Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-12
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETINGS OF THE
CENTRAL BODIES.

Reciprocates by Boycotting the
New York "WOrld" - All the
Unions Wide Awake.
Delegate NJ. Dampf presided at last
Sundays meeting of the
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION,
while a delegate of the Oystermens
Union acted as vice chairman.
A circular from the st. Louis Central
Labor Gri, vance Committee was re-
ceived asking all New York unions to
aid them in their boycott against the
st. Louis pool brewers. The boycott
was indoreed, and the st. Louis unions
will be- asked to reciprocate by boycott
ting Pullzpr's World.
From the private secretary of Presi-
dent Harrison a communication was re-
ceived stating that the request in regard
to the creation of a national assistance
fund i'll Cases of great calamilies like
that of Johnstown would be "consld-
cred"
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, asked that congress
should be pelitloned to change The CEN
sus schedules in whose making up the
most important questions regarding the
condition of Labor had been OMITTED.
The request was granted unanimously.
The Central Labor Union sent a re-
quest that no action be taken in the mat
ter of The Long Island Brewery trouble
until alter the Harmony Committee
shall have rendered Their report. Ale
and Porter Brewers Union No. l will be
required to furnish all documents in
their possession apper' aiming to the case
before the matter Is decided.
Replies were received from several
trade organizations outside the State
relJ.6ve 10 tho beycott against the World
pledgng their active co operation.
The Organization COMMITTEE reported
that that they have arranged ID mass
meeting for the English speaking bak
ers at No. 263 Bowery next Saturday
evening.
The Atalanta Casino trouble is still un'
st tiled, and the secretary of the Centra
Labor Federation viii Call meeting OF
ton or this matter,
From the quarterly financial report il
appeared that $579.63 were received anC
S537 ,S9 have been expended du ing the
last three months.
Many organizations reported having
voted against Participating IN politics
this fal, among them the AmalgamateC
Brassw Orkers, Carpenters Branch NO.
Cigarmahels' Unions Nos. l44 ana 30
Eccentric Engineers No. 3 and Balten
defs' Union No |.
The following organizations reported
! having taken shares o the BrOokl} II Co
operative Baking Associations: Brass
| workers, AmalgamaLed LOCksmiths and
Rulngmakers, United Macmnlsts, Ale
ana Porter Union No |, Furniture
" orkers' Union No. 7, Machine WooC
| Workers, anu sevela al Others.
Carpenters Union No. 4 announced
! that 1t had received charter from the
Brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners
A commlUee of three Was elected tt
visit the brooklyn Central Labor Unloi
next Sunday and ask 1t TO assist III push
my the UOrld boycott.
Newspaper Printers Union No. | re
ported that World reporter nanleC
Mcketchnie had attempted to settle tin
HOI td boy cotL III an undeIhanded man
ner, assisted 10y the notorious MatLhev
Barr; but that the scheme had failed be
cause the Franklin Association of Press
men had refused TO become party Il
the plot.
A report was received from the Ger
man fIlnlers' Union stating that salts
factory progress had been made III tn
movement 10 perfect the organization o
d general Council ui printers unions.
Typugraphla No. z, complained tha
several unions affiliated "l,h the FEEDER
alOn have been gettlng Their printing
done III non-uniou establishments. In
Federation sOuie time ago passed resO
ulIon requiring all athlaLed unions t
a,d each other III huelnebs Transaction
vi every nature, and this RUE viii b'
strictly enforced hereafter. lypogrnphii
! No. z also stated that even Tie plcnI
journal of the Federation had beer
pslnted iIr a non union office. AlteI
oUDIe discussion the chairman stated tina
TypogTapina No. was the only bOnt
Jtde y pest'teio oFganlHdtloh W pe ie'
Ugnized 10y unions represented IN IN
Federation.
The United Machinists reported tha
they will devote two evenings ever.
month to pubic discussion of til
eight hour question.
The BARRIERS Union complained tina
its Shops were not sufficiently patroplze'
by union men. The secretary was IN
structed to write ~ all unions to lnsls
that their members aid tie BARRIERS i
patronlzing none but union shops.
Urania Labor Club sent notice tina
Continued on fourth pdge.)