The morning call., 1891-01-31
TRADES FEDERATION.
A Boycott Levied On the National
Brewery.
An Explanation Of the Charge at the Lick
Fres Baths-The Shoe Boycott Post
poned for a Week.

At the weekly meeting of the Council OF
Federated Trades last night. delegates were
seated as follows:
William Buchanan, Iron-molders' Unions
No. 16i.
William O'Neil and William Meares, AM
erican Bakers Union, No. 81.
V. Hoffmeyer, George McNiece. FL. Kropp
and NJ Davis Musicians Mutual Protective
Association.
John Bush ner, German American Typo
graphical Union.
John Hume, Coast Seamen's Union.
communication from the Journeymen
Bakers Union, No. 81. asking that boy
colt be levied on NJ. Davis restaurant on
Second street, for violating union rules. was
referred TO the Executive Committee.
Secretary Kretlow read the report Of the
Executive Committee, showing that sub
committee waited upon the proprietors of
the National Brewery and the answer had
been sent to the council. This communica-
ton was signed by Secretary Vaz of the
National Brewing Company and read:
l am instructed TO inform you that at a meeting
OF our Directors IL was resolved that our assOcia-
lion VIII III no way interfere IN the dispute pend
lug I'D your organization. II, therefore, at to-
days meeting your body shall decide to call out
certain OF our employees We shall act In accord
ance Win your demand.
THE COLOR LINE QUESTION
The Executive Committee further reported
failure to settle the troubles in L. Doyle's
Understanding shop. The statement of
delegate from the HorSe-shoers Union that
a negro Is employed by Doyle contrary to
the rules of the union, caused a lively dis
cussion. Some of the delegates argued that
the union had no right to draw the color
line, but 1t was shown that it was drawn in
the constitution of the International Horse
shoers' Union.The matter was referred back
to the committee and the boycott against
Doyle stands as IL did.
Another report was received in reference
to the charge of 5 cents for towels at the
Lick Free Baths, Delegate Grambarth ex-
planning that the Lick Trustees had stated
they had to make the charge of cents be-
cause they have not sufficient money on
hand to run the baths free of charge. 1t
seems the appropriation was exceeded i'll
the construction of the building, and at
present there IS a deficiency of $500 every
month. The Trustees think, however, that
after certain buildings are rented they Will
be in a position to run the baths free of
charge. The report of the committee was
accepted.
NATIONAL BREWERY BOYCOTT.
The proposition to boycott the National
Brewery for failure to discharge the men,
bers of the troublesome union No. 10, came
up next for consideration.
President Thurman stated that one weeks
notice having been given, and the brewery
having failed to comply with the request of
the federation, be would move that boy
colt be levied.
Delegate Maconieks of the International
Furniture workers Union, No. 10, an
nouneed that he had been Instructed by his
union to oppose the boy colt, and, as an
amendment, ne moved that the boycott cues
tIon be postponed and that the application
OF Union No. 10 to join the federation be re-
considered.
This amendment was declared out of order.
An exhaustive communication from the
National Brewery Workmen'S Union Of the
United States was read, abiding to the
causes OF the withdrawal of the Pacific
Coast Brewery Workmen from the national
organization aud the establishment Cf Union
No. TO- The letter asked that Union No. 10
be recognized as branch of the national
body.
FUHRMAN MAKES A STATEMENT.
Chairman Thurman, who is also General
Secretary of the Pacific Coast Brewery
Norkmen, explained why the local unions
had seeded from the national BODY, which,
he asserted, had dwiudled in membership
from 10000 to 100. He said the local unions
had been unjustly assessed to support "a lot
Of TascalS in tue East"
The letter from the National Brewery
was again read and Mr.. Thurman charae-
ter he had ever read. There are seven
union men IN the brewery, and they are be-
ing kicked out as rapidly as possible.
1t was argued by other delegates that the
proprietOrS of the brewery are nursing
cabs'-members of Union No. 16-and as
these men had not been discharged, il is the
duty of the council to declare the boycott
One delegate thought the letter from the
brewery a legal trap. Secretary Kretlow
stated that the National Brewery had not
been asked to discharge the members of
Union No. 16. but to comply with its agree
ment 10 employ only union men.
The motion to boycott the National
Brewery was put to vote after an argu-
ment lasting two hours and adopted, al
though the furuiture-workers and carpen-
tiers voted against it.
The proposition to declare a bnycott on
Louis Murr's boot and shoe factory was
laid over for one week because no goods are
being manufactured there now.
Retail Clerks.
In the report of the meeting of the Retail
Clerks Early Closing Association, held
at Mozart's Hall, on Market street, last
Wednesday evening, an error appeared.
The members present, by a unanimous vote
decided to instruct their delegation to the
Federated Trades to ask that body TO de-
clare boycott on Kelly & Liebes. Suisse
quentiy committee was appointed 10 pro-
cuie a cauVas-cOyprnd ysauon IN ne uSad nc