Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-02-21

Assembly, the Central Labor Union the
Building Trades Council the Knights of
Labor the United Carpenters Council,
and the Bricklayers The resolutions
passed ON the previous Sunday by the
Trade and Labor Assembly were read
and a three hours discussion ensued
Some advocated that in case their
demand be refused the Fair be an
tagonlzed in every way in preventing
exhibitors from sending goods and in
preventing attendance at the Fair. 1t
was finally decided to make an equitable
request, wait until an investigation
could he made and an answer returned
and considered carefully by all the sub.
ordinate bodies, so as to obtain full
sentiment of all union men, then decide
on what action was best. a powerful
appeal was made by Trades Assembly
delegate on the line of making a clear
case of the justice of their demands be-
fore any action for or against the Fair
was taken, This turned the tide, and
committee of three was appointed to
select committeeman to present the
demands to the Worlds Fair Managers.
The committee includes p. }. Minter,
Trade and Labor Assembly; G. +.
Carter, Plasterers' Union; A. w. Simp-
son, United Carpenters Council; r. j.
Morgan, Trade and Labor Assembly j.
&. Ogden, Knights of Labor and }. NJ.
Ballou, President Cornicemakers' Union.
+, j. Miniter was selected to call on the
Fair managers and ascertain at what
time the committee would be given an
audience and then call the committee
together for meeting with the Fair re-
presentatlves, The demands they will
make will be for the employment of
union and home labor
The sentiment, in case the reply is un-
favorable, was unanimously on the side
of taking decided stand, for it is con-
sidered by both radicals and con
servatives that after all that union men
have done for the Fair if it is ignored in
the construction it will be a death-bow
to organized labor.
iHE CARPENTERS UP IN ARMS.
PIT it was at the meeting Of the
United Carpenters Council held on the
same day with closed doors that the
ignoring of union labor on Worlds Fair
work was most significantly denounced.
The attendance there included delegates
from every one of the twenty seven
subordinate unions in the city. Mem
bers were present from Pullman, Austin,
and every portion of the city. The
unions were called by number. All
delegates without exception advised
making a desperate fight on the Fair un-
less union labor were recognized.
WORK STOPPED AT JACKSON PARK.
Last Friday an angry mob of un-
employed laborers, armed with sticks
and determined looking, appeared on
the Jackson park site of the Fair. The
news of their coming had spread among
the Italians employed'there at .25 per
day and the latter had wisely vanished.
There was not a park policeman in
sight. The impression is that if the
Italians return and police protection is
afforded them there will be bloodshed.
ALIENS NOT ENTITLED TO PROTECTION.
Nothing, of course, would better please
the Worlds Fair directors in particular
and the Chicago capitalists in general
than a big riot, provided it could be
quelled with terrible slaughter. Presi-
dent Gage, therefore, Immediately called
upon Mayor Cregier for a large police
force. To the utter astonishment and
discontinue of scab employers the
Mayor, after holding a consultation with
the Corporation Counsel answered that
he could not interfere; that if the report
was true that the workmen employed on
Worlds Fair work were aliens they
were not entitled to police prOtec-
ton, as under an act passed by the
State Legislature in 1899, 1t is made un-
lawful for any board, commission, Off
Ger or contractor acting for or under
any municipality to employ aliens. This
unexpected action Of Mayor Cregier was
evidently induced by the fear that the
independent political movement started
| by the Socialists of Chicago might re-
Ceive considerable impetus from any
| open cOnnivance of the municipal autho-
rites with the worlds Fair directors in
: the capitalistic scheme To destroy organ
lied labor. We trust that our fellow
wage-slayes of that city will keep this in
| view, recognize what this movement has
already done for them and vote the So
clalist ticket at the next election.
Chicago Socialists.