Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-28

international Union of Pasterers tfalseL
claimed to be affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor at their annual
convention, held lately In Boston, dis.
regarded the urgent request of Samuel
Hompers and SAID: 1--WE will not ioin
you we will have nothing whatever to
40 with you, until you depose your
/ present leaders and fill your Offices with
honest men.
MICHAEL LYNCH.
From another source we receive tho
following information, corroborative of
the above:
Foster was first elected delegate to the
detroit conven ion of the A +, of +,
/ from the Pioneer Federal Labor Union.
a rumpus was expected and he was ad-
VlSed to let the Federal Labor Union
alone and allow Mcneil to represent
that organization
| Foster then entered into corresnon.
dence with the tack makers. They baf5
not elected a delegate but inasmuch as
roster would pay his own expenses ne.
py some means, induced the tack
makers to give him permission to repre-.
sent them.
The Federal Labor Union had not held
meeting IN nine months at least prior
10 the Detroit convention. After the
| tlrst two or three meetings of tbeI
union no record of its business was kepI
ana It's charter was permitted to v
around IN the rubbish in Fosters printinN
Office, and when the meeting was helf
at which Foster was elected a Delegate
no one knew where the charter was.
mere are not at the present time more
than three 6ond tide wage earners in the
union outside OF the two newspaper
men who find it necessary to stand in
with the gang.
what is this Federol Labor Union?
IL Is place of refuge for men who
cannot obtain their ambitious desires in
trade union, 1t is an organization
where the schemers meet for mutual
admiration and protection. Nearly
every member of this delectable body
belongs to some other labor Organization
and for fear that he won't be able ~
Keep on top in that body he joins the
Federal Labor Union. Frank X. Fos
ter, who Is a member of it, is a boss
printer, Cyrus f. Willard is newspaper
man, kean, the sergeant.at.arms. is an
advertising agent.
Ihis Is fair sample Of the construc-
iion e the 'u'oo and ,h@map who now
largely run the trades unions of Boston.
IL Is the same crowd that burst the
hnights OF Labor in this State. Nearly
all OF them sell their services to the
politicians during each campaign. They
generally contrve it 50 that the political
asp'rants of both parties get bIed. If
they do not dare to come out openlv
IN favor of some candidate they 20 to
hs opponent and agree to keep their
mouth shut for ample remuneration.
In one instance it cost $400 to keep one
of the gang from talking.
Mcneil, who was finally chosen to
represent the Federal Labor Union at
the convention, got his expenses paid
somehow-the men who can tell won't
tell. A very significant item can be
found IN Gompers' report. It reads:
"McNeil, 500 for organizing" It
would he mighty interesting to find how
ana where he organized. Perhaps it
was at Auburn, Maine, where the Boot
and Shoe Workers International Union
was induced by the great Mogul of that
bod y to pay him $25 for one speech?
1t is said, however, that he rode over
the tItchburg on free pass. and that
merchants looking for favors were in.
dnced to contribute the balance.