The morning times., 1896-01-12
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.

senlfIlies. OF the Knights Of Labor greet,
Master Workman Simmons when he soundr
his gavcl at the regular meeting of Distri,
Assembly No. GO, held last Thursday nigh
Credentials were presented from local n
semblies Nos. 22S, 2672, 1903 and 2O31
which We're approved by the committee an
accepted by the District, after which til
newly-tiectc,i delegates were admitted an
| the degree confcrred,
Notification was also received from IN
| general secretary -trea surcr that loca
Assembly No. 1870 had been attached I
District Assembly, No. SO. No. / $40 is
| ncwassemhly, composed ofcolored emplove
| oIthebottiing Eouses. Thcmastcr work knia
! reported visits to several local assemblies
hehad found them well attended nd i'm goo,
| working order.
| The financial secretary reported that n
had visited the coiOred laundry workers a
their last meeting, and had installed the OF
| Iiccrs for the ensuing term
Inc worthy foreman reported visit t.
thc Bakers Drivers, and had installed ,b
Officers. Under call of assemblies tn,
bakers Drivers reported that their ini,ia
tloh Tee had been raised to SIS aml tba
they had indorsed the action OF The brewer,
workers.
Laundry Workers delegates reported
installations anG several applications rol
membership.
The placing OF the brcweries on the nm
fair list was unanimously indorscd.
Iconoelast Assembly reported The cIec
uon OF Officers und delegates and iudorse
mcnt OF the brewers.
Iron Workers reported that an omen
meeting woIld he held by their Assem-.
bly. to which the members of the District
Assembly were fratcrnally invited
BouinE House Employees reported that
,ic case Oh Tue brc~crs' lockout had been
debated at length, with the result that th,.
assembly had decided to notify the proprI,
tors of bottling houses that il no settlement
was made during the week they would
refuse TO bottle any beer manufa Ctured
by the hreweries declared unfair
The feature OF the evening WIS the re-
port OF Ganbrinus Assembly delegates.
who gave full history of the unplea sanin ness
now existing between the brewery cInp!oycs
and their employers. The delegates gave
an entirely different version of the affair
10 that Published by the attorneys of the
breweries- THE delegates stated that they
were, called up on Saturday evening and
asked the question, Arr you ii member of
the Knights OF, Labor" And as all the
employees in the brewcrics are members
OF the order, the answer w;Is" ! am" The
reply toIhis was, Then you are discharged"
The delegates reported that they were
meeting with every encouragement from
the Dreweries on the outside. who had given
lncm a guarantee that they would have
beer enough here to supply the entire city.
the courtesy OF the Labor bureau
hey had made their headquarters in the
rooms OF the bureau, 3l6 Eighth street
lorth west.
In reply to question the delegates
stated that the published statement that
some of the brewery employees had signed
The bosses contract was false. Not "A
single man had gone hack and would not,
anil. rDEther.-- not. a pint of beer had
been brewed in any of the brcweries since
he lockout. After the whole matter had
debatedthe action of the
Federation IN placing the four breweries
III The unfair list was unanimously in
iorscd
Delegates from the ShocnIakcrs' Assem-
by reported good meetings. A triangular
ard was being Designed by the assembly
which will be displayed in the windows of
II union shoe findings stores. The card
viii have The picture OF a shoe in the ceutcr.
Tin aud Sheet Iron Workers stated that
It largely attended meeting OF their as
embiy the brewery workers had been unan-
mously indorsed. and that heavy fine
you'd be imposed ON any member found
atroniZing saloons keeping unfair beer.
he assembly had also decided to pay a
lve-ccDt per capita assessment TO the Labor
bureau. r'f -r- gF.T0'N
Bakers reported Endorsement OF the brew
ry workers.
Carriage and Wagon Workers stated that
heir next meeting would DE held on Mon
ay evening. District Master Workman
immons was requested 10 be present for
ne purpose of Installing the Officers.
Eccentric Engineers reported installment |
# Officers 10y Treasurer Doyle of the Dis |
'ict. AT their last meeting the United |
tates Government had applied To the as
fnbly for an engineer An investigation |
as being made as TO the employment Of |
MON engineers in the union laundrles.
The election of Officers resulted as fo:- |
,ws: President, N. c. Spraguc, of the |
p PreSsmen's Union;- vicc-president, |
la II. Claggett, of the Ladies' Assembly: |
ncording secretary, L. J. Rae, of the |
lc Eccentric Engineers: financial secr,-
Try, Charles J. Wells. of the Plate Print
IS Assembly; treasurer, Jennie L. Mon
,e, of Excelsior Assembly; for register
r the bureau. c. A. Maidcns, of The Paper
lngers' Union.
The executive committee then made its
eckiy report. In the case of alleged vio-
tiOn OF contract 10y Il carriage firm, the |
gave the facts of the case, but
ade no recommendations. The matter was
ferrcd 10 the Carria gcmakers' Assembly.
In the case of The Ana costa Bus Line,
IL committee would at the next meeting |
escDt = full detailed statement. owing
the latcDess of the hour the inst;lla-
OD Of the Officers was postponed till
C next meeting.
EUGENE Y. DEBS.
There seems to he no immediate pros
'ct of organized labor i'm the District of |
)lumbia receiving Il visit from Eugene V.
lbs, as Will De seen from the fOllowin & let
received by the committee on invita-
IN:
Tcrrc Hautc, Ind. Jan. s, ] SOC.
, the Joint Committee Federation of Labor |
and District Assembly No. Sc, X. of |
l., Washington, u. C.:
In the absence OF President Debs and on |
5 behalf. beg 10 thank you cordially for
'derat ion OF Labor and District Assembly
}. &C, X. OF l., of the District of Columbia,
tend an unusually generous invitation
Mr.. Dcbs to visit and address the mem
RS of your organizations at any time |
At il might be convenient.
Mr.. Dcbs has dates made for the next |
rec months and unless something unlocked
should occur he will not he able to reach |
lr section i'll that time. ] have, how
cr, made a record of your letter for fu-
-e reference, and Will take pleasure in
visipg you if Mr.. Dcbs should plan "a !
tie in your direction.
'ordially ,ha mixing you and your CO. )
'rkers for the friendly spirit manifested, Il
I'M, for Mr.. Dcbs, n
L. z. BENEDICT, q