The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-22
DEMANDS OF LABOR
AMERICAN FEDERATION's COUNCIL
WILL MEET HERE TO-DAY.
BlackIisffng by Railroads and Other
Important Matters VIII BE
Considered.

utive council of the American Federation of
Labor since the administration of President
McBride begins to-day at the federation
headquarters in the De Soto Block, on East
Market street, opposite tie Journal Building
me members of the council are President
Mcbride, First Vice President p. J. Nc
CURE. of Philadelphia, national secretary
Oh the carpenters and joiners' union: Sec
ond vice President James Duncan, Indian
apoiis, national secretary of the granitecut-
ters and acting president of the federation
during the illness and absence of Mr.. Nc
Bride; Third Vice President Ready Kene-
han, of Denver, general secretary Of the
horseshoers; Fourth Vice President Thomas
j. Elderkin, of Chicago, general secretary of
lake seamen; Treasurer John b. Lennon.
New York, general secretary of tailors,
and Secretary August McCraith. 1t so hap
pens that all the members of the council
except the president and secretary, are Sec
retaries of their respective national or in
ternational organizations, and they are men
of more than usual ability. Mr.. Mcclure has
been heard here on a number of occasions
in the past and has q large number of adj
mirers.
There are a number of disagreements
among labor organizations over the coun-
try which must come up before the execu-
tive board for settlement The trouble in
Louisville has been arranged by acting
President Duncan and his course will come
up for Endorsement. There were two central
labor bodies there, the Central Labor Union
and the Trades and Labor Assembly. The
former claimed that the charter to the as
sembly was Illegally issued and for several
years progress in trades union organization
has been hindered by reason of these differ
ences Mr.. Duncan brought about CONSOLE
dalton of the two bodies under the name of
Central Trade and Labor Union.
In Chicago there is a heated contest on
between Breweryworkers' Union No. IS and
the national organization of brewers No. IS
refused to pay tax of about $1,000 which
the national brewers organization had as
s sesS SCI. Tor the payment OF certain strike
local union declares that the expense was
incurred in a fight for the benefit of the
union and that the tax was not binding
upon No. Is because it was not incurred in
support OF union labor The National Brew
ter of No. Is be rescinded for insubordina-
tion Mr.. Bechtold. assistant secretary, will
present the case of the national union and
Secretary Schlecht the case of No. IS.
The trouble that comes up from St Louis
arises out of the organization of second
engineers union known as the Stationary
and Marine Engineers Union. The older or
ganization of stationary engineers, known
union had an assurance when it obtained a
charter that no other stationary engineers
union would be allowed in the city They
object to an engineer holding union card
for marine employment at the same time
that he holds card for stationary work.
and still not be member Of the stationary
engineers union proper. The contest has
become a bitter one, owing TO the engineer
of one of the largest retail houses in the
city employing member of the marine
union and the threat of the Corliss union
to boycott the house unless the objection
their own members employed. The engineer
went into the court and obtained an in
junction against the boycott. The hands Of
the Corliss union are tied and 1T appeals
to the executive council to annul the char
ter of the other body.
The council will take action looking
toward some legislation which it believes to
be needed. 1t will either appoint conf
mittee to consult with some leading consti-
therize the president and secretary to seek
legal advice and have the bills drafted. One
ing for the filing of the label of an organi,,
last night that before the passage of the
law would not have been asked for, under
the belief that it would be held an infringe
ment of State. rights. But now, ne said,
cessfui operation and is held valid, ne
thought that the national label law would
ton Such law would accomplish what
would have to be passed upon py
all the States of the. Union; In TINS con-
nection, the council will consider the advis-
ability of putting label lecturers in the field
for the PRONUNCIATION of the value or LABELS
to the buyer of such goods as are made in
pose is to help the buyer distinguish be-
tween sweat shop goods, with all their pos
sibiities of disease and certainty OF 1nJus-
tice to underpaid workingmen and working
women and children and the better class of
made ana a beng hgh
of American workingmen. The lecturers
will carry stereopticons with them, and Will
illustrate what they mean when they REFER
TO yeat shops, showing scenes taken from
actual life in the great centers or certain
people to the point. where an article VIII
have to bear a satisfactory and famihar
label to be purchaSable.
The council will consider national meas
ure to prevent railroad blacklisting. IL is
said that among the late cases Of blacklist
railroad officials have adopted a system of
apparent good will, and when the employe
iuction to another road, with the remark
that the writer would esteem 1T a special
Il the recipient M9nd pass Rnt by
letter is given seal or stamp in place
which secretly means that the letter car
bearer is not to be employed. The fedora
ton desires penalty for such double deal
ng The paddTone syS5 ora Viii Viii he made to
frame a law so as to prevent the shipment
Of the Italian and Bohemian padrones from
New York and other Eastern cities to the
point of labor trouble. There are some
weak points in the. alien contract labor law
hat the council will seek TO have remedied.
rhe laws permitting federal judges their
present wide scope in granting injunctions
and furnishing for contempt will be given
consideration in the hope of having some
placed upon the power of the
courts.
The meeting of the council will begin this
at 8 o'clock. 1t will be secret in
is consideration, but the results Will be an
bounced at the close of the day. The car
1enters will have mass meeting tonight.
1pen only to members. and Will be adj
dressed by their national secretary, Mr.. Nc
yuire There Will be mass meeting of
organized workingmen in the Criminal
court room on Wednesday night, at which
several addresses by these national labor
,fficers will be made. This will be open to
The public.
CLEVELAND, o.. April PIP. NJ. Ar
hur chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
i've Engineers, will sail for Europe. with
1is wife next week. He has been granted
siy months absence with pay.