The morning times., 1896-12-13

the Work on the Consumers Brewery, which
was 10 the effect that full recognition had
been given TO the assembly. The board of
directors of the brewery had given a fair
and impartial hearing TO both sides. No
hearSay, or assertion, without proof. had
been accepted by the directors. The case
of the assembly had been plainly set forth,
nothing was kept back All that was
wanted was fairdeal and it was accorded
and the committee was satisfied to leave
the ca Seln the hands ofthe directors, know
ing full well that right was on their side.
The union OF painters and decorators had
been also represented, and the same op-
portunity offered to present their case as
had been offered the assembly. After hear
ing both sides the directors had issued their
manifesto, which is q clear and clean
victory of q legitimate organization over
what the committee had denounced q $ a
bogus one. The manifesto reads as fol
lows:
The boar d of directors OF the Consumers
Brewing Company, after hearing the teSti-
mony on the part OF the president and the
recording secretary OF the Brotherhood
Of Painters and Decorators Association
No. Ire, of the District of Columbia, and
an examination OF the books of the finan-
clal secretary OF the same, find that its
duty appears to be quite clear.
The question to be determinediS whether
tors Association is a bona fide organi-
Zation, and entitled to the same recog-
milton at our hands as the Painters
Organization, No. 1898, K. of L., of this
city. The purpose OF this board is
to carry out its original intention, sStip-
ulated n contr acts with architects and build
ers, 10 wit: EmpioyIntnt TO be ERen TO
union labor men only. The secretary OF
the Brotherhood of Painters and Deco
rators' Association, No. 10, teStifies that
there are about six members in good stand
ing III his organization, and that two OF
them are exempt from dues. The finan-
cial secretary's books, which were ex-
amined by this board, show four members
in good standing, and that the president,
recording or financial secretary have never
paid any dues The stub of the cheek
book shows that the last per capita tax
paid in October was four dollars AMI forty
cents { 5 4.40l, which would lead the
general office at Baltimore to believe that
the organization had forty-sour members
in good standing when the books show only
four at that rate.
'On the other hand the books of the
Painters Assembly, No. 1898, X. of L.,
show that at the close of the last quarter
they had a memberships good standing of
26. and that since September, the 3Otn,
twenty -four members have been reinStated
by payment of back dues, bringing the total
cember A. to 90 The books also show that
they paid a per capita tax, for the quarter
ending September 80, on 126 members
and that the total membership on that date
was 32S. Sick benefits paid during the
quarter ending September 80, $100 70,
and the books further show that the sum of
So is paid eac ch month for support OF the
labor bureau, and that they pay $3.50
on the death of each member and a sick
| benefit of So per week, the balance IN
| bank to their credit September 80, 1896,
S376.11.
Reviewing the foregoing facts, the
board Of directors are constrained to
| conclude that the brotherhood of Paint
| ers and Decorators Association, No. 10,
is not, at this time, a bona-fide organiza-
! ton entitled to the same recognition as
| Is Painters Assembly, No. 1898, X. of l..
| The fairness of this conclusion must be
] apparent to all who peruse the foregoing
| statement, and the desire Of the board to
reach a just conclusion will be fully rec
| ognized."
! After the manifesto had been read the
! members were very jubilant, and the action
| OF the committee was heartily indorsed.
| THE HoRSESHoERs.
| The Master Horseshoers' Protective Asso-
| citation, No 81, met at their hall, No. 1877
| Seventh street, at 7:3O Friday evening.
| There was large number present After
| the regular routine Of business, all present
| took out their shop cards, signed by the
| national president and the local president
| and secretary. Any shop not having this
! card is Lot considered in the local union
/ -
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/ $1OO, 900 ,0OO"
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Record.