Evening star., 1908-01-15
IN LABOR CIRCLES
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The convention of the Brotherhood oil
Railroad Firemen and Enginemen. which
is scheduled to be held at Masonic Tenn
ple this city. March % and 30. will, 1T
Is said, mark an epoch in the entry OF the
American Federation of Labor into the
forthcoming presidential campaign. While
the railroad men are not officially al
filiated with the American Federation OF
Labor. labor leaders say the firemen ana
| enginemen will affiliate politically with
the federation. That is. the two organi-
cations will unite to combat the enemies
of organized labor, be they republicans
| or democrats.
| In this connection there is an interest
ing story current to the effect that should
the democratic national convention nomi-
| nate Mr.. Douglas, former governor Of
Massachusetts, for Vice President, the
labor vote will be cast for that party.
Mr. Douglas is proprietor of large shoe
making plants in the Bay state. and is
noted as a true friend of the working
men. According to Sam DeNedrey, secre-
tary- of the Washington Central Labor
Union. former Gov. Douglas rings true
end during his gubernatorial incumbency
he showed his friendship for organized
labor by his deeds rather than by words
1t is certainty now that the labor
unions will enter into the political cam
paign of 1908 with vim, and exert their
full force in favor of the man they desire
to succeed President Roosevelt.
Several members of the National League
OF Employees Of Navy Yards, Naval Sta
tions. Arsenals and Gun Factories who
are machintsts by trade. will attend the
session of Columbia Lodge of Machinists
this evening at its hall on Capitol Hill
The representatives of the former organi-
zation are said to be here for the purpose
OF calling upon, the proper congressional
committees to request that the EMPLOYERS
liability bill include in its provisions en-
ployes or the navy yards and other gov
ernment institutions They will ask the
permission of Columbia Lodge to explain
are aims and objects of the league, and
VIII also ask the cooperation of the
lodge in the efforts of the league to have
more OF the government war vessels built
In navy yards. Some Of the members of
the congressional committee of the league
who have reached this city are: Presi-
dent George s. Cain. machinist, of Bos-
ton; Secretary Frank NJ. Cousins, maci.,n-
st, of Portsmouth. N. H.: Delegates Will
liam Higgins. ship builder. and George
Greenwood. machinist. of Massachusetts,
and John joyce of the clerks and John
Hurley of the draughtsmen, both of the
Brooklyn navy yard The other delegates
are expected to arrive today.
At the next meeting of the United
States Historical Society it is said, on
authority, that the Central Labor Union
Will be requested to appoint q commit
tee to affiliate and cooperate with the
Fourth of July committee of the his
be to have the members OF the central
body take an active part in the arrange
ments for the proposed model celebra-
ton Of the glorious Fourth" in Wash
ington. 1t is the expectation that from
10000 to $1,000 of the workingmen will
join in the great pageant with an in
dustrial. display and assist at the serv-
ices in the vicinity of the Washington
Monument
Delegate Winfree Of the carpenters re-
Gently introduced a resolution in the
central body creating a committee whose
Congress to address the Central Labor
Union on such topics 'as will enlighten
us upon important matters from
statesman's standpoint
Word comes from Detroit that the
International Bricklayers and Masons'
Union Of America, which opened It's
forty-first annual convention there yes
terday, adopted last night resolution
asserting jurisdiction over the Tilelayers'
Union. The tilelayers, 1t is said. have
taken issue with the bricklayers. the
San Francisco union Of the tilelayers
having voted to deny the jurisdiction
claimed by the bricklayers.
New delegates to the Central Labor
Union nave been seated in that body
as follows:
John Brahier, Fred Dahlers, Abe Ber-
man and James Hart.
Steam Engineers. Local No. 89-Mlton
Snellings. vice Joel Mann. resigned
Beer Drivers and Staiblemen. No. 2a4-
erts. w. s. West and William Spillman.
Carriage and Wagon Workers, No p
John H. Brinkman. Henry c. Stein. John
W. Baker Robert F. Jonscher and Charles
b. Wandel.
Bottlers. Local No. 251-H. Kittinger,
w. H. Ryan, R. NJ Battaille. G. w. Stark
and Joseph Mckinley.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers. No.
1O2-J. w. Considine, P. 8. Murphy. r.
G. M. Ross, J. H. Steffy and J. E. Swell
CERT.
Elevator Constructors-O. G. Ulrich.
Thomas A. Jenkins. L. G. Cook, j. Whit
ing and Warren Ayers.
Tile Layers. Local No. 2-James Nc
liver. F. Mohler, F. Richardson. Joseph
Toriano and Leroy Thompson.
United Brewery Workmen, No. 11S-Ru-
dolph Thiele, Frank Rom, George Miller
Bernard Lorch and Richard Schmidt.
Stone Laborers' Union. No. 40-J. E.
Campbell. John Lightfoot, r. l.. Johnson
and A. L. Murphy.
United Brotherhood of Carpe nters, Local
No 1872. K. Potter. l.. W. Lloyd E. L.
Kolb and George Harrison.
Sam DeNedrey. editor of the Trades
Unionist, In a recent article said:
Our esteemed contemporary, the Con-
gressional Record, has again resumed
publication, after forced suspension of
couple of weeks. Some new contribu-
tors are announced for 1905 and enough
money has been subscribed to warrant
the belief that this candidate for the junk
heap has entered upon a season of un-
exampled prosperity. A paper SO worthy
should have a motto, and nothing would
be better suited than Much Ado About
Nothing.
A cablegram from Alexander Gilmour,
Glasgow, Scotland. says the national
conference on sweated industries. under
the auspices of the Scottish Council for
Womens Trades has just been held there.
Rev. Prof. DIR. George Adam Smith
presided and delivered the presidential
address. Among others present were the
lord provost, the Bishop of Glasgow. Mr..
A. Cameron Corbett, NJ. p: Mr.. J. RAM
say Macdonald, M. p: Mrs. Ramsay
Macdonald. Mr.. j. Parker Smith, Coun-
cillor W. F. Anderson, Mr.. Nicol, city
chamberlain: Mr.. ]. T. Howden, chair
man of the Glasgow Trades Council; Mr..
George Carson. secretary. and about 26O
dele gates from all parts of Scotland