Evening star., 1923-06-03
Trades Union Activities

Probably no local trades union pay
as impressive a tribute to It's oe-
ceased members with as steady an
interest as the years go by as "oeS
the Columbia Typographical Ihio'i
Last Sunday the hall was crowded
with those who came TO pay their iast
respects. as body. to group VI
thirty-nine, fellow workers VINO hao
died during the past year. There was
an GRAFTON by william {. Deming.
head of the civil service committee.
and appropriate music Arrange
ments were made by a committee con
sisting of Jason Waterman, chairman
Maud NJ. Berry. Franklin Weich }.
Louis Fe.@er and Henry w. Weber
The deceased nrm.%@rs OF the past
wear were: James GreenN""' klcharo
4. Topham, Charles II. Groome. oscar
Is. Mayo. Samuel +. Davies Joseph ;.
Clarke, John A On!un. George >.
Kaufman. William r. Walsmith tlar-
ence n. Bonney. Bernard l. Cro"ke.
George w. Gaudng. Henry ID Pryor
Frank A. Moffett. Thomas J. Alleger.
John H. Saunders. George :. Fitz-
gerald Michael y Serrano Joseph
Dierkin. Frank V. Capers, Arthur j.
Symonds. George p. Phillips. Matthias
Cuddy, Frank A Kidd. John {. viii
son, CLANCY s Barns. George w.
Graham. Charles \. Sapeli' Ieonar9 tS
-. Henry. Richard |. Hook, Howard T.
Underwood. James II. Afford. William
F.. Cook. George w Thomas |. Walter
Sharp. George Johnson, Wiiliam. !,
J.-rritage. George W. Schlief and
2a1nes r. Brister
In its statement recently regarding
propaganda being sent To trades
union papers throughout the country
by organizations with radical tenden-
Cies the American Federation of
La Dor report says that the labor
papers Of the country receive ap-
Pre- ximatt!y twenty-five instaliments
Of propaganda each per month. and
thai most OF ii is pro soviet in char
acter from such carnations as the
Friends OF Soy let Russia. the Work
ers' Party. the American civil LIB
critics Union. the National Labor
Alliance for Trade Relations With and
Recognition of Russia. the sO-ralled
Trade Union Educational League and
Sn--2:sS so-called labor defense or
CARNATIONS" The report expresses
pleasure a the information that much
OF this material hndS its way from
mail box to waste basket via the
shortest possible route
MachIniSts employed in plants op-
Grated by the War Department are fac
ing d tense situation. This includes
several hundred III and around Wash
lEgton. The cause iS reported the
breaking of long standing precedent
by Gen. Williams, chief of the ordnance
bureau, who has refused to enter into
wage negotiations with machinists or
other unions. \. F. Atlas. president OF
District A. l. 4. NJ. which constitutes
the jurisdiction over union machinists
In government employ declared dur
ing the week that matters were at a
deadlock. Consideration ia being given
10 a plan for submitting the matter to
the Secretary of War.
Here is something to interest car
penters. plasterers. fathers. electricians
and other building tradesmen.
A plan to organize schedule of re-
pair work on buildings operated by the
National Association of Building own
ers and Managers is 10 be worked out
AZ convention of that organza ton
this month in Atlantic City
The object is TO annihilate present
seasonable unemployment and TO pro
vide steady period of employment
throug hOut the year
Proposals already have been drawn
up for the schedule. which is expected
10 be starting point for movement
throughout the country and which will
inevitably affect local building trades
groups.
Already figures have been compiled
showing that common labor in several
cities is employed 100 per cent only
bit more than three months of the year
The same holds true-in Boston which
is cited as an eXample-of carpenters
pIasterers. fathers, electricians. sheet
metal workers and asbestos workers
and roofers. Cement finishers. accord
Ing TO the official statement OF this or
ganization making the survey. are en-
ployed but two months per year 100
per cent strong. while hoisting engi-
l,,,El-
100 per cent employment for six
months.
What's going to be done Taking
UP this question the committee adopted
the following tentative schedule for
submission to the convention During
October. NoXembar and in mart OF Sen