Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-21
THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Weekly Meeting of the Organization Held
Last Evening.
Public Meeting Announced Mt Which
National Leaders Will he Present
and Deliver Addresses.

The meeting last evening of the Contra
Labor Union was attended by the repre-
sentatives OF nineteen organizations. Presl
dent Milford Spohn occupied the chair ant
Messis. ]. j. Crowley and Jarvis B. Moul
den acted as secretaries.
A communication was read from Engi
neers' Union, No. %. of Washington, II
which IT was stated that brewery firm
in this city was discriminating against the
members of their organization in the EN-
ployment of engineers, and they requested
that the firm and its product be declared
unfair. The matter was referred to the
grievance committee. with the request thai
the latter report on the matter at the mex,
meeting of the Central Labor Union.
A communication was also read from w
c. Pearce, secretary of the United Mine
Workers at Columbus, Ohio, acknowledging
the receipt of additional moneys during the
last few days.
The Electrical Workers reported that q
prominent dry goods firm in the city was
employing non-union electricians on a big
improvement which is being made by them
and they requested that the firm be placed
on the unfair list This matter was re-
ferred to the grievance committee.
Credentials were received for delegates
from the Printing Pressmen's Union and
were admitted and obligated.
Planning Mill Employees.
Delegate Silver reported that the joint
committee from the Building Trades Coun-
Gil and Central Labor Union appointed to
call on the owners of planning mills op-
Grated by machinery in the interest OF
labor organizations had performed the duty,
and the proprietors all stated they were
inin n
nected with the Central Labor Union II
they so desired.
The committee appointed to consider the
matter of the erection of Senator Foraker s
house reported having called on the SEN
atnr. The latter had promised that none
but union labor should be employed on his
work, and he said it was so stipulated in
the agreement. The committee stated that
Notwithstanding this the contracting car
penter persists in employing several nom
union carpenters. These carpenters, it was
said, applied for membership at the last
meeting of the Brotherhood of Carpenters,
but were refused, and the matter of al
lowing them to unite with the body is now
being considered by the executive commit
tee of the Carpenters Council.
Public Meeting Announced.
Announcement was made that in view of
the meeting at this time in Washington of
the executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, a public meeting will be
held this evening at Electrical Workers
Hall, No. 62S Louisiana avenue, under the
auspices Of the Central Labor Union and
Building Trades Council. The meeting will
be addressed by M. D. Ratchford, pres-
dent of United Mine Workers Union; Cam
eron Miller Of the executive board of the
same organization; F. ]. Weber, general
organizer of the American Federation of
Labor for the kanawha, w. Va, district;
President Gompers, Vice Presidents Nc
CURE, Duncan, OConnell and Garland and
Secretary Morrison OF the executive coun-
Gil of the A. F.. of l..
1t is understood that Mr.. Ratchford's adj
dress will be devoted TO a review of the
conditions existing in the mining regions,
and that he will also give in detail an ac-
count of the shooting of the miners at
Hazletcn.
800 Philadelphia and Return via Il.
and D.
7:C5 and 900 am. trains going, returning
on all trains, Sunday next.-Advt.
The Weather and the Coal Strike
Do not affect the prices of our fuel. S. S.
Daish & Son, 103 18th st. NV. and POS
Florida ave. ne. Telephones 32S and $685.
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