Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-21
ORGANIZED LABOR.
THE ONLY TRUE REPORT OF
ITS PROCEEDINGS,

ITS PROCEEDINGS.
Weekly Sessions of the Central Labor
Federation and Central Labor
Union-The Walters Troubles
Boycott of the New York World"
-COrnice Makers SUCCESSFULLY
Venture of the "V0lkszeitung"-
Political Action in the c. l.. u
Socialists Invited to Cooperate.
The reports to be published weekly
under this head will be found the only
true, honest, and unbiased accounts of
the proceedings of organized labor in
this city.
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION.
The Chairman at last Sundays meet
ing of the Central Labor Federation
was one of the delegates of Furniture
Workers Union No. Z. A very large
amount of important union business was
transacted with great speed, and in a
manner satisfactory to all present.
Eccentric Association of Engineers No.
| stated that the New York Portable
Engineers Union is composed of ais-
pended members of the former organi-
cation.
The Committee on Arbitration re-
ported that the German Painters are
successfully fighting the newly foun-
ded boss combine known as the German
American Painters Union, two Of
whose members, Hess and Fischer &.
Schroeder, have discharged all bona fde
union men. In one shop the painters
were defeated by r. 2. Davis, who re-
fused to order the members of his union
on strike. For the locked-out bakers
the painters appropriated $500.
The Grievance Committee reported
that the complaints of Cigarmakers'
Union No. 80 against Musical Progress
sive Union No. had been justified, but
that No. 80 should not have engaged
members Of the Carl Sahm Club with
out having caused an investigation
against Musical Protective Union No. /.
For this reason vote of censure was
passed against NO. W.
The Pool Bread Boycott Committee
reported favorable progress; and that
on Sunday next concert would take
place for the benefit of the locked-out
bakers at Webster Hall, Eleventh street
between Third and Fourth avenues.
Musical Progressive Union No. will
furnish the music free of charge.
From the pOlkszeitung came the re-
port that it was intended TO issue
weekly labor paper in the English Ian
guage on Monday mornings. All labor
organizations will be asked to subscribe
to the same. About 5000 subscribers
will be necessary to make the paper sue
CeSsful as q business venture.
The delegates to the Eight-Hou
League were requested to be present at
the next meeting of that body on Fri
day, September 20, at l6 Clinton Place,
p. m., as at the last meeting the prop
osition to amalgamate the League with
the Federation was defeated by some
delegates of the Building Trades.
The election of the standing commit
tees resulted as follows: On Credentials,
Kosenstein, Keller, Miller, Enrich and
McGloin. On Organization, Blumen-
berg, Stoffers, Lobensky, Gabler and
OBrien. On Arbitration, Harris, Tim
mons, Meter, Eckert and McGrath.
On Grievances, Augustin Kramer,
Kurzenknabe, Sessler and Hahn. Audit
ing Committee, Henry, Hoffman and
Novotny.
The trouble among the members of
the Urania and Teutonia Labor Clubs
will probably be settled by the former
Withdrawing its walters from the Alta
lanta Casino, and the latter moving its
meeting place from pool beer saloon
to decent union place. These points
were agreed upon in the presence and
at the request of committee from the
Central Labor Union.
In regard to the perfidious action on
the part of the World against Newspa-
per Printers Union No. |, a resolution
was adopted announcing to all news
| dealers selling the World that the pat
ronage of organized labor will be with
drawn at once unless the World makes
its peace with its grievously wronged
| pressmen.
Furniture Workers Union No. : re-
ported favorable progress in several
hnOpS "here an increase OF wages was
gained last week
The United Machinists reported their
intention of organizing national union.
Walters Union No. voted so to the
| journeymen bakers.
From the Cornice and Skylight Max
ers came the glad tidings of the success
| full termination of their strike for better
conditions of their hard and dangerous
work. Their bosses have agreed to all
the demands made by the union. The
union was asked by one of the dele
gates to withdraw from the K. of l..
and JOIN the International Cornice Max
ers' Union, which is represented in the
American Federation of Labor.
The Journeyman BARRIERS reported
| boss Herman Shay Is Columbia street