Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Meeting of That Body and Also of the
building Trades Council

IFNOeS Council.
Inc regular weekly meeting of the Fed
eiauoIi Oh Labor was held last evening
VAN + rst vice President +. NJ. Blake in the
chair and Mr. G. A Made rs secretary. A
sfeclai committee. which was appointed to
investigate the matter reported that the
charge that the electricians at the Capitol
who were employed under the architect
were working more than eight hours Der
Cay was untrue. committee was appoint-
ed to investigate similar charge as to the
engrayers and printers at the bureau of
engraving and printing. The excursion
committee reported that all arrangements
for the celebration of Labor day were COM
plete, and that among other attractions a
boat would be run between Marshall Hall
and River View at low rate of fare.
A delegate from the Snce Clerks Assem-
hiy announced that the assembly had re-
CelVed message from the Crawford Shoe
Companys headquarters in Boston stating
that hereafter their stores in Washington
would close at & pm, except on Saturday
and on the ewes of holidays
The following preamble and resolution
were adopted:
whereas the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany. In discharging the officers and prom
inent members of the Street Railway AS
sembly from Its employ without cause,
thereby adopting the most effectua! means
Of destroying a worthy and highly estimable
assembly affiliated with this Federation,
and. whereas we consider this case de-
mands a thorough applica ton Of the prin-
c;ple An injury of one is the concern of
all, and that we recognize IN the stand
taken by President Phillips against the
Railway Assembly a direct assault upon the
organization of workingmen universally,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Federation holds
itself remiss in its duty to the Street Rail-
way Assembly and in the strict adherence
to It's own principles should 1t fail to use
every means within its power to retaliate
for this tyrannical, despotic and un-Ameri-
can action. Be it
Resolved, That this Federation hereby
directs the members of all locals represent
cd herein to make careful note Of all acct
dents on the compaEy's lines of which they
may be witnesses, to make correct data.
and, if possible, obtain the necessary wit
resses in each case and to report the same
to a committee authorized by this Fedora
ton to receive the same: and be it further
Resolved, That District Assembly G6 and
Columbia Typographical; Union, No 1O1, be
requested to indcrse these resolutions"
Eight organizations were represented at
Trades CouEciL President William Silver
presided and Mr.. ]. NJ. Boyce was secre-
tary
The grievance committee reported that all
tie employees now at work on the Con-
sume-s' Brewery were members of societi
Of organized labor, and the hod carriers
stated In this connection that this result
so far as they were concerned, had been
reached only through the influence Of the
Central Labor Union and Building Trades
Council, and after two years of fruitless
effort on their part They had therefore.
at their last meeting passed a vote of
thanks to the two bodies named
The council Endorsed the action of the
Central Labor Union in approving the ap-
pointment Of any member of the Engineers
Union to the position Of engineer at the
Lafayette Square Opera House.