New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-07
DESERVING THE UNION.
MORE BODIES LEAVE THE CENTRAL ONE
RELIEF FOR THE STARVING CLOAKMAKERs-
THE CITY DIRECTORY TROUBLE.


THE CITY DIRECTORY TROUBLE.
Several unions deserted the Central Labor Union
at its meeting in Clarendon Hall Yesterday. They
Lodge no. SOB of the United Order of American
Carpenters and Joners, Piano Makers Union and the
Eccentric Engineers. They have decided to Join tho
Central Labor Federation. Resolutions passed
condemning the manufacturing cloakmahcrs for lock-
ing out their and asking Mayor Grant TO remove
A. Schwab Of the firm of schwab & BROTHERS. one Of
these manufacturers from the Board of Trustees of the
Brooklyn Bridge. A committee was appointed to call
on the Mayor and present the resolutions
Tho boycott against the beer of the Knickerbockcr
Brewing Company was declared at end
\ resolution was passed indorsing the proposition
that the Board of Aldermen that all fruits and
vegetables be sold by weight.
The following speakers were appointed to address
the mass meeting Of cloakmahcrs in Cooper Union to
morrow night: William Hotchkiss Philip Kelley and
J. =. Archibald
committee was appointed to investigate charges
against Matthew Barr, formerly a walking delegate
for the Tin and Sheet Iron Workers Union, who sud.
denly disappeared last winter, but who recently re-
turned to this city
International Bakers Union No. has sent the
following letter to the Central Labor Union. and
shows The real of the deSertons from tat body
Of over forty local unions:
Gentlemen BY instructions Of this o2anizatiol hereby
notify vou Of our your body the follow
ing
The Central La, Union. once respectable and r.
spcctd body Of late years done little nothing for
the wcfsr, the working but has spent most
not all, Of valuable time in personal wIanglings'
doodle politics and chicancry
We ar, sorry that n like James p. Archibald who
himself aimittcd he in the pay Of an old political
corrupt party (Hc charged with receiving $:1co
from Democratic party to GO IN Buffalo but Sar NJ
only $50 and others Of the same character are s
prominent figures a labor parliament. Such people are
a d sgrace organized labor.
trembling that stand uIon YOUR declaration
Of principles YoI ignore your constitution. Your ln''
jortcs frequently "nVed" through corruption
by corrupt Of whom YOU have many The honest
men YOU well known 70 rs, and W" honor th'"
enough to that they Will not remain much longer III
corrupt body
We to do practical work and hope That all hoh'N'
labor men join satisfied That the ''n''"
Labor Union can never again command cond nee hu' that
its the rising and setting o the sun
Labor cannot and will submit for.N. to the dlShont
dealings fcw schomcrs Therefore, YOU IN u VINO AZ
true assist us in exposing asc' an"
| thereby benefit the great army Of waet-slaNes'
At the meeting % the building Trades Section
resolution passed that any organization al pres
cnt or formerly represented in the luildinS lT''c'
Section, withdrawing from the Contra! LABOR n'',
for the purpose OF anuiang with any other ceh'rti
BODY be refused any assistance. moral or hnan'm''
from any organization represented in the Imiidins &
Trades section, and that the oaTd OF NHikns pG Ghi
sSton ssSS Oe Of rtei'gq ,he Rsdn TGcs viii practically result
in boycotting by the large majority nl tc u."',,
engaged in building operations several carpenters
unions and other smaller unions. .,
The executive committee ~ the CloakmaKcrs h!os
| met al No l2l Allen-st yesterday, ana constltitn
| itself board OF relief 20 alleviate the suffering, oi
the most desperate cases among the starving cioaH
| makers. over S1l5 received, Tor me mo,t
part in small sums. The following are paiuGnlarN
| marked cases Of dcStituti1n. nearly all having
! families OF from three TO ten children ana
| not one cent with which 10 buy food
| Solomon Blum. No IO3 Hcstcr-st Morris Levy; 80.
"a Norfolks Morris BarnOwshi, No. Id suno hst
Adolf Rots No 21G stanton In two small rooms on
third floor. with family Of eight children h15 been
nearly three months without work, and Is sck aild
actually starving Bernard Silverstein. NJ. - Alcnst
Henry simon No 141 Essex 81. has i've hunciey cml-
drcn and is sick solomon Israel No. % orchard st.
with a family 81 seven children. tmec months without
work Isanc Faerbcr. five children No 3 Morney-str T.
Mrs Frcundlich, No 1i1 orchard - baker IN
MvrtIeave Broo,lyn. Will send waConload oi bread
10 dav 10 be distributed among the clpakmakcr>.
Brewers Union 40 has agreed to support twenty hve
families Of cloakmakers during the lockout and the
Central Labor Union Of BROOKLYN and the Central
Labor Federation Of this city have started subscription
list.
| Tvpocraphical Union 30. held It's regular monthly
meeting in Clarendon Han ycSt"ri tn" prime pal
action taken was in regard to the strike In the 0cc
of the Trow Printing Company. The officer of tho
unon aro certain the directory for l-oo VIII not
appear this year. but acknowledge that the company
has stolen a march upon them. for, though the printers
Of Chicago have refused print the directory, those
Of Trenton have been working hari ani there Is now
in the Offices 81 the company In this city all the pages
| up TO and including J. The company has advertised
for girls 10 do the folding and binding and TYPO
| graphical Union No. g Is making attempts to Keep
| them from getting help ri any Kind.