Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-13


IN LABOR CIRCLE
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The tendency to organize for protection
| and mutual advantage is said to be more
prevalent now than ever before. Associ
atoms of all kinds and in many lines-ar-
! tistic. mechanical, commercial and profess
| sional-are being formed in all parts of
| the United States. AS a western member
| Of Congress expressed it, the people have
| been brought to realization of the adage
! that ''in union there is strength"
AS evidence of this tendency, there was
discussion at the last meeting Of the Cen
trail Labor Union Of this city in favor of
| the organization into unions of the govern
| ment clerks. Mr.. James L. Feeney, presi-
dent of the Bookbinders' Union, strongly
advocated this move. He said, among other
things:
IF the executive clerks and employees of
| the several departments of the govern
| ment desire an increase of their salaries
| they should get together and organize, and
| then have their representatives on the
ground to follow up the bill and lobby for
| its passage, as the letter carriers and other
| organizations have done. Everybody's
| business seems to be nobody.s business,
| and unless an organized effort is made to
| pass the clerks and employees increase bill
| at the next session we will have several
| bills introduced, lot of hot-air speeches
| and nothing accomplished"
! Word comes from Annapolis, Nd, that an
| oystermens union has been formed near
| that city and that the union will join with
organizations of oystermen in other parts OF
| the country for the purpose of refusing to
| catch oysters in such portions of the bot
| toms as may be designated by the shellfish
| commissioners for the taking OF oysters to
sell to planters from April II to May 10.
The other evening at Baltimore a a meet
| ing held in the Eutaw House a railroad
| agents organization was formally launched
| in the presence of thirty or more represent
alive railroad agents of the Baltimore and
J Ohio system, the Metropolitan, main line
| division. Washington and other branches
i being represented. Letters from over 20 per
! cent OF the agents were received, it is said.
! declaring themselves in favor of the asso-
! citation, which will have to deal with the
question of wages, hours and service at a
| later date when the organization has be-
come effective, it was explained
| 1t was added that the society just formed
| will not be confined to the station agents
alone, but will take in every credi able rail-
| road station employe on the system The
| organization is to be known as the Railroad
| Station Employees Association. The officers
elected were William r.. Harrison of Wash
| ington Junction, an old employe OF twenty
| six years service, president; John w.
Williams of Boyds, Md, secretary treasurer,
he having been in the employ of the rail-
| road for the past sixteen years as agent
operator and in various other duties with
the system. The agents were very jubilant
over the success of the launching of their
| mi
The officers and members of the new or
ganization do not it is stated intend in any
way to coerce the company or to be antag
onistic to fair and reasonable conditions. A
committee of adjustment from the member
ship will be formed with the properly elect
| ed chairman, who WILMA upon the man.
aging head of the road and state their
desires and wants and endeavor to show
why they should be benefited along with
the rest of the employees who, 1t seems
have not been forgotten on account of the
strength of formidable organization be-
| hind them. Baltimore has been selected
as headquarters, at which point a meeting
will be called later by the president to
discuss conditions relative to the advance
ment of the organization as they arise.
The recently elected first International
president of the Carriage and Wagon work
, ers' Union, Mr.. Henry c. Stein Of this city,
left here several days ago to take up his
new duties. He has recently settled dis
pute in the organization in Baltimore, and
idtcI iSIl III Eric. WHERE d new local
union has been formed. In an interview
he said the Milwaukee local had received
an Increase for its men of 10 per cent all
along the line without even contest. Mr..
Stein addressed this local, accompanied
by Mr.. JnO. A. Brinkman, about two weeks
ago, and is believed that Mr.. Stein and
Mr.. Brinkman were the ones who really
drew the agreement that was on the LIST
of March presented to the bosses in Mil
waukee
Mr. Stein is supported by every local in
his district, and, although seven candi-
dates were seeking the honor Of vice presi-
dent at the recent election in the first dis
trict, which extends from Maine to Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Stein won on the first ballot
1t Is the opinion Of his friends that his
election was due to the good record made
by him at the last convention Of thesAmer-
lean Federation OF Labor, held in Mime
apohs. Mimi. in November last. Mr.. Stein
here represented all the carriage and wagon
workers Of North America.
Before leaving here he stated that he did
not fear the outcome of the struggle of
his local in this city, as the members
| that his roll of membership contained more
members now than the day the strike was
declared.
Delegates have been seated in the Gen.
trail Labor Union as follows:
Bricklayers, No III. ]. Brosnahan
| Musicians. No. 161-J. c. Callan. vice
Painters. No. ses-Joseph c. Clarke. vice
Allen Crnse.
Steam Filters Helpers. No. 2S-James
| Thompson. vice Daniel Reidy.
The credentials were approved and dele
gates-elect present were oblirated.
A special from New York city referring to
recent action BY the Central Federated
Union Of that city, says:
Taking action that will tend. to cut on
the supply Of book beer and other spring
beverages Just at the time parched throats
VIII most crave them, Bartenders' Unions
Nos. and 8. Assuming the nav roles Of
contributors to the cause OF temperance,
announced yesterday in the Central FEEDER
ated Union that their members would re-
fuse to serve drinks In any parks or ba1l-