Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-26
TRADES COUNCIL
Have an Interesting Session-labor Day Ar- engagements Resolutions
 Adopted.

Secretary J. H. F. Moseley at the desk.
 After routine business the good of the order was taken up and the organization committee wss instructed to meet with the pattern makers and aid in organizing union.
 Labor Day was taken up and occupied considerable time, several matters com ing up for disposition.
 MT. Drenman announced that Nil. Thomas Wisdom would arrive in the city Friday and address the iron moulders and others who would attend at Frs wells hall Friday night. He also an nounced that MT. Wisdom would address the. Trades council and working men Sunday afternoon at the same place.
 The order of organizations in the pro cession on Labor Day was agreed upon by ballot as follows:
 Mounted police.
 Mayor and aldermen in carriages.
 Delegation of the Commercial club in carriages
 Birmingham Trades council.
 Deleg ation of Laundry Workers Be nevolent and Protective association in carriages
 Brotherhood of Machnists
 Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers No. 1, Gate City.
 Analgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers No. 1, Birmingham.
 Iron moulders' union.
 Brick Layers union.
 Boilermakers union.
 Brotherhood of Blacksmiths.
 Clerks Benevolent and Protective as sociation.
 Birmingham Typographical union No. 104.
 plaSterers union.
 Miners organizations (by choice) Trades display
 Birmingham fire department.
 All other organizations of labor not represented at the Trades council were invited to participate in the parade and those participating will report to the grand marshal.
 Four delegates from the Iron Moulders' union, Messrs. w. P Thornton H. A. Kemble James Scott and Lee Whelan, were obligated by. the president.
 The following resolution was read, of fered and adopted:
 Whereas, The encroachments of mo- nopolists upon the rights of labor have steadily become more and more oppras- sive, and
 Whereas. Events of the past year have demonstrated the prostitution of the functions of government in behalf of monopoly as against flesh and blood of workingmen; therefore be it
 Resolved, That we, delegates to the Birmingham Trades council, do earnest ly protest against the recent decision of tiic Olilltu oldtGS supreme court, Indk- ing 1t possible for any tyrant judge to send men to prison for daring to exer- else the natural and rightful privileges of citizenship which our forefathers have guaranteed us as peaceful citizens of the republic, and especially idenounce the ju- dicial system which imprisons men with out a trial by jury.
 Resolved, That we regard the incar- ccraton of F. V. Debs and the directors of the American Railway union as cruel and unjust in the extreme. and we do not hesitate to pass these resolutions, as they are in accordance with our con science and principles.
 Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing , resolutions be sent to the president. Eu- gene V. Debs, at Woodstock jail and to the general office of the American Rail- way union at Terre Haute.
 MT. William Maily of the grievance committee reported in reference to the trouble with the laundries, and said that he and his brother members had called on three 1aundrieS and asked for a copy of their pay rolls. One only granted the request. The three laundries had also stated that they would not recognize or ganized laundry workers as a union. Since then he had learned that these same laundries had given 1t out that they were strictly union houses. One of them went so far as to say that his laundry was the only union laundry in the city, which MT. Mailly said was not true.
 Mr. Smith of Smith & Meyers laun- dry was introduced and announced that he would not only recognize organized labor but would not employ any but union labor.
 contribution was taken up for the six laundry workers who walked out of the Excelsior laundry and $10.15 secured. This was turned over to Mrs. Lou Miller, president of the Laundry Workers Be- nevolent and Protective association, for distribution among the six women for whom it was intended.
 Mrs Miller thanked those present in behalf of herself, her companions who had walked out and the association as a body.
 MT w. H. Stanly was chosen marshal of the Trades council on Labor Day.
 Adjourned.
 Labor Day Committee.
 The Labor Day committee met after the Trades council adjourned and trans acted considerable business. Many new prizes were reported contributed. Much work was mapped out for this week.
 The line of march was decided upon as follows: Form at Capitol park; march down Twentieth street to Second ave- nue; up Second avenue to Twenty-second street; down Twenty-second street to First avenue; down First avenue to Sew enteeth street; countermarch up First avenue to Twenty-second street, and thence to Lakeview.
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