The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-25
THE WEEKS LABOR NEWS
The State FederatiOn---New Leaders
---Labor's Big Day.

The State Federation has met and ad-
journed. Those who have been in con-
troll for the past seven years had mapped
out policy which, if successful, would
have resulted in weakening vitality the
forces of labor in this State. They had
decided that none but trade unionists
should have entrance to the meeting of
the Federation-the Knights of Labor
were to have been utterly ignored.
That this policy did not meet the APP
prevail of the majority in the late Con
gress was demonstrated by the TACT that
Chairman Mcdonnell, and those of his
way of thinking were all beaten when
they came up for reelection to the Legis-
lative Committee.
OF the new Legislative Committee, it
may be said, that while they may not
hitherto have been headlights in the
movement, they are ailmen of somelstand-
ing in their respective communities, and
are all believers in the motto of united
we stand" They do not believe in petty
chickering's between unionist and Knight
of Labor.
The new chairman, L. J. McGovern, of
Newark, is printer at present, but has
been journalist of no mean pretensions.
He is quiet in his manner, but very
earnest and aggressive when aroused.
bers of the committee from Hudson
county, are both men OF sound Judgment
and intelligence, and will labor earnestly
and increasingly for the passage of laws
that will benefit the laboring masses.
LABOR DAY.
Butfthe Federation meeting is over, and
now the workers OF Hudson county are de-
voting their attention to the celebration
of Labor Day. The celebration gives
promise OF being the grandest evers held
In this city Nearly all the leading mer-
chants have expressed a Willingness to
cooperate in the display, and some OF the
floats will be marvels i'll the way of dec
Grafton.
The reports from the various unions in
dictate turnout of about two thousand
five hundred men, and Grand Marshal
Vreeland says there may be more than
that number.
The picnic at Caledonian Park will be a
monster affair. The Carl Sahm Club will
discourse its sweetest music, and the rep
utation of this famous band is national
The games under the direction of Louis
c. Gruber, the noted Scottish-American
athlete, will prove very attractive fea-
ture of the days pleasure. The winners
in each event will receive handsome
leather satchels as prizes. They are now
Cumaskeys, the Grove street shoe dealer.
It is thought by those who have the
celebration in charge that General Mas
ter Workman Powderly will be present,
as he is billed for Newark on that day
and may be induced to run over and say
a few words to the workers of Jersey
City. Other speakers of national and
local repute will address the gathering.
1T PLEASED THE KNIGHTS.
1t may not be amiss to close by saying
that the general officers of the knights of
Labor were gratiied at the turn. of affairs
at the late labor Congress and are un-
stinting in their praise of the action taken
by those trade unionists who prevented
the Federation from becoming a one
sided affair and kept it in the proper
groove-Ghat is, the representative crgan-
ization of trade unions and local assem-
blies.
NOTES.
The Building Trades Council meets on
Tuesday evening, when the final arrange
ments for the building trades division of
the parade win be completed.
The Painters will hold public meet
ing in CoOpers' Hall, on Wednesday even
ing, which all union painters are
invited to attend. G. w. Hall, John Il.
Burke, j. w. Jakeway, Richard j. Allen
and Others will speak.
The Tin and Sheet Iron Workers meet
also on Monday night and will take
action, so 1t is stated, on the consolidation
of the building Trades Council and the
Central Trades Assembly.
The carpenters unions will shortly
commence a series of revival meetings,
and hope by this means to get all stray
sheep in the fold.
The Surface Railroad Mems Associa-
ton was never in u more prosperous con-
dition than now.
All delegates to the Central Trades and
Labor Assembly are requested to be pres
ent next Tuesday evening, as the meeting
will effectually set at rest the question Of
the attitude of organized labor toward
certain newspapers of this city.