Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-17
IN LABOR CIRCLES
c.

At the weekly meeting OF the Central La
Dor Union delegates from local unions were
admitted as follows: Tile Layers and Help
ers' Local Union No. II Samuel Beckett.
j. Lochte, A. B. Chapman, w. Kemp, q.
Hiileary; Local No. s. International Asso-
citation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, F. E. Van Horne E. Heff1in; Lo-
cal Branch No. 10. Steam, Hot Water and
Power Pipe Filters. c. Hudson, F. c. Luce,
George Stewart, William Holihan, J. E.
Shem; Journeymen Plumbers. Gas Filters
and Steam Filters. John ]. Corridor, Sam
uel Fapp. John Mcdonald, William John
son, ]. F. Gill; Brotherhood of Electrical
SMorkers, Local Union No. 20, Edward
Saxer' ralph Forney. James Mcqueen, E.
:. morgan; Local Union No. TO- Interna-
tional Union of Elevator Constructors. R.
SS,9,ckman, B. umhan, c. J. Faulstick, w.
Anal gamated Sheet Metal workers Inter,
national Alliance. James w Considine r.
o. NJ Ross, Charles Wright. Walter
house, Charles Ockenhausen; Steel and
Copper Plate Printers Union, Local No. q
William E. Dooley.
PRESIDENT Adams of the Central Labor
~ unio mn mas announced the appointment Of
the following standing committees of the
ocdy Tor the current term: Contract COM
mlttee-S. j. Bryan, chairman; j. W. Con-
Sldine. A. Dallanger, l.. R. Boyd, wv.
Blanu Legislative committee-J. F. Nc
earthly. chairman; C. w. Winslow, T. NJ
hing, u F. Manning. Grievance commit
tee. Montgomery. chairman; John Lorch.
Norman Z. Sprague, John Weber, r. G.
Fox ito, Label committee. c. Roberts,
l. deracl' j. Moser Organization commit
tee. L. Feeney. chairman; NJ A. Bowen.
G: II. Adams. J. G.. Schmidt. Credential
Gomnittee-C; A Pfau, chairman; F. Z.
muth. chairman; M. Peyton, w. w. Chism.
1t is stated that President Samuel Com
pers VIII deliver a lecture under the auspices
of the Central Labor Union, on Monday
evening, February II, at Typogra phical
Temple, the subject of which will be an
nounced later. On the occasion there Will
De display of streopticon views showing,
comparatively, the conditions of employ
ment of the union and non-union worker.
Inc meeting will be open to the public.
erhood of Stationary Firemen, is much in
terested in the bill recently introduced in
Congress providing for the licensing of sta
tlonary hremen in the District Of Columbia,
ana IN response to resolution of the union
the measure has been approved by the Cen
tral Labor Union, and the legisla tive COM
mittee of the body has been instructed to
endeavor to secure the passage of the bill.
trail body by committee of Local No. 63,
composed of John d. Bland, NJ A James,
John r. Hartley, C. Burns and NJ. ]. Cork
cry, it is stated that:
THE members of the local believe that
said bill, if enacted. will be not only a
benefit but blessing to the stationary fire
men of this District, In that it will have a
tendency to raise the wages of said flremen
and place them on a higher plane of etfi-
cheney, and permit them to demand that
position which has long been denied them
In the social scale"
The local journeymen horseshoerS report
that in the future the union label of the
craft will be stamped on the shoes from the
local union shops. 1t is stated that it has
required considerable effort of the horse
shoers, in other localities, to introduce the
label. in some instances resulting In a
strike, notably not long since in New York
city, where the journeymen in a successful
strike forced the use of the label in all the
shops in Greater New York. Since the
termination of the strike of the horseshoers
in this city the union, it is said, has sue
ceeded in placing the label stamp in more
than forty of the best shops in the city.
The great strike of the book and job
printers still heads the list as the most
important event in the labor world The
members of every industrial association
are anXiously awaiting the final outcome.
Upon the success of this movement, 1t is
said, will hinge action all along the labor
line for general eight-hour day for all
crafts. A leading Washington printer has
expressed the opinion that the failure Of
the present eight-hour campaign will mean
the setting back of the trades union move
ment twenty-five years.
Hence, it is said, the printers will receive,
If necessary, the moral and financial sup
port of every trades union in the United
States, from the alligator catchers of
Florida to the lobster fishermen of the
New York and New England coasts and
even the unions of bootblacks and news
boys to the unions representing the higher
crafts.
In Washington the strike continues to
be conducted along quiet and orderly lines,
and nothing has occurred to mar the
placidity which was iuaugurated at the
beginning of the strike. Both sides are
maintaining a dignified demeanor. The
journeymen printers are earnest and hope
full of success. The Typothetae members
are hopeful of success, and earnest
Addresses of encouragement have been
during the week by Mr.. Frank Morrison.
general secretary of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, himself a printer and a
member of the Chicago Typographical
Union; by Mr.. James O'Connell, who is at
the head of the machinists' organization
and other labor leaders. Not a single act
of violence on the part OF the typos has
marked the course. of the strike, and to
manifestations that there is a. strike in
progress. Chairman T. c. Parsons and his
associates on the strike committee are
handling their forces automatically and
with good generalship.
On the other hand, the Typothetae mem
bers meet quietly at their headquarters
and quietly discuss the different phases
of the situation There is apparently no
friction or discord, and tho conduct OF
their side of the strike is being conducted
with marked dignity.
Reports received from Cleveland Ohio
state that during the past week about one
hundred strikers of the allied printing
crafts returned to work on an eight-hour
basis in four offices, and a number of
others obtained employment in plants that
conceded the shorter workday and required
additional men One Office employing
twenty-five members was called on strike
because work was done for struck houses
Although the local printers requested no
financial assistance from the internatio
union, the 10 per cent assessment and eunds
on hand having been sufficient to meet all
requirements, the executive council of the
international Typographical Union voted to
extend aid indefinitely. If necessary, to the
Cleveland members. The council at head
quarters, in Indianapolis. voted unanimous
ly to set aside $1,000 a week as the Cleve-
land apportionment, subject to call
1t is said that during the past week the
fight of the Typothetae in New York and
other places where hard battles were ex-
pected against the eight-hour day proved
more or less of a fizzle. and thus the in