Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21

ton be formed between the brewery and
distllery workers, the bartenders and wait
ers. the cooks, the bakers, the millers. the
farmers, the butchers and the cigarmakers?
The product OF the labor of all these work
ers goes to the same middleman and to
the same consumer. If, for instance, in
ers, the saloonkeeper knows that the bar
tenders, bakers and cigarmakers are d.
rectly interested. he will make every ef-
fort to sell only h;s nar Ths
brewery workers are today the strongest
of the organizations mentioned above and
possess in their membership weli-dis-
ciplined army of fighters. For that rea-
son this organization will in the beginning
have to make some more sacrifices, but these
| sacrifices will bring good results as soon
what power close federation of the pro-
visions trades unions Is
Hence l advocate our local unions TAX
ing the initiative in forming provisional
trades councils in every locality as an
auxiliary to the central trades body. or as
an Independent body. II more convenient.
Of course, such an organization VIII be
of value at first in local affairs only, but
show what a power it can be other cities
will quickly follow suit. and national and
international organizations Of workingmen
employed in the food industry, such as
| bakers, butchers. cigarmakers, brewery
and distillery workers, cooks. farmers and
| many others in any way interested Will
these organizations for the protection of
their common interests will be next
/ There were some lively doings at the last
| meeting of the New York Central Federated
Union. Cornelius N. Shea of Chicago,
president of the International Brotherhood
of Transfers, criticised the attitude of
President Roosevelt toward the teamsters
| in their recent big strike in Chicago.
When Roosevelt halted in Chicago on his
way home from bear-hunting trip" sa.A
Shea, "he had a conference with represent
atives of our union just after he had let
Marshall Field and Montgomery Ward out
by side door. We told him we were for
peace and would agree to the appointment
of commission of five to adjust condi
| tons, and abide by their decisions. AL
though Roosevelt gave out a great deal of
what had been said to him in those con-
ferences, he had not word TO make public
OF our proposition. Instead he warned the
union men that behind the city was the
state and behind the state the nation. as
| much as to say if the police could not crush
us the militia would be called, and If they
failed Federal troops would be sent to Chi
cago. | am not prepared to say that he
knew that all the rioting was by 1900 pri-
vate detectives, who wore union buttons
and carried clubs and revolvers and started
disturbances SO that union men would be
blamed"
When Delegate Reid of the electrical
workers criticised a speech made by Frank
lin X. Wentworth Of a Boston electricians
| union delivered last Thursday in a mass
meeting to arouse sympathy for Haywood.
Meyer and Pettibone, officers of the West
ern Federation of Miners indicted for the
SteuneRberg murder, he got himself in hot
water. Reid said Wentworth had brain
Storm" and that his speech was social
istic utterance designed merely to excite
the people" Wentworth had said that If
New York workmen united to be idle for
| a week they could starve the capitalists in
this city, and thus force the release of the
three prisoners.
James P. Holland of the Ffremen's Union
resented Reds criticism. He said that if
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone had the
money behind them that was being spent to
save Harry Thaw their case would never
go to trial.
I'VE have the right to starve those
wealthy capitalists who look at US with
scorn through the windows of 9Th avenue
restaurants and clubs said Albert Abra-
hams of the Franklin Press Association, an
ardent advocate of socialism. Reid does
not understand anything about unionsm
He has said things equally foolish before
1t is he who has brain storms / never
have said anything about him before and
1 will not say anything more about him
now for fear l may say something per-
sonaL"
When a motion to send Wentworth let
ter of thanks for his speech was made, Reid
was the only delegate who voted No" A
motion was passed to call the assembly
to adopt resolution interceding on behalf
of Meyer, Haywood and PettbOne
In their report of the Albany hearing last
week on the local option BILL which the
c. F.. y. opposes, a committee which rep
| resented the central body said it was salts
fled the bill would not be reported out of
at the hearing" ran the report. looked as
though they had never performed physical
labor in their lives Curiously enough,
large number of women of all ages found
duties and systematically applaud all those
who spoke in favor of the BILL