Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-22
A WARM RECEPTION.
Carpenters officials Find a Hornets
Nest in a SOuthside Union.
CHARGES AGAINST E. A. HOLMES.
The Oliver & Roberts Trouble Shows No
Signs Of Settlement.
SHARPsBURG STRIKERS ASK FOR AID

Matters are getting rather breezy in the
ranks of the carpenters. President Kliver
and Special Agent Swartz visited
Local Union No $50, on the
Southside, in company last night 1t will
be remembered this is the union that took
the appeal from the action of the District
Council early last spring, on the grounds of
irregularity in the proceedings.
The mere announcement that President
Kliver was to visit the union caused an un-
usually large attendance at the regular
meeting, but that high official did not put in
an appearance until the business had all
been transacted and the union adjourned.
The members were called together
again, however, when Messrs. Kliver
and Swartz did arrive, and the
two gentlemen delivered lengthy
addresses. The whole strike from begin
ming to end was reviewed. The various
disputes and difficulties were discussed, and
many questions were asked and answered.
AFRAID OF A JUMP.
Local Union 230 has been looked upon by
the Executive Board as dangerous union.
That is, they feared the union would leave
the Brotherhood and affiliate with some
other organization The members were
very plain in their dealings with Mr..
Kliver last night and gave him to distinctly
understand that they either held the local
district council or 2. j. Mcclure RESPONSE
BILE for the recent strike and it's disastrous
result. They cited the action of
the Executive Board on their ap-
peal of April II. which was that
L. q. 230 be sustained and that a new vote
be ordered in the Pittsburg district. The
second vote was not taken, and the blame
lay either with the Secretary, for not con-
veying the instructions of the board to the
regarding those orders According
to the information cleaned after the meet
ing Mr. Kliver parted with the members
on not too friendly terms, and it is hard to
say if his visit will have the effect of retain
ing the union within the ranks of the
Brotherhood.
Two other actions were taken by the
union that are calculated to lead outsiders
to think the members are Indifferent as to
whether they remain in the union or not.
AT the last meeting of the Dis
trict Council, a resolution was passed
instructing the local unions to
restrict their members from working with
non-union men after September l. This is
a scheme to force back into the>union all
those who broke away during the strike and
went to work.
WOULDN'T SUSTAIN THE ACTION.
1t is estimated that about 90 per cent of
the whole membership did this. The esti-
mated membership of this district May 1
was 5000. This would make total of ], 900
who have either left this city or
are working here as non-union
men. When the resolution was read in
$50 last night vote was passed almost
unanimously nom -concurring in the action of
the district council.
An official communication was received
from Secretary Mcclure instructing the
union to prefer charges against E. A
Holmes, for giving away secrets of the Or
ganization. The instructions would
have been ignored but for the
protests of Mr.. Holmes himself, who was
present and said he did not want to see the
union render itself liable to insubordina-
ton. He can easily clear himself, and in
vited the charges. They will accordingly
be preferred against him.
the instructions from Mr.. Mcclure
and also of the action of the District
Council in relation to forcing nom
union men back into the organization. Mr..
Swartz was asked about them, but he re-
fused to say anything about them Mr.
Kliver was asked if the Executive Board
had authorized Mr.. Mcclure to instruct
Union 23O to bring the charges against
Holmes, and he replied that he did not
know.