Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16
Building Trades Council Holds an
Interesting Meeting.
TIE BREWERY QUESTION DISCUSSED
Federation of Labor Also in Ses-
sion Last Night.
THE MATTERS CONSIDERED

The Building Trades Council held a large
ly attended meeting last night at Electrical
Workers Hall, 500 18th street northwest;
President William Silver presided, with ].
NJ. Boyce as secretary.
President Silver stated that he had been
informed by H. F. Woodward. attorney
for the Washington Brewing Company,
that the company contemplated the con-
struction Of a building at the brewery
which would require the employment of
large force of mechanics. He also stated
that Master Workman Simmons Of y. A.
&C. X. of L., had required that the brew
cry management employ on the work at
least one-half of the force from the mem
bership of 174S, X. of L., Assembly of Car
penters. AS the Washington Brewing Com
pany is a party to the contract with the
Building Trades Council, which provides
that only those of the organization repre-
sented in the council shall be employed
by the several breweries, and as the Car
penters' Assembly, 174S. Is not a part Of
the Building Trades Council, Mr.. Wood
ward requested that the matter be submit
ted to the council. as. under the present
conditions. to accede to Mr.. Simmons Ie-
quest, Affirmative action of the council
would be breach of contract. The mat
ter evoked a lengthy discussion, ard a
committee, composed of one delegate from
each trade represented in the council, was
appointed to prepare statement of the
sense of the council relative tc the mat
ter, and the secretary was instructed to
forward these statements TO the represen-
tatives of the brewery firms who are
parties to the Building Trades Council con-
tract. 1t was stated that Mr. Wood ward
assured Mr.. Silver that if the council took
unfavorable action In the matter the work
would not be done.
Reports were heard from the committee
appointed several weeks ago to ascertain
the number of saloon keepers who had
signed the agreement submitted by the
at4ation committee of District Assembly
66 and the local Federation which agree
ment requires the retail dealer to boycott
the product of the Heurich and National
Capital breweries.
1t was stated that so far as could be
ascerta.ned. after inquiry of nearly three
hundred dealers. but thirty had signed the
agreement, but in every instance it was
disregarded and the home product was
being sold by them.
Grievance.
1t W; reported that non-union carpen
tiers were employed at the Purity ice plan,
at K Street Market. ard the matter was
referred tc the contract committee, with
Instructions to submit a Building Trades
Council contract to the management of the
plant.
| A mem. of the Granite Cutters Unior
| stated that the contractor for the granite
! work on the Consumers brewery being con
| strueted at Rosslyn, Va. had refused t
| ferred to the grievance committee of tn.
| council and effort will be made today
| to adjust the matter.
Credentials were received from the Broth
erhood of Painters and the Br:cklayers
| Union. and the delegates were admitted
| and obligated.
Federation of Labor.
| The regular weekly meeting of the Fed
| Grafton of Labor was held last evening
! The attendance was good, Twenty-Five or
| CARNATIONS being represented. but Presi
| dent McHugh being out of the city, and
! both vice presidents being absent, Mr.. N
| C. Sprague of the Printing Freshmen
| Union was. on motion, called to the chair
Mr.. c. A. Maidens was secretary.
| The feature of the evening was an ad
| dress by Mr.. Arthur Keep, who represented
| the Federation at the recent socialist con
| gress of workers and trades unions. which
| was held in London, England.
| Mr.. Keep related at much length and ir
| an entertaining manner his experience
while abroad. and, among other things
| stated that he had found that machinery
| made in this country had thrown thousands
| of persons in Europe out Of employment
| There were delegates present at the con
| gress, he said, from the United States
| Canada, Sweden and Norway, France, Rus
| STA and England and the discussions Of tt,
| nearly SOC members took wide range.
| A committee was appointed to Investigate
| report that members of the Mrsica
| League had made statements in various
| quarters that had caused injury TO mem
| bers of the Musical Assembly. The forme
organization is affiliated with the Contra
| Labor Union, and the latter with the Fed
! Grafton.
The committee having charge Of the earl
closing movement reported that most o
the merchants on the avenue and I'll
street have agreed to the request of tn
Clerks Assembly to close their places o
business at the time named by the latter
and 1t was believed that those now mold
ing out would come in in the course of
few days.
Announcement was made that the com
mittee on the beer boycott would meet to
morrow evening. and the directors of tn
Workingmen's Library Saturday evening.