Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-15
trust bill and the Wilson Injunction

trust bill and the Wilson Injunction
measure
Sam De Nedrey. secretary OF the Cen
~ ~ LABOR mon. said today that copies
oi the resolution have been sent to 70,
cchlral labor unions in the states stata
branches and local trade and federal
1,329. vi
warren S. Stone. secretary OF the
american Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, In an article in Ieslie's re-
CITES a lesson he has learned to lis
prother trades unionists
L believe that never in the u,rrI5 ,re,.
opportunities so great and the revards
OF honest industry SO high as they are
now in this splendid country Mr.. Stona
says. They are not alone for the rich
and favored, but spring I'D on every. sida
ana ask no price but industry and char
acter. The wealth Of the millionaire o.
tcday may not remain with his son. bur
may seek that other youth whose char
acter and training have made him the
better man.
The capitalist CT the future is NOT su--
rounded tonight with Injuries. He is on
MS way home from spelling bee l.: the
district schoolhouse in Maine or asleep
IN the trund.e bed on farm in Mime
sofa.
TIE children of the rich will retain
the wealth they inherit only because
they are able: if they are not. the chill
dren of the mechanic and farmer Will
come and take il. Nothing remains stable
in human affairs. and Fortune with i'm
partial hand is awarding prizes every
day to those whose names ten years ago
were buried in obscurity."
The carpenters strike has occupied
the local boards for more than a week
ana there Is considerable guessing as
to the outcome. The Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners and the ANAL
gamated Association Of Carpenters have
evidently locked horns over the strike,
further cOmplicating the situation The
Brotherhood is contending for the Sat
urday half-holiday with an increase OF
pay to cover the lost time.
The Amalgamated has asked for the
half-holiday and an increase to take
effect in 1911. The Builders League
composed of master builders and other
associations OF employers. looks with
favor on the proposition OF the Anal
gamated, and the workmen of. that or
ganization. with foE exceptions: are
said to have remained at work
The employers have positively refused
to recede from their position or to give
any consideration to the demand OF
the Brotherhood. this var The Broth
erhood is reported to be equally firm
in declining to vacate its position. In
the meantime the bosses say they have
plenty OF carpenters for the contracts
in hand
The Governor of Arkansas" saws
General Master Workman John w
Hayes Of the Knights of Labor in the
official journal of that organization,
comes out squarely for organized labor
and will not, as the head OF the state,
employ or permit the employment OF
any but union men.
The state is erecting new capitol
building a I Little Rock, which is un-
der the supervision of a commission of
which the governor is the head. Nom
union conditions imposed by some OF
the contractors caused strike Of the
union men working on the structure a
few days ago, and the next morning
Gov. Donaghey said in reference to the
matter:
81 have favored the employment Of
union men all along. and none but
union men will be employed hereafter.
A man who goes to work must show his
card or he doesn't work on the capitol.
provided union workmen can be secured
to continue the work
81 have had no Official notification OF
the strike. but no WORT is being done,
and 1 have notified the labor union Of
icials that the commission 10 with them
from start to finish. In tns event union
men refuse to work for che contractors
who have the cornice and metal work
contract the union men will then be
given a chance to work for the com.
mission.