Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-08-02
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA-
TON.


Bakers Fight Against Fleisch-
mann and the Impudent. Inter.
ference of the c. l.. U.-StrOng
Resolutions DenOuncing the I'm
paralleled Action of the Central
BoOdlers' Boycott-Lifting, Boss.
Kissing and Trap-Laying Com.
mittee.
Forty.two organizations are now rep.
resented in the Central Labor Fedora.
tion.
Delegate Simon Gompers of the Boot
and Shoe Workers Union presided at
the regular meeting last Friday and
delegate Sieburg acted as Vice-chair-
man.
Credentials were received from Cigar
makers International Union 141, Ger
man Painters Union and the Progress
Cloak and Suit Cutters.
The latter credentials gave rise to
debate, during which delegate Vogt
stated that the United Cloak and Suit
Cutters had gsne back to work after the
Operators and Cloakmakers had rejected
the bosses contract, and so left the
Cloakmakers to fight their own battle,
which they had done nobly and with a
fortitude that had never perhaps been
surpassed in the history of the economic
struggle. A number of Cloak and Suit
Cutters derided the action of their
union in accepting work until the Cloak
makers had been successful, and they
had therefore organized another union.
The Cloakmakers had advised them to
apply to the c. l.. F., and hence the
application. The Credential Committee
was instructed to investigate the matter
thoroughly and report at the next meet.
ing.
A committee of the Peddlars' Pro-
tective and Benevolent Union was
granted admittance as visitors.
A committee from the United German
Trades of Brooklyn was granted the
floor and requested that their boycott
against Feigenspans beer be endorsed.
1t appeared that he employed non-union
building contractors and had treated a
committee with little or no consideration
After debate the matter was referred
to the Brewers Union, as this body is
directly interested in it.
A committee was appointed to visit
and address the jewelers. Union at their
meeting on Saturday night.
Secretary E. Bohm said that expert
ence had proved the necessity of hold
ing the meetings of the c. l.. F. on
Sunday afternoons, and 80 moved.
Delegate Paulson of the Pressmen's
Union No. opposed the motion, but it
was carried with only two votes in the
negative. A special committee was
then appointed to look for a larger meet
ing room and to report at the next
meeting on Sunday August B, at $50
P. NJ.
Ale & Porter Union No. l requested
advice looking toward the re-instate-
ment of Oh. j. Quinn, who is prosecuted
by the Ale & Porter Association. 1t was
decided that whatever Union No. de-
cided would be sanctioned by this body.
An appeal from the same Union to all
Ale & Porter workmen (which will be
published in full in this paper, was read
and endorsed.
The Jersey Association, famous for
organizing scab brewery employees, sent
letter teeming with expostulations.
Filed.
The President of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor sent letter, in which
he claimed that he had no authority tc
return the charter of this body. On mo
ton of delegate Nogt an appeal from
his decision will be made to the Execu
tive Committee.
The Union Printer having published
an article from the scab Pressmeni
| Union No. 8 (now No. 45), which con
! tanned erroneous statements regarding
| the trouble on the New York World
the Secretary was instructed to writ
out correction and il that paper re
fused to publish it to have it printed il
circular form.
A lengthy communication was reaC
from members of the former Uranij
Labor Club. The report of the Griev
ance Committee was given hearing
on this subject and stated that the chic
cause of the whole trouble was persona
animosity. 1t was resolved to call
mass meeting of walters, in which a
grievances should be openly debated.
Delegate A. Delabar reported at lengt
on the action of the Central Labo
Union and its efforts to lift the hoycot
on Fleischmann's yeast. Pat. Reyneldi