Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-01-17
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR Federal
TON.

Gomperism Once More Rehuked and
The :. l.. p Question Finally
Settlcd-LO0king for Permanent
Headquarters-Speakers Appoint
ed to Address Meetings Called by
The United German Trades and
the Paterson c. l.. U--ROutine
Business.
Another largely attended meeting of
this body was held last Sunday at which
a delegate of the United Machinlsts was
Chairman, and a delegate of Typo,
graphia Union No. was yice-C Chair
man.
Credentials We're received from the
Federation Of Bookkeepers and Clerks,
Ale and Porter Union No. l, Carl Sahm
Club, Brotherhood of Paperhangers and
Decorators and the Amalgamated Sec
ton s. l.. p. They were all approved
except the latter one, which the com
mittte referred for action to the body.
After a lengthy discussion in the course
of which the few opponents of the S. l..
J. were given ample opportunity Of
again presenting their arguments against
the admission of its representatives, the
credentials of the latter were finally
accepted by an almost unanimous vote,
four delegates only voting in the mega
tive. Coming as it did Immediately after
the publication in the morning papers of
a venomous letter against the S. l.. p.
signed by Samuel Gompers this vote was
a not less significant rebuke of Gomper-
ism than the action taken on the same
day by the Furniture Workers. This, it
is hoped, detinitively settles the ques
ton, and the c. t. T. may in the future
proceed, undisturbed, with the regular
transaction of its constantly increasing
business.
A committee from the United German
Trades requested a speaker to address
mass meeting, to discuss the labor ques
ton. Request granted.
The Progressive Musical Union No. 3
of Brooklyn extended an invitation to
the delegates to attend a benefit concert
on January IS, at the Labor Lyceum for
the locked out shoemakers of Rochester
Branches Is and, IS of the Operators
and Cloak makers appealed to the Griev-
ance Committee to investigate grievan
ceS against Barondess, who keeps a
coffee saloon and at the same time
manages" the cloakmakers. Request
granted
The Coopers' Union No. desired that
the body support them in their request
to have breweries employ none but union
coopers. Granted.
Cigar makers Union No. 80 requested
the Arbitration Committee to take hold
Of the strike at Alderman Hart5' shop.
Granted.
The corresponding Secretary was in
structed to again notify the German
Painters Union to meet the spe cial
committee appointed to consider the
differences now pending between the
several painters organizations of this
city.
The Central Labor Union of Paterson
sent a committee which explained the
action of the Passaic County Trades
Assembly in relation to the raising, by
the latter body, of the special boycott
on A Fink & Sons beer. The committee
also announced that a mass meeting
would be held next Sunday, January
IS, at o'clock in the afternoon at the
Turn Hall, corner Ellison and Crops
streets, where this action was to be cri-
ticised and true stotement made of the
case.
The Carl Sahm Club volunteered IS
men for a concert in aid of the Birming.
ham miners and a special committee for
this purpose was elected to act with the
committee on miners appeal.
At 4 o'clock next Sunday, the special
order "Strike Fund" will be discussed
A committee of eight was elected to
procure a whole house for the C. l.. +.
wherein it could meet and which could
be sublet during the week, thus estab-
fishing c. l. F. Labor Lyceum.
The United Machinists reported that
they issued private subscription lists in
aid of the miners, besides donating
money from their treasury. They further
reported that they had organized the
strikers of the Bliss shop in Brooklyn,
about 400 men having come together
and formed a branch of their union.
The Amalgamated Section 5. l.. =.
reported that the Central Committee
had issued an appeal for the miners to
all the Sections throughout the country.