Workmen's advocate., 1890-07-05
THE LAST OF IT.
OFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CENTRAL LABOR
 UNION.
The Bakers Write "Letter "-The BOOdlers Call it "Impudent and ScandalOus" and "Need no Ad. vice from Outsiders" - COnklin and Miller Elected Trustees.

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 and Miller Elected Trustees.
 The Chairman at last Sundays meet ing of the New York Central Labor Union was Dan. Harris, of Cigarmakers' Union No. IA. George Warner acted as Vice-chairman.
 Alfred Ashley was elected Recording Secretary.
 Letters announcing the withdrawal of their delegates were read from the Federation of Bookkeepers and Clerks, Bakers No. 1, Confectioners' No. {, Custom Varnishers and Polishers', Ale & Porter No. 1, United Machinists', Pro- gressive Cigarmakers No. 9, Barbers, Pie Bakers and Progressive Laborer' Union Mo- 1.
 The letters from the Bookkeepers as well as those from the Walters and Ale & Porter Union No. 1 contained some spicy allusons to the boodlers and wire pullers by whom the c. L. U. is being led by the nose.
 The following, from Bakers Union No. 1, hit the nail on the head with tre- mendous force:
 To tue Central Ldbor Union, Ne,c York.
 GENTLEMEN:-By instruction of this organization hereby notify you of our withdrawal from your body for the fol- lowing reasons:
 The Central Labor Union, once a re. spectable and respected body, has of late years done little or nothing for the welfare of the working masses, but has spent most if not all of it's valuable time iii personal wranglings, poodle politics and chicanery.
 Practical steps to organize new unions or to strengthen the existing ones, the eight-hours question and the observance of May 1, as the great international La bor Day throughout the civilized world were entirely ignored by you. Boycotts levied or endorsed by the c. l.. U. were not only ignored by most of your or ganizations, but poodle delegates in the pay of capital prevented their enforce ment. We call to your attention the scab paper The World, the scab beer breweries, the scab bakeries and many other cases. In short, we could give you large register of the things you did to the injury of organized labor and a very small one or none at all of those you did for its benefit.
 We are sorry that man like James P. Archibald, who himself admitted that he was in the pay of an old political corrupt party, and others of the same character are still prominent figures in labor parliament. Such people are disgrace to organized labor
 It Is with trembling that you stand upon your declaration of principles. You ignore your constitution. Your major ities have been frequently "fxed" through corruption by corrupt delegates, of whom you have many. The honest men among you are well known to us, and we honor them enough to trust that they will not remain much longer in a corrupt body.
 We mean to do practical work and hope that all honest labor men will join us; for we are satisfied that the c. L. U. can never again command confidence, but that its doom is as certain as the rise and setting of the sun. Labor can not and will not submit forever to the dishonest dealings of few schemers Therefore, you men who are true to the great cause, assist us in exposing rascal ity and thereby benefit the great army of wage-slaves.
 Yours fraternally,
 BAKERS UNION No. 1.
 A loud and angry discussion followed the reading of these letters, which were finally ordered to be returned to the unions from which they came, as ''im- pudent and scandalous."
 But this resolution was immediately reconsidered and the letters were or dered to be kept for future reference, on the ground that the time might come when these unions would ask for aid and they would then be told that the boodlers dld not propose to aid any men who refused to be led by the nose. The Secretary was instructed, besides, to write to the aforesaid unions that the c. L. U. did not require any advice from "outsiders."
 Upon motion by delegate Timmons, who related the history of the Brass Workers strike at the Manhattan Brass Works, it was resolved to give $25 to the Phoenix Labor Club, whose members are sanguine of an early victory against the stubborn brutality of boss White, of the said brass works.
 The report of the special committee