Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06

John N. Hall,
Master Locomotive Ffremen
tain political heads and dennncing "the
abuse of injunctons." the so-called open
shop fight in the District of Columbia
Will come in for large share of the at
tention % the delegates. The outlook is
that the sessions of the A. f. L. of 1870,
will be marked by happenings of more
than ordinary interest. and. therefore
7ext week all eyes in the world Of la Dor
VIII be turned anxiously upon the his
toric city of Norfolk
John NJ Hall worthy master of Po-
tomac Lodge. No. :. Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Firemen and Engineers is TAX
ng leading part in matters which af-
rect that widespread and influential or
Sanlzation. He was born May 81 1879.
in Kent county, Md, and was a signal
man and interlockng repairman during
A period of about three years on the
pennsylvania railroad. While firing on
through run between Washington and
Philadelphia he was caught in wreck
md injured. resulting in the amputation
y his left leg below the knee. Potomac
Lodge was founded in 1880. and some of
Is charter members are still running en-
g-nes
The brotherhood is founded on charity
sobrIety. industry and protection. Its
membership in the United States, Canada
and Mexico is between $4,000 and 10000
Q Il
about 125 engineers and firemen. II
meets the second and fourth Wednesdays
in WeIler's Hall. sth street southeast
| The ladies' auxiliary IS known as Mount
Vernon. No. 202. The members of Po-
| tomaC Lodge express pride because Pres
| dent Roosevelt is an honorary member
| If the order.
As means of inducing a good at
tendance of members at its meetings
WT1ShtE' Of ~, oil
has adopted a novel plan. which. 1t is
said, may be followed by Washington
unions. 1t is stated that as an induce
ment to members to turn out to the
| regular meetings 1t has been decided
70 have drawing at each meeting
which viii give some member a re-
ceipt for months dues. Names of all
members present will be placed on slips
and handed to the secretary, and at
| the next regular meeting one of these
will be drawn. In order to get the
! prize q member must be present
Referring to trades unions and trusts
| President Samuel Gompers. when be-
| fore the recent Chicago conference of
! the Civic Federation. said:
| Let me reiterate most emphatically
/ here and now that the trade union is
/ not, and from its very nature cannot
/ be, & trust It is sometimes de1isiveIy
| called a trust by those who expose
! their own ignorance Of economic first
! ~ ~ ipItS IN 11dhlllS SuCn Il statement
he trade union is the voluntary as
! ISOLATION of the many for the benefit
| Of ali the community. The trust is the
! voluntary association of the few for
! their own benett. The trade union
/ puts no limit upon its membership eX-
| cept that Of skill and character. It well
comes every wage worker. In fact its
/ strength and influence rest in its uni
/ Versal adoption by the wage workers
! as the permanent and potent method
J
/ wage worker in the country a member
/ of organized labor still would there be
no labor trust.
Trusts consist of organizations for
/ the control Of the products of labor
/ Laborers have not a product for sale.
/ They possess their labor poWer-that
is. their power to produce Certa inly
! there cannot be trust in anything
/ which has not been produced. Hence
for this # for no other, potent rca son.
/ II IS economically Unsound as well as
/ it is untrue to designate organizations
/ of Ia Dor trusts.
The trade union. through associa
/ ton. makes production more effective.
! but. unlike the trust it does not seek
! i monopoly of the benefits for the few.
/ The trade union ever seeks to diStrib-
! ute the benefits Of modern methods OF
| production among the many. 1t sets
an example that trust promoters may
! well follow
! British trade union congress at Bath
that the number OF members OF parliamen,
who We're delegates to this years con.
gross was equal 10 the entire number OF
delegates at the first trade union congress
! held in Manchester forty years ago.
! namely. thirtY-fOur. In this congress there
were 321 delegates, representing ! 1927 95s
/ members. The number OF members rep
resented forty years ago was Is ,3G7 The
| chief feature Of the presidents address
, was the emphasis laid upon old-age pen.
. slOns, which he said should be the first
plank in the labor program. II was sale
by speakers at the congress that in spite
Of the bills passed, the increasing power
OF trades unions, and the fact that trade
has been booming, thousands are still un
employed. The president expressed the
opinion that the Increased use of machin
cry was one cause, but he advised wage
carriers TO recognize the inevitable and Il
concentrate their energies on securing the
best wages for working the machines
significant and salutary change In tn,
point OF view which operatives entertaine,
! a century ago when they fought the intro
duction Of machinery with roting and de
/ Str1ction of property L was affirmed t
be the business of the state to hnt
! temporary work for the skilled unem
ployed The president also pointed on
that for twenty years there had been
! great dearth of Industrial legis ton, an,
propnesled that no administration tina
was not prepared to devote its energies II
that direction would survive long Over
time work was considered one OF tn
causes of the unemployment OF so man
men. and 1t was plainly intimated that tn
policy of overtime work should not b
sanctioned by the unions.
A resolution In favor of compulsory ar
duration in trade disputes was rejecte
! by a majority of 66O.C;0. and a reso uttol
in favor of the introduction of a bill +
secure the reference of all disputes 10
Cancellation board, with power TO arrans
settlements subject to the consent OF bot
parties, was rejected by a majority o
50 900.
After a struggle of nearly two years il
opposition to the open shop policy Of tn
Erectors' Association made LII of Lead