The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-15
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Labor Men Want the
Worlds Fair to be Held
in New York.

regular meeting last night which was
largely attended. There was a good deal
of business brought forward which kept
the delegates employed until a late hour,
and, although some slight differences of
opinion were displayed, the proceedings
were entirely harmonious and the out
Come decidedly advantageous to labor
generally.
Adolph Zoller, of the Pocahontas Asso-
citation of cigarnakers. was chosen chair
man.
The Credentials Committee reported
favorably upon James Kelly, of the Sur
face Railroad Union and the new dele
gate was admitted.
Joseph McCann presented a set of reso-
lutions urging the active participation of
the labor Organizations of New Jersey in
securing the Worlds Fair for New York
City, The last resolution read
Resolved, That committee be appointed to
wait on the Board of Trade and urge the neces-
sity of devising some possible plan that will give
the enterprising business men and labor organ
izations of New Jersey an opportunity to help
the Worlds Fair in practical way by subscrib-
ing a sum large enough to place New Jersey in
line with her neighborng States.
HOW LABOR WOULD DENEFIT.
If the fair were held in New York,
said Mr.. McCann, all workingmen in the
vicinity would be benefited. The build
ings would be constructed of wood and
iron and necessitate the employment of a
large number of men.
The reason why they did not propose to
call upon the Mayor of the city in this
matter was because that gentleman, al
though a member of the New York COM
mittee. had not done anything for the
movement SO far as this city was con-
cerned.
Joseph Fuller thought the Board of
Trade might ask the Mayor to call pub
lie meeting and thus the labor men
would be at the tail end of the affair,
while the Board would get the credit
Robert Campbell believed the great
body of workingmen who had lately been
told that they had not any stake in the
country should show what they could do
for the Worlds Fair.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Delegate Gilligan did not believe in the
Fair scheme at all, because it would
crowd more workmen into New York
than there was employment for. In New
York a carpenter could get $3.50 day at
the present time, but in Philadelphia
where they had run expositions, it was
impossible to get more than 50 day.
James A. Stuart declared that the only
people who would make anything by this
fair scheme would be the hotels, saloons
and theatres.
c. Hudson believed that after the Fair
was over there would not be market for
all the surplus labor and wages would
come down. But lie objected most to
asking the Board of Trade, which was
composed of employers and merchants,
to raise ways and means for the working
men of the city to take part in this affair.
John Faulkner would like to see the
request of the Central Labor Union of
New York that the contracts for work on
ahe Fair be given to New York bosses and
New York union men be given employ
ment carried out.
Richard G. Allen believed in consult
ing the Board of Trade because there
were good labor men in it and it was the
duty of the Board to look after the city s
interests. The intention of the resolu-
tions seemed to be to secure the CO.
operation of the Board with the labor
organizations. 1t was true the hotel
keepers and others would reap rich
harvest by this project, but it was also
true that when there was plenty of
money in circulation there was plenty of
work. 1t was to their interest as work
ingmen to stimulate and encourage trade
and not put any obstacles in its way.
The resolutions finally prevailed and
Messrs. McCann, Callahan and Stuart
were appointed committee to wait upon
the Board of Trade.
UNION MEN TO STAND TOGETHER.
James Bowling, of Typographical
Union No. "a, in introducing the follow
ing resolution, explained that its object
was to issue monthly circular contain
ing lists of stores, eating houses and
similar places which employed and were
friendly to organized labor, with view
to their encouragement by union men
and put fairly paid labor to the front in
Hudson county
Resolved, That the delegates forming this as
semby make out q list of all union shops, stores
and factories where union men are employed, or
union goods are made or sold in the different
branches of trade or employment that they re-
present in this county, and be it
Resolved, That upon the completion of these
lists they be forwarded to this body for pubiica,
circulated among union men and their friends
throughout this county, with the request that
they as far as lies in their power, trade with the
friends of labor whose names are upon those
lists: and be it further
Resolved, That the cost of publication be borne
proportionately by those whose names will ap-
pear on the lists.
and Messrs. Bowling, Allen and Hudson
were appointed committee to prepare
the plan and report to the next meeting
of the Assembly.
Another resolution calling for joint
conferences of the Assembly with the
trades assemblies of Passaic and Essex
counties was carried unanimously.
The remainder of the night was taken
up with the consideration of the Coach
Drivers Unions grievances against the
Undertakers' Association. The Assembly
made strong stand in the matter and
declared that it would not rest until the
rights of the union coach drivers were
conceded by the bosses. 1t was finally
decided that the delegates bring the ques-
ton before their trade organization and
request committees of three from each of
them to wait upon the Undertakers' As
sociation and inform that body that the
labor unions would not patronize them
until such times as they acceded to the
lust demands of the union coach drivers.
THE COACH DRIVERS WAR.