Workmen's advocate., 1890-12-06

mittee-The Treachery of the C.
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 No.7.
 When Recording Secretary Wm Handler called the C. L. +. to order last Sunday at o'clock there were many delegates absent. But toward o'clock some 200 were present.
 Delegate Geo. II. McVey, the veteran Chairman of the United .Piano-makers, held the gavel while delegate Wassman of the BoX.makers and Sawyers was an able Vice Chairman.
 After the minutes of the last session had been read and adopted, credentials were presented from the City Feddlers Union, Carriage and Wagon makers and one new union, the Customer Dressmakers' Union No. of New York, and approved.
 The Organization Committee reported being very successful in organizing di- verse trades the names of which for a week or so are to be kept secret for good reasons As the work of this committee had increased to a large extent, it was decided to add four more delegates to it. so that it now consists of 10 members. These delegates were added: Herman Bohm, Waldinger and Heuman.
 The special c6mmittee on mass meet ing to protest against Judge WeIde in the case of the employees of baker boss EdeIstein reported in favor of meeting Hi the New York Mmnnerchor Hall, 2O3 East 56th street, on Satuld day, December 6. It was further decided to hold large mass meeting down town for the pur- pose of publicly denouncng the treach eyou3 action of the Central Labor Union toward Organized Labor and other is. sues. Delegate Wassman was deputed to speak at the mass meeting next Sa. turday.
 Delegate Waldinger here announced that benefit for the family of Michael McGrath, who has been lying sick in Brooklyn Hospital for nine months and who in S9 was Sergeant Arms of the Federation and always sustained by act and voice the progressive movement, would be held on December 20, 1890, at 2G3 Bowery, tickets were D cents. The Sargeant.at- Arms was instructed to sell as many as possible.
 Delegates Stotfers and Waldinger were instructed to attend the meeting of the Customers Dressmakers at 263 Browne street, Nov. 30, and delegates Stotfcrs and Heuman that of the American Branch of the Architectural Iron Work CTS on Tuesday, December ?, at Claren- don Hall.
 Ale and Porter Union No. reported having had successful Ball on Nov. 29, and donating $10 to the Piano Varnshers.
 Confectioners Union No. 7 reported that the Amalgamated Brass Workers No. 1 had advertised that Scab concern of Fleischmans' Yeast in their Ball Jour nal and this was referred to the Griev anCe Committee.
 The German Walters Union reported that Liberty Hall, East Houston street near Suffolk street, had GisCriminated against union walters, and had intro duced pool beer. The Progressive Tai lors Unlon No. il and the Coat Opera tors meet there and they will be notified to vacate the sCab hall. Meanwhile the Arbitration Committee will have a talk with the proprietor Mr. Max Schwartz.
 Typographical Union No. reported their settlement with No 6 at length, and it showed that complete victory had been won. After No. : gets char ter from the International Union, no German compositor can belong to the English union. The rates and hours of Union No will be strictly enforced in the Morning Journal and DGS Mmqen Journal Office, which means the highest scale of prices paid and eight hours per day.
 A majority of the unions reported that the proprietOrs of their meeting halls had joined or would join the Saloon keepers Union. The Plush Cap-makers though reported that proprietor Green berg of 15l Essex street had refused and the Corresponding Secretary will write him.
 The Credential Committee then re- ported in favor of admitting delegate Hohensee of the Architectural Iron Workers against whom protests had been entered by the Operators andCloak- tudhtlS duu lIlt Cnlttu hdcIlUlStS. All | ter an acrimonious debate it was de cided that delegates Jablinowskl, Quinn and Hardford should visit the meetings of both unions and attempt to amcably 1 settle the difficulty.
 \ committee was elected to visit the 1 proprietor of the C. L. F. meeting hall l and enquire whether he belonged 10 the ! Saloon-keepers Union.