New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
AN OPEN FIGHT FAIRLY BEGUN.
ORGANIZING A CENTRAL TRADE ASSEMBLY OF
NETWORK.

ORGANIZING A CENTRAL TRADE ASSEMBLY OF
NETWORK
The open fight Of Socialists and Anarchists began
Yesterday morning in Wizigs Hall, No IS East
Fourth-st when a new central organization, to be
known as the Central Trade Association OF New
York was organized rival 10 the Central Labor
Union and the Socialist Central Labor Federation.
Delegates were present from COnfectioners and Cake
Bakers Union No 7. Clgarmakers' Union No. 144.
Clothing Trade Council topographic No. :, Progress
i've Musical Union, Boot ana Shoe Workers Union.
Bakers' Unions Nos. l, %, 81 60 81, 3d. 80 and %,
Trade Council Of Bakers and COnfectoners, Building
Material Handlers Union. Progressive Machinsts
Union Electrical Union No. 5,465, PaperhanSers'
Union No 1s2 and the Upholsterers' Union. Daniel
Harris Of Cigar Makers Union NO 144' was chairman
a, d Henry White Of the Clothing Trade Union was
secretary speeches were made by most OF the dele
cat.s present de.Ouncng all other central organiza
tons and their Members.
A committee of five was appointed 10 draft a con-
stitution and y-iaws TO be adopted at the next
meeting on Sunday morning
Henry Weismann, who is the leader in the new
movement wa, imprisoned in San Francisco In 1859
for being implicated in dynamite plot, and at the
naetn Yesterday several delegates boldly asserted
that they were anarchists.
At the melting OF the Central Labor Federation. at
No 3s5 Bowery, yesterday, the SOCIALISTS dld As teS
pcased Charles Wagner Of the Socialist Labor party
mr. sided The report Of committee OF winch "els-
mann was chairman appointed IN July 70 Investigate
The standing of the Federation Of BooAkeepeS' was
the rock on which the Central Labor Federation
threatened to split This report, which wa read AZ
the rooeting Yesterday advised that the Fedefauoh oi
pooktcepers be struck from the rolls OF the Cehuai
! Labor Federation rs being sham organization
letter was also read from the bookkeeperS' asserths
| that the Investigation by the committee was 1a'u
ard asking that a new committee be appointed.
At this Weismann jumped up and sala ina
! Il the report OF his committee "~'
not adopted. the Confectiorers and haEers Union
"a would withdraw. a scene Of great exctehen
followed during which weismaan lost his @i2pef' an'
called the sixty delegates present SCI Oh u4F'l
c.,c-aris and corrupdonists.7 THIS made na'te''
uo,e and # was some time before quiet was retored
A delegate then made a motion TO appoint ne"
or,rntt+ee and II vase arried by vote OF ulny on
| .. nine Weismann and several other delegdu7s Lhei
,Tt+Idrc1y amid u storm Of boots and nlsstsS. ,et
~ letter was shown I'm the meeting Di liY SH
,r-'tten las Alfred Fuhrnan, preslueut OI Y -
W tteHeraiad Trades Of the Pacific Coast ID "lch ne
S,o,rces \yeisrann a. "dynamiter' ana Al-lO
90 INC cause Of labor and says Al part .u uboo
" am only surprised that such IeLow' WIS t
o-r at and deed must necessarily betray hls ntel.
49, cor weld any influence at all among hOes
1aJrr' ref1rncrs- Then speaking OF WehflanAs cfee
In California Mr. Fuhr1nan says ne oI h ~
~ .a- every movement and organization ne ever var
~ ccornecton with The Socialists lntend 10 :,
"a n,ate 81 % unpleasant iOr Nesmahn tnat TIC w
he forced 10 leave the city