The Washington times., 1894-07-15
MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK.

cal Temple.
L A so, X of l., musicians-Elks' Hail. Ninth
and Pennsylvanis avenue.
Bakers Assembly Hall
MONDAY EVENING.
Carpenters Acknowledgements Tenn
Plasterers' s'Assembly-Plasterers'H Hall
Amalgamated Order OF Carpenters-Red Mems
Hall, street northwest
Brotherhood of Carpenters, No. 1s0-42.
Twelfth street northwest.
Tailors' Union, No. 1ss-Red Mems Hall
TUESDAY EVENING.
Federation of Labor-Plasterers Hall, Four
and-a-half street and Pennsylvania avenue
Building Trades sCouncil-Typographica Tenn
pie.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Columbia Lodge, No. ia, machinists-Mc-
Auley's Hall, Third and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
Electric Workers in their hall, Twelfth and z
streets northwest
BARRIERS Assembly-Plasterers' Hall
Carpenters Union, No. 1-Plasterers Hall
Horseshoers' Union-Costellos Hall, Sixth and
6 streets.
THURSDAY EVENING.
District Assembly, No. &c. X of L-Piasterers'
Hall Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
northwest
FRIDAY EVENING.
Painters Assembly-Harris' Hall, Seventh
and d streets northwest.
Ecceatric Engineers-Bunch's Hall, Eighth
street, between d and f streets northwest
Stonecutters Association-Red Men S Han
Carpenters Council-Typographical Temple.
Plate Printers Assembly-G. a. Hall, Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Excelsior acknowledgements Temple
SATURDAY EVENING.
Cigarmakers' Union, No 737-Seventh street
and Louisiana avenue
President Whitemore presided over the
toilers' representatives at the regular session
Of the Federation of Labor last Tuesday night.
At roll-cali of delegates seventy-hve answered
TO their names. In addition TO the regular
delegates large number of ex-delegates were
In attendance. Several old familiar faces,
pioneers of the Federation. were also noticed
among those present. and it must have been a
source OF great satisfaction to the old-timers
10 see such an enthusiastic and crowded
meeting.
In the Federation there are now representa-
tives from twenty-seven local organizations,
numbering from 1900 to $4,000 members,
and from present indications before the end
OF the year every local labor organization in
this District will be represented. The pro-
ceedings OF the last meeting We're very inter
esting The following delegates presented
credentials and were admitted:
Eccentric Engineers Association-E. J. Rea
G. s. Hulme, J. T. Sullivan, W. J. Conlin, and
/. II. Sears Talors' Union. No. ISM. Sill
verman. s. Lolan. o. Johnston, L. Brotman,
and K Berg. Bakers Assembly, ]. Doyle,
. G. W. Nairn. G. W. keinle, C. Bender. and J.
NJ Hanschuh. Painters Assembiy-William
Boron, George E. Susson, ana George Seiber.
L. A 2672-S. II. Bell, William l.. Dewart.
William II. Cromeline, r. B. Parkman, and
o. s. Montz.
The Legislative committee reported that
they had waited on Senator Kyle and that the
Senator had examined very carefully the bill
formulated by the Federation entitled En-
ployers Liability Act" and after suggesting
several changes, which were accepted by the
committee, promised to introduce the bill in
the Senate at the first opportunity. The COM
Inittee further reported that the protest of the
Federation against the issuing of interest
bearing bonds in the District had been pre-
sented in person to the proper committees in
Congress and that in presenting the protest
in the Senate committee the chairman, Sem
ator Harris, had expressed surprise that
workingmen should be protesting against a
measure that would create work" Whether
he meant what he said or meant that he was
surprised that workingmen had the presump-
tion to refuse to swallow sugar-coated
strychnine pills was more than the committee
could determine. However, he promised that
the protest would receive due consideration.
The committee also reported that Hon. J.
D. Sayers had promised to meet them Wednes-
day morning at the Navy Department for the
purpose of seeing Secretary Herbert relative
to Brother Whitemore's case.
The election OF officers for the ensuing term
resulted as follows:
President. Milford Spohn; first vice presi-
dent, Harry Speake; second vice president,
George o. Cook: recording secretary. Joseph
X. Potter: financial tary-treasurer,
Stephen A. Clements: sergeant-at-arms, o. P.
Ayers. During the evening telegram was
read from Chicago announcing the arrest OF
Debbs and Keller and the seizure OF all their
private papers. After some discussion, dur
ing which the delegates were not bashful in
expressing their sentiments, both as to the
arrest and the course that had been pursued
by President Cleveland. a committee was
appointed TO first ascertain the facts and then
TO prepare resolutions suitable to the senti-
ments expressed. The committee retired for
further Information and shortly appeared.
escorting John W. Hayes, general secretary
OF the Knights of Labor. who addressed the
Federation and confirmed the truth of the re-
port of the arrest. Mr.. Hayes also gave
some very interesting facts connected with
the A. Il. L. strike. The following commit
tee statement was then read and indorsed:
While as law-abiding cititizens we stand
pledged TO maintain law and order, 10 sustain
the dignity OF the state and uphold the authori-
ties in every lawful effort for the protection of
lie ana properly, the course OF events Culninat-
ing in condition which is distinctive of the
basic principles of the repablic through a sub
version of our Constitution, vicious construction
ana violation OF statute law by those in author
ity calls for mosi emphatic protest The Fed
GRAFTON of Labor of District of Columbia is,
therefore, in full sympathy with the A. IL L.,
not alone in their effort to maintain their organ
iZation, but we recognize the fact that the local
issue is tho maintenance of the unification of
labor in opposition to the destructive forces of
unified capital
1t is gratifying that under the most severe
provocation no act OF lawlessness has been COM
mitted by any member of the American Rail-
way Union They have shown a higher regard
for law than have those whose sworn duty il is
10 maintain law While the emp oyes Of the
railroads were peaceably and legitimately en-
forcing their demands the executive and Judi
ciary were giving active aid TO those corpora
tions States have been invaded by United
States troops and civil government has been
subordinGted
Corporations have been permitted TO destroy
trade, delay mails, and violate the obligations
OF public carriers This condition of affairs, for
which the railroad management and the officials
been made a specious subterfuge for Federal in
reference
Federal officials have not only become the
active helpers Of these corporations but have
coupled their authority TO the rear of Pullman
car and become absolutely subservient to corpor-
ate power. Judges have become the plant tools
OF railway managers, and the crowning infamy
oil a Federal course of incompetency and unlaw-
ful procedure was the arrest OF the officials of
the A. X. L. The arrest of these persons and the
seizure Of their papers and property We denouncc
Is prostitution of law, and infamous and muir
derous blow at American liberty, which is more
dangerous than the knife of the assassin or the
dynamite Of the anarchists In this critical hour
which may be the critical test of republican in
sttutions, believe il to be the highest duty of
the citizen TO protest against the violation of