New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-30
A NEW CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
OUTCOME or THE HARMONY CONFERENCE
NEW STRIKES ORDERED AGAINST THE IRON
LEAGuE-ruE GRANITE sITrA1

LEAGUr-TuE GRANITE SITUATION.
The HARMONY Conference Of labor organizations
ended IL, work late on Tuesday night In manner
most satisfactory 10 organized labor In this city.
The work Of the convention has resulted in the lorna
lion OF a new central labor body, which Will be the
largest and most important representative local poy
OF labor organizations In America The new organize
tlon I'm recognition OF the efforts OF prominent meu-
bcrs Of the Ncw-Yorl Central Labor Union Will DO
called the Central Labor Union. More than 100
tr7de; unions will DO represented in 1t. each union
sanding one or more delegates TO the weekly meetings.
which will be held every Sunday afternoon In Gar
endon Hall. No ia East Thirtecnth-st. The 0ncen
q the new Central Labor Union are NJ DamT re-
cording secretary Alexander Martin financial secre.
tary: Mortimer OConnell. corresponding secretary
Frank W. Balmes treasurer; Frank McArdle. ser
eeant-atarms.
special committee appointed by the conference
Will wait on the old Central Labor Union add the New'
York Federation Of Labor on Sunday, and formal!
announce the result OF the conference. at The sams
time requesting those bodies 70 adjourn sine die ana
meet on the following sunday as the new Central
Labor Union. The Harmony Conference was broughS
about by james p. Archibald, who first suggested u
M the meeting Of the Central Labor Union on sun
dav March % Al one time II was hoped that the
Central Labor Federation would Join the movement
but Il withdrew because tho Central Labor Union ~
fused 70 take independent political action with the
socialists and other radicals.
II was limited yesterday BY J. NJ Cornell. OF tho
firm ~ j. y. A. j. NJ. Cornell that there might DO
some interesting developments TO day in the struggle
between the Iron League and the Knights OF Labor
for TINT is really what the contest is although the
members Of the Iron League assert that they arc
simply making a fight against the Iiouse-smhs'
Union To prevent II from continuing Its present
tactics
Tie Iron League will hold a special meeting
snid Mr. Cornell "to-n-rrow morning. We shall
then talk ova" the situation and take some decisive
delivery of building materials TO sevenl buiidinss
action does not disturb IN the least for can do
liver all the material want to use In spite OF the
efforts OF this union. which does not control one
quarter OF the cartmcn Of this ci'y.'
Al the office OF the Jackso: Architectural Iron
Works IN East Twenty -cichth.st. II said thas
every man employed In the works and known -
an "nsde' man had been re-employed An employs
said that the had been required to make state
ment that they were not union men. All the meu
employed by Carrcre & Haas In Brooklyn. returned
TO work yesterday without any questions being asked
Work stopped yesterday on several buildings
where j. b. VI. Cornell had contracts for Iron work.
The strikes were ordered Henry A. Hicks Of DISTRICT
assembly No. o53. Knights II Labor. II is estimated
that about 700 men now Idle In consequence "
these strikes Both sides believe that the fight Will %
long and bitter. ,
There no change In tho granite strkc yesterday
James Grans and several other representatives .!
the trades involved met representatives OF me quarry
OWNERS on Tuesday at the Quincy House In Boston.
Tho conference lasted six hours and resulted In ncfmhy
but rmer determination by both sides to carry VI
the light TO an end.