Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
IN LABOR CIRCLES

Inc action or President ROBERTS or CO.
lumbia Typographical Union in appoint
ing Sam De Nedrey to not only he a
printer-delegate to the Central Labor
Union. but also to be chairman OF the
delegates. has met with general approval
In local labor circles. Owing to the fail
ure of former President Kidd to reappoint
Mr.. De Nedrey the central body declared
him to be delegate because of his editor
ship of the Trades Unionist. Official organ
Of that body. Frank Morrison, acting for
the American Federation of Labor, gave
an opinion that Editor De Nedrey could
not lawfully be made a delegate because
Of his connection with the labor paper.
This decision was not received with
favor by many of the local unions and
some of them proceeded to elect De Ned
rey as their delegate to the Central Labor
Union. At the time OF his appointment by
President Roberts he was representing the
Brotherhood Of Carpenters in a delegator-
ial capacity His last work as q carpenter
delegate was to make vitriolic speech
at the meeting of the Central Labor
Union. last Monday night. condemnatory
OF union carpenters who, are said to be
acting as strikebreakers in the present
walkout Of the woodworkers.
The American Federation OF Labor Is
going to take a hand in the local car
penters strike II is said. At a meeting OF
the executive council Monday afternoon a
protest was entered against the action
OF some of the members of the Anal
gamated Carpenters OF Washington In
their hostile action in the present move
ment OF the carpenters of the District
to obtain the conditions for which they
are at present contending. The council
directed that an Investigation be had
Immediately with view of enforcing CO.
operation in the movement to obtain
success.
The president Of the Ladies Garment
Workers international Union of New
York appealed to the council to give
moral support to the movement for the
improvement of the condition of the
workers In the ladies' cloak and skirt
trade OF Greater New York. the hours of
labor of the workers being from early
morning until late at night, the rush sea
son abnormally prolonged and periods
or idleness enforced. demoralizing the
work as we'll as the workers. Support
was pledged and a number of organ
placed at the disposal of the international
and President Gompers authorized to ac-
cept the invitation to address a meeting
at Madison Square Garden, New York
city, "Wednesday evening June -
President Hedrick OF the brotherhood OF
Painters and Decorators lodged complaint
against charter being issued to the Anal
gamated brotherhood of Railway Carmen
until an adjustment be had relative to the
claim over the painters working at that
trade in the car industry.
The executive council OF the A. r. L.
mad under consideration the legislation
pending before Congress in which labor
Is vitality Interested, particularly the Will
son bill. which provides for the regulation
and limitation of the issuance of niunc-
tons. bringing them within their proper
sphere and removing labor organizations
from the operation of the Sherman anti
trust law, and also the proviso in the
sundry civil bill which is now in confer
he 1tl1if taac nffh he
and Senate. i'm which is contained the
House proviso forbidding the use of any
money appropriat ted by the bill to prose-
cute workmen engaged i'm movement to
improve conditions, wages and hours OF
employment, which are not now and the
doing Of which are now now unlawful
The executive council directed the legis-
lative committeeman of the A. F. OF l.. to
take such action as will help in the con-
ferees agreeing and Congress adopting
the bill with the proviso.
The American Medical Association asked
the support and cooperation of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor for the bills in
troduced in the various state legislatures
for a better mode to obtain vital s.atis-
tics. The executive council believe that if
more accurate data were obtained regard
ing the vital statistics particularly. and
not only as to the immediate diseases
which cause death. but the condition OF
diseases which contribute toward death. IL
would give better opportunity for legsla-
in factory and for better working condi-
lions generally.
Henry G. klinge, secretary of Local
Union 102, Amaigamated Sheet Metal
Workers International Alliance, has
that a resolution has been adopt
ed by the local providing that:
"On and after Saturday. July .. 1910
the minimum rate OF wages shall be 55
cents per hour. forty-four hours to con-
stitute a weeks work: all work shall
cease at IL 30 m on Saturdays"
I'VE believe" Secretary KHnge says,
that this system will work to our mu-
tual advantage. and trust that the public
will agree that this demand il reasonable,
and that il will meet with approval"
At a recent meeting Of the local the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing term: Business agent Charles
Dausch; president. Dan NJ. Desmond: vice
president A F. Burns; recording eecre-
tary, Henry G. Klinge; financial secre-
tary. Thomas F. Ryan: treasurer, ]. n.
StefYey; conductor, Godfrey Collinge:
warden, Ed Walters; trustees ]. W.
Considine, j. B. Egloff. Paul Stacke: exc
ecutive board. Clarence Cooper. William
II. Gardner.
The Chauffeurs' Protective Association
of this city met the other evening and
obligated several new members. The
union of buzz wagon" operators was re.
ported to be in a fiourishing condition.