The Washington times., 1895-05-26
FFDERATIoN OF LABoR.


The rainy weather Of last Tuesday had
very dampenng effect on the attendance
Of the officers OF the Federation of Labor,
for neither the president. first or second
vice presidents put in an appearance.
The meeting was called TO order by the
recording secretary, after which ex-Presi-
dent Thomas j. Foley was unanimously Sc
lected 10 preside over the meeting.
Roll call OF delegates showed that twenty
five organizations were represented. Gre
deutials of S. Stublman, in place of L.
Hartmann, from the Bakers Assembly;
Thomas Crawford and Alfred johnson, in
place of +. c. Charley and NJ. Solan. from
the Tailors' Union; and L. Foster and j. A.
Wells, in place Of W. L. Nolte and Frank
Dullinger, from the Paper Hangers Union,
were read and approved.
The special committee to wait on j. B,
Henderson reported that il would attend
TO the matter during the week.
The special committee 10 investigate the
charge that non-uniOn men were employed by
the Evening News Company, reported in
teryiew with Mr.. Slater, Jr., who had
stated that when IL had been ascertained
that the electrician was a non-union man,
be had been discharged. This state
meut was contFadicted by the delegates,
who stated that the man had continued at
work after the interview. 1t was further
union men were employed, for
mer committee from the electric workers
had been told the men employed suited
the company, and would be kept.
In view OF these facts, the committee
recommended that the Evening News be
placed on the unfair list, which recommen-
dation. after some debate, was concurred in
by the Federation.
Communication was read from the Pack
srs and Nailers' Union, OF Minneapolis,
Ninn., calling the attention OF the Fedora
tion 10 the strike against a reduction of
wages in the Washbum-Crosby Company
flour mills OF that city.
The letter contained a very urgent ap
peal OF the organized trades of this city TO
refuse to purchase the flour or bread made
from the products of the Washburn-Crosby
Company mills, until q settlement had
been reached.
During the debate on the appeal it was
ascertained that most Of the bread made in
this city was from flour manufactured in
Minneapolis. The appeal was then re-
ferred TO The journeymen bakers organiZa-
ton, and further ordered TO be published
Under new business, another case OF
violation of the eight-hour law was re-
ported. The present case was where
man in the employ Of the District govern
ment was working continuously twenty
four hours per day and had just found
out Audl AutlC " Dc du ClEht-AoOl "a
that there was labor union in this city.
Having learned of these two facts he had
presented his case, as usual, through third
parties, with the hope that relief in the
shape OF back pay might be had.
The sentiment of the Federation was
that while the man was not deserving of
much sympathy, still If the law was en-
forced there would be an opening for two
more men, therefore the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on eight-hour viola
tions with instructions TO act in conJunc-
ton with the committee from the District
Assembly.
Under call OF trades, the bakers delegates
reported that the demand of the journey
men for S2.E0 per day OF ten hours had
been granted by the bosses The an
uouncement was greeted with applause.
Extracts from the Journal Of the Knights
Of Labor was read stating that all differ
ences between the Washburn-Crosby Com
pany and organized labor had been amicably
settled. The secretary was Instructed to
notify the journal of the true facts in the
case