Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-14
BROOKLYN.
Proceedings of the Central Labor
 Union,

Delegate E, Moss of Cigarmakers' Union No. 139 presided at Sundays meeting of the Brooklyn c, L. U.
 Credentials were submitted by dele gates of the Brooklyn Walters Associa, ton, an organlzation said to be com posed of suspended members of the Long Island Walters Association. The application was laid over for week.
 A new delegate of Typographical Unlon No. 0S was pledged to the Con- stitution.
 A new committee was appointed to act in the matter of the Long Island Walters Association in place of the committee appointed two weeks ago.
 Delegate Barend reported in relation to the mass.meeting held in New York in favor of the Words Fair The report led to a discussion, in the course of which delegate remarked that he thought it very doubtful whether the erection of the Fair buildings would secure employment to organized work men. The awarding of contracts was in the hands of the Executive of the Worlds Fair Committee, and, on look ing over the names of the members, he did not find a single representative of organized labor on that Eexecutive. The committee was composed exclusively of capitalists, who were not likely to show any regard for the interest of labor.
 The dispute over the arrears of dues of the newly admitted Amalgamated Society of Carpenters X Joiners was settled by the passage of a resolu- tlon requiring the society to pay all arrears of the per capita tax due up to its withdrawal and the initiation fee.
 The committee appointed to aid in the organization of the derrickmen re- ported that considerable progress had been made and the whole trade would be perfectly organized before long.
 From Typographical Union No. 9S a list of union printers was received
 A letter was read from Bakers Union No. 34, requesting the C. l., U. to organize a united bakers union, com prising all the bakers of Brooklyn and to hold a mass-meeting for that pur- pose. The matter was referred to the Committee on Organization.
 A circular was received from the Cen tral LabOr Grievance Committee of St. Louis containing a list of pool brew cries of.St. Lonis and requesting that they be boycotted. The request was complied with and the circular given to the press.
 At the request of Brewers Union No. 1 of New York special boycott was declared against the Budweissor Brew cry.
 The Cigarmakers reported that cigar manufacturer Schweger of Fulton street near the Bridge, had discharged all his union cigarmakers and was employing cheap scab labor.
 The Ale and Porter Brewers request the support of organized labor in their struggle against brewers Stevenson, Miles and Russel.
 The Horse Shoers complained of the Union Cab Drivers for having their horses shod in scab-shops, while they ask the organized workmen to patronize only union drivers.
 The Hatmakers reported that three of the largest hat factories in Orange, N. J.. that had become scabshops some lime ago, had again made a contract with the Union.
 An amendment to the Constitution was adopted, requiring all affiliated Unions to report in January and July of each year the names and addresses of their respective secretaries.
 Two further amendments were pro- posed. One provides that no applca- tion for admission of any organization shall be considered until all monies due to the c. L. U. from such organization shall have been paid The other amend ment provides that no organization which was formerly represented in the c. L. L. shall be readmtted unless it shall have paid all arrears of dues or other monies due to the central body.