Workmen's advocate., 1890-12-06


 ter>' No. G3 Withdraw Printer
 Hawkes. in War Paint-secretary Me-
 Neil Compelled to Kesign-The Theatre
 Boycott
 It took tine Central Labor Union just eight hours last Sunday to get over a big row and prevent a sudden breaking up of the rotten old concern. The cause was the boycott on FrenChs Grand Opera House, and the men who threat ened to withdraw in a body were the carpenters,
 Thomas Doyle, of the Cigarmakers Progressive Labor Club presided and G. w. Middleton was Vice.C Chairman.
 Preliminary to the row came a motion from printer Hawkes., who wanted the C. L, U. to apply for charter from the American Federation of Labor, in order to head off the Central Labor Fedora ton, which he considered 10 be com posed of enemies of organized labor, But the K. of l.. delegates opposed Mir. Hawkes. by stating that Mr, Gompers' organization was just as "bad' as the C. L. F. and that all protests against "scabs' being admitted to the American Federation were always thrown into the waste basket by Mir. Gompers.
 Finally an amendment by delegate Warner was adopted, referring the question of asking for a charter to the affiliated unions for general vote
 Mir, Hawkes. then moved that $l00 be appropriated for the purpose of lobby ing among the delegates to the Con vention of the American Federation of Labor against the admission of the delegate of the C, l.. F. The motion vas tabled almost unanimously,
 A delegation from an alleged Tram CTS Union was shown the door when it appeared that they had been organized by a contractor who wanted to break up the Board of Walking Delegates.
 To a delegation of the locked-out morocco workers of Lynn, Mass, $!5 were given, and committee was ap- pointed to collect further contributions.
 Carpenters No. 63, of the United Brotherhood and Furniture Workers Union No. : announced their with drawal, the latter giving as their reason the raising of the boycott on pool beer.
 Then the report in regard to the strike of Che Balfe Club musicians at French's Opera Honse came up, and 1t contained recommendation to request Core spending Secretary W. C. McNeil to resign for having prayed into the hands of Mr. French by suppressing letters and other treacherous actions: also to cen sure Theodore Moses for negIecting his duty as a member Of the Non Inter- course Committee.
 The report was received and McNeil was asked to resign. John O'Byrue wac elected to succeed him pro tenn.
 It was also resolved to declare that McNeil was not guilty of a criminal offence.
 The Balfe Club was requested to with draw Moses as a delegate. while the Non Intercourse Committee was ordered to boycott French's theatre unless the discharged members of the Balfe Club be reinstated. During the discussion hours, personalities were indulged in freely, and when delegate Mckim was speaking Warner interrupted him bv asking the Chairman whether or not a delegate from a union whose members refused to strike when ordered to do so by the c. L. U. could occupy the floor. The Chairman answered in the negative. Immediately Mckim and all the delegates of the carpenters of the Brotherhood and the Amagamated As. sociations took their coats walking to- ward the door. A scrimmage occurred but it was of brief duration and when Mckim saw that Middleton assumed the chairmanship, he said: eff the dele gate of the Amalgamated Carpenters can preside here l may continue to speak on the question:" Thus tempo rary armistice was secured and the meeting proceeded until the report of the committee was adopted. But when the body adjourned there were only about l5 to 20 delegates present.