Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-06

taken. The trades union IL not . parlia-
mentary rough house. Its beginnings are
OF course, somewhat unsatisfactory. owing
to lack Of experience. But in trades whi0h
have been unionized for any length Of TINE
better order is probably observed 1fthe
average than among almost any othenfclass
desire to improve on the part of individual
members IL possibly greater. 1t Is here
| that the trades union is directly beneficial
| to society. The unienist who has learned
how necessary Is obedience to the rules OF
his union Is bound to have more regard for
! the laws of the land than the Independent
workman with no fixed business or moral
| standard to guide him In his relations with
! the other fellow The union is likewise
| beneficial to the workingman in a general
| way, and he is there uplfted through the
influence of ideas which, in Walt Whit
man the glory of his daily walk and
| trade"
| trtct of Columbia Central Labor Union as
| follows:
Carpet mechanics-Harry Shearer.. John
| b Colpoys. Charles Hutchins. William
Jamison, Henry Weber.
| Garment workers-B. Solomon. Joe Kus-
ner, B. Lustic.
Hold oarriers-Frederick Dolman, vice w.
| NJ. Scott.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Purchia, Giuseppe
| Mauzelli. Paolo Scantone James Giardi-
| clio, Nicola Torillo.
Retail clerks-Holland, Manning, Moses,
Bachrach and Shannon.
H. NJ. Sears has been appointed mem
| Der of the credentials committee in place
| of Delegate Phillips.
A strike of hat makers in Orange n. j.,
| involving 1000 men and 700 women, has
| just been settled by conference between
the manufacturers and committee OF the
! United Hatters' organization. the diff
Guilty being referred to arbitration.
hood of Railroad Trainmen will hold its
eighth annual convention in Atlanta. Ga,
next month. This brotherhood Of railroad
ers is an organization of $1,000 men. Former
New Orleans, Milwaukee, Denver and Buff
falo. 1t is said to be the aim of the local
committee and the members who won the
convention for Atlanta to leave nothing I'M
done to display typical cordially and hos
pitality Of the southern people. Headquar-
tiers will be established at leading hotel,
and the meetings will occur in the Grand
Opera House or some building of similar
proportions. The conventions last from nine
to eighteen days, and the social side Is
very important and delightful feature of the
gatherings.
Hindoo miners employed at ComOx, Brit
ish Columbia, have struck for higher wages:
Included in the strikers are number of
Hindoo women masqueradng as men and
doing mems work in the mines.
Word comes from Atlanta Ca, that prep
arations are already being made there for
the American Federation Of Labor. to that
city, April g. While there he will be the
guest of the Atlanta Federation of Trades
1t is said Mr.. Gompers' visit will be the
occasion also of the celebration of the an
niversary of the federation. Elaborate
preparations will be made to make the visit
of President Gompers an enjoyable ana
memorable affair. An open meeting will
HI ho ho16 int 10
during his stay, in which addresses by the
great labor leader and local labor men will
be made Mr. Gompers will be in Atlanta
for three days.
James Duncan, national secretary of the
Granite Cutters International Association
and first vice president of the A. +. OF L.,
in answer to a query as to how society is
benefited by trades unionism declared that
among other things 1t has been the chief
instrument in greatly increasing the
amount Of money In general clreulation,
and thus adding to the revenue of nearly
all classes. He illustrated his argument
by citing the case of his own union, which
has an enrolment Of 10000 members Dur
wages obtained through efforts of the asso-
citation was a net average of IS cents day,
or a total of $33, 750,O 900. The cost to the
Individual member is placed at So. 40 year,
or 81 100000 for the entire period SUBJ
tracing this from the amount representing
the gross increase In wages net gain OF
S32 400, 600 is shown.
1T is easy" continued Mr.. Duncan. ito
see how this tremendous addition to the
spending capacity Of community alone
constitutes a great general benefit to So
ciety. 1t has had the effect of supporting
a variety of business enterprises and Of
giving employment to greater number Of
persons by the demand for labor to supply
the increased trade created by the in
Vulnerable uses of the increased income.
Not less important than the increased
wage has been the decreased work day.
With the two combined the workman has
lived better in various ways. He has had
more comfortable surroundings, better
food, better clothing. more Of those means
of wholesome, healthful enjoyment of life
than he would have had, and his family
has shared the greater advantages. He
has invested in real estate and other forms
of property and thus has been factor
In the growth of his community and the
development of it's resources.
among the numerous other benefits
that organized labor has rendered society
in general one more may be described. 1t
is that which has grown from the agita-
ton against child labor, thereby aiding to
provide for the growing child the means
Of mental, moral and physical development.
which are indispensable to the equipment
Of the best type Of citizen In the genera
tons that follow ours"
Paragraphs from the current labor press
follow:
Boston.
The Mexican government has been for
mally requested by the United States to
aid the latter in preventing undesirable
immigrants from crossing the border from
Mexico into the United States.
The Hawaii Immigration Society has
chartered a steamer in London for the pur-
pose of bringing 1000 Spaniards to Hawaii.
The contract price for transportation is
$4,000.
Russell Jones, a street car conductor at
Kenosha Wis, has been elected county
clerk.
Three socialists have just been elected
to the legislature of British Columbia.
There are twenty-seven conservatives and
twelve liberals. The socialists make gain