Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
AMONG THE WORKtNGMEN
Business Done by the Central Labor
Union.
VIII Not IndOrse the Beer Boycott
Arranging for the Labor
Day Celebration.

ATTENDED meetings In Its history, and q
large amount of important business was
transacted. President Milford Spohn &C.
cupied the chair and Mr.. Joseph L. Torrens
was secretary.
A letter was read from President Com
pers, stating that he was just In receipt
of a letter from the general secretary of
the Journeymen Tailors' Union of Amer
lea, Mr.. John B. Lennon, in which he re-
quested him to call the attention of the
union to the fact that a number of tailors
at Washington, D. c., have seeded and
become suspended from the Journeymen
Tailors' Union of America and have or
ganized a so-called Independent Tailors
Union. OF course such conduct" said Mr..
Gompers. lis reprehensible, and feel con-
fident will receive no countenance at your
hands,
A letter was also read from General Sec
rotary Lennon requesting that the mem
bers Of the Central Labor Union would
give no support to the movement referred
to in Mr.. Gompers' letter nor aid In any
contest against the merchant tailors OF
Washington. The secretary was directed
to inform Mr.. Lennon that his request
would be complied with and also to make
suitable acknowledgment to MIR. Gompers
for his communication.
The delegates from the Cigar Makers
Union laid before the body the draft of a
Dill by tncNn anu WHICH II Is pIo-
posed to ask Congress to pass, imposing a
penalty upon persons who without outhor-
ity use the label of the Cigar Makers
Union or any other trades using labels in
the District of Columbia and the terri
tories. The bill was referred to the legis-
lative committee.
Labor Day.
The Labor day committee reported hav-
ing held a meeting Friday evening last, at
which there were present representatives
from the Building Trade Council and Cen
trail Labor Union only. The committee was
continued, and Secretary Torrens was re-
quested to communicate with the different
trade unions represented in the central
body and ask each to appoint committee
of five to meet in conference at an early
day and arrange for the proper observance
of Labor day. The committee was also in
structed to invite the several unions not
yet represented in the central body to meet
with the committee and participate in it's
Geliberat tons.
The presence in the ante-room of the
secretary of the Baltimore Brewery Work
ers' Union was announced, and it was
stated that he desired to address the body.
A committee of three was appointed to
confer with him. After a long CONVERSE
ton with the visitor the committee report
ed to the union that the object of the call
to insict upon the Central Labor Union
irdOrsing the boycott of the local brewers,
the secretary of the Baltimore union claim
Ing that the latter were connected with the
American Fedora ton of Labor. He, how
ever, the committee said, admitted that his
constituents were not affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and would not renounce
their allegiance to the Knights of Labor;
ALSO further, that his principal object in
wanting to make the speech was to try to
force the Central Labor Union to indorse
the beer boycott.
VIII Not Recede.
After discussing the report of the COM.
mttce resolution was unanimously
adopted that the Central Labor Union
would not recede from its former action in
reference to tie beer trouble, and that If
Gambrnus Assembly could convince the
c. L. U. that it was legitimate trade or
ganization and would be chartered under
the regulations Of the A. F. of l.. and raise
the boycott the question of its admission
would be duly considered by the central
body"
A resolution was unanimously adopted
condemning the action of all trades
CARNATIONS in the District which have in
dorsed the high license movement and de-
claring it to be the sense of the Central
Labor Union that such a course was ex-
ceeding the purposes and objects for which
II ades organizations are formed.
The Steam Filters reported having had
conference Win the DCSSeS anu tlldt tuey
werc awaiting reply Since the meeting
of the union last week another boss had,
they said. signed the contract in reference
to the eignt-hour day and his men returned
to work.
TIE Galvanized Iron and Cornice Work
ers reported that their organization had
been expelled from the local federation and
made a statement of the reasons therefor.
to sign any agreement whatever with the
brewers, for one of whom the work in
question was being done, and were actively
supporting the boycott; they had volun-
tarily withdrawn from the Building Trades
Council and under tine contract entered
into with the Central Labor Union and the
Building Trades Council Mr.. Heurich was
not justified in employing timers, and in
fact, he refused to do So While, however,
he would not employ non-unicn men had
not the Galvanized Iron and Cornice Work
ers taken the work. he would have sent to
Baltimore or New York for union timers,
and under these circumstances the Gal
vanized Iron and Cornice Workers took the
contract.
Mr. William Weber was elected city or
ganiZer.
The Labor Bureau.
An Interesting meeting of the directors
of the labor bureau and workingmens
library was held last evening at Working
mems Hall, No. 316 sth street northwest
Manager Mailens reported the receipt Of
a NUMBER Oh government puDncaUOnS OF eS-
pecial interest to workingmen, and a vote
of thanks was unanimously rendered to
The Star for the gift Of fifty magazines
and pamphlets.
A committee consisting of President NJ
c. Sprague, Mrs. j. l.. Monroe, Messrs. J.
H. Thompson and ]. K. Potter volunteered
to serve as an agitation committee to visit
all non-contributing associations and as
semblies, and endeavor to arouse an inter-
est in the bureau, and enlist their support,
it being the desire of the officers to place
the institution in such position financially
that 1t will not be necessary 20 rent the
hall at all during the evening" and to keep
1t open for the especial entertainment Of its
supporters.
A resolution was passed indorslng the
anti-saloon agitation started by Mrs. Sara
Spencer.
A representative from the Steam and Hot
Water Filters made speech, during which
he paid high tribute to the efforts end
general good of the labor bureau, as we'll
as its convenience while their craft is on
strike. and remarks along the same line
were made by several other members.