New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
TALK OF UNION WORKMEN.
A STEAMSHIP LINE CRITCIsED-THE

STEAMSHIP LINE CRITCIsED-THE
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY ATTACKED.
Charles w. Hoadley presided at the meeting Of
the Central Labor Union in Clarendon Hall yester-
day A letter was read from Stevenson Constable,
Superintendent of Buildings. thanking the union
for opposing the tenemcnt-house bill now pending
In the Legislature and advising other labor organ-
cations to do likewise. Mr.. O'Brien. of the Legis-
lative Labor Committee, said that the Senate COM
mlttee had reported the bill adversely but that It's
promoters were still active and would try 10 make
themselves felt at the hearing before the Assembly
committee Tuesday.
Alfred See secretary OF the Cleveland (Ohio) Cen
trail Labor Union. made an address. In which he
said that he had just returned from Europe on the
American Line steamship New-York. lie dep!ored
the fact that there were few Americans among the
crews of this lines ships and also that of the
repairs OF the fleet made abroad. He thought
this not right, the steamships hy the Ameri-
car flag Mr. See also said that organized labor had
shorter hours in England. but that the workingmen
worked over-hours. which nullined the advantage.
Daniel Harris told OF his visit, as one OF the COM
mttee In the strike agitation. 10 Presid'A Nree-
land. OF the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
In behalf Of the discharged e.ap Dyes. and accused
Mr.. Vreeand of being insin ere In hls statement
that he was not against organized !abo' Tie also
disputed Mr.. Vreelands statement that the COM
pany paid the highest wages. lie said that the
Third Avenue Gable Company par IL mricrmen
& 80 a day. while President Ns.c'and's company
paid s. ~. He also declared shat II was nm ierscod
that II the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
advanced the wages Of its ro;ormsn TO 8 20 a
day. the Third Avenue Gable COMPANY would pay
Its men s. rs. Mr.. Harris accused President Nree-
lands company OF violating ne r,r-'iolr Inv and
said that forced TO make trips fr)m
Fifteth-st 10 One-hundrel- and. lXfh-it ami tack
for six and two-'hlrd cents
committee OF three appel ned 10 call on
the Mayor the Police Commissioners ard the Dis
tr.ct- Attorney In behalf of the employees O: the
Metropolitan company, and Ask :hat the r)mo'ny
James OConneI third vce-?r"siie lent OF the Arneri-
can Federation OF Labor and cra1d master O; the
international Association OF Marh'n.sis. lade an
address on organized labor. It's dulles an. ANS. He
said that there a revival ia organized -ihcr y
this country, due the depr ssion ~ business.
Labor organizations were 70 bling ti"r m,mltr-
ship He said that nine. snths OF the ri1,h'rsts
In the navy yards and Government workshops were
working more than eght hours day. becaus' OF a
President Harrson's Administration. that the ennis
sion OF single comma In fhe stitute oh nc rub-
ject made the law null and "oii This decision has
been sustained by Secretary Olncy. Mr. DcCnnell
said that the trusts had taught the labor men
much-that they mus, combine. II they were com
bned solidy the corporations capital could
not Withstand them.
The secretary Instructed = communicate
with Archbishop Corrigan relation 10 the en-
poyment Of three lads OF n r1ror1iAl Industrial
school In the Coorype printing comparys estab-
lishment where the press - I"rs lfc On si'ih
The delegate OF the Press Feeders Hihon sad that
IN boys employed take the places 81 s'rikers