Evening star., 1897-01-05
Important Meeting Of the Central
Labor Union.
MR.. GOMPERS MAKES 4 SPEECH
Mr.. Spohn Opposes National Build
ing Trades Council.
ATTERS CON SIDE r E D

semi-annual meeting of the Central
I.at 1r Union and election of officers for the
ems ing six months was held last evening
in typographical Temple. President Mil
forG Spohn occupied the chair, and Mr.. j.
J. -owley was secretary. President Sam
uel ,iornpers of the American Federation OF
Labor. who was present, occupied seat
by tie side of President Spohn.
Full sets of delegates from twenty-five
organizations were present. A communica-
tion from the Brewery Workmen's National
Union of ST. Louis, Mo-, which was indorsed
by the American Federation OF Labor, was
read and referred to the various unions
affiliated with the Central Labor un1on
The contract committee reported having
seen the proprietor of River View relative
to the employment of union music there
next season. and he promised that he would
not discriminate between members OF the
knights Of Labor and those belonging to
the Central Labor Union.
The special committee appointed to organ
ize the workers employed In the local
breweries reported that one Of the MANA
gers had consented that committee from
the Central Labor Union might visit his
place for the purpose of comforting with the
men on the subject of organization. The
committee was instructed to do so.
organizer we IepOIleu tHdl uC hdo
been requested by the paper hangers. mold
ers and the cabinet makers to organize
them, these crafts are not organized In
the District at all. He was instructed to
proceed to organize them as soon as he
could make 1t convenient to do SO. The
painters stated that the paper hangers were
a body affiliated with them, and said they
would admit them to their union until there
was enough to form a separate organiZa-
tion-
The committee appointed to see the board
of directors OF the Consumers Brewery in
the interest of Painters Union 10 reported
that all the painters employed on that work
belong to Painters Assembly; that they
Were informed that the directors of the
company had received a letter from the
president OF the Painters National Union
requesting that members of Painters
Union, No. 40, be given employment and
that the board had agreed to employ sew
eral after the first of the year, but had not
so far compiled Herewith.
The grievance committee was instructed
TO call upon the directors of the brewery
Tuesday and peremptorily demand that the
promise made by the latter oe fulfilled at
once
Urder a call of the unions Delegate Mil
lett Of the Cigar Makers reported that at
tho last meeting of his union resolutions
were adopted severely cenSuring the Morse
bill. and they requested that the Central
Labor Union take action in the matter.
The request will. Ii is understood be cor
sidered at the next meeting of the body.
siciars reported that since the last meet
ing they had received applications from
twenty men, who desired to become mem
ber5 of the organization.
Delegate Beaie of the Painters Union re-
ported that at their last meeting all K. of
l. painters, who. for some time, had form
ed q disturbing element in their organiza-
tioE. were expelled.
Election of Omcers.
The election of officers resulted in the Sc
lection of the following to serve for the
next six months: President, Milford Spohn
(re-electeD; vice president, W. H Keeyer,
vice William Silver, declined rejection; re-
ccrcing secretary, J. ]. Crowley Qelected);
assistant secretary. Jarvis B. Moulden;
treasurer, ]. d. Mckay; sergeant-at-arms,
William White; auditors, William Silver,
JohE Shandley and John Willis.
After the election of officers the order of
busine IS was suspended and President
Gompers addressed the body. He con-
graduated the members of the c. L. L.
on what they mad accomplished; on their
personnel and also on their compact organ
izaticn. He stated that it was very i'm
portant they should continue as aggressive
body as they had shown themselves TO be
since their organization, and if conducted
strictly along trade union lines 1hey
would soon absorb the remnant of what
was once a large and powerful organiza-
tlon In regard to headquarters he said
ne ndd no doubt that Washington would
be ede the permanent headquarters of
the order, as this was the proper place
for 1t, and he predicted that much good
would result to organized labor generally
by the change Mr.. Gompers promised to
attend the meetings of the Central Labor
Union whenever his business engagements
would permit him 70 do so. At the conclu-
sion Of mis- remarks. Mr.. Gompers was
tea1ered vote of thanks.
Mr. GOmpers' Arrival.
Mr.. Gompers reached Washington via the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad shortly be-
fore o'clock yesterday afternoon He was
met at the station by delegation, COM
posed of President Milford Spohn of the
Central Labor Union, President William
Silver of the Building Trades Council.
Messrs- W. H. Keener, G. Edmonston.
Jarvis Il. Moulden. Joel W. Cross Joseph
p McCrink and Samuel ]. Gompers Mr..
Gompers will remain in the city for several
days. during which time he will select a
suitable building for headquarters of the
American Federation of Labor. The offices