Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-14

would be unable to follow the calling to
which he has been apprenticed. For that
porated in its bylaws and agreements with
employers that certain number of ap-
prentices would be allowed for certain
number OF journeymen.
Alleged Tyranny Discussed.
Now. to the so-called tyranny Of the
laws Of labor unions it should be noted
that writers and speakers who denounce
the tyranny OF the unions are not the MEM
bers OF the unions. but usually the men
who employ non-unIon men, or are COM
PEELED to employ union men much against
their will. II there is any tyranny in the
rules OF the union 1t would appear to the
average mind that the members chem
selves would be first made aware OF that
fact, and the same average mind would
wonder why these union smashers are so
anxious to alleviate the oppressed union
men.
An acquaintance of mine called my atten-
ton to the strictness OF the union in re-
gard to the matter of quitting work. This
would point out to me any arbitrary rules
made by the union I could readily explain
to him what caused It. saying, at the same
time. that every arbitrary rule made by
the union was made In self-defense. In re-
gard to the matter of quitting work. If a
definite time was not set and definite
number of hours established the desire to
finish some particular job would cause the
employer or foreman to request the en-
ployes to work five. ten and fifteen min
utes overtime to complete the work. and
in a short time it would become an estab-
lished rule that a half hour-aye, even an
hour-wouid be taken up in that manner
Claim Of Typothetae.
1.-THE Typothetae claimed that it was able
to secure competent workmen to take the
rrx..~ a.
Typographical Union claimed that it would
not be able to do SO. 1t was the hope of
the employers, and foriorn hope that the
members of the Typographical Union would
break ranks. and they could be purchased
work. January / of this year demonstrated
the futility of the hope; demonstrated that
the members of the unions were true to
their colors, and will continue their Silent,
peaceful warfare until the last Typothetae
shop shall have struck its colors and taken
ceded the eight-hour day to enable them
to secure competent, faithful workmen to
carry on their work.
mo stronger statement could be made Of
it's promise and its claims to defeat
the 1. T. U. in its efforts to secure the eight
hour day than the statement made In the
press by one of the members of the firm of
conceded the eight-hour day to the union
and sent request for his old men to re-
turn, stating that the Typothetae failed to
supply him with competent workmen SO as
to enable him to fulfill the contracts which
he had on hand. What is true In the case
OF Judd & Detweiler, one Of the largest
Typothetae shops in the city, Is true Of
every other large shop in the country.
81 desire to say in conclusion to the
members Of the Columbia Typographical
Union who are now on strike. the whole
labor movement is with you, morally and
financially. The International Typograph-
ical Union, by an almost unanimous vote
of it's membership, has decided, and is pay
ing in now $4,000 a week to sustain this
strike They can do this indefinitely.
THE employer who has an eye to business
and who is a good Judge of human nature
will at the earliest date possible ADJUST his
difference with the union, and by so doing
retain the trade which he has. for he Will
realize that If he does not that new ofnces
will spring up small offices will be en-
larged and the work that he has been doing
in the past will be divided among those
who conceded the eight-hour day and the
first ones who decided to do so"