Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-08-02

a delegate of an Assembly of railroad
men to the c, l.. u, working not as
such but as an advertising agent, had
been instrumental in "seeing" the boy
cotted firm for an "ad." for the c. l.. I.
journal. He had easily interested sew
eral delegates in the scheme and meet
ing had been arranged between Fleisch-
mann and the Reynolds Committee. At
that meeting Delabar found those
gentlemen present, accompanied by a
notary public and stenographer. The
Reynolds Committee assumed the func.
tions of prosecuting attorney and at
tempted to get Delabar into hole.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The New York Central La
Dor Union has undertaken, through a
socalled investigating committee, to
overhaul the boycott resolutions passed
by the New York Central Labor Fedora
ton and the American Federation of
Labor against Fleishmann's yeast, which
boycott has been unanimously endorsed
by organized labor throughout the
United States;
Whereas, This action was taken in the
c. l.. U. without any other occasion but
the solicitation of a capitalist noted as
an enemy of labor, whose interested
assertions were accepted as sufficient to
place in doubt the decision of the said
two bodies who had sole jurisdiction in
the matter;
Whereas, The so-called investigating
committee first attempted to prevent
the submission of any proof in support
of the boycott, then proposed to hold
sessions of the committee in the business
Office of the Fleischmanns, then sneak
ingly invited Mr. Fleischmann to be pre-
sent with his superintendent and steno-
grapher during the hearing, allowed
Mr.. Fleischmann's stenographer to take
down word by word the statements of
the witness Secretary Delabar of the
International Union,O allowed Mr..
Fleischmann to threaten Secretary Della
bar in presence of the committee, and
throughout conducted itself as a prose-
cutting committee in behalf of Mr..
Fleischmann and against the Bakers
Union;
Resolved, That the proceedings of the
G. l.. U. and the said committee are in
shameful violation of the sacred rule of
organized labor, dictated by discipline
and solidarity, that any war measure
adopted by central organization against
any enemy of labor must be respected
by all organized labor, and the modifi.
cation and withdrawal thereof IL exclu
sively within the province of the body
from which the same emanate'.
Resolved, That all the circumstances
point to the conclusion that on this, as
on SO many previous occasions, the c.
| l.. L. and its committee were prompted
by corrupt arrangement to aid labor's
enemies in their hostile plans against
| labor.
Resolved, That we denounce as treach-
erous to the cause of labor the action OF
the committee in seeking to place Mr.
F'leischmann in possession of the evi
dence on which the boycott is based
professedly to be used for the purpose
Of legal prosecution, if found suff
ciently discriminating.
Resolved, That committee or centra
body capable of such shameful conduct
can and should no longer be in any wise
recognized by any bona tide organization
of labor, or by any member or friend
thereof, and that any action Of such g
committee or central body must be
| ignored.