Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-28

Iof winch VIII DO composed OF three men,
and the union, to whom all differences
shall be referred. In the event Of failure
| to adjust. It is provided that third party
that the decision shall be binding and final.
Pending arbitration, It IL agreed that there
shall be no stoppage of work. provided that
the shop was in the employers association
at the time when the trouble occurred
The union agrees that none of the men,,
bership shall estimate on work in compe-
tition with any union shop. Those employ
Ing one or more paperhangers are Ineligible
for membership In the local union.
Until September l. the date on which tho
new agreement becomes operative. a wage
rate OF s.. 20 will be paid for a day OF eight
hours. or the prevailing piece price All
overtime after pm. and before 7:30 m.
to be paid at the rate OF 80 per cent ad-
vance.
II Is stated that recently tho local night
watchmen, members of the Night Watch
mems Beneficial Association. expressed a
desire to become chartered by the Ameri-
| can Federation of Labor. which was re-
ported to the Central Labor Union and re-
| ferred to the district organizer. The
watchmen, however. were not organized In
utilization with the federation, that body.
1t Is stated. will not charter an organization
which is composed of those having police
authority.
1t is said that recently organization
OF night watchmen of Cleveland. Ohio. APP
Piled for a charter of utilization, which was
that they sworn police officers. 1t be-
ing the policy of that body to refuse 20
charter any organization which Is COM
posed of sworn public employees.
1t Is stated that the local watchmen de-
sired the support of organized labor in OPP
position to the competition of what Is
known the Atlantic Fire Patrol Com
pany. which is engaged in the business OF
furnishing night watchmen under contract
to the local merchants.
No
building stone laborers continues, and thar.
notwithstanding the efforts OF the laborers
during the past two weeks 10 ADJUST inc
trouble the situation remains unchanged.
AS requested by the laborers, committee
Of the Central Labor Union visited the
unions of stonecutters and stonemasohs
and requested the moral support OF the
membership OF the respective unions IL
Is stated that each of the organizations
appointed a committee. which composed
Joint committee, to confer with the en-
rloyers and endeavor to arrive at some
agreement satisfactory to all concerned
It is said that the employers declined 10
confer with the committee, and also re-
jected compromise proposition submitted
by the laborers, to the effect that one-thira
of the laborers employed by any firm shali
receive the reduced rate of SlIo day
and that all others shall receive the former
rate of 81 per day.
In a recent issue OF the Chicago Record
Herald Paul J. Mas has this to say OF the
eight-hour movement:
THE vital question of the hour IN Typo
raphical circles-the inauguration or the
eight-hour workday in the book and JOB
branch of the industry on January J. loo-
is assuming voluminous proportions: rum
blirgs of vast changes for the future are
heard: high hopes are being weighed in the
balance with disappointment and despair,
and over 1t all calm reason is throwing her
searchlight that all who Will may count
the winding steps that lead to victory OF de-
feat.
Questions from which there can be
escape offer complete body OF thought on
the subject of the eight-hour day to be en-
forced by the International Typographical
Union the coming year, and able arguments
have appeared from the pens of well-known
men on when and how the reform can best
be brought about. From the pen of Will
liam b. Prescott, eX-president of the Inter.
national Typographical Union. whose utter
ances at all times have caused men and wo-
men to think for themselves comes of
the clearest arguments for sane reason and
thought before applying that which dis
penses with all inquiry into the causes and
effects-force.
Volumes are contained in the one express
sion OF Mr.. Prescott where he says: If en-
ployers and employees get together and dis
cuss the situation we will then be in a
fairly good position to judge how the
change may be effected in the least harmful
manner Here is the ounce of prevention
that is better than a pound of cure, and, IL
followed by Come, let US reason together
the eight-hour movement and the. majority
of industrial wars would be thing of the
past"
J. c. Skemp, general secretary-treasurer
OF the brotherhood OF Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers. in a statement issued
last week says the membership of the or
ganlzat1on now numbers between 55 900 and
10000. Continuing, he says:
The membership of our brotherhood hs.
ueen greatly augmented recently by the adj
mission of almost 1900 members in Phila-
delphla' VINO were formerly member of an
independent union which went out of ex-
lStence after we took them in In New
YORK We have only just lately taken in a
big local of members who were outside for
years. our total membership in New York
reaches over 5000, and We are still increas-
ing"
r }. Conlon, first vice president OF the
international Association of Machinists.
has recently submitted to Headquarters ~
complete report of the result of his fnves
tgation Of affairs in the Pittsburg dis
triet. He tells of the heavy reduction in
wages year ago and explains why an ad-
vance was granted this year. becoming eff
1ectiVe on June |. The advantages gained
by the men in 1902 and 1903 he says were
due to the organizing campaign in the win
ter OF IDOL but the mem bership fell off in
1904 and employers took advantage OF con-
ditlons to enforce reduction in pay.
In the united kingdom the number of
disputes resulting in strikes showed de-
crease In 1904. Only 33i were recorded
1902 and 6i2 in 1901 The disputes only
affected 93.922 work people, less than one
third of the number in 1902 and they lost
a total of 1.416,265 working days, against
nearly 100000 days in 1903 and $500 900
days In 1902. Seventeen per cent of the
disputes ended in favor of the work-peopIe
and 4S per cent in favor of the EMPLOYERS
The remainder We're compromised.
One of the matters which will receive
the attention of John Mitchell president
of the United Mine Workers. during his
present stay in the east. will be the cree
ton of monument in memory of the
men who fell at Lattimer, Pa. Septem-
Der TO- 1897 More than $1,000 has been
collected. and a design for the monument
has been adopted. but the location of the
memorial has not yet been decided upon.
Some of the miners advocate the erection of
a miners hall instead of monument.
The London Society of Competitors has
amended its rules so as TO provide for
parliamentary representation. The select
ed candidate is to be independent of poit-
ical parties His expenses to be paid;
IL elected, he is to be allowed f300 year.
If an offic OF the union he Is to resign that