Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-07
ORGANIZED LABOR. WEEKLY MEETINGS OF THE
 CENTRAL BODIES.

amaigamation All the Strong
 Bodies Favor UniOn-The Horan
 4iem0rial-Trade News.
 The proceedings of last Sundays meet ing of the
 CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION furnished ample proof of the increasing vigor of the labor movement in the city of New York,
 A delegate of Bakers Union No. i presided at the meeting, while a repre- sentative of Cigarmakers' Union No, 10 acted as Vice chairman. A great deal of interest was evinced by the delegates in the newly organized Sailors and Fire meps Union, whose ranks are increasing at m astonishing rate. A number of canal -boatmen who had come to solicit the support of the Federation for bill to reduce the dock rates in New Fork were advised to join the international  Boatmen's Union, who, in conjunction with the sailors and firemen would prove to be their natural allies in the fight for a better condition of their labor.
 The remonstrances of Miss Ida M. Van Etten against the inaccuracies of Com. missioner Carroll D. Wright's statistics on female labor were referred to the grievance committee.
 New delegates were admitted from the reorganized Confectioners and Pie Bakers Unions An invitation from Confectioners and Cake Bakers Union No. [ to their forthcoming ball was ac- cepted.
 The Secretary was instructed to con- rsaiieate with the President of the Co., operative Baking Association in regard to their lately adopted label.
 The committee for the Horan memor- ial meeting reported that the arrange ments for the mass-meeting on Dec lth had been completed,
 In regard to a communication from the Fresco Painters Union, whose members would prefer withdrawing from the Federation to leaving their present meet ing hall where pool beer is being sold, it was resolved to ask the said Union to reconsider its action, as it is urgently necessary that union men meet in union halls.
 Upon request from the School Con- ference, consisting of delegates of the c. l.. U., the K. of l.. and the $ L. F., a delegate was appointed to visit the Mayor and School Commissioners for the purpose of demanding that better school accommodations be provided in the City of New York.
 A committee from the organizations arranging the Horan memorial meeting reported through John J. Bealin that Theo. F. CunO had been selected as one of the speakers, and that the resolutions to be presented would declare, in un- mstakable terms, that only by general social revolution the present infamous system of exploitation could be done away with. Mir Bealin also stated that the general Executive Board of the K. of L. had appointed a speaker whose name had, SD far, been withheld; but that he would not be permitted to speak unless he were "the right man.
 Platform tickets for the mass meeting in favor of the Worlds Fair to be held next Thursday at Cooper Union were distributed among the delegates.
 The arbitration committee reported that many complaints had been made of late, against the KnIckerbocker Brewing Company for violating Its con- tract with the Journeymen Brewers Union. The matter was laid over to await the action of the Brewers Union. The same committee stated that the proprietor of Sauses Lyceum Opera House was a tnckster who, when ap- preached to adjust certain differences with the Phoenix Labor Club, had evaded the committee; for this reason the committee recommended a special boycott against Sause's place. The dele gates of the Walters Union, Enterprise Association, and Cigarmakers' Union No. 20 corrObOrated the statements of the committee; but 1t was resolved to await further developments before Ge- claring boycott. The Phoenix Labor Club was permitted to hold its ball at Sause's hall until further notice.
 The Organization Committee was in- structed to assist the boatmen in Organlz- ing their craft.
 The committee on grievances reported progress in the matter of the Brooklyn Brewery Engineers, expressing hopes that the difficulty with the Eccentric Engineers would be settled next Friday.
 The representatives of the Newspaper Printers, Oystermen's Union and Coo