Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-11

only the trade union, but also of the social
list movement is at stake"
Hold Carriers and Building Laborers'
Union, No. 81, has decided to hold a series
of open meetings at Armory Hall, o street
between 7th and Sth streets northwest, on
the first and third Thursdays of each
month. The purpose of the meetings, it
is stated is to interest those local laborers
not members of the union in organization
and increase the membership of the local
The meetings viii de addressed by promi-
nent members of the various trade organi-
cations of this city, the general subject
being the benefits derived from trades
unions
Special invitation is extended to all la
borers not members of the Hod Carriers and
Building Laborers to attend these meetings.
Two strikes and two lockouts is the pres
ent local record of labor contests. The
strike that has been on the longest is that
of the journeymen horseshoers. and 1t is
said there is very little prospect of settle
ment SO far as some of the shops are con-
cerned The other strike is that of the
journeymen printers for the eight-hour day
and the union shop. Late reports received
by Mr.. T. c. Parsons, chairman Of the
elght-hour committee of Columbia Typo
graphical Union, are to the effect that the
unionists slowly but surely gaining
ground.
The two lockouts are those of the jour-
neymen plumbers and the beer and soda
water bottlers. The master plumbers charge
the journeymen with having violated the
ter ms of their contract so far as 1t refers
to apprentices and helpers. This the work.
men deny The masters, having locked
out the members of the Plumbers Union.
later declared for the open shop, and now
decline to hold any conference whatever
with the union or its members as such.
From present appearances this fight looks
as il 1t will be TO a finish.
The lockout of the bottlers Is yet In It's
incipient stage, having only been In erect
since Monday. 1t is said the proprietors
OF the local bottling houses forestailed the
purpose of their employees to go on strike
new contract was drawn by the interna-
tional body of bottlers to be presented TO
the employers for their consent and sigma
lures. The employers declined to sign IL
Then while the journeymen bottlers were
awaiting orders from the international to
GO on strike the bosses prevented that
consummation by declaring lockout The
new contract is said to call for increased
wages decreased number OF hours. the
closed shop and other concessions on the
part of the employers. 1T Is feared other
cry workers and drivers before the matter
is adjusted.
The decision Of the Central Labor Union
10 conduct its meetings with open doors
hereafter and to go Into executive session
when 1t is necessary to consider strfctiy
confidential business is praised BY many OF
the conservative labor leaders as q step IN
the right direction This decision was led
up to, 1t is said, by the action OF the CEN
trail body in first admitting to its councils
as fraternai delegates two Presbyterian
ministers and the sending OF two similar
representatives TO the Ministerial Councii
Of the Presbyterian Church of washington
In referring to the recent decision OF
Judge stafford on the application OF the
TvpOthetae OF washington for an fn3unc-
zion against the eisht-huur committee of
Columbia Typographical Union the Trades
TnfOnfsf says:
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