Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-08-23
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA-
TON.


Admtted-A Grand Turnout EX-
pected on Labor Day-The Union
Printer" refuses to Publish a
Correction - Progress of the
Building Trades Council.
At last Sundays meeting of the Cen
tral Labor Federation delegate August
Delabar of Bakers No. was Chairman
and delegate A. Becker of the German
| Walters was NiCe-C Chairman.
! = Credentials were received from the
following new Unions: Bohemian Bakers
No. %, United Coat Operators Onion of
N. Y, and the United Jewish Trades.
A change of delegates was reported
from Bakers Union No 90. They were
all admitted. The Credential Commit
tee then reported on the credentials of
the Brotherhood of Paper Hangers and
Decorators No. 1872 that the German
Painters Union had protested against
them on the ground that there are too
many unions being organized and that
Union 1872 should join either their union
or some English Painters union. Dele
gate Bohm moved to admit Union No.
lo2, claiming that the objection of the
German Painters Union was ridiculous.
Last Sunday, he said, the C. l.. F. had
decided not to recognize the Central IA.
Dor Union and this Sunday it was recon-
mended torefer bona fde union to one
of the Painters Unions connected with
that body.
Mr. Daniel Harris of Cigarmakers
Union 144 was granted the floor and
stated that General Secretary Elliott of
the Brotherhood of Paper Hangers and
Decorators had requested him to defend
Union 1872. He claimed that the time
would come when the isolated unions
must seek the shelter of their National
Trade Union. This Union No. 182 was
a branch of a powerful National Union
and attached to the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Delegates McVey, Delabar and the
representatives of that Union spoke like
wise, while delegates Metzger and Schae-
fer of the German Painters defended
the action Of their Union, the latter
being carried away so far in the heat
Of his speech as to threaten the with.
drawal of his organization. Neverthe-
less the motion to admit was unanimous
ly adopted.
The Coat Operators ware then notified
that they must vacate their present
meeting hall on account of pool beer
being sold there.
The following Division Marshas were
elected;
Clothing Trades, delegate Klein, sub.
stitute Herber.
Food Produce, Ensminger; substitute
Eckert.
Building Trades Council, Herman;
assistant, Bumenberg.
Tobacco Trades, Modest, and Misce-
laneous Trades, Brockmeyer.
All arrangements for the excursion to
Pleasant Valley Grove are completed
All Unions should report at the meeting
on Sunday, Aug. "a, how strong they
intend to parade and whether with
music or not. All Marshals of Sections
and of the Unions will meet at 6 o'clock
next Sunday evening at 1856 Bowery, to
perfect arrangements.
The plan of the Organization Commit
ace TO call Convention of all the trades
of New York city and vicinity for the
purpose of harmOnizing differences and
perfecting organization, and also to
organize in Assembly Districts, was laid
over indefinitely, 1t being deemed that
the time for such progressive measures
had not yet arrived.
Delegate Adolph Jablinowski of Cigar
makers Union No. 80 reported that the
Joint Executive of the Cigarmakers'
Unions had resolved to sustain the
Bnghamton strikers with all possible
aid. Probably 1000 men will parade.
The Cloakmakers reported that CON
tractor Kempf was doing work for
Smith, Gray & Co., Brooklyn, and was
paying outrageous wages. Referred
to the Arbitration Committee.
The Jewish Organizations were re-
quested to support the jewish Bakers.
Wherever members of that Union
worked, label would be displayed.
Delegates Vogt, Thimme and Jabli-