The morning times., 1896-01-26
PENETRATION OF LABOR.

fEDERA1loN Or La DIN.
When President James F. McHugh opened
Se regular weekly meeting of the FEEDER
alton of Labor on last Tuesday evening rep
resentatives from forty-four local labor
bodies were in their seats ready lor the
transaction of business.
Tie first work OF the evening was on the
acceptance of the credentials of the dee
gates from the colored engineers assem-
bly,, which were approved and the deie-
gates seated.
The reports of the respective committees
were then "a ken up. Chairman T.. NJ biaKe
of the legislative committee presented and
received the Endorsement of the Federation
10 the memorial which the committee mad
prepared and which will be sent 10 the
President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives,
The chairman also stated that the bills
prepared by the Federation, entitled The
employers liability act and For the
betler protection OF employees in cases OF
assignment of employers" had been intro
duced into the House by Representative
Gillett of Massachusetts. He also reported
that the legislative committee was pre-
pairing an argument for presentation to the
District committees in Congress in favor
of days labor, as compared with that
under the contract system on government
work.
The committee appointed to prepare
protest against the proposed issue OF bonds
ln the District of Columbia reported that
the same had been presented before the
Congress sional committee; also that
printed copy OF the protest had been fur
nished to all The members of the House
and Senate. The report met with the
unanimous approval of the Federation,
and the committee was continued.
on recommendation OF the contract COM
mittee, Mr.. John T. Hoffman, saloon
keeper, Ninth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, was taken off the unfair
list, he having signed the Federation agree
ment to enjoy strictly union labor in the
future.
The most Interesting debate of the even
Ing was over the report of the committee
having in charge the matter of the brewery
executive committee of the Liquor Deaf
ers' Association, and, while no definite
action had been taken by the liquor deaf
Prs, still, from the sentiments expressed
at the conference, the committee was or
the opinion that the liquor men were un-
doubtedly on the side OF organized labor
As to the attitude of the boss brewers, there
was no change. The following preamble
and resolution was then introduced and
adopted:
"Iyhereas the brewers have secured the
assistance of the National Brewers Asso-
citation TO aid them in defeating the efforts
Of the workingnen to import union beer into
the city: therefore,
Resolved, That we, al delegates from all
the labor unions in the District of Colum-
bia, recognized as their leaders and repre-
sentatives, do personally pledge ourselves,
by our vote for this resolution, not TO enter
q saloon for any purpose whatsoever until
the saloon keepers agree to handle only
union-made beer; further,
Resolved, That we recommend to our
local unions the above resolution for their
Endorsement"
During the discussion OF the brewers case
Mr.. Becktold, the secretary of the National
Brewery Workers Association, whobadbeen
called to Washington, to try and effect a
settlement of the existing differences, was
escorted into the hail, and addressed the
Federation. Mr.. Becktold gave a full his
tory, from the organizing OF the brewery
workers to the present time, and stated that
he had made all honorable efforts to effect 4
settlement of the present difficulty, but
had been repulsed by the representatives
of the boss brewers. During his remarks
Mr.. Becktold said that in all lofhisexperience of
he had never visted.any city where he had
found the respective unions and assemblies
sothoroughlyorganize and in harmony with
each otheras they were in Washington.
President McHugh then named the follow
ing standing committees for the ensuing six
months.
ways anu Means-Jalues MIN snt,
George o. Cook, II. NJ. Ashley, A. d. Cor
reli, Thomas Mccarthy,
Propa aganda-Da mel Dou gherty, Jo-
seph Reilly. Fred C. Connors, w. II. Wilder,
j. s. Nessmith.
Contracts-AIilford spohn, E. j. Rice,
William F. Morand, Royal Carroll, Will
fan l.. Bailey.
Legislative-E. NJ Blake. John ]. Nc
Carthy, William H. Suckell, Samuel De
Nedrey, ]. K. Potter.
Press-J.K. Potter, E. o. Sullivan. s. h.
Bell.
Attention of the Federation was called
20 the want of proper protection for the