Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-20
IN LABOR CIRCLES


The carpenters OF Washington are much
pleased at the action Of the executive coun-
ell of the American Federation of Labor
at yesterdays session in taking steps to
bring to an end the factiond dispute De-
tween the Amalgamated Woodworkers ana
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
The rival bodies in Washington represent
ing the two associations recently had q
wordy war, but there is said to be no real
enmity between the two local clans.
The dispute. IL dispute 1t can be called,
is IAN organizational one" as carpenter
defined 1t. and refers more to association
methods than anything else.
- 1.-THE Amalgamated and the Brotherhood
should get together and settle their DIFF
ferences once for all.' said veteran WASH
ington carpenter last night. 'for believe
with the old adage that a house divided
against itself cannot stand I am glad
the Federation Of Labor has taken the mat
ter up, and l believe Mr.. Sam Gompers in
his wisdom and diplomacy will be able 10
pour oil on the troubled waters to Quote
another venerable saying"
The downtown bookbinders of Washing
ton report that the recent threatened strike
has been averted and that they have been
successful in establishing a fiat wage scale
of SIS per week here. 49,.
The efforts of certain labor leaders to or
ganize the laundry workers of Washington
are said to be gradually meeting with sue
cess. 1t Is believed that healthy union
of these workers will soon be formed Such
an organization, 1t is said, Will result In
diverting much of the work now performed
by Chinese laundrymen to the channels oc-
cupied by the several machine laundry
companies In the District. With this pros
pect in view some of the managers of the
companies will be urged to give their moral
support to the formation of the proposed
union.
Credentials have been accepted by the Gen.
trail Labor Union from the following:
Tile Layers, No. 2, August Hageman,
vice Dan Dowd.
Stationary Firemen, No. So, James Nc
Donald. vice Michael j. Cookery.
Carriage Wagon Workers. No. 70 Frank
Wilcocks, vice George Langhenry.
A melting of Bartenders' League, No. 75
will be held next Sunday afternoon at
Arion Hall. $50 Sth street northwest when
1t is said some important reports will be
made.
A timely suggestion as to the regulation
or prison labor appears in the current num-
Der of the Trades Unionist which says:
"A new experiment in the Industrial man.
agement of convicts Is about to be tried
In Massachusetts. Instead of employing
them in manufacturing goods to compete
with the products of free. non-criminal la
Dor, 1t Is proposed to establish Industrial
camps and set the convicts to retaining
waste and worthless land. of which the bay
state possesses enough to keep them at
work Tor generations
The new scale of the sheet metal workers
of Westinghouse per day-went into ef-
feet several days ago.
An item of local interest appears In a re-
90 10 80 -;a
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen. 1t follows:
After we had succeeded In defeating the
bill creating a law compelling the licensing
of butcher workmen in the state, of New
York and believing that an attempt would
be made in all Of the other states to enact
the same legislation. We wrote all of our
affiliated local unions throughout the coun-
try calling their attention to the matter and
advising that measures be taken at once
to prevent the same legislation being enact
ed in the different states. and among the
many secretaries who took the matter up
IN response to our request was Secretary
Martin Hellmuth of Local Union No 14S Of
Washington, d. c., who Is always on the
firing line in efforts for improved coudf-
lions. Local No. 14S at once took action
condemning such legislation and also re-
ferrfng the matter to the Central Laber
Union of Washington for its consideration.
and the action taken by that body stamps
1t as live, progressive organization fully
aware VI the dangers tnat confront the
trades unionists at the present time from
vicious legislation, and we believe that we
voice the sentiment of our entire member
snip when we express our deep apprecia-
ton for the action taken by Secretary He'll.
muth, Local Union No. 14S, and the Central
Labor Union of Washington. D. c."
The biennial convention of the Interna-
tional Electric Workers began last Monday
at Louisville. Ky. More than 800 dele
gates from all parts of the world are said
to be in attendance. The various phases
OF the division of labor is one Of the i'm
portant questions to be discussed
The question of providing an interna-
tlonai mortuary fund has again been SUBJ
mitted for popular vote to the subordi-
nate unions OF the Bricklayers and Ma
sons International MON. The question.
which has been considered by several con.
ventions OF the organization, was submitted
to a referendum vote in 1908 and was
favored by majority of 161 of total of
oO5 unions. At the next subsequent con-
vention the proposition was tabled for the
| reason that 1t had not received the neces-
sary two-thirds vote Of all the unions. At
the late convention OF the interna ttona
union. held at San Francisco, the question
was again considered and It was decided to
submit plan for referendum vote
The plan provides that upon the death
OF member of six months standing nre-
cedlng his decease the sum OF 500 shall be
paid to his beneficiary Upon the death of
a member who has been such for five con-
fsecutive years preceding death, the sum OF
$2OO shall be paid to his hepefciarv Tho