Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07

recent meeting of the Central Labor Union
the following, which is signed by Marshall
Cushing, secretary Of the National Manu-
facturers' Association, and dated New York
city:
I'VE announced in our confidential bulIe-
tins of May / and May 10 that the COM
plete anti-injunction hearings would be
sent you shortly. Unluckily, there was
some hitch in the House judiciary commit
tee because of which we were finally
obliged to obtain a special order for the
printing of 1900 copies of these-at no ex-
pense to the association, of course either
for the printing or postage, as we are able
to send out this book, like the first, under
the congressional frank of Mr.. Jenkins. We
have just sent you the complete book; and
as these hearings were inspired and man.
aged by the National Association of Manu-
facturers we you to preserve the docu-
ment, not only for the great intrinsic value
which 1t has as an educational document,
but because it is another evidence of the
activity and success of our association in
which you can justly take an honest pride"
This matter was referred to the Iegis-
lative committee of the central body for
action.
The agitation against child labor in
Maryland is said to be extending to all
parts of the state. Al a meeting held by
the federation of charities in the strife re-
Gently Miss Elizabeth Spicer, who, under
the direction of the Consumers League
has made special Investigation of the
conditions in mills and canning houses,
She said it was her opinion, drawn from
what she had seen, that children. by being
pnI 70 work YORK too early in life, become dis
gusted with work/and are unwilling to
assume the duties that fall to their lot on
arriving at their majority.
out OF go cases among working children
Miss Spicer found that 40 per cent had
left school before they were twelve years
old, and were fast forgetting all they had
learned.
In twenty-four instances the children had
mn have e.
only in eight of these twenty-four was the
parent dependent upon the childs earn
ings for support
In 125 factories investigated 200 children
were reported as working ten hours a day
and twenty as having even longer hours.
the recent fight for the steamftters is con-
coded to Edward ]. McCuIlen, the delegate
from the central trades and labor union of
St. Louis. The fight had been practically
lost when the chairman ruled that under
the constitution a charter could not be
granted to the steamfitters by the conven-
ton. Mr.. McCullen took an appeal from
the decision of the chair snd lost by vote
of lis TO 90. A motion was then made that
the convention instruct the executive coun-
ell to grant the charter and this motion
was ruled out and another made that the
convention recommend that the desired
charter be granted This motion also was
declared out of order, but the delegates
insisted on discussing it. Mr.. McCullen
won the fight.
1t has been announced that the anthra-
cite coal operators will meet the United
Mine Workers committee on February 10.
1t remains to be ascertained what de-
mands the mems scale committee will
formulate.
There is a popular impression that the
unions demands have already been formed
and include an eight-hour workday, recog
milton of the union, the general weighing
tain classes of workers.
President Mitchell however, declared In
the national convention recently, in answer
to demand by Vice President Lewis for
particulars, that he himself did not know
what the demands would be, as the scale
committee had not formulated them.
Detailed reports of the condition of the
United Mine Workers reached here this
week These show that the pafd-up mem
bership al the close of the fiscal year for
the anthracite coal region, by districts is
as follows: District No. l. 43, 922; District
No. T. 9,549; District No. 0. 27O19, making
a total of so, 800 On June II, when Prcsi-
tour of the region, it was IS, SO. His tour
resulted in gain of 41,6I7.
There was at the end of the year In the
national treasury and the treasures of the
district, subdistrict and local unions s2,613,-
134.43. Reports of three districts, ten SUP
districts and two-tifths of the local union
treasurers had not been received at that
date. that the estimated funds of the
union available are S3GU9UJO.
Despite the increase in the national per
capita tax from 10 cents to 20 cents, eft
fectiye from April ], the expenditures or
the union exceeded the income. The for
mer were 81, o24. 67O,32 and the latter sSl0.-
264 40. The expenditures We're large be-
cause of the payment In strike benen'S
during the year of 1888, T2352.
Most of the strikes were settled during
the year, but there are still strike 4,531
men in Alabama, Tennessee. West VIZ
ginia and Kentucky, who, together with
their families. make a total of 1850 who
are being cared for by the union The
strike at Morris Run, Pa, cost WILL
The Meyersdale strike cost S39o,oO0; the
the end of the fiscal year. s12I 200 and the
Alabama strike cost S572 1918
w. B. Wilson, ~secretary-treasurer, re-
ports that the income owFequais the ex-
pendtures and that If the existing strikes
are settled during the present year the
treasury will be replenished to point
where 1t will be effective instrument
of protection to all the members
Frank Duffy, general secretary of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters ana
Joiners, in his annual report shows that
there are 1863 local unions of the brothef-
hood in the United States, Canada, Porto
Rico and the Hawaiian Islands, with "a
total membership of l61, III large num-
Der of members were thrown out OF en-
ployment for several months through the
severe weather of last winter, and 1t IS
estimated that fully $4,000 members De-
came delinquent. The great revival in the
building industry enabled these men to get
back to work, and all are paid up and are
again beneficiary members
The benefits paid in the last hseal year on
1910 claims amounted to $3.50 ,6S2-s0 Inc
amount expended In support OF strikes 3nd
lockouts during that period was $1o, 1866
The Iackawanna railroad fremen have
been granted "a per cent of their demands.
The agreement for the ensuing year has
been signed by the officers of the fremen's
hoard and of the railroad company.
One of the big Industrial plants in Berks
county. Pa Is a shoe factory which is
now making from 5000 to 5000 pairs OF IN
fants' and children's shoes every day The
shoes are shipped to all parts of the world.
six hundred men are now employed IN the
factory. The working force will soon be in
creased.
Colorado Springs is still in the race for
the s175C00 international home to be built
by the plumbers. gas filters and steam fit
ters' unions of the United States and Cam
ada Over SEQ packages of literature de-
scrsptive of Colorado Springs and the
fo;ta.c rapiop have been sent to the