Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14

stated. the Central Labor Union responded
oy voting an appropriation
Much interest In labor circles IS conferred
In the meeting OF the executive council or
the American Federation OF Labor which
Is scheduled to be held at the headquarters
OF the federation, In Typographical Temple
f2h @ street northwest beginning next
Monday forenoon. A man who Is very
E1uch In the public eye Just now. John
Mitchell. head OF thu anthracite miners
Will attend the session. II is said aud MS
presence lends color to the report that tHs
prospective great strike OF the miners VIII
DC one or the matters given important con
sheraton al the NEE ting
The workingmen of Washington ara al
ready manifesting much interest In tho
proposed label carnival 10 be held here a
rev months hence. In the meantime ina
local trades unionlsts are CONDUCTING mn
active campaign IN behalf OF th,. union
label. A printer, I'm referring 10 This ma
ter. recently said:
The merchants OF Washington are al
ready asking where they can purchase ia
bcl goods. Labor unions have decided that
the use OF the label Is one Of the pest
ways 10 hight their enemies. Courts ara
Kept busy granting injuuctions against rua
boycott, against piclIctiug and other thing-
but they cannot restrain people from bus
ing goods bearing The union label
Delegates have recently b,.., s,,,.5 q,
the Central Labor Union as follows: Bot
man.
Carriage and Wagon Workers, Nh -
charles Wlsenborn. y,co Frank Wlllcocks
Plumbers No Samuel Tapp and John
NJ Barrett vice TIP and John Mcdonald
The lockcd-out plumbers have asked the
central Labor Union for its moral support
in the contest Of the Plumbers Union
against the Master Plumbers Association
The request has been granted The plumb
ers also entered q denial OF the allega-
lions that they had violated their contract
with the employers
II is stated by the Trades Jnionist THAI
recently the legislative committee OF Co
lumbia Lodge OF Machinists. accompanied
by their attorneys, Lancaster and Smith.
appeared before the naval committee OF
the House, in the interest Of such lcpisia-
ton as will take from the wage board OF
the yard the regulating OF the pay Of the
mechanics. When the bill was referred to
Secretary B0uapa-te he returned Il with
his disapprovIl. defining IL as class laEiS-
latior." The committee believes this 10 be a
weak definition. knowing Wen that an the
other government depa rtmtntS and even
private shops are paying more wage TO their
employees than Uncle sam allows fD his
employees In the naval gun factory. ] a"
committee was well supplied with data
showing not only the injustice done as To-
CARDS the wage. but also the difference IN
the cost Of gun manufacture IN the yard
and that o. q q private contractor. also
the difference IN the quality Of the WORK
The men do not believe that Congress has the
least idea as regards the great plant called
the naval gun factory. TO its capabili-
ties and advantages TO the government To
enlighten them Columbia Lodge through
It's committee. has prepared data and eyi-
dence that ought to convince any fair
minded man (unless lie IS personally Inter
ested otherwIsp) that we are entitled 10
the same benefits as allowed other govern
ment employees.
President Gompers OF the 4. +. OF l.. has
sent out a circular. giving list OF sixty
four union labels and cards that are now In
existence to designate union products ana
fair conditions. A chart containing fac
SMILES of the labels VIII also be Issued in
the near future. While the organized work
ing people and many sympathzers are par
tial to union-nade goods, yet the feeling
has been growing that confusion results
where too many labels are on the market
For number of years the belief has been
gaining ground that a universal label
should be adopted 20 take the place OF
many that are no; generally known. Some
thing along this Inc will have to be done
soon as a matter OF economy. II for no
other reason.