Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-29

for mere existence. they foresee a wonderful
development through this great force.
| Until trade unionism has accomplished all
| that Is set forth above 1t has not outlived
Its usefulness. nor VIII 1t have done so until
the labor Is complete.
The local plumbers are manifesting much
4 Interest in the convention OF the United
filters. Steamdtters and steamdtters. Help
| ers, to be held at Toronto. Canada, be-
ginning September II. determined ef-
Tort Will be made. 1t is said. to defeat L:
| w. Ttlden for reelection as secretary and
| W. M. Merrick for president. W.. J. Spen-
Ger. member of the Buffalo local union,
now secretary OF the Structural Building
| Trades alliance, Is said to be slated for
president. James J. Mckee, James Col
burn. Robert Beaton and James Baird have
oeen elected to represent Pittsburg local
No. q.
The most important features Of the con-
ventIon Of the International Brotherhood
OF Stationary Firemen. held at Omaha,
Neb., last week. was the election Of OH
| GERS and the raising of the per capita tax
! 70 two cents to increase the funds on hand.
The following officers were elected: Tim
othy Healy. president; M. P. Flanagan Of
Boston. II. w. Bausch. Toledo: Thomas F.
Kane, l. 8. Smith. Newark: p. L. Farrell.
minneapolis; N. A. James, Washington, D.
C.. and Thomas Musgreve. vice presidents;
| general secretary-treasurer. G. L. Champ:
delegates to the American Federation OF
Labor. J: w. Martin, Chicago: Timothy
| aealy. New York. and c. L. Champ.
lean Federation of Labor will be held at
minneapolis. and the next convention Of the
1908
International labor conventions for the re-
! mainder OF the year 1905 will be held as
| follows:
September 3-Elasttc Goring weavers'
Amalgamated Association.
September 3-Toronto. Ont. International
| brotherhood Of Maintenance of Ways EN-
ployes.
September e-Toronto, Ont, Sawsmiths'
Union Of North America.
September 1O-Mlwaukee, Wis. Interna-
tionai Union Of Steam Engineers.
September 1O-Danville. ILL.,. International
Alliance Of Brick. Tile and Terra Gotta
| Workers
September 11-Bufralo. N. Y, American
| Brotherhood Of Cement Workers.
| September 13-Boston, Mass, Cotton Mill
| Spinners' Association
September 13-Hartford. Conn. Table
| knife Grinders National Union.
September 17-New York, N. Y, Interna-
| tional Wood Carvers' Association.
| September 17-Niagara Falls N. Y. United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
| America. = +-
l. October Minneapolis, Mimi. Interna-
| ttonal PhotO-Engravers Union.
October first week)-Toronto. Ont Wood.
Wire and Metal Lathers International
Union.
October s-Milwaukee. Wis, Coopers' In
| ternational Union.
| October 16-Paterson. N. J.. United Work
ers of America.
November 12-Minneapolis, MIMI, Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
December 3-New York, N. Y, National
Alliance Of Bill Posters and Bilers Of
America.
It Is said that scores of applications for
| information concerning the proposed con-
| tract for $500 Chinese laborers have al
ready reached the isthmian canal commits
| sion in this city, and indications are that
hundreds Of persons are planning to make
| bids for this contract in the hope of realiz-
| ing small fortune from 1t. as several bid
ders did on the resent issue of Panama canal
bonds. 1t win be required by the commits
| sion that a large certified check shall ac-
company each bid. The amount Of this
check will probably not be less than $4,000.
and bids not accompanied by such a guar
antee Of good faith will not be considered.
Advertisements for proposals to supply
| the Chinese laborers must be published for
| thirty days. and consequently no proposals
will be opened before September 15. at the
earliest. Several months will be required
| to get the Chinese to this country after the
contract has been awarded. Consequently
the commissioners do not expect to have the
Chinese labor on the isthmus before jan
| uary /. 1907.
The record for long trade agreements has
Doe0
! by the steamftters and steamatters' help
| ers' unions with the Master Steam and Hot
| water Filters Of New York city. The OFF,
cial name Of the steamfitters' union Is the
Eter, Hydraulic Sprinkler. Pneumatic Tube,
Ice Machine and Gen-Pipe Filters Union
of New York and Vicinity, and the helpers
| organization has a name nearly as long
| The agreement is from January 1. 1907. to
| January /, 1910. The filters get an advance
| Of wages from $3.50 to IS a day and the
| wages of the helpers are also advanced.
which Is aimed to the enforcement Of the
federal law making 1t a crime for cor
poration to discharge employees on the
ground that they are members of labor
| fidavits fled with the Department Of JUS
| tice from Kentucky. Alabama and Ten
nessee to the effect that the law has been
| violated in a number Of cases by south
| ern railroad. The case will. of course, be
fought to the highest court by the railroad,
the constitutionality of the act being at
the present case is the first which has been
brought under its provisions.
The Switchmen's Union of North America
has become affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. This union numbers
| about 1900 members. with permanent
| headquarters In Buffalo. This makes three
railroad organizations in the A. F. Of L.
The other two are the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers and the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Expressmen- The engineers. fremen.
conductors and brakemen are still holding
aloof from the rest Of the labor world.
The Elevator Constructors Union has
made application to join the Structural
Building Trades Alliance. and during the
week a conference was held in Chicago
between representatives of various organ
| izations which claim that the elevator con-
structors are encroaching on their juris-
| diction. James Kirby president of the al
lance, presided. and steamf1tters. electri-
clans, building laborers and steam engineers
were represented. Lines of demarkation
were laid down which the representatives
hope will end frequent jurisdictional
troubles.
Papermakers In the thirty-three mills Of
the International Paper Company in the
United States and Canada have given
notice that they will go out on strike I'M