Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-01-10
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA-
TON.

No Back DOwn--A Long Debate on
GOmpers' Letter, Resulting in
an Overwhelming Vote in Favor
OF Retaining the :. l.. Z. Dele
gates-B00dle Politicians, "Pure
and simple, Must be Driven
Out -- Intetesting Letters from
John II. Rae, President of the
Miners. John Mcbride, Thomas
J. Morgan and Others - Trade
Matters.
One Of the most interesting meetings
that were held in recent years by CEN
trial body Of the Organized Labor of this
city was called to order last Sunday by
corresponding Sec'y Bohm.
The meeting room was crowded.
Delegate Simon Gompers of the Boot
while delegate Hecker of the Custom
Narnshers and P0Iishers was Wee.
Chairman.
Credentials were received from one
new Union and the following: Architec
turaI Iron Workers, Pants makers
Union No. 90, Milwrights and MlIlers
No. and Boot and Shoeworkers. They
were all approved.
LETTERS FROM THE MINERS AND OTHERS.
Letters were read by the Cor. Sec'y.,
as follows;
From Mr.. John B, Rae, NJ. W. and
President of the United Mine Workers
of America, in which he says: "We feel
assured that the stand we took at the
Detroit Convention was a ust one and
that we shall not regret it. We still
assure you that any plan fol - further
advancement of the masses shall always
have our heartiest and fullest support"
From Mr.. John Mcbride, Commissioner
of Labor Statistics of Ohio, member of
the Executive Council of the Miners and
delegate of the said trade to the Detroit
Convention: ALLOW me to say that
appreciate the good will of your mem
bers, towards whom simply performed
my duty, as | understood it, at the
Detroit Convention. The miners have
bard task masters to deal with. but they
are full of hope and fairly organized and
they feel confident that with the assist.
ance of organized labor, they will sue
ceed in establishing the eight-hour work
day in May 1891
From Mr. Thomas J. Morgan, of
Chicago, acknowledging 1.-The kind re-
cognition by the C. L. F, of his services
TO its delegate at the recent convention
of the A. F. of L., and announcing that
his report to the Chicago Trades Assem-
bly,, which occupied 45 minutes in read
ing, was accepted unanimously, and
5000 copies thereof were ordered printed
without dissenting vote,
From Max BOehm. Sec'y of the Cloth
ing Cutters Progressive Union No. 5204,
in which he saye: In reply to your
communication of Dec. 2S, regarding
the actions of John J. Zuber, delegate to
the d trOit Convention from the Brook
lyn Clothing Cutters, we desire to state
that the said delegate was not sent by lis
or in conjunction with us and that he
did not represent US in any way.
A communication was also received
from the President of the American
Federation of Labor, requesting early
orders from the unions and persons who
desire copies OF the official report of the
Detroit Convention, as the edition there
Of will be limited to the probable demand.
Copies of that document, in English or
German as desired, will be sold at ten
cents per copy, er 50 per hundred copies.
SAMUEL GOMPERs' LETTER.
The special order at 4 o'clock was "Ac.
ton on the communication received
last week from President Samuel Com
pers" and published in full in these
columns.
After reading again the said commu-
nication, delegate Bohm moved that the
delegates of the American Section, Social
ist Labor party, be retained in the c. l..
F. An animated discussion followed, OF
which the following is a synopsis
THE DEBATE.
Delegate oChheppe, OF lypOBraphla
No. :, stated that he was instructed to
vote against the S L. ?. being represented
in the c l.. F.. on the chief ground that
it was not a trade-union. lie thought
the time would come when an in ie
PENDENT political movement of labor
necessarily socialistic in lis principles
and tendencies, would take place, tut
that the time had not yet come and the
presence of 5. l.. 7. delegates in the {.
/. F. might now prevent the less al
vanced organizations from entering the
latter body. Again, the ). l. Z. dele
gates might use their influence over