The Washington times., 1894-10-28
TUXEDO COMPANY, 623 F ST. NV.

| announced that the next meeting would be
| held on Tuesday evening, October 80, at 7:30
O'clock in the Federation OF Labor Hall.
Four-and-a-hal street and Pennsylvania
| avenue also that prominent speakers would
| address the meeting. Members of the organ
| izations were particularly invited to be pres
| ent.
The proclamation OF General Master Work
man Sovereign for proper celebration Of the
| twenty-ffth anniversary OF the organization
| of the Knights OF Labor was read. The re-
| quest of the general master workman was
heartily concurred i'll by the delegates. Sew
| eral plans were suggested for the proper
| celebration of the event in this city. The
plan finally adopted was to have an open
meeting on Sunday, November %, the anni-
versary day, and that Brother Paul I. Bowen
be requested to give one of his interesting
| lectures on that occasion. Brother Bowen
being present. cheerfully accepted the invita-
| tion and stated that nothing would give him
greater pleasure than TO have pleasant talk
with the members of the order and others
| who desired to be present, especially those
I that were members here in 1928. Dele
| gates Hall. Rea Wells, Clements. and Wal
port were appointed as a committee on ar
rangements and will report at the next meet
ing.
Discussion on the justice of the petitions to
increase the pay of the fire department of this
city was had The petitions were unani-
mously indorsed. Quite a number OF the
delegates spoke of the hardships of the fire
mans lot in being compelled to remain
| twenty-four hours on duty and favored not
only an increase OF pay, but an increase OF
the force so that the fremen could have
| time to become acquainted with their fami-
| lies, even if two sets of men had to be en-
ployed. The resolution Of Endorsement was
ordered to the District Commissioners,
Of rba praSiHaDf pT tho
ate, and to the chairmen Of Congressional
committees.
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Representatives from twenty-eight local
labor unions and assemblies greeted Presi-
dent Spohn when the proceedings of the
Federation were opened last Tuesday evening.
The first business of the evening was the
acceptance OF the credentials of J. Mccarthy.
| in place of Delegate Phillips. from Theatrical
Alliance. The credentials were approved and
the delegate admitted.
Under report of committees, the committee
on contracts reported that they had waited on
! the Arth Brothers, butchers, who had been
reported as going to build the large flats on
! Seventh street and Virginia avenue south
west. The committee had been received very
| pleasantly. After hearing the request of the
! Federation, Arth Brothers Immediately as
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| fully do all in their power 10 have the work
| done bv union labor They further gave the
committee full authority TO make that fact
| public.
The committee further reported that they
had also waited on Mr.. Charles Baum, the
| dry goods merchant on Seventh street, rela-
tive to the building of his house, also to i'm
| provements to store on Seventh street. Mr..
| Baum had told the committee that the man
! who generally does his work employs union
men. therefore he failed to see why extra pre-
caution should be taken at this time. The
| committee failed to learn the name of the
! contractor but that can be easily learned and
will be reported to the Federation at its next
| meeting.
The committee further reported that they
| had visited Mr.. Charles Schneider, the baker
| on street. relative to his contem plated new
building Mr. Schneider had informed the
committee that he would not build during the
present season, but he had always been
| friendly toward organized labor. though he
| had grievance against some of the methods
employed by that kind of labor, especially
! the bakers.
The special committee appointed to pre-
pare resolutions condemning the political
course of Mr.. Henry Smith, of Milwaukee,
Wis, while in the FIfty-frst Congress. who is
now candidate for reelection. reported
that they had investigated the political rec
ord of Mr. Smith while here in Congress. and
so far as they had been able to learn that his
actions in Congress had been consistent with
the principles of all true reformers and If
elected would be far preferable to organized
labor than either of his opponents. There
fore the committee recommended that it be
discharged. The report was accepted by
unanimous vote of the Federation and the
recommendation concurred in.
The committee on the Dunlop case asked
| for further Instructions. On motion they
were instructed to act in conjunction with the
| committee from the District Assembly and the
counsel in the case and also wait on the Com
mjssioners with reference to the laws and
| regulations governing street railroads, which,
| in the opinion OF organized labor, are now
being violated by the Washington and George
town Railroad Company.
letter was read from Mr.. Harry Williams.
superintendent of the Washington Bre wing
Company. stating that the interests of or
ganized labor had been provided for in the
building improvements under contemplation
by the company.
A letter was also read from Mr. William
Howard. author OF an article on the solution
of the labor problem. which was introduced
during the last session of Congress in the
| United States Senate by Hon. James II. Kyle,
and ordered to be printed as public docu-
ment. The communication was accompanied
with copy of the aforesaid article. On mo-
ton, the letter was received and the secretary
instructed to extend an invitation to Mr.
Howard TO address the Federation on Tues
day, November 20.
Under call of trades the delegates from the
Plasterers reported in favor OF the walking
delegate. but favored that the assessment be