Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22

person. regardless of sex, engaged In any
branch of the retail trade. mail order house
or window dressing can secure aff1liation
with our association: this new constitution
likewise provides for system of sick and
funeral benefits which tend to interest and
hold such members in affiliation said adj
vantages and benefits not being given by
any other organization with which they
may be connected, and the associating of
retail clerks. mail order clerks or window
dressers with an organization Of kindred
occupation or calling gives better and
more lasting results than by any other
method, and at the same time gives to the
Retail Clerks International Protective AS
ISOLATION the full right to affiliate and to
protect the members of their craft, It was re-
solved that In order: to give to the retail
clerks the very best advantages and re-
suits OF organization and to protect the r.
e. l. p. A. from having merchants or en-
ployers of labor in this branch of industry
becoming affiliated with the labor move
msnt. the federal labor unions and local
trade unions affiliated to the A. F. of l..
shall be notified by the proper officers not
to accept to membership retail clerks, mail
order clerks or window dressers. but to en-
deavor to secure their affiliation with the r.
Z. l. r. A. direct, either through the medi-
UNI of its locals or its international head
quarters, as provided for in the laws of this
Oorganiza tion."
Mr.. Manning's popularity and the cor
rectness of his views were illustrated by the
TACT that this resolution was passed on his
motion after the committee on resolutions
had recommended that the resolution be
non-concurred in.
Delegate Manning said he didn't think the
committee had right to not concur in The
resolution when the American Federation of
Labor placed itself on record in favor of a
similar resolution In the interests Of the
BARRIERS some years ago.
Delegate d. Frank Manning was also ap-
pointed by President Gompers a member of
the committee to confer with the publishers
OF the Pfttsburg newspapers and try to get
them within the union.
Among the side lights at the national con-
Ventfon of the A. F. L. was the big mass
meeting. held yesterday afternoon at Nc
Donald. when President John Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers addressed over
5000 mine workers from that vicinity Dis
triot President Patrick Dolan. Vice Presi-
dent Uriah Bellingham and Secretary
treasurer William Dodds also spoke Fol-
lowing the mass meeting a supper vas
served to the visitors.
w: D. Huber, president of the Brother
hood OF Carpenters, which is the second
largest organization in the federation has
come out In the open as candidate for the
position OF vice president, and yesterday
notified his friends that he was in the run
nlng, ana was prepared to put up hard
fight for the Office.
Delegate Wood. addressing the A. f. of
L., said: II should like to call attention to
!. report of the convention of the Citizens,
industrial Alliance, now being held in st
Louis In this report is mentioned a labor
organization that has gone over in a body
to the Industrial Alliance This refers 10
the National Association of Steam Enei-
neers. Every one who knows anything
ABOUT that craft knows they are are not
union labor men; that they have no con-
nection whatever with organized labor,
Strong resolutions eondemnatory of child
labor, and urging legislation against the
practice of employing children in certain
industries, We're adopted
Ahother resolution provided that we gladly
oHer our aid and cooperation, and earn
estiy nope that our affiliated central bodies
wiz enter INTO fraternal relations with or
canned doctors of medicine in their respec..
1--WE localities. and work with them hand in
hand for the prevention and cure of tbe
Wnite plague, abolition of the sweat shop
work day.
FRANK Duffy. secretary to the Brother
loou OF carpenters and Joiners, has issued
little Thanksgiving proclamation of his
own IN the current issue of the official or
gan OF the organization. He saws as
part OF his proclamation: "Ah, my friends
Ne We nave many things TO be thankful for.
we nave allowed our imagina tons to run
away with our feelings until we believed
tilat we were the most abused people on
earth. We should be thankful that things
are not worse than they are When the
bleak winter passed away glorious spring
and summer followed. Prosperity was
ours, work was plentiful, wages good hours
.easonabie and conditions in most instances
agreeable Is that not something to be
thankful for? Look on the bright side OF
things and you will agree with me that
we have something to be thankful for,
after ALL"
The annual joint conference between the
executive boards and conference represent
atfves of the brotherhoods of locomotive
engineers and railroad &c
held at Cleveland. Last week the Chica 90
Burlington and Quincy railroad signed an
agreement with the engineers for the first
time in twenty years.
Machinists' union has formally called off
the strike against the Chicago Metal
trades Association, which was ordered in
May, 1904 The men claim that conditions
Tor which they struck, including an in
crease in wages, have been established
with the exception that the open shop rule
OF employment is observed by the manu-
facturers. This is not objected to by the
union.
In the entire United States the ratio of
unionists to the population is said to be
one to twenty-nne.
Worl1men in the United States armory at
Springfield, Mass. will be busy night and
day for few months now turning out new
Springfield rifles of the 1903 model for the
soldiers of the regular army. All the old
krag Jorgensen rifles now in use will be
stored away for emergency purposes only.
About $4,000 new guns will be required for
the regulars. and 1t is intended that these
shall be supplied as rapidly as possible
After the men Of the regular army have
been supplied the men of the navy and
state militia will be equipped with the new
rifles. There will be another output of
about 100000 guns to be stored away for
use in case the country should ever have
another war.
A club of union mattresses, owing its
origin to the initiative taken by the Wom-
ems Trades Union Federation, has been
formed in Chicago, Ill.
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