Evening star., 1896-06-16

leave strongly impressed the conviction
ina. Within the District Of Columbia Mr..
Bechtold is an important ally of those who
consider the formation Of q central labor
union here as treason, and who will re-
sort to any MEANS however Questionable
ana disreputable, to destroy the organiza-
ton. -1.I=- ~
This. In conclusion, is respectfully SUBJ
mitted. and You will learn from the facts,
stated s. Inat any effort upon the part of the,
z. L. U. to adjust the matter upon the
lines OF trade unionisrl would be insulting
ly repudiated by ID. A. 90 ana the SEM
blance OF an organization known Gam
orinus Assembly. Our treatment in the
past, when an honest. manly effort was
made to honorably adjust the trouble,
forced us into a neutral position, which, if
abandoned. would forfeit manhood. violate
every principle of unionism, disrupt our
body and leave US disintegrated and helpless
In the power Of a malicious faction which is
seeking our destruction"
Proposed Woodworkers' Union.
The following letter. from Mr.. Thomas l.
Kidd, general secretary Of he Machine
Woodworkers' International Union at Chi
cago. was read and referred to the general
organizer: ION a number OF occasions I
have written to your city with the object
OF getting a branch of our amalgamated
union established in your midst, and as
you know, without any success up to the
present time. Yet j am hopeful that the
present revival in trade, even though slight,
has affected your city somewhat and paved
the wey for the formation of q woodwork
ers' union. There are many woodwork
ers In your vicinity, including those who
work at the bench and the machine, in fur
niture shop and planning mM, that / am
confident that some good result could be
obtained II you could manage to get the CO.
operation OF one or two active woodwork
ers Inc organization at large is progress
ing nicely, and l begin to have some hope
that eventually our people may rescue
themselves from the slavish conditions that
enshroud them. So many of our peoDle are
working for such miserably low wages that
their organization becomes an absolute
necessity"
Credentials. were received from the dele
gates from the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and the delegates were admitted
and obligated.
The contract committee reported that
several important contracts would be sign
ed before next meeting.
Delegate McCrink of the Engineers Union
reported that the Washington Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railroad Company were
employing non-union engineers at Mt Ver-
non Park, and a committee was appointed
TO investigate the matter.
Electrical wor<ers' New Lecture
Room.
The Electrical Workers reported the
opening of their new lecture room, and ex-
| tended an invitation to the members of the
c. L. L. to visit them in their new quar-
ters, sos 11th street northwest
Delegate Malone of the Electrical Work.
ers said he was unable as yet to give any
Information In regard to the matter which
had been referred to him, to ascertain IL
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railroad Company was employing
incompetent men to do their electrical
work on the road as he had not had time
TO look into the subject.
Delegate Weber reported that the Bakers
and Confectioners held a good meeting
90 nr1o
organizing Cracker Bakers Union, and
he anticipated an increase in membership
on account of the ordering of Saturday
night baking by X. of l.. boss bakers.
Delegate Whyte OF the Steam Filters
asked that five firms of employing steam
filters be declared unfair, giving as his rea-
son that the steam filters had exhausted all
means in their power, except that of the
boycott, TO induce the employers TO Yield
to the demand for an eiRht-hour day, but
they refused. special committee of three
was appointed TO call on the firms referred
TO and endeavor 10 effect a satisfactory
settlement, and the committee was in
structed that if the firms any of them
refuse to recede from their present position
to place them on the unfair list.
The GalvapiZed Iron and Cornice Work.
ers asked that no action be taken toward
organizing a Timers Union until their
union has an opportunity to act on it. The
request was granted.
Letter From the Painters.
The Painters Union was granted per-
mission to send a communication TO The
Star. of which the following is a copy:
ALLOW through the medium Of your
valuable and far-reaching paper to correct
few false impressions which have been
circulated lately by certain malicious per-
sons concerning the Painters Protective
Union, No. no. Brotherhood of Painters
ana decorators of America, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor Ii lis
untrue that We work for $3.50 per day OF
nine hours as has been stated our scale
Is $50 per day of eight hours. IL is also
untrue that we are organized to injure any
other organization. We are banded to-
gether for our own protection, and all good
painters are welcome to our ranks. he they
employers or employees. But 10 member OF
our organization can be an employer one
week day and journeyman the next, as is
the practice in some other organizations.
Ihus both classes are protected. Our card
is national one, and is recognized
the Dominion of Canada. Our motto is
Live and let live
(SigneD JOHN G. CAMPBELL.
President"
More About the Beer Boycott.
1t was announced that number of sa-
Icon keepers who had received a copy Of
the circular letter in reference to the beer
boycott issued by the agitation committee
of the local federation and ID. A. &C. X
of L., had received the impression that the
Central Labor Union had something TO do
with sending the communication, and the
Following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we, the representatives
OF the trades unions of the District of CO.
lumbia, in regular meeting assembled do
hereby declare that the Central Labor
Union is in no wise responsible for such a
letter (as referred 10 above) being sent out,
and We do not approve the same"
1t was stated that the hod carriers wish
doll ~-aC To -t.
they wanted TO be with the bricklayers
and they were invited to dc so
President Spohn announced that a meet
Ing OF the joint committee on Labor day
will be held at Bricklayers' Hall wednes-
day evening at o'clock.
Vast Pineapple Planta tfon.
Congressman Linton, founder of the new
town south Of West Palm Beach, has con-
tracted with w. S. Glow of the Windella