Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-22
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

for the Impeachment OF Police
Justice G0rman-SenatOr R0esch's
Statement that New York Work
men Don't want Ballot Reform,
is Fifty Branded "a Lie" by Or.
ganized Labor-The War Against
"Scab Parks "-COnditiOn OF the
Post Office Clerks.
The regular weekly meeting of the
New York Central Labor Union, held
last Sunday at Clarendon Hall, was well
attended; but the delegates of the
unions formerly constituting the Central
Labor Union we're not on hand at the
hour of opening.
George K. Lloyd was elected Chair
man, and Daniel Harris vice-Chair-
man. After the adoption of the minutes
delegate Rogers was granted the priv
ilege of the floor. He spoke of the
strike at the Temple Court building in
Nassau street, where he had found the
scabs of Volkening & Co. at work on
Sunday morning. He caused the arrest
of Volkening, but that individual was
discharged by Police Justice German at
the Tombs Police Court, who held that
the Sunday laws had not been violated
.hn
a tenement house in the vicinity of
Temple Court. A committee was i'm
mediately dispatched to Police Captain
Carpenter of the 4th Precinct to demand
OF him that he do his duty in the prem
Uses, as the Sunday laws were clearly
being violated at the Temple Court.
Another committee, composed of Ed.
Conklin, Harry Meisel, Charles L. Mil
Ter, NJ. Dampf and Daniel Harris was
appointed to take steps toward having
Judge German impeached for wilfully
violating his duty, AS it could be proven
that on former occasion he fined
tailor $40 for sewing on button for a
detective who visited him on Sunday
for the purpose of having the man violate
the law.
Credentials were handed to the Gre
Dental Committee from the Onward
Labor Club of Brassworkers, Carpenters
and Joiners No. SO, the Spanish Branch
of the Sailors and Fremens Union,
Robert Fulton Association of Foundry
Workers, and Ale Il Porter Union No. /.
Robert Blissert sent communication
denouncng Senator Roesch as a liar"
for declaring that the workmen of New
York are not in favor of ballot reform.
The Corresponding Secretary was in
structed to refute the assertion of
Senator Roesch by writing to that effect
to the State Senate.
The Secretary of the newly organized
Central Labor Union of Yonkers, Chas.
Bother, 356 Nepperham avenue, Yon-
kers, asked for the constitution of the
G. l.. u. his request was granted.
Amid applause letter was read from
the Just in Time Lodge of the Locomo,
tive Firemen's Brotherhood declaring
that they had rescinded their contract
for holding picnic at Suffers Harlem
River scab park.
A complaint from Eccentric Associa-
ton of Egneers No. 3 against Eccentric
Assn No. for trying to compel memb-
ers of the former to join the latter or
ganization was referred to the Grievance
Committee.
Bakers Advance Association of Brook
lyn charged that their name had been
used upon boycott circular without
their consent. The matter was referred
to Bakers Union No. /.
Walters Union No. l was granted the
seal of the C. l.. U. for a boycott circu-
lar against the scab Parks of Sulzer,
Schultheis, Jones Wood and Atlantic
Casino.
The protest against granting a charter
to Federal Union 1929 of Portable Hoist
ing Engineers was unanimously in
dorsed.
The delegates of the North River
Branch of the Sailors and Firemen's
Union asked that section composed of
Marine Workers be organized. Dele
gates Reid, Conklin and others warmly
supported the proposition, but as there
are some constitutional objections to
forming new sections Just at present the
matter was referred to the special COM
mittee on constitution.
The United Clothing Cutters asked for
boycott against Browning, King & Co,
40S Broome street, who are to open G
new store at Bird avenue and l25th street
II moo stafaA that this firm is an Iuyptpr
ate enemy of organized labor. The cas-,
was referred to the Arbitration Com
mite.
The various delegates of the union
who handed in new credentials wer'
then admitted excepting those represent
ing the Carpenters and Joiners' branch