Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-25

shall be paid out of the I. T. U. funds Their
fare for the distance travelled IN going 70
such work Crowded such distance Il moie
than Ave miles from the local union > head
Quarters): members failing TO comply with
this rule to forfeit all claim on the allow
anoe for four weeks.
The benefit fund shall be imperative
during the months OF June. July ana
August With these exceptions the sum OF
q week shall be paid TO those GU, OF
work. with a membership of less than NJ
teen years Tor fve weeks In each quarter
those of more than fifteen years are en-
titled 20 the amount named for seven
weeks OF each quarter.
Any member of less than ten years
standing receiving the full benefit for any
one year shall not be entitled 10 receive
any further benefit for another twelve
months. during which time he shail pay his
fun dues to the /. T. u. A member OF less
than fifteen years standing and more than
ten shall be entitled 10 receive 70 Tor a
period OF four weeks In each quarter TOT
the second year, when he. too. shall go
through probation OF year In order
to be further eligible TO receive the out or
work allowance. member OF more tAan
hfteen and less then twenty-five years
standing shall be entitled to receive for
the second year So Tor FIVE weeks In each
quarter. and "a for four weeks In each
quarter for a third year. when he must
go through a probation Of one year TO
enable him TO be eligible under this rule.
Members OF over twenty-fi five years stand
ing TO be exempted from the operation or
this clause.
Provisions are made for dealing with
cases where the lack OF employment Is due
to giving up a position without Just cause.
proposition by Rev Charles Sickle.
a former union machinist. suggesting the
ACCESSIBILITY OF the trades unions taking
advertising space In the newspapers ana
magazines to proclaim their aims and OBJ
Jects. has been taken up in the current is
of the Patternmakers' Journal by
james J. Phillips.
Mr. Phillips heartily approves Of the
plan and wants to II brought before
the next convention OF the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor for discussion and adop-
ton. He has figured out that per capita
o. only i cent year collected by every
afiiliated union on its membership would
furnish at least $1,000 which he considers
would certainly be enough to keep up
very respectable advertising campaign"
The cost of advertising, he adds. would
n doubt be offset by the increased MEM
bership In unions and by reduction In
organizing expenses in proportion to the
Increase in membership Ii would tighten
and make more effective the work OF or
gafizers. Even II II did not result In
the addition of one member the removal or
upfounded anti-union prejudice would In
Itself be cheaply bought. IL accomplished,
as 1t undoubtedly would be In this way
In the present campaign to organize the
clerks in Chicago the unfair" list has been
eliminated and in its place fair list
is being published. Each month hst
is to be printed giving the names OF mer-
chants who employ union clerks, and Ell
forts TO increase the patronage of such
stores to be made.
The temperance crusade among labor
unions started by Stephen c. Sumner, busi-
ness agent of the MIX Wagon Drivers
Union has called attention to the fact that
the men at the head of a number OF local
unions and some international organizations
are total abstainers. While the milk wagon
drivers lead the procession in this line.
five of the seven members OF their eXecu-
tive board being total abstainers. there are
other unions worthy OF honorable men
ton"
John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor. drinks nothing
stronger than buttermilk. and F. G.. Hopp.
financial secretary of the same organiza-
tion is also a total abstainer. p. J. Flan-
merry, president of the Freight Handlers
Union; II. j. Conway. president OF the Re-
tail Clerks International Protective As
ISOLATION: Max Morris, secretary, and r.
d. Hogan. organizer of the same organiZa-
ton, all advocates OF temperance and
drink only water. John Mangan' presi-
dent of the Steamfitters' Union, is as strong
an cdvocate of cold water is Sumner
and has organized several branches of the
knights of Father Matthew among work
ingmen.
Chicago is rapidly becoming the leader in
new and original labor projects. Advices
from the Windy City say the latest In this
line is to be a union cemetery. Plans
beieng made, II is said, to establish grave
yard to be conducted under the auspices OF
organized labor, and to be operated In con-
junction with the Union Burial Association.
which guarantees to bury members of labor
unions and members of their families In
union-made collins bearing the label OF the
Amalgamated Woodworkers. the funeral to
be conducted by members of the Carriage
and Wagon Drivers Union. and all for $50
for adults and SIS for children.
Work on conduits for electric wires at
Rochester. y. Y. was tied up several days
ago by strike of 1.500 roclSmen and exca-
vators for an advance in wages from S1.15
to 81 day. Business Agent Frank DeMott
of the Rockman and Excavators Union
said: -Four thousand rockmen and eXcava-
tors will be ordered on strike on the New
York. Portchester and Boston railway IL
the prices charged at the commissariat es-
tablshed for the workmen are not reduced
IF the company insists en- higher prices
the 1900 rockmen and excavators Will strike
for the abolition of the commissariat. Seven
cents a pound is now being charged for
beans. when they can be obtained anywhere
else for 3 cents: u cents for lard. IL cents
for macaroni cents for a 5-cent bottle OF
beer and 10 cents for a loaf of bread"
William Abraham. NJ. p. otherwise known
as "Mahon. who was a delegate to the
American Federation of Labor convention
of 1900 from the British Trade and Labor
Council. has been appointed by King Ed
ward upon the royal commission on mining.
The object of the body is to inquire into
and report certain questions relating to
the health and safety of miners and the
administration of the mines act. Mr.. Abra-
ham is president of the South kales FEEDER
alton of Mining. He entertained John Mitch
ell on the occasion of the latters visit TO
Great Britain two years ago.
Since the successful strike of the grand
opera chorus girls in New York some time
ago their union has been growing rapidly.
1t is branch of the Actors National Pro-
tective Union. chartered by the American
Federation of Labor. Its membership in
cludes German. French, English and italian
singers.
officials of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
tiers and Butcher Workmens Union have
developed scheme to issue union label
stamp to be used by packers whose goods
are pure.
I'VE already have the meat cutters
label" said Michael Donnelly president or
the organisation land we have granted the
use of the label to two Independent plants
in Indiana after having made careful IN
spection of the plants and all of their prod
ucts. The meat products are put up by
union men, and we have found that they
are pure. We will grant the use OF the
label only to firms that produce pure stun,
no matter whether they employ union men
exclusively not.