Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-14
IN LABOR CIRCLES
c.


Since the American Federation OF Labor
entered the field of politics Industrial papers
in all parts of the country are printing at
the head of their editorial columns under
the caption Platform of the A. F. l." the
following:
/. Compulsory education.
2 Direct legislation through the initiative
and referendum.
3. A legal werkday OF not more than eight
hours.
4 Sanitary inspection Of workshop. mine
and home.
8. Liability of employers for injury to
health, body and life.
o. The abolition of the contract system
on all public works.
7. The abolition OF the sweatshop sys-
tenn.
s. The municipal ownership of street cars,
waterworks. gas and electric light plants,
for the public distribution of light heat
and power.
g. The naturalization of the telegraph,
telephone, RAILROADS. mines.
10. The abolition of the monopoly system
of land holding and substituting therefor
a tide OF occupancy and use only.
IL. Repeal of all conspiracy and penal
laws affecting seamen and other workmen
Incorporated in the federal laws of the
United States.
70. The abolition of the monopoly privi-
lege of issuing money and substituting
therefor a system Of direct issuance to and
by the people.
Labor conventions in 1905 will be held as
follows:
July q. Springfield Mass. American Wire
Weavers' Protective Association.
August -. Toronto. Ont, United Garment
Workers of America.
August 6. Chicago, H.. International
Brotherhood of Transfers
August 7. milwaukee,. Wis. Interna tlonal
Glove Workers Union of America.
do ntr1 INT
national typographical Union.
August 10. New York. n. Y. international
Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Union.
August a. Pittsburg, Pa. Window Glass
Snappers' National Association.
August 90 Boston. Mass. United Gold
Beaters' National Union.
September 3. - Elastic Goring Weav-
ers' Amalganated Association
September 8. Toronto, Ont. International
Brotherhood of Maintenance Of Way EN-
pleyes.
September 9. Toronto. Ont. Saw Smiths
Union of North America.
September 10 Milwaukee. Wis. Interna-
tional Union of Steam Engineers.
September 10. Danville. ILL.,, International
Alliance of Brick. Tile and Terra-Cotta
Workers.
September IL. Buffalo. N. Z, American
Brotherhood OF Cement Workers.
September Ii. Boston, Mass. Cotton Mule
Spinners' Association.
September 13. Hartford Conn., Table
Knife Grinders National Union.
September IT. New York. N. Y. Interna-
tional Wood CarverS Association.
September IT. Niagara Falls. N. Y,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and join
ers OF America
October /. Minneapolis, MINI. Interna-
tfonal Photo Engravers' Union.
October. first week. Toronto. Ont. Wood.
Wire and Metal Lathers' International
Union.
October 8. Milwaukee. Wis. Coopers' In
ternational Union.
October 16. Paterson. y. J., United Textile
Workers of America.
November Il. Minnea polls. Mimi. Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
December 8. New York. n. Y, National
Alliance OF Bill Posters and Billers OF Amer
jea.
Mr.. McHenry. who is at the head Of the
chain of grange banks which are being es-
tablished in the agricultural counties of
Pennsylvania, last week met John Mitchell.
president of the miners, and offered him
the presidency Of a central grange bank
at salary of $4,000 for the first year
this amount to be Increased until certain