the call in di-
rect conflict with their own political party
declarations. The Inference is logical that
the declaration was made for a purpose,
and that purpose was the vote-getting of
the trade unionistsj and that after it had
served its purpose the declaration was
tossed into the waste paper basket to be
gathered together at some future time for
repetition for the same purpose. In the
meantime each socialist may run amuck or
join "A band having in view nothing but
destruction of labor's interests.
THE more open and aggressive of the
political socialists recognize this time as
m ka m
to renew the effort to crush the American
labor movement. The citizens alliance
and the Parryites may be counted upon to
be their willing allies and accomplices.
And SO far as the trade union move
ment is concerned. it might well have
to face all its enemies, open or secret, at
one and the same time. In any event, it
is far better that all of them come out in
the open so that we may all know whom
We have to overcome. That they will be
confronted and overcome is as sure as it is
said, God made little apples. and some
one else has made little socialists who
launch bubbles which are filled with the
exuberance Of their verbosity and which
explode from the fatulency of their enor-
nous CABS
Some OF the labor conventions announced
for April and May are as follows: Interna-
tionai Association of Fur Workers, at Chi
cago, April .; United Cloth Hat and Cap
Makers of North America. at New York
city, May 1; Amalgamated Lace Operatives
of America. at Philadelphia, May 1; Inter-
national Brotherhood of Papermakers at
Holyoke, Mass, May 8; Hotel and Res
taurant Employees International Alliance
and Bartenders' International League of
America. at Kansas City, Mo-, May 8;
Order of Railway Telegraphers, at Buff
falo, N. Y. May 8: Tin Plate Workers In
ternational Protective Association of Amer
lea. at Wheeling. w. Va, May 9: American
Federation of Musicians. at Detroit. Mich,
May Is; National Print Cutters Associa-
ton of America. at New Brunswick. N. j.,
some date in May not yet announced.
The failure of the subway and elevated
railway workers strike in New York has
been matter of earnest discussion among
the workingmen Washington. The
Trades Unionist terms It "a lamentable
failure and says: II 6n-e
The recent attempt, to win strike on
the New York elevated and subway roads
proved disappointing to the leaders of the
strike. One feature OF the conduct of the
strike that stands out in bold relief was the
refusal of the International officers of the
bodies represented to- sanction the strike
while agreements with. the company were
still in force. 1t kasA taken time and
fund of patience to instiil that principle
into the wage-earner that large employers
of labor will never recognize or respect an
Organiza tiOp that violate an agreement.