Workmen's advocate., 1890-07-12
LABOR INSULTED.
THE c. l.. U. PROTRUDES ITS SIXTY DOLLAR DEMOCRAT.

for the Starving ClOakmakers---
 The Delegate of the Democratic
 Party Appointed to Speak at
 their Mass Meeting.
 Thomas Doyle presided at last Sum- days regular meeting of the Central Labor Union, and Geo. w. Middleton was elected Vice-chairman. Credentials were received from the United Derrickmen's Union and the delegates referred to the Building Trades Section.
 The Pianomakers' Um> Local Branch 5l3 of the Brotherhood c. Carpenters and Joiners, Eccentric Association of Engineers No. 3, Carl Sahm Club. and the Advance Club of Bookbinders, K. of L., sent letters of withdrawal which were placed on file
 Hereupon Charles l.. Miller introduced the following resolutions:
 Whereas, A great struggle is now pending for principle, in which thou sands of innocent men, women and | children are starving; Whereas, The inhuman monster under whose instigation this has been brought about is the Cloak Manufacturers Asso- citation. be it hereby Declared, That we, the c. l.. U., brand the aforesaid Association as a most | tyrannical combination, which should not be tolerated by civilized common wealth; and
 Whereas, Members of the Manuf turers' Association who are now su mering in Long Branch, Newport, ct 10 are satanically awaiting the starving siy their employees, who ..e struggling release themselves from abject slavSD. worse than Russian serfdom; and Whereas, It has been determined by the Manufacturers Association to de. stroy labor organizations; and Whereas, This lockout by the manu- lecturers is solely for the purpose of breaking up the Cloakmakers' Union, be it therefore
 | Resolred, That we, the c. l.. U., con- mand all our combined aid, both moral and financial, from all organizations | herewith connected to the struggling cloak cutters and operators in this man ly struggle; Reso'Ued, That we call on all Central LaborUnions in this country to give their moral and financial support and that this c. L. U takes active part in the mass meeting to be held next Thursday at Cooper Union.
 Delegates Miller, Hotchkiss and Hohensee then spoke of the terrible suf- ferings of the locked out cloak. makers.
 The resolutions were adopted unan. imously, and committee consisting of delegates Hotchkiss, Philip Kelley and James P. Archibald was appointed to speak at the cloak makers mass meet ing.
 Hereupon delegate Archibald pre-. sented the following, which was also adopted without opposition:
 Whereas, Mir. Abraham Schwab is a member of one of the most relentless and oppressive firms among the cloak manufacturers who have combined t9 lock out their employees because theJ dared to ask for rate of wages which would enable them to live like human beings, instead of like cattle; and | Whereas, the same Mir. Abraham Schwab Is member of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Bridge, by the appointment of Mayor Grant; Resoired, That we call upon the Mayor to at once remove MT. Schwab from that responsible office, and appoint in his stead some gentleman of more humane feelings and disposition than is shown by Mir. Schwab toward his under paid and underfed slaves;
 Resotred, That copy of these resolu- tions be sent at as early moment as practicable to each of the labor organi. zations-including the Central Labor Union and Central Labor Federation in this city, and that they be urged to forward tine same to the Mayor, through their officers, with their sympathetic endorsement.
 The committee to lay the matter be- fore Mayor Grant consists of delegates Miller, Middleton and Hohensee.
 The following, offered by delegate Archibald was likewise adopted with out dissenting vote:
 Whereas, At meeting of the Cloak Manufacturers Association, held in this city on June IA, resolution was adopted binding and directing the mem- bers of said Association to lock out all the cloak and suit cutters employed by them on account of a strike Tn the fac tory of Meyer. Jonasson & Co.,, one of the members of said Association; and
 Whereas, At the said meeting an- other resolution was passed binding | Continued on third page.)