Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-10

Boston.--New England convention
OF sheet metal workers union elected
Geo. Bradford Of Hartford president
Louis Thorpe of Providence vice pres
ident. John +. Kennedy of Boston
secretary and treasurer. William
+. Burnham OF Waterbury and
Charles Jewell OF Stamford trus,
tees. Joseph Rogers OF Providence
William de Wolfe OF New Haven and
William Walters OF Quincy executive
board.
Memphis. Tenn.-The biennial con.
vention OF the Order OF Railroad Con.
ductors will be held here beginning
May II. and Mr.. Garretson will DO
elected with little or no opposition.
He has had no opposition for the Of
flee Of assistant for the last seven
years. but for head OF the organization
there are always few candidates. He
Is popular with the conductors
throughout the country and especially
In the west.
hington.-Chairman Payne OF
the house ways and means committee,
after a visit TO the president. express
the opinion that there is no chance
at this session OF congress OF the en-
actment OF Legislation increasing com.
pensatioE OF government employees
as proposed In the bill now before
congress. lie declared there is no
need Of the blanket increase OF salar-
les. and that as rule. government
employees were amply paid.
Chicago.-The Journeymen Stone
Cutters association has by a referen.
dun vote decided TO affiliate with the
American Federation OF labor. A
charter will be issued al the next
meeting OF the executive council. The
stone cutters have in the past re.
Trained from Joining the family Of
trade unions In the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. partly because OF dis
putes on jurisdiction with the granite
cutters. marble workers and others.
Chlcago.-There Is trouble In store
at the post ONCE unless the officials
there prove equal TO the occasion OF
treating with a union OF women clerks
organized In the post ONCE during the
postmaster's absence In Washington.
Despite the commonly accepted opin-
Ion that woman cannot keep a
secret. the 100 girl employees In tho
post ONCE successfully kept dark the
fact that they had Joined the ranks OF
organized labor. The women's union.
which is the first Of It's Kind among
the public service employees In the
country. has now become a full
nedged labor organization. At a meet.
Ing OF the regular post ONCE clerks
union-composcd heretofore exciu-
sively OF men--the girls were taken
into membership.
New York.-To establish perma-
nent peace between the employing
printers OF New York and their en-
ployes who are members OF Typo
graphical union No. 6. about so own
ers OF New York printing establish
ments have adopted bylaws and part
Of a constitution. The new organixa-
ton will be known as the Printers
League OF America. Charles Francis.
president. said that n Its plans were
carried out by the employers there
will be no more strikes among print.
ers In New York. Mr.. Francis de-
clared that In the last big strike.
which began In January. 1906. ss.-
o00.o00 had been spent by employers
and employees. In addition to It's main
object. OF avoiding strikes by concllia-
ton and arbitration. II Is the inten-
ton of the Printers league To discard
individual labor contracts and instead
Introduce the system OF collective la
Dor contracts.
New York.-The officials OF the old
and new unions 81 plasterers. which
have been engaged In a warfare for
more than a year. have come TO an
agreement. and the fight, which re.
suited in many building strikes ended.
The terms OF settlement provide that
the union Is TO form two locals with
charters from the International union.
There win thus be three locals Of the
one international union In New York
city which win recognize one anoth-
er's cards.
washington.-under the executive
order issued by President Roosevelt
some time ago the eight hour law
must be observed by contractors do
ing government work. whether being
done by contract or day labor. When |
negotiating for the las, wage agrec- |
ment a year ago the dredgemen made |
stand for an elghthour day. hut |
finally were forced 20 yield Il In con-
sideration for other concessions. c. |
Il. Newell. % Buffalo. first vice presi- |
dent OF the organization. WIN have
charge of the negotiations for the
drcdgemen. and viii be assisted by
T. ]. Dolan. OF Chicago. secretary OF
the steam shovel mems international |
union.
Pittsburg. Pa-The hodcarriers In
this vicinity win ask for an Increase
Of ~ cents an hour. to take effect
May I. They are now receiving 35
cents an hour for an eight-hour day.
Boston.-Great activity II being dis
played In an effort TO absolutely union
ize the Hebrew workers. Several