The herald., 1896-08-16
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR
Afro-American League VS..
Trades Unions
IN INCONSISTENT ASSOCIATION
Fighting Against Their Own
Best interests
NO COLOR LINE IS KNOWN
Liberty 10 All the World and the lnhab.
itants Thereof
The Strong Fight Made by Los Angeles Rep
resentatives Appreciated
Condensed Labor Items for tbs Week-The
Meeting OF the Various Unions-A New
Directory Company-0f Interest
Liberty 10 All the World and the lnhab-
itants Thereof
The Strong Fight Made by Los Angeles Rep
resentatives Appreciated
Condensed Labor Items for tbs Week-The
Meeting OF the Various Unions-A New
Directory compsny-Of Interest
to Workingmen


that our colored brethren sometimes are
a little DAFT
The writer of this column. while he
owes his life to the former slave, being
fed secreted and piloted on his way to
freedom from an imprisonment of eigh-
teen months in southern prisons during
the late war, has kindly feeling for the
colored brethren. The committee on
resolutions Of the late Afro American
league of this state passed resolution
in substance as follows: THAT labor Or
ganizations should be prohibited by the
laws of the state and nation"
The above was passed by body CT
men assembled together for the pur-
pose of alleviating the condition of their
brothers and to overcome the natural
prejudice against their race and color.
"'Tis strange. It's passing strange"
that a convention of colored men,
speaking for a race lately emerged from
bondage. would desire to enslave their
white brothers. by placing them in the
power of trusts, combines and soulless
corporations.
This convention would prohibit and
wipe out labor unions by statutory en-
actment. This action was deliberately
taken in the noontide of the nineteenth
century. and WIS under discussion for
days However, we are pleased to note
the coiored delegates of this city stood
like a stone wall against the passage of
this declaration.
This action WAS taken, notwithstand-
ing the supreme court of the United
States and our state courts have repeat
edlY decided that what was lawful Tor
one man to do. a collective body of men
could do; that laboring men have as
much right to combine as have capital
lists in the shape of trusts, combines and
corporations. whose sole purpose is eth
er to corner the necessaries of life, to op-
press labor. or to avoid the payment OF
legitimat te taxes by resort to all the tech
nicalities of law which may be presented.
Again. while this convention claimed
to be partisan, it declared against
the free coinage of silver and indorsed
Mckinley and Hobart, Hanna and the
gold standard.
"Oh. consistency. thou art a jewell"
Again. the great American Federation
of Labor has obliterated the color line
and teaches universal brotherhood
the fatherhood of God and the universal
brotherhood of man. See what it has
accomplished in relieving distress and
in the elevation of the poor and down.
trodden. II is strange that colored men
will take sides with corporations and the
capitalists of our land. The attitude of
the colored men of this city in fighting
the resolution as they did will not be for
gotten by organized labor in Los An
geles.
JOURNEYMEN BARRIERS.
This union meets every other Monday
a odd Fellows hall, on Main street,
f. w. Hetz. secretary.
Last Monday evening the following
officers We're installed: f. H. Bean,
president: +. W. HetZ recording secre-
tary; =. NJ, Burg, treasurer; Antoine
Stoober, outside guard j. H. Walton,
inside guard.
Q. H. Hinters and P J. Walsh were
elected delegates to the Council of La
Dor and will take their seats next We'd
neSday.-
There will be a large meeting of this
union on next Monday evening. It is
confidently expected that every jour-
neyman barber in the city will be pres
ent.
PLUMBERS UNION.
The firm of j. B. Myers & Co, a nom
| union establishment, located on Second
| street, near broadway, has been wag-
| ing a warfare against the Plumbers
union for fifteen months. 1t has gone
on reducing wages below the scale, en-
! ploying non union help and boys The
firm has at last failed for over 500, 900
/ Here is another illustration of an estab-
/ lishment making an unholy crusade
| against Workingmen, finally winding VI
by going into liquidation. 1t is always
I better to do the fair thing. treat men
right and arbitrate labor difficulties.
LABOR DAY COMMITTEE.
| The Labor day committee met last
| Tuesday, with II. L. Martens in the
! chair.
The committee on prizes report great
| success in their canvassng.
The bands and orchestras have al
| been engaged.
1t was decided to give prize to the
best appearing union in the parade.
The Carpenters union reported that
| it would furnish eight men for every tug
| of-War team.
| BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
The grievance and organizing com
mittees Of the Building Trades counci
! had Il special meeting last Sunday even
| ing. There are two unions of electrica
workers in this city, and both are anX
! i0us to gain admission to the Building
/ Trades council. The council decide
that only one union could be admitted
and the question was, which one would
| that be? After listening to both side
| the COMMITTEES decided to seat the Los
Angeles Electricians union, commonl.
known as the "inside men," as they arr
engaged exclusively on buildings. Th
electrical workers, or the outside men
| have agreed to assist the inside men t.
procure a charter from the nationa
! brotherhood, and In return the insid
men agree to grant working cards to an.
| outside man who wishes to go TO Worl
on the inside. This is a very happy end
! ing to what at one time promised to b
complicated affair.
| THE ELECTRICIANS UNION.
The Electricians union met last even
ing at Painters hall. This is newl.
| organized union. 1t is enthusiastic an;
has come to stay. 1t is composed Of al
| the best class of workers in this line Il
the city.
Those workmen not holding the work
ing card of this union are irresponsible
| for their work, for the simple reasJl
! that they are not employed by any first
class and reliable contractors. All con
tractors in the city employ only uniol
men. The union is working harmonious
ly on all Inside electrical work with tn