Workmen's advocate., 1890-12-27
ORGANIZED LABOR. WEEKLY MEETING OF THE CENTRAL LABOR FEDERAL
 TON.

Tardy but Full Attendance of Mem
 bers-Help Wanted for the RO-
 chester Shoe Makers-The Dele.
 gate to the Detroit Convention
 Makes his Report-The (. l.. F.
 Pledges it's Support to the Miners
 in their Coming Struggle for
 Eight Hours.
 At the regular meeting of the C. l.. F. last Sunday the delegates were again tardy in appearing and it was not until 3.30 that the session was well attended. The following unions were not repre- sented at the call of trades: Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners No. 513, Bak- CTS Unions No. 1, 93, 3l and 92, Beer drivers, Buttonhole makers, Cigar-mak- CTS No. 90 and 14l, Firemans No. 1 Architectural Iron Workers Silk Ribbon Weavers, Tailors Progressive Union Nc. II, le-bakers, Newspaper printers No. 1, Masters Union and Custom Dress. makers. But most of the delegates came later on.
 Delegate Wasserman of the Sawyers and Box Makers presided and delegate Simon Gompers of the Boot and Since Makers was vice Chairman.
 Credentials were received from the Brass workers Union No. 1. They were approved Later in the session the Slip per makers Union applied for admission but had to be deferred until next Sun day.
 Delegate Geo. H. McVey moved that the delegates attend the concert for the benefit of the locked out shoe makers at Clarendon Hall in body and it was so decided.
 The report of the Building Trades Council was read and referred to new business, which was not reached.
 Mayor Grant acknowledged the re- ceipt of the protest against the East River Tunnel scheme.
 The Sawyers and Box makers reported moving to 1S9 Bowery and meeting every second and fourth Thursday of the month.
 The Ale and Porter Union No. re. ported initiating Il new candidates and that they had successfully connteracted the attack of the O'Connell Association The Ale and Porter brewed by Tracy and Russell was found to be exception ally good
 The Journeymen Barbers' Union re- ported that the late mass-meeting was not a success, and that the speakers ap- pointed by the c. L. F. had apparently forgotten all about the meeting, as they had not attended. The Organization Committee was instructed to assist the Barbers' Unlon.
 The Carl Sahm Club reported that everyone of their members who gets shaved in non union barber shop will De IIleu two uOIldIS.
 The German Walters Union reported that its delegate, Julius Wiener, had organized a National Union of Walters at Detroit, Mich.
 The United Upholsterers Union have trouble at boss Singers shop, t19 Delan. cey street. He forces the men to work until 9 and 10 o'clock at night and on Sundays. The law will be appealed to to stop his Sundaywork.
 Eccentric Engineers No. 5 complained that the Consumers Brewing Co. had violated its promise and had employed a well known recruiting agent of scabs as chief engineer. Referred to the Arbi tratiOn Committee.
 The Cloak makers donated $50 to the Piano-varnishers and ShOemakers.
 A delegation from the Rochester locked out shoe makers was present and stated their trouble. It vas decided to issue credentials to the committee to visit all affiliated unions and also request the unions to aid the men as much as possible. A delegate remarked that while the representatives of the Inter- national Boot and Shoe workers at the Detroit Convention of the A. F. of L.. had voted against the C. L. F. this body desired to demonstrate that no hard feeling existed and that tho locked out men would receive its full support. One of the delegation stated that the men of the union were not responsible for the action of the two representatives, as they had simply voiced their own sentiment. but that large percentag ge