Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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the newly appointed public printer. sailed
from Manila. P. l.. today en- route to
Washington. It is the expectation that
he will enter upon his duties at the gov
eminent printing office about May 10.
In the meantime the employees of the
printery are discussing the new public
printer and his probable program.
Capt James E. Maynard of the proof
reading division of the government print
ing Office says he believes Mr.. Leech Will
bring about a distinct betterment Of con-
ditions in the Office.
THE appointment of John S. Leech as
public printer said Capt. Maynard to-
day. lis received with universal salts
faction by the employees of the govern
ment printing Office. Although it viii
probably be two months before he. arrives
here to take immediate charge. the tact
that the President has appointed a man
to the position who Is practical PRIMER
in every sense of the word-a composltor,
pripter-has greatly relieved the tension
and uncertainty that has prevailed In tue
printing Office.
Mr. Leech is the type of man whom
one can work over. with or under with
out friction. He has the talent and tact
of supervising men and having their
friendship His initiative and executive
ability is splendidly illustrated In the
building up and management OF the .Phil-
ippine printing Office from its inception TO
dict for him a harmonious and successful
administration of the government PRINT
ing Office
More than one hundred representatives
and senators in Congress have been in
IN ioin n demon
stration and mass meeting next Sunday
at the Columbia Theater. The affair Will
be under the auspices of the Central La
Dor Union and Sam De Nedrey. secre-
tary of that. organization. says the solons
will" be given an opportunity to indicate
where they are at on the court lnJunc-
ton matter There will be music and it
is said some of the speakers will pay their
respects to the open shop advocates in the
District.
James Monroe Kreiter says in the
Trades Unionist:
When ministers of the gospel become
better acquainted with the conditions
which the laboring classes must endure
then will they become the truer preachers.
They must know that 1t is no sin to find
out the just cause of labors Indifference
to the church in part. And when once
truly informed. it is granted, they would
be the wiser to the cause of Christianity.
Reduction in wages in many nanufac-
turing plants in the northern and eastern
states is reported. There have also been
a number Of shutdowns of factories. etc.
In a canvass o. the country to ascertain
the number of unemployed men dispatches
have been received from many industrial
centers. with reports of conditions, and
from these it is estimated that more than
100000 men are minus jobs. The reports
indicate more than 6O0GO0 unemployed in
the chief cities and nearly 100000 in the
states outside the cities.
Word comes from Springfield. Mass,
that a wholesale exodus Of Polanders to
Europe followed the 10 per cent reduction
cotton mills. Seventy-five per cent of the
1000 operatives affected are Polish.
There was strike of the walters at
the banquet given to William ]. Bryan at
Denver last Monday night. and the presi-
dent of the Citizens Alliance declares that
the strike is the forerunner of what the
union had planned to do during the week
of the democratic national convention I'M
less the walters orsanizat on is recog-
nized in the meantime. The alliance presi-
dent is working to have all the hotels and
restaurants come in under the ''open
shop banner. thus obviatng the proba bill
ity Of possible strike at that time. and
the proprietors He fails to remember.
however. that democrats are used to being
hungry" SO strike of this character
could scarcely feaze them-Brooklyn
Eagle.
1t is not now believed that the Central
Federated Union of New York city will
take action at this time looking to indie
pendent political action. as had been pro-
rosed. On this point Delegate Timothy
Healy. president of the international
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, saws,
speaking in relation to the American Fed
era ton OF Labor: The action to be
taken by the 4. F. of L. politically will
depend on what Congress does with our
measures. Whatever action will be taken
will likely be in the form of supporting
congressman and others friendly to the
proposed amendments to the Sherman
law and working to defeat candidates
who have been opposed to the amend
ments. ! do not believe that any attempt
will be made to form a purely independ-
dent labor party as party political
body
It is reported from ST. Paul, Mimi. that
refusing to agree to the new working
schedule proposed by the officials Of the
road. and despairing of reaching an ami
cable understanding on any other basis.
the committee representing the engineers.
conductors. brakemen. firemen and
switchmen on the. Chicago Great Western
have asked Chairman Knapp of the in
terstate commerce commission and Chas.
P. Neill commissioner of labor. TO inter-
vene under the Erdman act. which pro-
vides for the arbitration of difficulties