Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-31

old party tickets, but nearly all were turned
down. which fact, along with the injection
of the street railway question into the CEN
trail body. has disguised some of the locals.
and they are about to forra new alliance
Anybody who imagines that the labor
vote, SO called. can be carried about IN
the vest pocket of some leader, or a bunch
of leaders. for that matter is much deluded
Like all other citizens, union men are re-
publicans. democrats. socialists or prohiei-
tionsts and, as a rule economic conditions
alone change their political convictions
To pass resolutions in a union indorsing
Tom. Dick or Harry not only changes no
arouses enmities where none existed and
acts as boomerang. The wise politician
is he who cannot be fooled into purchasing
gold brick"
The annual convention of the National
Metal Trades Association. composed of
manufacturers of the principal cities of the
country. will be held in Boston beginning
the last meeting of the administrative coun-
Gil in Cincinnati. At this meeting a large
amount OF routine business was transacted.
and the labor situation over the country
was carefully considered.
The officers of the organization were
highly commended for the way in which
they had handled the various labor troubles
of the members and for their success
in uphoiding the principle of the associae
ton. The membership roll shows an in
crease since the last convention, six months
ago. OF Al per cent in number Of firms. In
point Of number of operators, however the
increase Is about Sc per cent.
While the Iron Molders Union has re-
Gently achieved number Of victories in the
contest 1t has been carrying on in various
sections of the country against the National
Foundrymens Association, the organization
OF the employers, there are 1900 men still
out on strike in thirty cities. Each of these
Is receiving 81 a week strike benefits, a
total weekly expenditure of $21 600 from the
national treasury
The funds to carry on the conflict are
provided through weekly membership dues
OF 35 cents for forty-eight weeks and 80
cents for the remaining four weeks Eighty
per cent OF the receipts go into the ma
uonal treasury. providing a weekly income
OF $4,000, more than sufficient to meet all
strike benefit demands
One instance of how harmonious can be
the relations of employees and EMPLOYERS
when both are willing, is displayed by Mr..
Sam D. Jones on one side and the molders
and stove mounters in his stove factory on
the other
Mr.. Jones cultivates his men in a personal
way, and all of them feel perfectly at ease
with him to make suggestions or to crtti-
else the methods of business or conduct of
the shop.
Mr.. Jones often tells his men that they
are an together In an industrial family and
should understand each other accordingly
AS a consequence Of such relations. the
workmen in the stove trade In Atlanta get
the pest wages paid in the south. work the
shortest hours and at the same time the
business prospers wonderfully.
At the convention of the Illinois State
Federatlon of Labor held In Streator last
week the following resolution was adopted
ana ordered sent to the proper authorities
at Washington:
whereas bill authorizing the Secretary
or Commerce and Labor to Investigate and
report on the Industrial social, moral edu
cational and physical condition of woman
and child workers In the United States Is
now privileged question In the House and
ready to be called up In the Senate; and
whereas 1t is a fact that over 5000 900
women. at an average of eighteen years
unorsanized and without the power to leg
islate for themselves-have come into the
industrial field many of them working un-
der conditions that will unfit them for the
duties of home and motherhood; and
Whereas organized labor has always stood
Tor equal justice and equal pay for equal
work, we, the delegates to the Illinois State
Federation In convention assembled, in the
interest of the future of the workers do
most earnestly urge upon Congress the ne
cessity Of passing this bill.