The sun., 1891-03-23
BOTH SIDE WITH BARONDESS.
lHE q y. q. BLAMES NSPECTOR
BYRNEy FOR ARRES17NG HIM

The G. l.. p. Issses An Appeal fer Syn.
pathy-A Letter IRON the 0iris-May
bay Celebration OF the eociaiists-A
Public Debate on Fainters' wages.
The Central Labor Union decided yesterday
to hold mass meeting in Cooper Union te
protest against the arrest Of Wsstbrook and
Hughes OF the Clothing Cutters Union on the
charge Of extortion. A letter was received
from Frank Owens. ~ MaedouRal street. say
Ing that twelve female glove makers arrived
from Germany last week to work for Julius
Kayser 4 Co., 8S Greene street. The Law Com
mitteo was Instructed to Investigate. Then
another communication was read which was
interrupted by frequent Abs" and Obs" II
was from Nellie Blsney Of Troy, and she asked
the Central Labor Union to endorse the reso-
lutions which she enclosed. passed by The
Collar. Gun. and Shirt Girls Protective
Unions" Nos. 1 and 2 OF Troy. The rssolu-
lutions complain that the State prisons are
making and laundering shirts at prices ruinous
to honest labor and call upon all labor unions
TO support the bill pending at Albany to put q
stop to this. The resolutions are signed By
Mary 8. Evsline. President; Dora Sullivan.
Vice President and Nellie F. Blaney. Secretary,
Of Union No. !. and BY Della Farrell. President; /;
Nora Crowley, vice-president, and Nellie Cor
man, Secretary. OF Union No. 2. They were
endorsed with unanimous roar.
committee OF three. consisting Of John J.
Sullivan. Louis F. Page and 3. B. jacobson.
was appointed to drag up resolutions de-
nouncipg Inspector Byrnes for arrestinR
s2 S,so%V %.:.6 ba into .n sh1
and callinR on the Grand Jury to indiot Vein.
'H Last ty week @ The building trades section COM
out contracts for Jobs for less than q 900. and
msssor. S Tns =" sommlt1ee g repoTtsd ~ Yesterday
that the city departments could do so II they
esd %na fS and that there was no ground
son9ilses q three was appointed to con.
q. ciies This Is IN opposion
sstebl!shing q Joint Board representine all the
The Gentrai Labor Federation. spent the
session Sa disenssins the Bsrondess airsir. Max
Echwsrts, the proprietor OF Liberty Hall In
Justice McMaLon asking him. not to accept
sh bs pc;s ;sn IN hs placed
Ssdnt xsissen % sSss note @ .na Rs S.mssded N -
sss y ts .ss.
had positive proof thar he wrote the letter. and
e hmse and Ss M
sults to the Federation. Then az appeal to the
and the sloaEn.tsEs was eotten up
The May Day Committee reported that
SWenty l6OOr ORGANIZATIONS naO Alr6hQy -SlRnl-
ned their intention to take part in the Union
e1usre demonstration. Among these is the
United Hebrew Trades, representing $4,000
WorkinRmen.
been hired by the Federation for Labor Day
next September. This may seem rather pre-
got It. and the Federation, even though It
swore that II could got away with more beer
than the other follows. was unable to get 1t
from them.
Tho housesmiths hold big meeting In Clar-
endop Hall yesterday to hear the port OF the
committee appointed to confer with the en-
ployers shout adopting eight hours. 1t report
cd that the ep9Epd5eysrs were willing to grant the
mittee was instructed to insist on the adoption
Of The eiRht:bour day on May !. 1891.
There will be q meeting Of committees OF
iourneymen and master painters this morn
the eieht- b sur question. The union painters
are getting $3.50 q day for nine hours work
and 1912 when they only. work eight hours.
They want $3.50 for eight hours after May 1.
The master painters suggested that mass
meeting bs held where each side could present
Its arguments. Tho meeting will undoubtedly
be ono Of the most interesting labor meetings
ever hold In this city