The times., 1897-12-05

that the trades miioRists used every ef-
fort to prevent an agreement between the
brewers anu the Knights OF Lai,or Since
that time the relations between the two
local factions OF organized iabor have been
very strained.
Several other causes have occurred since
the brewery troubles which tended TO
widen the breach between the two factions
The first Of these was the trouble betweenthe
Knights OF Labor and Trades Plasterers at
the Consumers Brewery in RoSslyn. Next
came trouble between the members or the
painters trade While at work at the Sew
enth street wharf. Immediately following
these troubles differences arose between
the two organizations OF musicians All az
these, how ever, were settled without the
arraying Of the forces OF the factions one
against the other.
Unfortunately for the Influence 9t or
ganized labor, rev causes of trouble have
arisen. For some time past the trades
unionists have complained Of their trels-
ment by the local brewery proprietcrs
Several attempts We're made to bring about
a conference in order to effect an agree
ment, but this, so far, has not proven sue
cessful. The two orsanizat tons OF brewery
workers are at daggers' points and accuse
each other of working under a charter
which does not IiShtfulIy belong TO them
This difficulty, however, has been prac-
tically settled by the National Brewery
Workers Union, 10y issuing a duplicate
charter to Brewery Workers Union, No.
11S. The brewery troubles however, are
by no means ended, and Mr.. Charles F.
BechtOld, secretary of the National Brewery
Workers Union, is expected in the city
within tue next few days to try and
straighteu out matters. The local trades
unionists leaders have arranged for a con
ference between Secretary Bechtold and
the directors of the Consumers Bre " cry,
and 1T is expected that tue claims of the
Knights of Labor and trades union brewery
workers will illbethoroughly $ investigated and
finally settled.
Besides this old sore, which has been ag-
gravating organized labor for a long tma
within the Iastfew days other troubles have
arisen. which, If great conservatism is not
used. must surely bring about fierce wal
between the opposing factions. AS in the
other instances the trouble referred 10 is
the outgrowtt Of the organization of
duplicate trades unions to those lrsady
formed ty the Knights of Labor The
immediate cause of trouble is the formation
of union of bakers drivers. This IS
looked upon by the Knights OF Labor as the
throwing down Of the gauntlet.
Such action, they say, is not in keeping
with che professions of ''harnony end a
common interest" of the trades union
lists. For a long time the memhers of
the bakers trade and the bakers drivers
have been working in harmony, having
formed a combine known as the Bakers
Council, in tic interest of all connected
with the trade.
AT the last meeting of the Electrical
Workers Representative Sherman, OF New
York, and Senator CuIIotn of Illinois, were
severely criticised for the part they took
during the last session OF Congress IN at
tempting 10 have an anti-ticket scaIping
bill railroaded through Congress. Such
legislation, the king men maint ain,
is directly in the interests OF the railway
and steamboat companies, and detrimental
to the laboring classes.
The resolution adopted by the Electrical
Workers, condemning such legislation
states: we, as a Iaboring class, feel it a
duty to stand by the rights of buSiu IS
men that relieve US from the imposition
of these corporations, who would, With
out a doubt, were it possible, make us bIy
all transportation at an eXorbitant rate
of tariff, and we ask each one OF you who
are in the position to either make a law
of this character or defeat the same to
please view both sides OF the question
carefully, and to determine whether it
would be right for such a law to exist,
and thus deprive those who are obiis,
to travel in order to make a livelihood
from purchasing ticket from those W 10
are now known as ticket brokers, and
who should be the same as any other