Evening star., 1909-02-17
IN LABOR CIRCLES

The Central Labor Union Of this city
will he reoues;ed at it's meeting next
Monday 10 listen TO addresses by two In
dian orators. Eufaula Harjo and Casar
F'ixicocnlee. chiefs Of the Creek nation ln
Oklahoma. Their request 10 b.- heard will
hr made 10 the central body through Sam
DeNedrey its secretary The red men
say they are here appealing TO the gov
ernment for square deal in the final
settlement OF their status They say they
have faith in the organized worknsmen.
and desire 10 enlist their sym: athies in
behalf Of their contention for justice.
Should the central body consent IN
hear the words of the red men they viii
speak 10 that body through their inter-
prefer. John Smith
The members of trades unions in Wash
ington affiliated with the Central Labor
Union evidently do not take kindly To the
so-Called mixed union" OF bosses and
workmen Referring TO the matter in the
Trades Unonist, Editor DeNedrey says:
That free independent. open sl"p
proposition of the master builders of tie
District Of Columbia calls to mind I'll"
white mans offer 10 the Indian in Civ
ing him the choice Of fowls Said the
white man: You take the hen and II
take the turkey, or I'll take the turkey
! and YOU take the hen The Indian al
lowed that the white man didn't talk
turkey to him at ALL which was an init
nation that the white man had great
nerve: and that is just the opinion or
ganized labor has of this latest propo-
sition OF the Van Cleavites. no matter
| how much the union busters may try 10
| conceal their real purpose"
Gov. Dickerson of Nevada has called
| conference of the labor organizations OF
| the state to convene In Carson City and
will ask their advice and suggestions ia
! regard to a number of important bills af-
! fecting labor that may be acted upon by
! the legislature.
! There is an acute crisis in the labor
market in Paris 1t is so serious that
not less than 100000 merchants, laborers
and trades people of various callings are
out of work. Some of the newspapers
| that have made special studies of the
| situation say that there are 1p.ooe men
/ and women unemployed.
| Additional death benefits of $50 for
| membership of seven or more years ana
$:s1 for one of ten or more years have
been established by the Brotherhood Of
/ Painters Decorators and PaperhanGcrS
Since the formation of the metal trades
! department of the American Federation
| of Labor In February. 1nS. il has grown
| until it comprises eleven international
organizations with twenty-siX local de-
| partments.
". F.. McEwen. Duluth. member of Tie
/ United Association Of Plumbers. for many
| Years secretary OF the MinneSota state
| Federation OF Labor, has been made state
commissioner of labor of Minnesota.
Should the plans Of the United Associa-
ton OF Journeymen Plumbers, Gas and
Steam Filters succeed, these industries
! will all be under one head. thus making
| the union one of the largest belonging 10
| the American Federation of Labor.
! A western labor journal in its current
| issue says:
| There are no stronger union labor peo-
Pile in the country than the Jews. They
! are refusing in Philadelphia to buy 'scab-
| made bread al cents loaf. and insist
on pa ying double the price for the article
| bearing the union label Were all classes
| and conditions of the working people rhus
| loyal TO principle the life of the toiler
| would soon be raised TO a higher standard
| than il now occupies.