The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-26
QUESTIONS FOR WORKERS
Manw Important Matters
BCfore the Central
Trades and Labor
Assembly.
INHARMONIOUS CIGARMAKERs.
The POcahOntas Gets In and the In
ternatiOnal Gets Out.

L6fndtlOIldl UelS Uuts
Delegate John A. Clarke, of the Eccen-
tric Engineers and Firemen, presided
over the session of the Central Trades and
Labor Assembly last evening. From the
excited discussion among the delegates
before the meeting was called to order,
inferred that something important was
on the tapis, and that my surmise was
correct, was developed by the subsequent
proceedings. Everything ran alon G
smoothly until the report of the Commit
tee on Credentials was called for.
The committee had in its hands the ap-
plication of the Pocahontas Association of
Knights of Labor Cigarmakers, against
whose admission the international Cigar
makers had lodged a protest. In the
hearing before the committee it was
stated by the Internationals that the Po-
cahontas was an organization conceived
in spite" This was their only objection.
The committee submitted divided re-
port, the majority voting against the
Pocahontas and the minority in favor
thereof
After lively discussion the minority
report was adopted, and the delegates of
the Pocahontas Association filed into the
room.
Delegate Trapper, of the International
Cigarmakers, then took the floor, and said
that the action of the Assembly left him
but one course to pursue, and that was to
withdraw, as his organization had in
structed him not to sit in the same body
with the Pocahontas Association.
The International delegates then left the
hall.
The Jersey City Coach Drivers Asso-
citation sent a communication, in which
they asked that the Central Assembly
should request all union men not to hire
or ride in non-union coaches. The AS
sembly decided to comply with the re-
Communicate with the locals to that
effect.
NEwsDEALERs SUPPORTED.
Then the following resolutions were
adopted by rising vote:-
Whereas The newsdealers' organization of
Hudson county has been engaged in a terrific
struggle against the newspaper trust composed
of the Snn, World, Press, Times and Journal, and
Whereas The said trust, not content with at
tackng the hard worked newsdealers, has now
turned its attention to the compostors, in a
heartless endeavor to grind still further these in
dustIious wage workers; be it
Resolved, That the Central Trades and Labor
Assembly, behalf of the trades and labor
ORGANIZATIONS OF HUDSON TtIleThteS IT'S
pledge to support the newsdealers in their
struggle against the neiarious combination; and
further
Resolved, That we promise to extend our
hearty support to the printers in their struggle
against the perfldiUus newspaper trust.
In compliance with the request of the
Newsdealers' Association, Delegates James
Stuart and John Callahan were directed
to attend the meeting at Stier's Hall this
evening, where they will make addresses.
The following gentlemen were appointed
to represent the Assembly on the various
committees of the Labor Day Picnic:--
Floor. Knerr and Thomas Griffin. Re-
ception-John Callahan and George
Smith. Police-John L. Burke and James
A. Stuart.
A motion to appoint Reception Com
mittee of five to welcome the State Fed
Grafton of Labor was then carried. The
following committee was appointed
John Il. Burke, George Smith, John Cal
lahan, Charles J. Shugru, and Edwin
Dixon. The election of three delegates
to represent the Assembly in the State
Federation, was made the special order for
the next meeting
STRIVING FOR UNION.
The secretary was then instructed to
communicate with the international
Cigarmakers' Union, stating the reason
for the Assembly's action and offering the
services of the Assembly as arbitratorS OF
the differences existing between the rival
organizations. This motion was made by
James A Stuart, of the Painters, and was
supplemented by an able speech in which
the gentleman deprecated the dissensions
in labor organizations and earnestly ap-
pealed to all to unite and present solid
front.
On motion it was resolved that
all union men be requested to patroniZe
only those newsdealers who display the
unions cards. Adjourned.