The morning times., 1895-08-19
AGAINST The HEhOHG0IIAKS
Columbia Typographical UniGn
Opposed to Chinese LaundriGS.
GIVE AMERICANS A CHANCE
1t Was Developed That There Are
Several Hundred Laundry Girls in
Washington Who Directly Suffer
From Cheap Observation-Disclosures of
Officers and Other Business.

The printers OF this city spoke out man
fully yesterday IN favor of the recently
organized union Of laundry employees and
against the MongoIaRs from the Celestial
empire who have come here and started
shop OD every corner. in many cases two
in the same block. and have cut the price OF
work TO suit the Chinese style OF living.
Columbia Typograp aphicaI Union No. 1O1 has
this means OF giving xpressionto theirvie VS..
The annual meeting OF Columbia Union
was held yesterday and Officers were
elected, committees were appointed and
resolutions were passed.
The officers chosen were as follows
George A Tracy, president; E. 6. Farrell
vice-preSident; Frank n. Padgett. secretary;
]. ]. Higgins, treasurer; E. II. Hardwicke,
sergeant-at-arms. and Granville Hartford,
doorkeeper. F. Il. Rudy and ]. ] sullivan
were elected trustees.
Business committee, William BrOckwelI,
chairman; John McGinnis, NJ j Maher,
/ Z. FulIeHweider, Francis Benzler.
Nominating committee, Charles Bastian.
F. H. Roberts, JoAu Lynch, " L. Love.
George P. DoweIl.
Printing committee, W. H. Phillips, chair
man; John Bclrle, Fred E Garrison.
Finance committee, J. J. Mccarthy.
chairman; \. j E Hubbard, E W. Patton.
Auditing committee, 4 schoH. chairman.
Edward T Toner, William Lentz
Grievance committee, D Y Snyder,
chairman: c. Il Seugstack. W c. Fechtig,
William Allison, George c. Christie
Entertainment committee, I. i Bynum,
chairman; Charles F Purdy, Elmer Demeut,
c. E Miller, E. DietriCk.
Library committee, E 7 Lamont. chair
mau; NJ ] Hess. Joseph E. Zimmerman.
a resolution was passed stating that the
union thanked all the newspapers OF the
city for their coed VIII and their work in
She cause OF labor, ard desired to retain
the favor Of all the city newspapers This
resolution was offered hy Mr.. E l. Blake.
The resolution against Chinese Cheap
Labor was offered by Mt. F c. Roberts
It stated that between geo and SEQ girls
employed IN the steam iauEdries here have
been working at low wages ard long hours,
and are likely TO be reduced 20 a lower
level OF labor by the patronage Of the
recently organized a uniCn, Columbia, said
the resolution, would pledge The support OF
its organization to the union and tie pa
tronage of its members and their friends
TO the steam Iaundries, especially those en-
plOying the union laundry workers.
The resolution was discussed by AIessrs
Roberts. Brockwen, Rudier, Blake, Bell
Oyster and others
POINT OUT HARDSHIPS.
They pointed OUT the hardships which the
laundry employees had to undergo as a re-
suit OF the Chinese taking away their work
They pointed out how meanly the Celes-
tials live, how vicious and Troublesome
they usually are as citizens, and how they
! bring TO advantage to any community.
| 1t was further brought to notice how I'M
/ possible it is for the steam Iaundries 20
! compete with the cut rates OF the Chinese
/ and pay living wages unless organized
/ labor stands by them.
| A resolution offered by Mt Kennedy,
| attacking the civil service commission and
| the work done in holding examinations for
/ the GovernmentPrintngO Office, was unani-
| mousIy voted down.