The morning times., 1895-09-09
BUTCHER AUTH'S PROMISES
Fails to Keep Them to District
Assembly, No. 66.
He VIII, Therefore, Re Continued on
the Unfair rList-Meeting of Butch
ers' Assembly-Labor Notes.

The executive board of District Assem-.
bly,, No. GO, gave TO The Times last night
some inside history iin the matter of Mr..
Nicholas Auth, boss butcher, being pla ced
on the unfair list. 1t was at the request
of Mr.. A nth that the facts have not been
given by the committee for publication,
but in view OF his action within the past
week, they deeri. II proper to state the
case TO the public
on Sunday, September /, a meeting of
the executive comuBttee was held in the
committee room of organized labor in
The Times building, third floor front, Mr..
Michael Cuff, chairman, presiding. SIR.
Auth was present by request, it being in
tended, II possible, to settle the differences
between him and organized labor by
personal conference. Mr.. Auth's state
mcnt, question, and answer was taken in
writing by Secretary Rea.
Mr.. Autn argued that he could not run
union shop unless all the boss butchers
came under the same arrangement.
ON the 10Th OF August, SIX OF his en-
ploycs joined the Butchers Assembly, X.
OF l.. ON Monday, the Goth, he discharged
two men, and four others quit work. To
these four he said, that il they would not
work with nOD-unIon men, he would send
his men To the union without consultation
with any OF the boss butchers. Mr.. \ uth
had previously stated that he could not
ran his business independently OF the boSS
butchers.
Mr. Auth admitted that the boss butchers
had met on the night of the 10Th OF
August, but said than the meeting had no
connection with the matter under lnYestl-
CATION. He later admitted that the iron,
clad agreement tnat Mr. Loef1ler compelled
his men 10 sign was discussed at this meet
ing.
Further answering, MI Auth said lie was
in favor OF employing union butchers, pay
ing union wages, ara working union hours,
provided the union would concede him the
right OF hiring ana dlseharsnG men lor
sufficient cause.
He consented then to sign the old agree
ment without consultation or getting the
consent OF the other butchers. bat declined
TO sign the new scale and agreement with
out Sucn consultation.
Finally ne agreed to call Il meeting of the
Abattoir Company and present the case to
them and II 10 sd tlSiactOry settlement was
made he would meet the executive board at
Four and -a-halr street lnd Pennsylvania
avenue Thursday, September ., at y. III.
and sign the agreement, provided the com
mittee would not publish the TACT OF ms
signing.
instead of keepiag his engagement ne
sent communication 10 District A Assembly
Sc, IN which he stated that he had called
meeting OF the boss butchers dlIu hdu ldlu
the matter before them. They requested
him 10 inform tie committee that they would
meet them any evening at the American
House. 1nlS COMMUNICATION was refer
red TO the executive board and Secretary
Rea was directed 10 inform him tlat
the cUnImittec-roOm was III Tie Ilmes
building, and that the executive board
would meet him $iuu tie butchers there
Sunday. September SNesIcTdayB at = p. IN
In reply 10 this Mi Auth wrote d IeiIcr
whica was Received after . =. IN. on last
Saturday, wherein Mr.. AUTH said that
owing to the engagements OF himself and
several other butchers II would be lnlpoS-
SIblc 10 meet tbe board at TIE tine Indicated,
butwOuld 10 so any LimG next week.
This last communication was read be-
fore the executive board at its meeting
yesterday afternoon. MIR. Auth was Sc
Vcrely criticised fer his Conduct and llS
letter was land on the table.
The executive board VIII recommend
10 District Assembly 66 that Mr. Auth be
continued ON the unfair list.