Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
AM ONG THE TOiLERS
Central Labor Union Adopts Several Reso-
lutions
Members Want to Know How Senator
T1llman Stands-Carpenters
and Brewers.

eSIlnS meeting last evening. RESOLUTIONS
were adopted indorsing the strike of the
| steam filters and helpers In their demands
| for an eight-hour day, with the same pay
| as they have heretofore received for nine
hours, and calling upon Senator Tillman to
| state how he stands on the eight-hour ques-
| ton.
Thirteen organizations were represented,
and President Milford Spohn occupied the
chair The delegates from the Bakers and
| Confectioners' Union were admitted and OBJ
| ligated. The following communication from
President Gompers of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor at Indianapolis to President
Spohn was read and placed on file: THE
application of your union for certificate Of
affiliation came duly to hand, and in COM
| pliance with this request l take pleasure in
issuing the same / desire to extend to
| your union hearty welcome into the ranks
| OF the great trades unions Of our country
| under the banner of the American Fedora
| ton of Labor, and sincerely hope you will
| be entirely successful In your efforts to i'm
| prove the condition of your fellow-crafts-
| men, and by your organized efforts con-
| tribute to the success of the labor move
| ment in Washington. l ask you to report
| at this office at regular intervals provided
| by the constitution of the A. f. of L., and
| at such other times anything may come
| under your observation of interest to our
movement"
Delegate William Silver. chairman of the
| Labor day comttee, reported that he had
sent communication to the local Fedora
| ton OF Labor and also to District Assem-
! bly, No. 66, K. of L., asking those bodies to
appoint a committee from each to meet a
| similar committee from the Central Labor
| Union and Building Trades Council May 10
TO arrange for the proper observance CT
| Labor day.
Delegate Weber, chairman of the vista
| ton committee reported that the commit
| tee visited six unions that are not yet rep
| resented in the Central Labor Union last
| week and explained to them the advan-
| tages of an utilization with the American
| Federation CT Labor and that several of
| the trades had promised to send delegates
! to the Central Union.
Delegate McCrink of the contract COM
mittee read q letter from the Baltimore
| ard Ohio Railroad Company in reply to a
| communication sent by the committee TO
| them in regard to the contract for music
| at Colonial Beach. The letter was couchcd
| IN very complimentary terms, and it was
| stated that the company would recognize
| the Central Labor Union as the leading
| labor body of the District, and make no
contracts for music except with the Musi-
| cal Union.
Delegate Brett reported that about 900
steam filters and helpers are now on strike.
| and that they not only want eight hours 20
| be considered full day, with the pay here
| tofore received for nine hours. but they de-
| mand one helper for each filter, and also
| that the helper be paid $3.50 for eight
hours work, also extra pay for over time
and double pay for holidays.
Mr. Brett stated, further, that there would
| be no trouble in getting the demands of the
filters and helpers conceded by all the en-
ployers If 1t We're not that there is a COM
bine of four of the shops, who have thus
far refused to yield but he felt sure that
they would dc so before long.
The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the Journeymen Steam and Hot
Water Filters, Local Branch, No. 10. and
Steam and Hot Water Filters Helpers
| nl1 PRIV No NO.,
OF America. organizations affiliated with the
Central Labor Union d. c., A. F. of L. hav-
| ing been refused an eight-hour work day by
several employing steam filters of this CITY,
| therefore, be 1t
| Resolved, That we, the representative
| trade unions of the District of Columbia, do
| hereby heartily indorse the stand taken by
| the Journevmen Steam and Hot Water Fit
| tiers and Helpers, and pledge them our moral
| and financial support; and be it further.
| Resolved That a committee of three be
| hereby appointed to act in conjunction with
| the committee on contract of the Building
Trades Council and the Steam and Hot
Water Filters and Helpers in trying to bring
about peaceable settlement Of their claim -
The form of a contract which il is pro-
! POSED to submit to all business men in the
District was reported by tie committee to
whom the matter had been referred and
adopted iy the union.
Delegate Murray reported that he had
been Informed that the foreman of con-
structioh OF the new brew cry on the south
side CT the Potomac was discriminating in
the employment cf carpenters. and would
not give work to any carpenter who was
not a member of an or 80 riZation affiliated
with the local Federation Of Labor or d. A.
66, K of L.. and the chairman of the con-
tract committee stated that he would look
into the matter today. ~a
The subject of the last speech made by
Senator Tnlman of South Carolina in the
Senate was called to the attention of the
union, and after considerable discussion
following NH
were adopted.
Whereas, in reading the remarks of
Senator Ttilman of South Carolina, deliv-
cred in the United States Senate a few
Gays age, we find he used the following
language: The government says she can
buy her slips cheaper than she can build
them. Why has that been the case? Sim
ply because business ard politics have been
brought together, and the cries of certain
men have been beeded who think there
ought to be reduced hours of labor. 1t is
the eight-hour labor system and military
Ioutfne prevailing in the government es-
Establishments and one thing and another
| which produce this undesirable result and
Nv hereas the labor leaders throughout
this country have been speaking kindly Of
Senator Tillman and indorsing his attacks
upon the great evils of today We as the
representative body of trade unionism in
the District Of Columbia, cannot let such
attacks upon one of our fundamental prin-
cipleS go urnoticed therefore, be it
Resolved, That the secretary of this
body is hereby instructed to write an off,
cial communication to Senator Tillman
asking him to state directly how he stands
on the eight-hour question"
Carpenters and Brewers.
Carpenters Assembly. No. 174s, X Of L.,
held an interesting meeting last evening,
in the course of which measures were
adopted to begin an active campaign in re-
gard to the boycott against those local
brewers whose names are still on the un-
fair list. There was much discussion in
reference to the form of contract which a
member of the K. of l.. would have to sign
before he would be employed or recognized
by the brewers, and the opinion was ex-
pressed by all who spoke on the subject
that the brewers referred to are making an
active war on the members Of the assembly
end the local Federation. 1t was finally
agreed to see If a compromise cannot be
effected with the brewers and peace again
restored.
1t was stated that committee appointed
by the Liquor Dealers Association is en-
gagged in asking for contributions from
those in the trade for the purpose of fight
Ing the proposition of the general agitating
committee to ask Congress to increase the
license fee to $500, and the action of the
committee was indorsed
red letter call was issued and ordered