Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
IN LABOR CIRCLES.

Following the submission to the Presi-
dent by the executive council OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor of bill of griev-
ances, President Samuel Gompers today
made public letter addressed by him on
April q to the President. in compliance
with the latter's request. in which he NEIL
tons specific Instances Of violations of the
eight-hour law on government work. In
not single case, says President Gompers,
was violation of the eight-hour law rec
tilted. In brief note through Secretary
Loeb the President acknowledged the COM
munication and announced that 1t had been
turned over to Mr.. NeiIl. commissioner OF
labor, with request for full report
Typical instances of violations of the
eight hour law are given by Mr.. Gompers,
as follows: Building of government dam at
McMechen. w. Va. the men being re-
quired to work ten hours day. Navy yard.
Norfolk, Va. where, it is alleged, the Fen
Bridge Company doing work at the naval
hospital, worked their carpenters nine
hours a day at reduced wages. Charleston,
s. c., navy yard, skilled mechanics and Ia
boring men required to work nine and ten
hours. League Island navy yard, Phila-
delphia, in the construction of building
men were required to work ten hours.
Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco,
men compelled to work considerably more
than eight hours a day. Tybee Island.
Georgia. contractor required to work his
men nine hours a day. Navy dock build
ing, New Orleans, men required to work
ten hours on navy dock building at AL
giers La. Cello canal, Oregon, men re-
quired to work ten hours. Government
dam, No. II, near Wellsburg, w. Va, men
required to work ten hours day. In con-
struction Louisville and Portland canal,
men on steamer Mackenzie forced to work
eleven hours day. Government Hospital
for the Insane Washington, D. c.. fremen
compelled to work twelve hours a day.
Waterman at White Sulphur Fisheries,
w. Va. required to work more than eight
hours
The Central Labor Union of Washington
Is destined to play an important part In the
political program of the American Fedora
ton of Labor according to observant lead
ers in the industrial army. Being at the
seat of the national government. where po-
Htical opinion Is nodded and policies deter
mined, 1t Is easy TO see what an auxiliary
force 1t will prove to be in the coming bat
tie of the ballots
The foremost men in the central body
realize their Importance as directive force
and are beginning to take front seats in the
arena of politics. Already two of the MEM
bers who are rated as political hustIers"
have been designated as representatives of
organized labor before the two houses OF
Congress, and a third has been unanimous
~ recommended to the Federation of Labor
for Its consideration as an additional repre-
sentative. The latter is E. J. Roche of the
Bookbinders' Union of this city
In nominating him for the honor Presf-
dent Emmett L. Adams of the Central La
Dor Union spoke of him as IAN influential
worker, who Will make a fine addition to
our force"
j. l.. Feeney and Samuel De Nedrey. the
TWO present agents before Congress also
appointment - ''
e. j. Roche was born In that great nolit
Ical center, New York city, in 1868, but has
peel resident of Washington for fourteen
years. during which time he has taken an
active part in matters of GENERAL 90
local civic interest. He has been an acfiIre
worker In the ranks of organized labor for
eighteen years. 1t was mainly throuob HE
EN- sioris, II is said. that Congress passed the
Dill eliminating convict labor from fba No ~,
fracture OF government mail sacks:
1rH Another member of the Central Labor
lion VINO Is forging to the front and
whose friends declare he is destined 60 ~
an important factor in the political cam
Paish 10 be waged by the labor hosts ia
, Unser beaumont, labor writer of
de plume of Tim Tickle" He was horn
IN baltimore some ffty-eight years ago
Al an early age was apprenticed with the
49, 10 aIid ONO railroad. learning the
trade OF machinist. At the age of eighteen
ne joined the machinists and bIacksmiths'
union and at once came into prominence az
writer on the labor questions of the day
Later, he was associated with the Ralti-
more Gazette as political writer He en-
tered the Washington navy yard as a ma
chlnist In 1913. Under President Cleve-
Ianu nrst administration he was APP
pointed master mechanic of ordnance only
to lose his position under President Harri-
son. During the inaugural preparations OF
president Cleveland's second term he was
chairman of one of the most important
inaugural committees Mr.. Beaumont is
best known to the reading public as Tim
Tickle" navy yard correspondent of the
Trades Unionist, and is at present en-
in he rd III, 1T
He is an active member of Columbia Lodge
No. ia, of Machinists and member of
Naval Lodge, No. a, of Masons. Notwith-
standing his daily duties in the yard as
craftsman he finds time to act as the spe-
cial correspondent to several out-of-town
papers His services are also in demand
a writer on hygiene and sanitary
dition of cities by several magazines He
is a frequent contributor to the Machinists'
Journal
Central Labor Union and the delegates
seated as follows:
Bakers Drivers, No. 80. T. F. Collins, j.
E. Dulin and Carl Herring, vice Hogan,
EIectrotype Molders and Finishers No.
II, E. A. White.
BY direction of President Lynch, the
International Typographical Union has
granted Columbia Typographical Union OF
this city jurisdiction over Hyattsville, Md
Referring to the unanimous nomination
of Mr. r. c. Parsons for the presidency OF
Columbia Typographical Union the Trades
Unionist says:
THE honor that will come to 7. c. Par
sons that of being elected president or
Columbia Union without opposition. Is
truly great. Mr.. Parsons Is of person.
atty that pleases on sight. In his race for
delegate two years ago he impressed every
one as being a man of broad mind, liberal
in his views on unionism and conservative
in action. His peaceful conduct of the
downtown strike, a strike which Is one OF
the most orderly In history and which has
brought great credit upon the craft at
large has so endeared him TO Columbia's
membership that the best gift they had TO
offer has been given him without the ask
ing"
A communication recently received by
The Evening Star from Wilmington, N. G.,
says
"Seizing opportunity to rid themselves
of their Italian laborers the Greenville-
Carolina Power Company gladly furnished
a gang OF sixty with transportation to
Boston, whence they came a few weeks
since.
Negro labor proving unsatisfactory. the