New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-16
LABOR on RAPID TRANSIT.
A MEETING AT COOPER UNION TONIGHT.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR AND TIE FEDERATION HAVE
ouARRrt. OVER THE ALLEGED SUP.
PORT OF CHARLES F. PECK BY
SAMUEL GOMPERS

SAMUEL GoMPERS
Rapld-transit problems were again discussed at the
meeting OF the Central Labor Union In Carendo on HAIL.
No. Ia East Thirteenth-st. yesterday James j.
DAILY president OF the Tile Layers Union presided.
Immediately after the meeting called TO order Mr.
DAILY left the chair and took the floor 10 report l)r c
committee appointed last Sunday to appear Deioe thc
Board Of Rapid Transit Commissioners ID protest
against any extension Of the elevated railroads, ana
to argue In favor OF an underground raiOad' 10 W
built by the city. Mr. DAILY reported That ne ana
james T. Archibald had appeared before the Commits
soners and upheld the stand taken by the Central
| Labor Union Charles b. stover and Edward King, ne
sald appeared before the Commissioners at the same
time and for the purpose for the Chad"lcR C'ic
Club Mr.. Daily tlen went on to say that reinafh'-
bic meeting would be held In Cooper Union thls oven
ing for the purpose OF rOusing public opinion against
the granting Of any privileges 10 the Manhattan Kali
wsy and bringing pressure to bear upon the state Leg
| tsoure to create an Independent commission WIN
power to construct underground railroad Tor the cy
This meeting was decided upon by the committees from
the Central Labor Union and the CHADWICK CNio Oiu
Extensive preparations have been made 10 Insure a
successful meeting Invitations have been sent " AZ
the prominent men Of the city who are known 10
favor municipal construction and ownership Oh ah u'
derground railroad. The Rev DIR. MeGlynn VIII pre-
side at the meeting and 1t Is expected that the prhc
pal address will be made by Henry George Ihe Kew
| Dr. Lyman Abbott invited, but he wrote 10 ti'e
committee yesterday saying that he regfctteo Va' 0
would be unable to attend the meeting lie sa",
however that he In sympathy With the schene Vi
m. Central Labor Union and concluded by saying
- Let The whole road be built for pubic ana not luz
private profit The other speakers at the meeting
will he Dr. Felix Adler, exCorp0ration Counsel Henry
f. Bcekman, Father Huntington. James L. Archibald
and James J. DAILY.
Mr. Daly IN making his report, said that there
WAS never a more favorable time than the present
| eL1 Ntc nd
bring great pressure 10 bear on the state Legislature
| and the Rapid Transit Commission.
| William r. Connolly, delegate for union OF motel
and restaurant walters, made an amusing speech at
lacking Mr.. Daly's report. He objected to running
the Central Labor Uniop into any political schemes
| Then Mr.. Connolly continued: "Who Will be bene-
nted by tie building OF an underground railroad
The building trades, Of course. wouldn't have Inc
| manhood OF the Central Labor Union given away like
! this Why do YOU let other men take you by the
ear and compel you to vote as they want you 10 u
Connolly then wanted 10 know how the walters were
gong to be bcrehted by an underground road His
remarEs we're received with dersion. Connolly
que toned the motives OF Edward King. the president
Of the Chadwick Civic Club. James p. Archibald
Of plilantiropy as Edward King had he Connolly
would not be continually asking the Central Lapor
Union TO support boycots ordered by walters. ,,
come Of e delegags were 81 club he
| might have been Influenced In his Opinions oS "'N
haitian directors. ,. s -,
! mmedhlely following the excitement caused py
Mr. tonnolvs "plntocratic speech AS IL was caiie,
knew IL was u fact that Sainls Gompefs presiuen,t
Of the American Federation Of Labor, had recently
| amen rod before Governor Flower, at Albany, ana
asked him not 10 remove Charles f. Peck' state Laoor
! Commissioners This statement caused a seIsauon.
1Icre wns n long discussion. during which speeches
/ were made denouncing the Federation 10y hmsh,s
q, Labor The members OF the Federation ret2rteu III
abuse OF the Knights and Tas finally ma IN offacS S Facts
write to Nr. GomperS ashps him ior al 'he i"o'S
| in the case. 49, . --, ,..,D, .ono-,ad
that his nnion probably would be engaged In an eN.
| "n,ive strike SOON lie said that within me M iast
| week two employ ers had informed their men ,hat
hereafter they would be required TO work MY tree
hours a week instead Of forty-fve hours ine |ci
| irn Labor Union promised 10 suppOrt the uhIoii'