New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-27
READY FOR OPEN WARFARE.

DIRECT CHALLENGE FROM THE FoRMER-LIvELf
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL BODY.
There was a lively session of the CentraI Labor
Union in Clarendon Hall yesterday afternoon. ana
the fight between the Knights of Labor and the
open unions came to the surface several times
Ludwig JablinowskI, of the Progressive lnferna-
tional Cigarmakvrs, WHO has been q prOmine1t
figure in every fight the Central Labor Union FOR
the last twOyears has been expelled fro tbeknights
of Labor and is one of their bitterest opponents,
was elected chairman. The Executive Association
of Engineers, one Of the strongest bodies In Dis-
trct Assembly No. 40. paid ITS dues, gave up its
cards and withdrew. Recording Secretary silver
brandt, who IS also a member of District Assembly
No. 49, resigned his position, and George r. Lloyd
who is an anti Forty-nner, was elected 10 I'LL MS
place. A brief internsson IN the hostilities was
taken to allow George Jansen, who is regular Poon
Bah in the labor movement on the Pacific SLOPE 10
plead for harmony Mr. Jansep is a delegate from the
Fishermens Union. Astoria. Ore, the Typographical
Union of Portland, the Stevedores and Ringers
Union of the same place. and OF the executivo
board of twenty -four local assemblies OF tue
Knights Of LABOR 10 the Cincinnati Convention OF
the Industrial Unlon. He is now on bis way 10
Washington to get some national legsldtion III
favor OF the tolumbla River salmon hsherIes.
open unions got along in his State. the law com,
mittee found time to report that 1t had consulted
counsel and had been told that walkIrg delegate
mad no more right than any other citizen
TO 90 into a uiding in opposition to the
wishes of the proprietor The matter was referred
to the Board of Waking Delegates.
The real tronble began when letter was lead
from Timothy Quinn. Of the Board OF ArbItrailo ron
and Strikes OF District Assembly No. Az. when
stated that delegate OF the Amenean % trGeo eorSe oe
hal -hOuse in East Sevenreenth-st.. aud asked 70
see the carpenters work ng cards One OF the men
showed his Knight of Labor card and was ordered
off the Job, the other refusing to work with him.
The man complained to District Assembly No. 40 aud
Quinn was instructed to write to the Central LABOR
Union that, If this meant that open war was 10 Dc
declared on the Knights Of Labor by the open
unions, No. 40 was ready for 1t and would import
men to take the places Of the Ca carpsnters hnen IN a
Withdrawn and that district was hand ed with,
out gloves" Delegate Cassidy. of the Carpenters
Union. said that he expected to see the day, when
he could wa k on toe grave Of me Knights
of Labor. OGher delegates made similar remarks,
and the few delegates from No. 40 who we're
present defended The order and deuouoced the ac-
tion of the open unions in bringing Oh hight which
was bound 10 injure the labor movement and nc
dound 10 the advantage OF the bosses.
succeeded in partially restoring order, but there
was renewal of The excitement when the Progress
svS ei that % Bakers Union No. which is not
s' $' .eSn ssiF? thew bad % 20 Union nj
the "A boss s'''" would ~ put their men in
place instead of the Knights. After an excited de-
bale IN which more hard names we're used, TIE
matter was referred 10 the Grievance Committee.
This ended the fighting.
The United Shoe Salesmen's Protective Union In
tIoduced resolution calling attention to the fact
that DlstrIc Attorney MARITIME and Justice Barrett
were trying 10 have law enacted pro-
viding for struck juries and denouncing toe
proposed legislation as undemOcratlc and tending
to de oIIve the workngmen of their right to trial
by a Jury OF their peers. Tne resolution was
passed. The clerks and salesmen's section asked
for committee of two to cooperate with similar
committee from the section to draw up an
amendment TO the law in regard tn Sunday trading
so as TO make it more explicit. The request was
granted.
vigorous protest was entered against the ap
proprIatlOn of money by the National Government
for the maintenance of State m itia for the sole
purpose of crushing out organized labor The
ground fnr the protest Is that the measure Is
the first stcp toward the dcsmasi1,,, - ,,n,.,,bs
a stand,ps arury, u menace W hepup-
iican institutions and the resolution SAYS: We
Will watch with extreme solicItude the actions OF
our Representatives III Congress on this proposed
step toward the CONTRADICTION OF the
meeting is called "to protest against
throughout the country 10 do likewise ami forward
The Secretary was ordered TO send copies of this
resolution 10 all the Central Labor Unions IN the
country.
resolution thanking the Commissioners Of
Charities and CorrrcuOn for the appointment OF
Warden Walsh was introduced amid much
laughter. but did not get a second