Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05

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Brotherhood desires to work in any fac
tory mill controlled by the Amalgamated
Woodworkers his card must De recognized.
and vice versa. Both organizations are to
respect all agreements now in vogue with
our employers until their expiration.
"All trade agreements relative to mills
and factories of either organization that
are to be made IN the future must not ex-
tend beyond November L., 1908. when ANAL
gamation must take place, according to the
agreement signed by the delegates repre-
senting the United Brotherhood and the
delegates representing the Amaigamated
Woodworkerg.
you are therefore authorized to handle
all goods of the Brunswick Balke-Collender
Company. as they have agreed to make no
discrimination between members of the
United BROTHERHOOD and members of the
Amalgamated Woodworkers.'
Three ministers were recently seated as
fraternal delegates to the Toledo Central
Labor Union. Their spokesman said, in
part:
I've want to thank the members of the
c. l.. L. most heartily for the privilege of
attending these meetings. We count it a
great honor to be elected from our own
body fraternal delegates to the G. IL. u.
This is d Get-together age, and we ma
that the closer we get together the less our
differences seem. We come here in SYM
pathy. We have nothing up our sleeves.
We have come to learn and appreciate the
opportunity your invitation affords.
get the facts. We have heard a great deal
about the doings of the Central Labor
Union. We want TO know what it really
does. We believe in fair play, or, as
Roosevelt calls it, "a square deal We
believe in free speech, and for that reason
we will not feel offended when you do not
think we do on all questions. and we
ask YOU not to feel offended at us. We be-
stand for the extension of the Golden
Rule.
"A preacher is no good if you keep him
in glass case and only get him out on
Sunday. We glad for this opportunity
and are here to learn and help.
A Chicago woman has appealed to the
Chicago Federation of Labor to aid her in
keeping her husband home nights.
In letter written to the federation she
says that until recently her husband. who
runs store has been able to close his
place at 6 o'clock and spend his evenings
at home. She says that now competitor
of her husband has inaugurated system
of keeping open all night and on Sunday
morning.
In her letter the woman appeals to the
federation to take some action to close up
the competitor and allow her husband to
spend his evenings at home.
The strike of conductors and motormen
at Hamilton. Canada, is unique in many
ways. Like most American unions the
street car mems organization knows no
dividing line between the United States
and Canada. 1t so happened that the man
placed in charge of the strike was a citizen
of the United States, and when the Cana
dian government ordered him to leave the
Dominion he refused, calling upon the
United States government for protection.
There is no precedent for strike assum-
ing an international phase.
An International Labor News Bureau
correspondent. now in Hamilton, writes
that the manner of collecting fares is a
curious one. Unless to make change the
conductor does not touch the passengers
fare. This is deposited by each individual
in glass and iron receptacle supported by
straps. passing around the neck of the con-
ductor. After depositng his money or
ticket the passenger touches a small lever
which registers the fare. The conductor
then pushes another lever which allows the
money to drop out of sight. This perform
ance must be carried out in the collection
of each fare.