The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23

that the Federation is now preparing for
presentation to Congress on this Important
question.
The committee on the Dunlop case is in
consultation with prominent lawyers and will
report at the next meeting.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.
When the District Assembly was called to
order last Thursday night 1t was found that
every officer was at his post, and every local
assembly hall had representation. The
gradual increase in the attendance at the
meetings continue, and the interest mani
tested proves the earnestness OF the dele
gates.
The large amount of business prolonged the
session on Thursday night until a late hour,
still several resolutions bearing on the devel-
opments that have been brought painfully
and conspicously before the public, as the re-
suit of the Stumpb fire, had to be laid over.
II is the opinion of the delegates to the Dis
trict Assembly that the large amount OF Grim
inal responsibility that undoubtedly exists for
the fatal effects OF the fire should be properly
ventilated.
The delegates were further OF the opinion
that the whitewash process should not be ap
piled in this case and a complete exposure
made.
Credentials of delegates were received from
Local Assembly 1916 and accepted. Local
founded during the past few weeks. 1t is
composed OF drivers of bakers wagons, many
OF whom formerly belonged to the Bakers
Assembly. The new assembly starts out with
membership OF over 100. They meet on Mon
day nights in Bunch's Hail, on Eighth street.
Painters reported non-union painters at
work on the Lemon buildings; referred to
proper committee with instructions to act at
once.
A prominent bakery was reported as VIC
lating their agreement made with organized
labor. The alleged violation consists OF thee
firm utilizing the colored stablemen IN the
making of bread instead OF employing more
bakers. The agreement with the boss bakers
is that one colored man as helper shall be al
lowed in each shop. But this firm, in addl-
ton to the helper, takes the men from the
stable during their spare hours to assist IN
getting out the bread. The question was re-
ferred to the executive committee and the
cleanliness of the aforesaid bakery will be
thoroughly investigated and exposed unless
change of heart takes place.
The delegates from the BARRIERS reported
several barber chops that have failed TO keep
square with the Assembly. hence the "trian-
gular green card that appears in the win
dow of every union barber shop has been
taken away from them. Delegates were eau
toned to look out and see if the card was
| displayed before entering barber shop.
The committee appointed to wait on the
| Commissioners, requesting the closing OF bar
| Der shops on Sundays. reported that they had
| performed the duty. and had also at the re-
! quest OF the Commissioners put the COM
! plants in writing, but they had heard OF no
action being taken.
The committee on the prosecution OF the
| Dunlop case reported progress.
The Bakers Assembly reported that the
! Boss Bakers Association seemed determined
| to ignore the Labor Bureau, which has been
| cfonl bad hyf ba no
| Bakers International Union, and that they
/ insist in importing labor into the bake shops
| while competent bakers in this city are out of
WORK.
The Bakers Labor Bureau was established
| for the mutual benefit of the bosses and the
| journeymen and was conceded as such by all
| parties concerned. On the daily register of
the bureau, which was open at all times both
! toZemployer and employed, appeared the
names of all the unemployed bakers in this
| city. An employer needing help by having
access 10 the register could select any kind of
help he desired. But for some reason or
| other a change of front has come about and
some of the bosses are importing their help
from other cities to the detriment of union
| men.
The journeymen propose to bring the
| matter to climax, and If the bosses continue
| this course the union men in the shops will
walk out and give the imported men undis-
/
! the bakers organizations have the consent
and moral support of the District Assembly.
On motion the District pledged its support
to the advertisers in THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
The question of securing some legislation
| on postal telegraph at the hands of Congress
| during the coming session was then taken up
AS this kind of work incurs expense. which in
the past has been borne alone by the repre-
sentative labor bodies of this jurisdiction
while the benefits are equally shared by the
masses OF the country, the District Assembly
decided to request some financial assistance
from the general assembly, as will be seen
from the following preamble and resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas the platform of the Knights of Labor
demands the government ownership Of the tele-
graph, and it is important that the order should
continue active efforts to enforce the demand;
| and
Whereas the Presidential election of 1896 will
be potential for good or evil for the masses, and
II is desirable that strong effort should be
made to secure the postal telegraph or to place
| members of the next Congress on record on the
| question; and
| Whereas District Assembly, No &c, has mem
bers well qualified by ability and experience TO
| manage the work, and such management can
be secured at n fraction of the cost of any other
method, there being no charge for subsistence,
be it
Resolved, That the General Assembly appro-
pirate two hundred dollars $780, to be subject TO
| the order of the district master workman of Dis
| legislative committee of that district assembly
for materials, postage and incidental expenses
| in an effort to secure a postal telegraph, and
| that said legislative committee is authorized to
| represent the order in this behalf
AMONG THE LOCALS.
The last meeting of Carpenters Union, No.
1, held last Wednesday night, was full of in
terest. The nominations of officers for the
ensuing term were read. The semi-annual
election will take place next Wednesday even
ing. There are an extraordinarily large num-
Der of candidates for the office of president
which will no doubt bring out a large attend
ance at the next meeting. Every office in the
gift of the union, except that OF treasurer, is
being hotly contested, and many changes are
expected.
The delegates to the Labor Day conference
requested instructions as to how they should
vote at the coming meeting. After some dis.
cussion the delegates were instructed to vote
for the conference to adjourn to meet again
about the first of next July. The sentiment
of the members was that credit of the initia-
tory of bringing about the Labor Day celebra
ton of this year in this city was due to the
Bricklayers' Union. But it was also theil
opinion that to continue the conference as
! permanent organization, holding regular