Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-10

composed mainly of locked-out brewery
employees.
member Of an organization who is in
innate with many of the brewery workers,
and through whose efforts Union 11S was
organized, stated that the union Is com
posed exclusively of brewery workers, and
they organized against the protests of the
X. of l.. element Il know them ALL" he
said land those men who are employed in
the breweries have severed all connection
with the X. of L."
A member of the Central LABOR Union, in
speaking of the meeting Saturday night,
said: Il hardly think that a statement such
as that will be made, when 1t is fact
easily proven that Local Union of Brewery
Workers No. 11s of Washington, d. c.,
sent delegates with credentials properly
signed and sealed to the Central Labor
Union, and the five delegates were oblgat-
ed. The credentials stated that they were
not affiliated with the K. of L.
Il cannot understand how brewers as
sembly can even remain with the X of l..
when more than six months ago it was
known that an order would issue from the
headquarters of the National Brewery
Workers Union requiring every brewers
assembly to withdraw from the X. of L.
next September or stand expelled from the
national body. The only brewery workers
having an organization here are those of
No. lis represented in the Central Labor
Union, Notwithstanding any denial or state
ment that may be made"
Withdrew From the Federation.
The Hodcarriers' Union at the last meet
ing withdrew from the local federat!o and
decided to affiliate with the Central Labor
Union. Being an Independent local without
charter. they have applied, through the
district organization, for a charter from
the American Federation of Labor, and the
body will be installed as local under the
national jurisdiction. Five delegates were
elected at the last meeting to represent the
union in the Central Labor Union.
The hodcarriers' was the largest organi-
cation in the local federation, having
membership of $50. President Preston of
the union. when asked the reason for the
withdrawal from the local federation and
alliance with the Central Labor Union,
said:
I'VE have been considering this matter
for some time. We have been dissatisfied
with the local federation and were con-
WINGED that 1t could do nothing for US. We
think our proper place Is in the Central
Labor Union, with the trades who. when
we need help. can give it.. Then we are
union, and all unions should be together"
The Bnrbers' Union.
The employing BARRIERS who were mem
bers of the newly organized BARRIERS Pro-
tective Union have withdrawn from the Or
ganization, leaving 1t a union of Journey
men distinctively. Though many OF them
were charter members, 1t was ascertained
that under the national law none but jour
neymen were eligible to membership.
The employers, 1t is stated, are Bile
to the new organization. and will employ
none but members of the union.
There has been some delay in receiving
the display cards which are furnished from
headquarters. These cards will be posted
in the windows of every union shop. A
sample card is now displayed in the WIN
dow at 7O5 It'll street northwest. 1t is the
first of the kind ever displayed in this city,
and is sufficiently conspicuous to attract
attention. 1t Is white card. about ten
inches square, having Union shop" printed
in large red letters on the upper and lower
margin. In the center is the design OF an
eagle upon shield, bearing the legend
Labor omnia vincent" On the right mar
gin is the international seal in gilt and on
the left margin is the local seal in blue.
At the last meeting sixteen new members
were obligated. increasing the enrolled
membership to sixty-six.
Benjamin B. Yost was unanimously
elected as delegate to represent the union
at the next international convention of the
body, which will be held In Evansville, Ind.
on the first Tuesday in October.
Joint Meeting.
A joint meeting Of committees represent
ing the local Federation of Labor, District
Assembly No. 66. Knights Of Labor, and
the Eccentric Engineers Association, was
held yesterday, and arrangements COM
pleted for the proper observance Of Labor
day. It was stated, after adjournment,
that there was every reason to believe that
all the bodies represented in the federation
and D. A. 49, K. of L., would give the af-
fair their hearty and undivided support. 1t
was further said that for the excursion, the
proceeds Of which are intended to be de-
voted to the purchase of monument to
the late e. ]. Rea and wife, over 1000 tick
cts have been engaged, and it was believed
that several thousand others would be sold
The program prepared by a committee
composed of Messrs. c. H. Wooden, c. H.
Holmes and A. NJ. Lamson, was submitted
and approved by an unanimous vote. The
program comprises many interesting fea-
lures, and will, 1t Is thought, give General
satisfaction.
In response to an appeal from a commit
tee of the Journeymen Coopers' Union, the
health inspectors have taken steps to pre-
vent the use of any but perfectly clean ION
the iIside) barrels for the packing of any
kinds Of food products.
Transfers of Real Estate.