Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-11
N LABOR CIRCLES

the Central Labor Union for the nome
coming of Samuel G smpers after mis- tour
Of the old world rec ais to local labor lead
ers several previo us ,Il?onst at ons ny tue
organize dgorkinc Ien Of the Ils<rict cl!e
Of the latest was the torchlight parade
ard mass meeting given III honor 81
President t;ortSers and The delegates -
the American Federation OF Labor dele
gates 10 the convention OF that orgauiza-
ton held at Norfolk, Va, several years
ago
Th, parade on that cccas on was most
representative one. il II ing estimated
that there were about 2o.c90 meu in line
Every trade in the D.Str Ct was repre-
scented, and all along the line of nasciins
men were unique fea ureS. There Were
blacksmiths IN floats hammering red-hot
iron on anvils. the ding-d"ns OF .he,
hammers forming weird accompaniment
to the music of the brass bands. . other
floats had artisans CT several trades at
work along their respective Lines.
There was a great glare of light ana
red fire along the entire line OF March
and the workmen cheered Justify as the
march continued. There was unbounded
enthusiasm manifested over every foot OF
the route. There were many Transparent
cies, and the versatility of sam DE Nedrey
and other labor writer's was taxed IN
supplying notices for the display.
| The celebration was concluded with
| big mass meeting at Convention Han, at
, which prominent workingmen spoke. me
entire affair was voted to have been the
greatest stimulus the labor movement In
| the District had ever received.
Those in charge of the Gompers nome
| coming say the demo ns-rat'on Will outdo
/ anything Yet put upon the boards by the
| local labor unions. The affair Will come
| off about October 10.
Upon the ascendency of John Heydler
! to the presidency of the National League
which John was formerly. member,
| held special meet ng to take action
| relative thereto. and a committee OF
three. consisting of Charles Long. Alex
| ander Gordon. jr., and Dorian McCarty.
| were appointed to draft a suitable reso-
luton and forward the same to Mr..
| Heydler by telegraph.
| In acknowledgement thereof. the fol-
| lowing letter was received:
| The National League
| of Professional Base Ball Clubs.
| New York, n. Y.
August :. 1909.
Messrs Long. Gordon and McCarty,
Committee.
Gentlemen:
| Kindly express to the members of the
| Evening Star Chapel my deep apprec "a
ton of the sentiment conveyed in their
message of congratulation and good
| wishes.
| Whatever success the fortunes of life
| have bestowed on me in other fields OF
| endeavor. / assure you / will always re-
| main one of The Star boys, with
whom / have had the honor of such
long and pleasant association:
/ Thanking you again, individually ana
| collectively. l remain,
| Fraternally yours.
\ H. rI,,ta a
tribute to the late Charles NJ. Warren
| IN his Just Every Day Life In the
| Trades Unionist. He says:
mo web of words that I mi"1lt at
tempt to weave could afford such attes-
| tation to the worth of the late Charles
NJ Warren as the simple sentence ut
tered by a fellow-workman upon being
| told of his DEATH They will miss him
at home'-the they being eight human
bonds that bind the heart and hands"
| A plan has been elaborated at Lynn.
Mass, whereby an end can at once be
put to all labor disputes. If such plan be
generally adopted. AS set forth 1t con-
nal body in which both the shoe work
ers and the shoe manufacturers may hold
memberships. the grand lodge or SUI
preme body having jurisdiction over all
| questions on which there may be dis
agreement between employers and en-
ployed; this grand lodge to be formed
/ from the various local lodges, which are
| to be made up Of manufacturers and the
| several branches of shoe-working crafts
| taking the place of the present local
| unions.
/ Word comes from ST. Paul, Mimi. that
| from now on 1t Is the intention OF the
officers of the Minnesota State Fedora
/ ton Of Labor to make every effort &c
| bring about peaceful settlements of al
| labor disputes where such q thing is pos
| sible. Whenever any controversy comes
| up these officials will at once proceed to
/ the seat of war and will use every hon.
| orable means SO to arrange matters that
| a settlement may be arrived at by con-
| ference or arbitration should this means
| fail.
"The list of great men who are print
ers." says w. n. Brockwell in the Trade.
Unionist," is long one, but only a few
even Of the craft that enlightens the worlc
are aware that the Wright brothers. tht
ffamous aviators. are printers. They
!; heard the call of business says news
| paper story of these men, before they
were out of school. They were still stu
dents when they edited and published q
little newspaper devoted to that section OF
Dayton in which they lived-the West Side
News. This plant was enlarged as fast as
! it's earnings permitted, and when the two
| boys first began to experiment with aeria
apparatus they had made themselves com.
/ petenG JOD printers.
A movement is on foot in New York
| for the organization of a wireless tele
| graph operators union. The following
official statement was circulated: "Presi.
| dent konenkamp OF the Commercial
\ Telegra piers Union says that within the
| next few weeks he expects to have al
1 wireless operators in the country and or
| ocean steamers in a new branch Of the
union, to be known as the wireless de-
| partment. 1t is expected that 600 persons
will join the organization
| About 5000 motormen and conductors
| employed by the Interstate Railway Com.
| pany on traction lines in eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware were
| notified that after August l there would
| be resumption of the 1S1s-eent- AN hour
| wage rate from which reduction of II.
| cents was made year ago. The com.
| pany had promised an increase as soon as
/ business would warrant.
| A state bureau of labor and statistics
has been created by the Texas legisIa-
! ture.
| For refusing to join In the strike at st
| Marys Hospital, Milwaukee. Wis, where
| 1t was alleged non-union Workmen were
| employed, the plumbers union was fined
| 500 recently by the Federated Trades
! Council Upon the refusal of the organ
| lied plumbers to pay the fine the union
| was expelled from the building trades
| section If the plumbers persist in their
| refusal to pay the fine the union may be
| expelled from the Wisconsin State FEEDER.
| alton of Labor