Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
IN LABOR CIRCLES

sizes IN iaoor ranks on the action or the
Central Labor Union in electing Mr.. John
H. Brinkman as its president and Mr..
Samuel De Nedrey secretary. Both men
are said to be hard workers in the interest
Of organized labor. and the prediction is
made that under the new administration
the course Of the central body in the en-
suing six months will be wise and con-
sentative
Delegates from Branch No. 1, Amalga-
mated Carpenters, have been seated in the
Central Labor Union as follows: E. L. Nc
Lellan, ]. w. Tavenner, G. A. Adams, P. A.
Saum and W. w. Winfree.
Announcement is made that Rev Charles
Stelzle of the Presbyterian Church, who is
worker In the world of labor, will deliver
lecture of particular interest to working
men at DR.. Skelingers Presbyterian
Church. 9th and c streets southwest, at
7:3O o'clock next Sunday evening. 1t is
expected that there will be a large at
tendance of representatives of organized
labor. The Central Labor Union has voted
to attend in a body.
James O'Connell. president of the Inter-
national Association of Machinists, has
written most important letter to j. F. En-
derlln, business agent of the Memphis,
Tenn., lodge of that craft. President OCon-
nell says in the letter that the Southern
railway is union system, all differences
ing been entered into with the macninists'
union. The officials of the railroad have
applied to President OConnel to furnish
the system with from 100 to 200 skilled
machinists. Only those familiar with rail-
road work are wanted, and the wages paid
are from 800 to $40 per day. Transpor-
tation will be furnished by the railroad to
those engaging. President O'Connell says
that any member of the machinists' union
who is out of work and can fill the require
ments as to familiarity with the work in
railroad shops will be assured of steady en-
ployment, with union conditions governing
the hours of employment and wages.
The first day of January brought joy to
fully five millions of wage earners through
out the country. The increase takes in
hundreds of thousands of employees of rail-
roads and other big corporations, nearly
10000 mill workers Of New England, street
railway employees, miners, factory hands
and other workmen. A 30 per cent increase
in the salaries of 400 men employed by
the Corn Exchange in New York city was
announced last Tuesday. At Independence,
kans., an auxiliary of the Standard Oh
Company granted 10 per cent increase
to all of its employees who received less than
500 per month last year. The Cincinnati
Traction Company has ordered that all of
its motormen and conductors be paid an
advance of 1 cent an hour. Fifty thou
and men of the United States Steel Com
pany in the Pittsburg district will be richer
next year by just S2,OO0,000 and 5000 men
in the Joliet, H., mills of the same corpo-
ration received a SUBSTANTIAL increase, White
the common laborers get an advance of 10
cents per day. A 10 per cent increase
granted to the 5000 employees of the
Washington navy yard. Eight thousand
men in the South Chicago mills of the Hi
nois Steel Company will share in the 10 per
cent advance granted. Two thousand
workmen in the Bay View plant at Mi
waukee and 1,00o in the North Chicago steel
works also participate in the prosperity.
The increased cost of living was the reason
given for advancing the wages of the 2,Hoo
machinists employed in the various shops
of Denver from D to 10 per cent More
than 5000 miners at Calumet, Mich, will
get a 10 per cent raise during this year
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
railroad at Scranton, Pa, Will give Itco
men a 10 per cent increase, and this wi
place in the hands of its employees fully
$4,000 more during 1897. Practically all
the cotton mills of the New England states
will increase the pay of its operatives from
< to 10 per cent, and 1I).00t persons VIII
he benefited thereby. Never before in the
history of the labor movement have such
general increases In wages been granted
without strike of any kind, and this ac-
ton upon the part of the great corpora
lions shows that they are beginning to real
ize that the workman has right to snare
in the country's progress and prosperity.
Pennsylvania will have a child labor law
which will be effective, if the bill pre-
scented to the legislature of that state We'd
nesday is enacted into law. The lew
law was submitted by the child labor COM
mittee and provides that no child under
fourteen years of age shall be allowed to
be employed in any labor other than farm
work and domestic service, and then on
during the time when the public schools
are not in session; that no boys under
sixteen shall be employed in mines or in
other dangerous and excessively laborious
occupa tons. and that no girls under six
teen shall be employed in any occupation
requiring constant standing or night work,
and that eight hours shall be the maximum
duration of a days work for any one I'M
der sixteen years of age. The proposed law
also provides that the app ications of all
children under sixteen to become wage
carriers must be made to the school super
intendents or principals of public schools.
who will issue certificate furnished by
the state superintendent of public ;nstruc-
ton.