New-York tribune., 1886-02-01
LABOR UNION MEMBERS At ODDS.
EXPELGING A CIGARMAKERs' oRGANIzArIoN-sE-
CRET COMPROMISES DENCUNCEp.

RXPELLING A CIGARMAKLRs' ORGANIZAIIoN-SE-
cRrT COMPROMISES DE>cUNCEp.
The Central Labor Union held stormy
neetng y,te iay afternoon at No III Eighthst. The
first frebr md was thrown into the meeting by dele
gate from the Excelsior Labor Club Offering set OF
resolutions which stated that the committee appointed
TO investigate the work the new aqueduct caused
their report to be printed daily newspapers
on January % without the sanction or the Central
Labor Union. II also alleged that tho state
ments in the report were not IN accord
ance with the facts IN the case, but
we're merely a device on tho part OF the
committee to wnitewash Clark OBren and other firms
OF contractors and to relieve them from the responsible
ity attaching to their neglect in failing TO place proper
guards around their work, thereby sacrificing the
II, es OF yeight workmen Attention was called To
the much more gerous work at Hell Gate which was
under Government contrel and In which not life was
lost The Central Labor Union asked to repudate
the report OF the and condemn the contract
system in public works The Introduction of this report
caused almost riot dozen their feet at
once and charges and counter charges Of fraud eorru
ton aud bribery hurled back and forth. The
matter was settled by the adoption of the resolutions aud
the expulsion or T. j. Gallagher one Oi the members OF
tho committee the ground that lie was not member
of the organization that he pretended to represent
The union had hardly quieted down o,tore tI treSn
trouble created by the secretary reading lettet
ternationa Unions OF New York CITY complaining of the
action of the Central Labor Union committee In trying
srs without the authority OF the strikers. The letter
giyes the resolutions adopted by the Strike
Committee the substance OF which was printed III THE
IRIBUNE on saturday. and closes by saying;
"n the history OF clsarmakers strikes the prospects
victorious termination nave never oeeh SO prSht
as they arc Ia There Ia not one scab In
the fifteen factories OF the association. Inc manu-
acturcrs unable to I'LL orders since the packers
have made common cause with the cigarnakers the
manufacturers cannot make Use OF tho stock they
have hand. Ii Is not yet two weeks since the lock
out was declared and there is very little or no suffering
,r,on0 the clgarnakers AS yet The needy are being
far her IL a.
prom 80 ! c,.-,--.., ,r.,.. ..,.
I'm the chair and despite the protests Of the friends or
the Internaonas refused to recosnlo ahyDoty VINO
wus side OF the question. ClXarnlKers inter
national Union No. l3 has Deon affiliated Win the Cen
ral Labor Union fer some tmc but motion was mado
TO exclude II account OF some alleged NloIAuoh
OF tho constitution. the motion was put 'iu i
nmdst grsat excitement (Which threatened at TITLES 10
result In personal vloIence) was uec!aeu
delegates left ana number or their SUPPORT
rrs with and then motion 10 lay the letter on te
table made and declared carried lhe c9lDn,t'te
appointed cooperate with the Progressive mon &c.
ort,d that the cigar manufacturers had offered com
promso had been submitted to all the shops uhurr
Tho Jurisdiction OF tho frosross'e Ch'oH ""N WV"
unanimously declined. ,,.,..,, ooor,ob q
scheme OF reorganization. IL has Deen
3omnd that the Central Labor Union Las become
too uu weldy to properly transact ts Dus ness nh VIC
"ey .chrms nroyides that any four more unions IN
the same branch Of business shall form trade section
There will be miscellaneous section LOT unahili"t."
trades Each section shall attend 70 lts own h tho a. a.
ION which will only take cosnizsnce OF matters OF gen,
era interest Jossh Dyer the secretary OF the National
Granite Cutters Union stated that Mr. BattersOy' OF
Wosterly r. l., had established an alleged
cooperative quarry in opposition to ie-
only non-unon and tho granite cutters want MIN
boycOtted. The matter was referred TO tne Du,luins
lnb apped for admission and the organization COM
mIttee was instructed TO investigate IT, ,,.,.,
st as night The organization growing rapidly and
thirty-seyen new members signed the roll