Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-30
UNION LABoR'S COUNCILS
Delegates From the Building Trades Hold a
Session.
Effort to BE Made to Complete Ar
engagements for Cuban Mass Meet
fng-Federation VIII Assist.

Eight organizations were represented at
| the weekly meeting of the Building Trades
Council last evening. President William
Silver was in the chair and Mr.. j. M.
| Boyce officiated as secretary.
The committee on Cuban mass meeting
reported the nor-atterdance at the meet
ing of the joint committee of representa-
tives from District Assembly &c, knights of
Labor. and the local Federation respective
ly. Notwithstanding this the COMMITTEES
was directed to attend the meeting of the
joint committee this evening ard do all
they possibly can to make the mass meet
ing d success.
The committee appointed to call on a
prominent firm in reference to an extern
sive Improvement now being made, and f.sk
that the Steamfittng be given to union
men. reported having done as directed. and
that the managing partner refused to have
anything to do with the matter. at the
same time saying the whole business was
Iii the hands of the architect.
The secretary was instructed to COM
municate with the members of the firm and
ask if they had any objection to being put
on the unfair list by organized labor.
The committee appointed to call on S.
Kann & Sons and prefer request in re-
spect to employment of labor on some
building to be done by them. reported. The
firm had stated to the committee that none
but union men should be employed there.
ard that 1t was so stipulated in the con-
tract.
1t was reported that Senator Foraker was
having plans prepared for The erection of
a fine residence, and the contract commit
tee instructed to forward to the sem
ator and Architect PelZ, who has charge
of the matter. copies of the circular letter
heretofore issued by the BuIliing Trades
Council. which requests that union labor
be favored in all building operations.
The chairman of the contract committee
reported that since the last meeting of the
council another large firm had agreed to
employ union labor exclusively.
The delegates from the painters and car
penters reported that non-union men were
being employed in the construction of a
large apartment house in the northwest
section. and the matter was referred 20 the
different OF ganizations espet ialy interested.
! he secretary directed to commune
cate with the company which is doing the
work and request that union labor be en-
pluyed thereon.
The steam filters reported tina; the en-
l'loycs of Il non-union steam-fitting firm
were being employed in charging a build
ing III the center of the city. and the see
rctarr was directed to inform the owner of
the building that the firm doing the work
was unfair and employed cheap and inetii-
cient labor. and to request that the work
be given TO union men
The chairman of the contract committee
requested that the delegates carefully con-
slider the building regulations as published
in last evenings Star. as the committee
Will. 1T the next meeting of the council
submit Il resolution to indorse them. The
IL gulations Were. he said regarded as be-
ing very necessary. and if enforced will
suit in there being constructed a much
better class of buildings in the District
than has generally been the case.
The most important matter of business
transacted at the meeting Of the local Fed
Grafton of Labor last evening was the
adoption of a resolution directing its com
nittc"men to meet this evening with those
of the other central labor bodies of the
District for the purpose of considering
plans for the proposed Cuban mass meet
ing.