Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-11
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CEN 7 RAJ LABOR FEDERA-
TON.

cooper Union, Naturday, Ott. IL,
with their Trade Banners-De-
nounciug the Brook lyn Police-A
Large Amount Of important Bust
ness Transacted
Many unions were conspicuous by
the absence of their delegates when 81
mon Gompers of the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union took the Chair last Sun
day, Delegate Ch. Ensminger of Bakers
Union %. was Vice Chairman The list
of absentees Includes Beer Drivers
Union, ConfectiOners No. 7, Progressive
Laborers' Uuion, United Machinists Pie
Bakers Union, Cigarmakers IA, Sus-
pender Makers, Coat Operators Bakers
Union %, Hebrew Trades, Building
Material Handlers, Cement Laborers
Union No. 3. Carriage and Wagon Max.
ers, Progressive Clothing Cutters and
Vest Makers.
ers' Union No. 03, Architectural Iron
Workers and one new Union, the Mill.
wright and Millers They were admit
ted.
A circular of the American Federation
of Labor, requesting that the beer of the
Anheuser Busch and the Wm Lemp
Brewing Co.'S, should be boycotted, was
read and filed. 1t was then decided to
levy boy colt on the said beer
The following resolution was then
adopted with great applause:
WHEREAS, On next Saturday, October
| II, a pubiic reception will be rendered
to John Swinton at the Cooper Union
under the auspices of the Socialist Labor
Party; and
| WHEREAS, John Swinton has for
twenty years been the most fearless,
uncompromising, devoted and self.
sacrificing American advocate of the
rights of labor;
Resolved. That we request all the
organic tiOns represented in the Central
Labor Iteration to attend the afore-
said reception in body, with their
trade banners;
ReS0lUed. That the G. l.. T. appoint
GEO II. McNey and August Delabar
to express TO John Swinton its high ap-
probation of his past eff orts to bring
about the abolition of wage slavery and
the complete emancipation of the work
ing class.
A Committee, consisting of Delegates
Metzger and Breitenbach of the German
| House Painters Union and the Walking
Delegate of the Fresco Pair uters' Union,
was then granted the floor. They de-
sired to explain why the German Pain.
ters had withdrawn some weeks ago
from this body. Delegate MetAger stated
that his union opposed the Brotherhood
of Paperhangers 1872, because in their
opinion enough unions in that trade
existed and because Union 182 is initat.
ing the members of the German Ameri-
can Painters Union. The charges he
made were, however, of general cha.
racter. Mr.. Breitenbach spoke at length
in German and differed somewhat from
his colleague in his statements. 1t was
finally decided to elect a committee of
three and request both the German
Painters Union and Paperhangers'
Union No. 1S2 to do likewise with a
view to tie settlement of the trouble.
The C. l.. +. committee is composed of
Delegates Waldinger, McVey and Blu.
menberg.
The following resolution was then
adopted and delegates Adnlph Jabli.
nowski and August Delabar were in
structed to go to the Jewish Trades
Convention and present the same.
WHEREAS, Our fellow vvage-workers
of the Jewish Trades Of the United
States and Canada are now assembled in
Convention in the city of New York fol
the chief purpose of promoting among
themselves and with their fellow work
ers on this Continent that spirit of unior
and solidarity which Is the indispensabl,
requirement. of success in the grea
struggle for the emancipation of Labor
, therefore be il
ResolUed, That the Central Labor Fe
deration of New York city extends t,
the delegates of the Jewish Trades o
the United States and Canada heart,
=, welcome, and the assurance of its full
sympathy with the object of their Con
I vention.
Financial Secretary Waldinger the