Evening star., 1895-08-19
The Printers Express Their Senti-
ments Toward the Press.
LIKEWISE TEE gGARMAKERU UNION
Electrical Workers Preparing for
Their National Convention
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

Whereas, Columbia Typographical Union,
No. 1O1, recognizes the prcprietors Of all
the daily papers of Washington as friend
ly to 1t and to organized labor generally,
and as fair to their employees; therefore, be
1t
Resolved, That we deprecate as unwise
and unfair representations by bodies of
workingmen that all the newspapers of the
city, save one. are hostile to organized
labor; and, further be 1t
Resolved That we pledge our support
generally to the newspapers Of Washing
ten. and express our appreciation Of the
aid they have given to organized labor in
securing important reforms"
large amount of routine business was
transacted. but there were also other mat
tiers of much importance disposed Of
Officers and Committees.
The officers who were elected at the last
meeting to serve for the ensuing term were
installed. The complete list is as follows:
President, George A. Tracy; vice president,
E. G. Farrell secretary, F. H. Padgett;
treasurer, John ]. Higgins: sergeant-at-
arms, R. E. Hardwick; doorkeeper. Gran
Vile Hartford; trustees. I. NJ. Ring and J.
]. Sullivan.
The following standing committees were
announced by President Tracy:
Business-W. N. Brockwell, chairman;
John F. McGinniss. NJ. J. Maher. John E.
Fullenweider and Francis Benzler.
Nomination-Charles Bastan, chairman;
F. C. Roberts, j. w. Lynch, w. r. Love
and George p. Dowell.
Printing-W. H. Phillips, chairman; John
Behrle and Fred G. Garrison.
Finance-J. ]. Mccarthy, chairman; A.
]. E. Hubbard and E. w. Patton.
Auditing-Alpheus Scholl. chairman; Ed
ward T. Toner and William Lentz.
Grievance-D. N. Snyder. chairman; c.
H. Sengstack, W. C. Fechtig William
Allison and George Christie.
Entertainments. A. Bynum, chairman;
Charles F. Purdy, Elmer Dement, c. Z.
Miller and E. DIETRICH.
Library-E. F. Lamont, chairman; Nor
ris j. Hess and Joseph Zimmerman.
The Laundry Girls.
The movement by the laundry girls of the
city. who, as heretofore stated in The Star.
have organized a society to protect them
selves against attempts Of Chinese laun-
dries of the city to take the trade from the
steam laundries. where the girls are en-
ployed by underwriting of prices, was
heartily indorsed. and a resolution was
adopted stating that it was the sense of the
members of Columbia Typographical Union
that the girls ought to be encouraged in
their efforts to secure living wages, and to
this end the ur ion would call on the men,
bers of labor organizations throughout the
District to patroniZe the steam laundres
in preference to those run by Chinese.
Satisfied With Civil Service.
There was a long discussion over a series
of resolutions introduced by Mr.. ]. F. Ken
nedy, which criticised the civil service COM
mission for their action toward the en-
ployes in the government printing office,
but after very full consideration of the
subject the resolutions were tabled
After the adjournment of the meeting
President Tracy, In reply to questions, said
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civil service commission. The commission,
he said. had treated the printers fairly in
Its dealings with them, and the present
system of examinations promised to i'm
prove the standing of the government
printing office employees. and to help the
craft as well. If there were any matters
that the union needed to adjust with the
commission President Tracy said they could
be amcaby settled as they arose, but that
50 far everything promised to arrange itself
without the aid of resolutions or agitation
of any sort.
The Cigar Makers and the Press.
The cigar makers at the meeting of their
Union Saturday night, after calmly consid-
ering the matter, declared by resolution
that they could see no sensible reason why
they should discriminate in favor of any
one newspaper. The resolutions set forth:
THAT We recognize in the attitude of the
Washington press toward organized labor
a disposition to be fair, and we pledge the
press our support so long as they employ
exclusively union labor, and that we will
impartiaily recognize all daily papers In the
giving out of news of interest to the pub
lic."
The union passed resolutions conveying
their sympathy to Mr.. John B. Beuchlng
regarding the death of his wife.
The Electrical Convention.
The convention committee of Local Union,
No 26. Electrical Workers. met yesterday
afternoon at No. $50 18th street northwest
and held an interesting meeting Mr.. Hen
ry Phillips presided and Mr.. John NJ. Berger
was secretary.
The secretary read letters in reference to
the rental asked for various halls in the
city Mr. A C. Neubeck also submitted a
proposition for furnishing such banners as
may be needed. A resolution was adopted
that the following be invited to attend the
opening of the convention: President Cleve-
land and his cabinet. the District Commits
sioners, the president and other officers of
the District Federation of Labor and Col.
F. H. Clark and Capt. A. A. Thomas of the
Electric Light Company.
1t was announced that the following
among many other electricians of world
wide reputation have been invited to be the
guests of the union at banquet to be CIV
en- by the members during convention
week Thomas A Edison, Prof Emile Ber-
liner George C. Maynard, George Westing
house. Prof. Elihu Thompson and Nicola
Tesla.
A Cane for Mr.. McIIugh.
Mr. James F. McHugh. president of the
Federation of Labor, was presented with
handsome gold-headed ebony cane at the
meeting of the Stonecutters' Union Satur-
day night. The present was intended as a
complimentary testimonial on the part of
the stonecutters toward their fellow-mem-
ber. Mr.. McHugh, and an expression of
their appreciation of the honor conferred
upon him by his reelection to the office of
general secretary treasurer of the 1nterna-
tional Stonecutters' Association for the
fifth time. The presentation address was
made by Mr.. Patrick Quinn, formerly of
Georgia, and now of Washington. and Mr..
McHugh made ali appropriate response.
After the presentation an Interesting mu-
steal and literary program was carried out.
The War on the lexington Road.
Labor organizations fast as they meet
are indorsins the action of the Protective
Street Railway Union and the Federation
Of Labor in placing the lexington Com
parry on the unfair list, because of it's diff
ferences with the Railway Union. In ad
ditior to organizations already mentioned,
such action has been taken by the Cigar
Makers Union, the Journeymen Tailors'
Assembly and d. A. Assembly g.