Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-03
IN LABOR CIRCLES
g.

Because of the advent of manufactures in
the suburban towns around Washington
trade union officials are preparing for re-
vival of the work of organization, and Sec
retary-Organizer Sam De Nedrey of the
Central Labor Union has been directed to
prosecute his work with renewed vigor.
Besides having in hand several crafts in the
navy yard, Giesboro Point, Berwyn the
street railway and gas employees, he has
been requested to organize the laundry
workers and the employees of the brick
yards.
A couple of weeks ago a circular was
read in a meeting of the Central Labor
Union of Washington depicting the condi-
tons of the mill and factory workers at
High Point. N. c.. and asking for financial
aid to help the workers of that place, 1t
being stated that many of them had been
locked out from their positions because
they had formed unions. and that the aver
age wages paid in the skilled trades was
but $135 per day. About the time the cir
cular was received from the unionists, 1t
is said. request came from the employers
of High : Point to the interstate commerce
commission asking that it compel the rail-
roads carrying freight from that section
to give them better freight rates, alleging
that manufacturers there could not COM
pete with their rivals in other sections of
the country.
1t is the intention of organized labor to
have hearing with the commission, and
to have the employers of High Point show
to the commission wherein the "topnotch'
wages of $1.35 per day for skilled mechan-
les placed them at a disadvantage with
others employing the same class Of labor
AS one delegate puts it: I'VE are from
the state that Champ Clark has made ia
nous, and ask permission to be shown"
The decision of the interstate commerce
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deal to do with the labor situation in the
south in future. and to bring to light in
formation to conditions there that has
never been brought to the attention of the
public.
The officers of the International Typo
graphical Union and Of the local union Of
printers are said to be at present engaged
label upon all kinds Of printing whatsoever
The parent organization is having sent out
all over the country blotter containing
picture Of the beautiful home 1t maintains
at Colorado Springs for disabled members
Of its craft and urging upon all the use of
the union label. Secretary Of State Whelan
of the state of New York. 1t is stated. has
but recently ordered all printing for his of
fee to bear the union label and the local
organization Is in receipt of a letter from
the secretary Of state of Kentucky at
Frankfort.
The letter Is as follows:
Frankfort, KY, March % 1907
Mr.. Joseph e. Goodkey,
washington, d. c.
Dear Sir: am in receipt of your letter
relative to the matter of the union label on
public printing. Our state law requires
that our public printing be let by competi-
tive bids to the lowest and best bidder SO
we are unable to control the matter of re-
qufring that the union label be on all the
work. Our printing is divided into classes,
and at present two different concerns have
parts of the work. understand that the
head Of one Of the firms Is himself a union
man, but that he does not use union labor
to the exclusion Of all others The present
administration Of the states affairs Is in
the hands of men who are friendly to union
labor. but we cannot control the matter of
public printing in this regard for the rea-
son mentioned above.
Very truly,
H. v. McCHESNEY,
Secretary of State
The union label, 1t is stated. means that
all work done by the printers is done by
union men only, and the Allied Printing
Trades Council label means, that all the
work done-that ia. by printers. pressmen,
binders and others-is done exclusively by
union men.
: The New York Labor Bulletin. just issued
by the department Of labor. gives the num-
Der Of organised men and women In the
Empire state az 30S. 494. About two-thirds